Creed Album ‘Human Clay’ Set For 20th Anniversary Vinyl Re-Issue
Written by Johnson Stephen on August 15, 2019
y’, in celebration of the best-selling album’s 20th anniversary and release date is October 11th 2019. The two-LP set is housed in a gatefold jacket and marks the first vinyl availability of the album since a limited edition pressing in 1999. ‘Human Clay’, which has sold over 20 million units worldwide, includes hits ‘Higher’, ‘What If’, ‘Are You Ready?’ and the Grammy award-winning single, ‘With Arms Wide Open’.Album Background
1999’s ‘Human Clay’ would make Creed mainstream stars. Driven by the anthemic, first single ‘Higher’, ‘Human Clay’ debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200, and Creed quickly became one of the biggest bands in the world. ‘Higher’ spent a whopping 57 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at Number Seven. In July of the following year, the band scored their first Number One hit on the pop charts with the third single, ‘With Arms Wide Open’ The track—which frontman Scott Stapp wrote when he found out that he was going to be a father—earned the band a Grammy for Best Rock Song in 2001. To-date, ‘Human Clay’ has sold well over 11 million copies in the U.S., earning a rare Diamond certification from the RIAA, joining the ranks of the Beatles ‘Abbey Road’, Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ and Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’. It remains one of the top-selling albums of all-time in the United States.