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Facelift (album)
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| Studio album by Alice in Chains | |||||
| Released | August 21, 1990 | ||||
| Recorded | December 1989 - April 1990 at London Bridge Studio, Seattle & Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood | ||||
| Genre | Grunge, heavy metal, hard rock | ||||
| Length | 54:15 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Producer | Dave Jerden | ||||
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Facelift is the debut album by the heavy metal/grunge band Alice in Chains The album was released on August 21, 1990. It was also the first grunge album to reach the top 50 in America on the Billboard 200, and second to Soundgarden's Louder than Love to reach number 1 on Heatseekers, thanks mainly to the hits in "We Die Young" and "Man in the Box". The album has been certified 2x platinum by the RIAA with access sales of two million copies sold in the United States alone.
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- "We Die Young" (Cantrell) – 2:32
- "Man in the Box" (Staley/Cantrell) – 4:46
- "Sea of Sorrow" (Cantrell) – 5:49
- "Bleed the Freak" (Cantrell) – 4:01
- "I Can't Remember" (Staley/Cantrell) – 3:42
- "Love, Hate, Love" (Staley/Cantrell) – 6:26
- "It Ain't Like That" (Cantrell/Starr/Kinney) – 4:37
- "Sunshine" (Cantrell) – 4:44
- "Put You Down" (Cantrell) – 3:16
- "Confusion" (Staley/Cantrell/Starr) – 5:44
- "I Know Somethin' ('Bout You)" (Cantrell) – 4:22
- "Real Thing" (Staley/Cantrell) – 4:03
- Layne Staley - Vocals
- Jerry Cantrell - Guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Starr - Bass, backing vocals on "Confusion"
- Sean Kinney - Drums, percussion
- Dave Jerden - Producer
- Peter Fletcher - Product Manager
- Kelly Curtis - Management
- Susan Silver - Management
- Nick Terzo - A&R
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | Billboard Heatseekers | 1 |
| 1991 | Billboard Top 200 | 42 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | "Man in the Box" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 18 |
| 1992 | "Sea of Sorrow" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 27 |
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| Jerry Cantrell · William DuVall · Mike Inez · Sean Kinney Layne Staley · Mike Starr |
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| Studio albums | Facelift · Dirt · Alice in Chains · Untitled upcoming album |
| Extended plays | We Die Young · Sap · Jar of Flies |
| Live albums | MTV Unplugged · Live |
| Compilations | Nothing Safe: Best of the Box · Music Bank · Greatest Hits · The Essential Alice in Chains |
| Videos | Live Facelift · The Nona Tapes · MTV Unplugged · Music Bank: The Videos |
| Singles | "We Die Young" · "Bleed the Freak" · "Man in the Box" · "Sea of Sorrow" · "Would?" · "Them Bones" · "Angry Chair" · "Rooster" · "Down in a Hole" · "What the Hell Have I" · "Got Me Wrong" · "No Excuses" · "I Stay Away" · "Don't Follow" · "Grind" · "Heaven Beside You" · "Again" · "Fear the Voices" · "Get Born Again" |
| Related articles | Discography · Alice in Chains demos · Mad Season · Grunge music · MTV Unplugged · Singles |
| Categories | Alice in Chains · Members · Albums · Songs |