On June 12, 1997, “Wind-up” label released “My Own Prison”, the debut Creed studio album. It was recorded in 1996, at “The Kitchen Studio” in Tallahassee, Florida, “Criteria Studios” in Miami, Florida, and was produced by John Kurzweg. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and in 2002, 6 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA”, and is one of the 200 best selling albums of all time in US.

Personnel:

• Scott Stapp- lead vocals, art direction
• Mark Tremonti- guitar, backing vocals, art direction
• Brian Marshall– bass, art direction
• Scott Phillips– drums, art direction
• John Kurzweg– keyboards, art direction
• John Kurzweg -recording
• Chris Carrol – recording assistant
• Andrew Roshberg – digital engineering
• Fran Flannery, Ron Saint Germain – mixing assistant
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• Mark Droescher – art direction, design
• Daniel Tremonti – design, photography
• Justin Brown – photography
• Cece Wren, Judd Allison – additional photography
• Jeff Hansen – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks written by Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti.

1. Torn
2. Ode
3. My Own Prison
4. Pity for a Dime
5. In America
6. Illusion
7. Unforgiven
8. Sister
9. What’s This Life For
10. One