My Own Prison is the debut studio album by Creed, released on April 14, 1997. It has been certified 6x platinum and is one of the top 200 selling albums of all time in the United States. The person kneeling on the album's cover is Justin Brown, a friend of the band. The picture was taken by Mark Tremonti's brother, Daniel, for a photography class.
Track listing[]
| # | Song Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torn | 6:23 |
| 2 | Ode | 4:58 |
| 3 | My Own Prison | 4:58 |
| 4 | Pity For A Dime | 5:29 |
| 5 | In America | 4:58 |
| 6 | Illusion | 4:37 |
| 7 | Unforgiven | 3:38 |
| 8 | Sister | 4:56 |
| 9 | What's This Life For | 4:08 |
| 10 | One | 5:03 |
| # | Song Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | My Own Prison (Acoustic) | 4:58 |
| 12 | Bound & Tied | 5:35 |
| 13 | What's This Life For (Acoustic) | 4:23 |
Success and Accomplishments[]
Over the course of Creed's career, the album has gone on to sell 6 million copies in the United States alone.
Personnel[]
- Mike Avennie - Photography
- Justin Hobart Brown - Photography, Cover Photo
- Chris Carrol - Assistant Engineer
- Creed - Performer, Art Direction
- Mark Droescher - Art Direction, Design, Photography
- Fran Flannery - Mixing Engineer
- Andrew Martin - Executive Producer
- John Kurzweg - Producer, Engineer, Keyboards
- Brian Marshall - Bass
- Scott Phillips - Drums
- Andrew Roshberg - Digital Engineer
- Ron Saint Germain - Mixing
- Scott Stapp - Vocals
- Daniel Tremonti - Photography
- Mark Tremonti - Guitar, Vocals
- Howie Weinberg - Mastering
- Cece Renn Kurzweg - Photography