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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.
The band released its debut album My Own Prison in April 1997. Signed to Wind-up Records, the band released its re-released album My Own Prison in August 1997, which reached number 22 on the US Billboard 200. [3] The album was certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [4]
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]
"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.
Name Mark Tremonti – Creed/Alter Bridge/Tremonti Best known for Songwriter, guitar player, singer, father, pinball enthusiast, painter, Down syndrome advocate. Current city Orlando, FL Really ...
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 11× 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.
He is a self-taught drummer, starting at age 18, and has also played piano and saxophone. Phillips is credited with playing drums and keyboards on Creed's 2001 album Weathered, along with 1997's My Own Prison and 1999's Human Clay. In early 2012, Phillips joined the supergroup Projected with musicians from Sevendust and Submersed.