Full Circle (Creed album)

Full Circle
Full Circle
Studio album by Creed
Released	October 27, 2009
Studio	Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village, Los Angeles, CA ; Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, CA
Genre	Post-grunge; hard rock; alternative metal;
Length	50:42
Label	Wind-up
Producer	Howard Benson
Creed chronology
Singles from Full Circle
	"Overcome"; Released: August 25, 2009; "Rain"; Released: October 6, 2009; "A Thousand Faces"; Released: January 11, 2010 (radio);

Full Circle is the fourth studio album by American rock band Creed, released on October 27, 2009.^[5] It was Creed's first release since disbanding in June 2004, prior to the release of their Greatest Hits compilation album in November 2004, and was their first studio album since Weathered in November 2001, as well as their first with their original bass guitarist Brian Marshall since his departure in August 2000. The record was produced by Howard Benson. The album was completed on July 31, 2009, as announced by Scott Stapp. The album cover was revealed through the band's official e-news on August 4, 2009. A two-disc version of Full Circle was released and contained a DVD with bonus content. The album had three music videos created for it: "Overcome" and "Rain" in 2009, and "A Thousand Faces" in 2010.

Title

The title of the album makes reference to the instrumental band members coming "full circle" with Scott Stapp to reform the band. The title track is about the Creed reunion and how it feels to be together as a band again.^[6]

Tour

The 2009 Creed Reunion Tour began on August 6 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and concluded on October 20, 2009, in Hidalgo, Texas. Originally, Flyleaf and Fuel were to be the opening bands, but the New Zealand band Like A Storm and Hoobastank opened for Creed in the first leg of the concert, while Lo-Pro and Staind opened for the second leg, with Saliva doing the last five dates and Like a Storm returning near the end of the tour.^{[citation needed]} This reunion tour featured all of the original members of the band as well as the former Submersed guitarist Eric Friedman, a friend of Mark Tremonti's who performed rhythm guitars and backing vocals. The band played five songs ("Overcome", "Rain", "Bread of Shame", "Full Circle", and "A Thousand Faces") from their album Full Circle, as well as old hits throughout the tour. The band later went on to play "Suddenly" during their 2010 Summer tour, and "Time" during their 2012 Summer tour.^[7]

On October 24, 2009, it was confirmed by Scott Phillips that Creed was to go on a world tour in April 2010, starting in Australia and New Zealand, followed by South America, Europe, and Canada/North America.^[8] The tour dates were released on April 19, 2010.^[9]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[10]
AllMusic	^[11]
Classic Rock	^[12]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[13]
IGN	(6.9/10)^[14]
The Metal Forge	^[15]
Rock Hard	^[16]

The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Some critics stated that they appreciated the "new, heavier, darker side of Creed".^{[citation needed]} Full Circle debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 111,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

Original release

All lyrics are written by Scott Stapp; all music is composed by Mark Tremonti.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Overcome"	3:46
2.	"Bread of Shame"	3:56
3.	"A Thousand Faces"	4:54
4.	"Suddenly"	3:31
5.	"Rain"	3:27
6.	"Away in Silence"	4:41
7.	"Fear"	4:05
8.	"On My Sleeve"	4:14
9.	"Full Circle"	4:08
10.	"Time"	5:55
11.	"Good Fight"	3:54
12.	"The Song You Sing"	4:08
Total length:		50:42

U.K. edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Silent Teacher"	3:44
Total length:		54:26

Bonus DVD

"Reconnection: 6 Years Later"
"Building the Tour: Concept and Design"
"The First Show: Night 1 – Pittsburgh"
"Full Circle"
"Making the Record: Full Circle is Born"
"E-Rock: Touring Guitarist"
"The Set List"
"Running the Tour: Production Crew"
"Overcome: The Video"

Personnel

Creed

Scott Stapp – lead vocals
Mark Tremonti – guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "A Thousand Faces" and "Away in Silence"
Brian Marshall – bass
Scott Phillips – drums

Production

Howard Benson – production, keyboards and programming
Mike Plotnikoff – recording
Paul DeCarli – digital editing
Hatsukazu Inagaki – additional engineering
Jeremy Underwood, Keith Armstrong, Nik Karpen, Brad Townsend, Andrew Schubert – assistant engineering
Marc VanGool and Ian Keith – guitar tech
Tony Adams – drum tech
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing at Mix LA, Tarzana, CA
Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York, NY

Management

Irving Azoff, Paul Geary, Jared Paul – management
Orville Almon (Zumwait, Almon & Hayes) – legal representation
Scott Adair and John Doran (London & Co.) – business management
Ken Fermaglich (The Agency Group) – US booking agent
Neil Warnock (The Agency Group) – international booking agent
Diana Meltzer – A&R
Gregg Wattenberg – A&R/Wind-up production supervision
Jim Cooperman and Kim Youngberg – business affairs
Mike Mongillo – product management

Artwork

Daniel Tremonti (Core 12) – art concept, package design, photography
Paul Natkin – band photography

DVD

DC3 – footage provider
Daniel E. Catullo III – DVD footage director
Michael Romanyshyn, Lionel Pasamonte, Daniel E. Catullo III – producers
Jonathan Fambrough and Michael Romanyshyn – editors
Emmanuel Perez – assistant editor
Mark Droescher – DVD author

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[17]	8
US Billboard 200^[18]	2
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)^[19]	1
US Digital Albums (Billboard)^[20]	2
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)^[21]	1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[22]	1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)^[23]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
US Billboard 200^[24]	181
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[25]	42
Chart (2010)	Position
US Billboard 200^[26]	191

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	Hot 100	Main. Rock	Alt. Rock	Rock Songs
2009	"Overcome"	73 ^[27]	4	22 ^[28]	8 ^[29]
2009	"Rain"	91 ^[30]	-	-	-
2010	"A Thousand Faces"	-	23	-	-

Release history

Region	Release date	Label
United States	October 27, 2009	Wind-up
Australia	November 7, 2009	Wind-up

References

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^ "Creed Getting Ready To Hit Studio – Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on October 11, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
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^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - New Releases - January 2010 (General: Latest Music News)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
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^ Greene, Andy (April 27, 2009). "Creed's Scott Stapp Calls Reunion "A Renewing and a Rebirth"". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
^ "Time by Creed Song Statistics". setlist.fm. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
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^ Grierson, Tim. "Creed – 'Full Circle' Review". Rock Music. About.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Creed – Full Circle Review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
^ Fielder, Hugh (February 2010). "Creed – Full Circle". Classic Rock. No. 141. p. 84.
^ Pastorek, Whitney (October 28, 2009). "Full Circle". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
^ Linder, Brian (October 27, 2009). "Creed – Full Circle Review". IGN. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
^ Milburn, Simon (December 17, 2009). "Creed – Full Circle". The Metal Forge.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
^ Albrecht, Frank (2009). "Review Dynamit: Creed – Full Circle". Rock Hard (in German). No. 271. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
^ "Creed Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Creed Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Creed Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Creed Chart History (Digital Albums)".^{[dead link]} Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Creed Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Creed Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Creed Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ Ben-Yehuda, Ayala; Pietroluongo, Silvio; Caulfield, Keith; Trust, Gary (September 6, 2009). Pearl Jam Posts Week's Highest Hot 100 Debut, Peas Stay On Top. Billboard.com.
^ Creed Chart History – Alternative Songs. Billboard.com.
^ Creed Chart History – Rock Songs. Billboard.com.
^ Creed Chart History – Hot 100. Billboard.com

[1] "CREED Drummer Interviewed On Orlando's REAL RADIO 104.1; Audio Available - May 1, 2009". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2009.

[2] "Creed Getting Ready To Hit Studio – Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on October 11, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2009.

[3] "Creed To Record With Howard Benson". tunelab™. Archived from the original on May 9, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2009.

[4] Steffen Hung. "Forum - New Releases - January 2010 (General: Latest Music News)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[5] Herndon, Jessica (April 27, 2009). "Band Creed Reunites for New Album". People. Retrieved August 1, 2009.

[6] Greene, Andy (April 27, 2009). "Creed's Scott Stapp Calls Reunion "A Renewing and a Rebirth"". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2009.

[7] "Time by Creed Song Statistics". setlist.fm. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[8] "Creed To Launch 2010 World Tour | tunelab™". Tunelab.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[9] "WA 0852-1145-2294, Jual Jaket Kulit Rock N Roll". Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2010.

[10] Grierson, Tim. "Creed – 'Full Circle' Review". Rock Music. About.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[11] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Creed – Full Circle Review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[classic-12] Fielder, Hugh (February 2010). "Creed – Full Circle". Classic Rock. No. 141. p. 84.

[EW-13] Pastorek, Whitney (October 28, 2009). "Full Circle". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

[14] Linder, Brian (October 27, 2009). "Creed – Full Circle Review". IGN. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[15] Milburn, Simon (December 17, 2009). "Creed – Full Circle". The Metal Forge.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[16] Albrecht, Frank (2009). "Review Dynamit: Creed – Full Circle". Rock Hard (in German). No. 271. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Creed-17] "Creed Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_Billboard200_Creed-18] "Creed Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardAlternative_Creed-19] "Creed Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[ac_BillboardDigital_Creed-20] "Creed Chart History (Digital Albums)".^{[dead link]} Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[ac_BillboardHardRock_Creed-21] "Creed Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRock_Creed-22] "Creed Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[ac_BillboardTastemaker_Creed-23] "Creed Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[24] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[25] "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[26] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[27] Ben-Yehuda, Ayala; Pietroluongo, Silvio; Caulfield, Keith; Trust, Gary (September 6, 2009). Pearl Jam Posts Week's Highest Hot 100 Debut, Peas Stay On Top. Billboard.com.

[28] Creed Chart History – Alternative Songs. Billboard.com.

[29] Creed Chart History – Rock Songs. Billboard.com.

[30] Creed Chart History – Hot 100. Billboard.com

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Full Circle (Creed album)

Title

Tour

Reception

Track listing

Original release

Bonus DVD

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Release history

References

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