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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. It remained on top for six weeks.
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 ...
The album was the band's first to hit number one in the US, where it debuted with first week sales of 315,000, and stayed on top for two weeks. [14] Human Clay was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 16, 2001 for selling 10,000,000 copies, was later certified 11x platinum on January 29, 2004, and is the 54th best-selling album of all time in the ...
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.
Each song reached No. 1 on Billboard ' s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making Creed the first band to achieve such a feat with a debut album. [10] My Own Prison was followed in 1999 by Human Clay, which was an immediate success and certified diamond and eleven times platinum by the RIAA. [10]