Facelift (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Facelift
Type = studio
Artist = 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
Length = 54:15
Label = Columbia
Producer = Dave Jerden
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Al1uk6jah71q0 link]
Last album =
This album = "Facelift"
(1990)
Next album = "Dirt"
(1992)
Misc = Singles
Name = Facelift
Type = studio
single 1 = We Die Young
single 2 = Man in the Box
single 3 = Bleed the Freak
single 4 = Sea of Sorrow
single 1 date = 1990
single 2 date = 1991
single 3 date = 1991
single 4 date = 1992

"Facelift" is the debut album by the 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 hit songs "We Die Young" and "Man in the Box". The album has been certified 2x platinum by the RIAA for sales of two million copies in the United States.

Track listing

tracklist
writing_credits = yes

title1 = We Die Young
writer1 = Cantrell
length1 = 2:32

title2 = Man in the Box
writer2 = Staley, Cantrell
length2 = 4:46

title3 = Sea of Sorrow
writer3 = Cantrell
length3 = 5:49

title4 = Bleed the Freak
writer4 = Cantrell
length4 = 4:01

title5 = I Can't Remember
writer5 = Staley, Cantrell
length5 = 3:42

title6 = Love, Hate, Love
writer6 = Staley, Cantrell
length6 = 6:26

title7 = It Ain't Like That
writer7 = Cantrell, Starr, Kinney
length7 = 4:37

title8 = Sunshine
writer8 = Cantrell
length8 = 4:44

title9 = Put You Down
writer9 = Cantrell
length9 = 3:16

title10 = Confusion
writer10 = Staley, Cantrell, Starr
length10 = 5:44

title11 = I Know Somethin' ('bout You)
writer11 = Cantrell
length11 = 4:22

title12 = Real Thing
writer12 = Staley, Cantrell
length12 = 4:03

Personnel

*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

Charting

Album

ingles