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Facelift is the debut studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released by Columbia Records on August 21, 1990. [1] The tracks " We Die Young ", and " Man in the Box " were released as singles.
- It was the first successful "grunge" album. Facelift was the first grunge album to break the top 50 of the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 42. It was also the first of its kind to be certified gold.
- The "Man in the Box" video helped it take off. Facelift wasn't an immediate success - it had only sold 40,000 copies in the first few months of its release.
- It's a Prince of Darkness favorite. Ozzy Osbourne himself included Facelift as one of his top 10 favorite metal albums of all time. Referring to it as an "amazing debut," Osbourne told Rolling Stone, “'Man in the Box' is a classic.
- Sean Kinney played on it with a broken hand. There isn't much more nightmarish than a musician breaking their hand right before heading into the studio, but Kinney did it.
Aug 21, 1990 · When did Alice in Chains release Facelift?
Facelift is the debut album by Alice in Chains, released August 21'st, 1990. It contains the released singles "We Die Young", "Man in the Box", "Sea of Sorrow" and "Bleed the Freak". It has gone on to sell over 2 million copies in the United States.
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Aug 21, 2015 · Alice in Chains' double-platinum 'Facelift' was released on Aug. 21, 1990.
Mar 15, 2015 · Alice In Chains released an impressive debut album in 1990 with Facelift. Some have given this record the distinction of being the first “grunge” record to be certified platinum, although we may stipulate that this album is not strictly “grunge”.
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Facelift by Alice in Chains released in 1990. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.