Sinner (Drowning Pool album)

Sinner
Studio album by Drowning Pool
Released	June 5, 2001
Recorded	January–April 2001
Genre	Nu metal,[1][2][3] heavy metal,[4] alternative metal[5]
Length	37:30
Label	Wind-up
Producer	Jay Baumgardner
Drowning Pool chronology
Pieces of Nothing (2000) Sinner (2001) Desensitized (2004)
Singles from Sinner
"Bodies" Released: May 14, 2001 "Tear Away" Released: April 30, 2002 "Sinner" Released: August 13, 2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[7]
Q	[1]
Rolling Stone	[8]

Sinner is the debut studio album by the heavy metal band Drowning Pool. The album is the band's most popular album, being certified platinum in the same year that it was released in. This was due at least in part to "Bodies" which remains the band's most well-known song. This is the only studio album by the band to feature original lead singer Dave Williams. While touring in support of Sinner, he died on August 14, 2002 from cardiomyopathy. The album debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200 chart. Drowning Pool released a reissue of the album called the "Unlucky 13th Anniversary Edition" in 2014.^[3] The album was put at no. 25 on Metal Descent's list "The 25 Best Alternative Metal Albums".^[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Drowning Pool. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sinner"	2:27
2.	"Bodies"	3:21
3.	"Tear Away"	4:14
4.	"All Over Me"	3:13
5.	"Reminded"	3:24
6.	"Pity"	2:52
7.	"Mute"	3:19
8.	"I Am"	3:27
9.	"Follow"	3:20
10.	"Told You So"	3:05
11.	"Sermon"	4:19
Total length:		37:30

Japanese bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bodies" (demo)	3:23
2.	"Falling" (feat. Corey Taylor of Slipknot) (demo)	4:05
3.	"Wake Up" (demo)	4:34
4.	"Told You So" (demo)	3:00
5.	"Demon Heart" (demo)	3:16
6.	"Tear Away" (demo)	4:13
7.	"Anxiety" (feat. Jonathan Davis of Korn) (demo)	3:12
Total length:		25:03

Unlucky 13th Anniversary Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sermon"	7:14
2.	"You Made Me"	4:02
3.	"Care Not"	8:33
4.	"Mask"	6:08
5.	"Soul"	6:15
6.	"Break You"	2:49
7.	"Less Than Zero"	4:33
8.	"Follow"	3:35
9.	"Told You So"	4:07
10.	"I Am"	4:01
11.	"Tear Away"	4:32
12.	"Bodies"	3:46
13.	"Heroes Sleeping"	4:50
Total length:		1:04:26

Chart positions

Album charts

Year	Chart	Position
2001	US Billboard 200	14
	UK Album Charts	70
	New Zealand Album Charts	18

Singles charts

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2001	"Bodies"	US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles	19
		US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	6
		US Hot Modern Rock Tracks	12
2002	"Sinner"	US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	28
		US Hot Modern Rock Tracks	36
	"Tear Away"	US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	18
		US Hot Modern Rock Tracks	37

Credits

Drowning Pool

• Dave Williams – vocals
• Mike Luce – drums
• C. J. Pierce – guitar
• Stevie Benton – bass

Production

• Produced and Mixed by Jay Baumgardner
• Engineered by James Murray
• Assistant Engineer: J.D. Andrew
• Recorded at Ocean Studios, Burbank, CA
• Mixed at NRG, North Hollywood, CA
• Mastered by Tom Baker at Precision Mastering, Hollywood, CA
• A&R: Diana Meltzer & Victor Murgatroyd
• Guitar Tech: Stig
• Drum Tech: Ross @ Drum Doctors
• Management: Paul Bassman for Bassmanagement
• Legal: Nicholas C. Ferrara, Esq. for Serling, Rooks & Ferrara, LLP
• Business Management: Michael Hagerty for Curo Financial Management, LLC
• Booking: Andrew Goodfriend and Dave Kirby for The Agency Group, Ltd
• Artwork: Ed Sherman
• Photography: Glen DiCrocco joining 2016 Joseph R Vaughn
• Band Photo: Chapman Baehler

In media

• "Bodies" was used as the theme song for Extreme Championship Wrestling in 2001, as well as its 2006 re-incarnation, and WWF SummerSlam (2001)
• "Tear Away" was one of the official theme songs of WWF WrestleMania X8
• "Sinner" was the theme song of WWF Vengeance in 2001.
• "Reminded," "Mute," and "Told You So" all appear in the Funimation dub of Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

References

1. "Q". Q: 106. February 2002. 4 stars out of 5 - "...The point where old and nu-metal meet. The impeccable riffs and uncompromising rhythms are perfectly balanced by Dave William's fashionably angst-full lyrics...
2. "Drowning Pool". Tim Grierson.
3. "New LP by Drowning Pool: 13th Anniversary Reissue of "Sinner" On The Bicycle Music Company/Concord". Jam Magazine.
4. Carlson, Alex (December 5, 2014). "REVIEW: Drowning Pool’s First Album Is Still a Rugged Riff-fest". Pittsburgh Music Magazine.
5. "The 25 Best Alternative Metal Albums". Metal Descent.
6. Morris, Kurt. "Sinner - Drowning Pool | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
7. Sinclair, Tom (July 27, 2001). "Drowning Pool: Sinner Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
8. Abowitz, Richard (June 25, 2001). "Drowning Pool: Sinner : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 26, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2012.