Facelift (album)

Facelift is the debut studio album by American rock band, Alice in Chains. Facelift was released on August 21, 1990. The album featured the singles "We Die Young", "Man in the Box", "Bleed the Freak" and "Sea of Sorrow".

Facelift
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 1990[1]
RecordedDecember 1989 – April 1990
StudioLondon Bridge Studio, Seattle & Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood
Genre
Length54:02
LabelColumbia
ProducerDave Jerden
Alice in Chains chronology
We Die Young
(1990)
Facelift
(1990)
Sap
(1992)
Singles from Facelift
  1. "We Die Young"
    Released: July 1990
  2. "Man in the Box"
    Released: January 1991
  3. "Sea of Sorrow"
    Released: 1991
  4. "Bleed the Freak"
    Released: 1991

Facelift became the first grunge album to be certified platinum. It has also gone on to been certified double-platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies in the United States.[4]

Songs

No. Title Length
1. "We Die Young"    
2. "Man in the Box"    
3. "Sea of Sorrow"    
4. "Bleed the Freak"    
5. "I Can't Remember"    
6. "Love, Hate, Love"    
7. "It Ain't Like That"    
8. "Sunshine"    
9. "Put You Down"    
10. "Confusion"    
11. "I Know Somethin (Bout You)"    
12. "Real Thing"    

References

  1. "Alice In Chains' Facelift: 25 Album Facts". VH1. August 21, 2015. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rivadivia, Eduardo (August 21, 2015). "HOW ALICE IN CHAINS BRIDGED ROCK ERAS WITH 'FACELIFT'". Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. Childers, Chad (June 6, 2013). "BEST DEBUT HARD ROCK ALBUMS". Loudwire. https://loudwire.com/alice-in-chains-facelift-best-debut-hard-rock-albums/. Retrieved January 28, 2020. 
  4. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America.

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