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Social Distortion is the third and self-titled album by punk group Social Distortion, which was released on March 27, 1990 as their first album on Epic Records. It furthered the country music experimentation of 1988's Prison Bound with songs like "Drug Train" and the radio hit "Ball and Chain." It is widely considered to be their best release[citation needed], and it includes their most well-known songs "Story of My Life" and "Ball and Chain".
In 2006, the album was ranked as the 1st highest rated punk albums of 1990 on Sputnikmusic.[1]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Mike Ness unless otherwise noted.
- "So Far Away" (Maurer/Ness) – 3:37
- "Let It Be Me" – 4:16
- "Story of My Life" – 5:48
- "Sick Boy" – 3:19
- "Ring of Fire" (June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore) – 3:51
- "Ball and Chain" – 5:44
- "It Coulda Been Me" – 3:52
- "She's a Knockout" – 3:52
- "A Place in My Heart" – 3:15
- "Drug Train" – 3:42
- "Shame on Me" - (Japanese 1997 Sony reissue)
- "It's All Over Now" - (Japanese 1997 Sony reissue)
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Charts
[edit] Singles
| Year |
Title |
Chart |
Chart Positions |
| 1990 |
"Ball and Chain" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
#13 |
| 1990 |
"Let It Be Me" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
#11 |
| 1990 |
"Ring of Fire" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
#25 |
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