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My Own Prison is the debut studio album by American rock band Creed, released in 1997. The album was issued independently by the band's record label, Blue Collar Records, on April 14, 1997, and re-released by Wind-up Records on August 26, 1997.
It was soon after this that "My Own Prison" was written. Stapp wrote in his memoir, Sinner's Creed, that in a way, "Grip My Soul" was a prelude to what would become "My Own Prison". [2] [3] As with all Creed songs, the lyrics were composed by Stapp and the music was written entirely by guitarist Mark Tremonti. [4]
Formed in Tallahassee, Florida in 1994, [1] Creed consists of vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist and vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips. [2] Signed to Wind-up Records, the band released its debut album My Own Prison in August 1997, which reached number 22 on the US Billboard 200. [3]
"What's This Life For" is a song by American rock band Creed. It is the third single and ninth track off their 1997 debut album, My Own Prison.The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the U.S., becoming their first number one hit on this chart.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 December 2024. American singer, lead vocalist of Creed Scott Stapp Stapp in 2016 Background information Birth name Anthony Scott Flippen Born (1973-08-08) August 8, 1973 (age 51) Orlando, Florida, U.S. Genres Post-grunge hard rock alternative rock alternative metal heavy metal Occupations Singer ...
Following the Blue Collar Records release of My Own Prison on June 24, 1997, the band was picked up and signed by Wind-up Records who wanted the band to re-record the whole album. After being given a small budget and two weeks to re-record, Kurzweg and Creed would only complete two songs before realizing it wasn't working out.
Creed's debut My Own Prison (which was recorded in Kurzweg's house), and the third album, Weathered were certified multi-platinum and initially sold more than six million copies each - the second, Human Clay was quickly certified diamond (more than 10 million sold). All three Creed albums were recorded in houses instead of studios, and Kurzweg ...
Creed's albums My Own Prison, released in 1997, and Weathered, released in 2001, were both certified 6× platinum by the RIAA. [47] [48] Weathered sold at least 6,400,000 copies in the United States. [49] Creed's album Human Clay, released in 1999, was certified diamond by the RIAA [50] and sold at least 11,690,000 copies in the United States. [51]