Weathered
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Weathered is the third album by Creed, released on November 20, 2001. Some versions are Enhanced CDs and include videos. It has been certified 6× platinum by the RIAA[3]. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 887,000 copies in its first week of release[4], and remained in the top spot for eight consecutive weeks. The album also contains both Creed's shortest ("Freedom Fighter") and longest song ("Who's Got My Back?"). The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 album charts and remained there for 8 weeks straight, a record which Creed shares with The Beatles albums, The Anthology Series. The album sold 4 million copies worldwide on 2001 the album sold only 1 million making its predecessor sell way more.
Weathered was the last Creed album before the band broke up in 2004 (though they later reunited in 2009). At the time it spent a record eight consecutive weeks at the #1 position on the Billboard charts. It is the only Creed album to not feature bassist Brian Marshall who left the band after comments he made about Pearl Jam. As a result, Mark Tremonti did all the bass for Weathered. Marshall has since rejoined the band.
Track listing
All songs written by Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti.
- "Bullets" – 3:49
- "Freedom Fighter" – 2:36
- "Who's Got My Back?" – 8:25
- "Signs" – 4:29
- "One Last Breath" – 3:58
- "My Sacrifice" – 4:54
- "Stand Here with Me" – 4:17
- "Weathered" – 5:30
- "Hide" – 4:27
- "Don't Stop Dancing" – 4:33
- "Lullaby" – 3:04
Personnel
- Creed
- Scott Stapp - lead vocals
- Mark Tremonti - lead & rhythm guitars, bass, backing vocals
- Scott Phillips - drums, keyboard
- Additional musicians
- John Kurzweg - additional keyboards
- Amie Stapp - backing vocals on "Don't Stop Dancing"
- Tallahassee Boys' Choir - choir on "Don't Stop Dancing"
- Bo Taylor - Cherokee Indian prayer on "Who's Got My Back?"
- Production
- John Kurzweg - producer
- Kirk Kesley - producer
- Bob Ludwig - mastering at Gateway Mastering
- Shilpa Patel - studio technician
- Bobby Selvaggio - studio engineer
Chart positions
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2001 | US Billboard 200[4] | 1 |
| 2002 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "My Sacrifice" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 | ||
| 2002 | "Bullets" | US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 11 |
| "One Last Breath" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 6 | |
| US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 5 | ||
| "Don't Stop Dancing" | US Adult Top 40 | 24 | |
| "Weathered" | US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 7 |
References
- ^ Browne, David (December 7, 2001). "Weathered: Music Review: Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (November 19, 2001). "Creed: Weathered: Music: Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ Search Results. RIAA.com. February 1, 2011
- ^ a b Caulfield, Keith. "Michael Jackson Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200 with This Is It". billboard.com. November 4, 2009.