Weathered

Weathered
Studio album by Creed
Released	November 20, 2001
Recorded	March 2001-August 2001
Genre	Post-grunge[1] hard rock[2]
Length	50:02
Label	Wind-up
Producer	John Kurzweg Kirk Kelsey Creed
Creed chronology
Human Clay (1999) Weathered (2001) Greatest Hits (2004)
Singles from Weathered
"My Sacrifice" Released: October 15, 2001 "Bullets" Released: February 23, 2002 "One Last Breath" Released: May 7, 2002 "Hide" Released: May 21, 2002 "Don't Stop Dancing" Released: October 22, 2002 "Weathered" Released: November 2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C−[3]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Slant Magazine	[4]
Rock Hard	[5]

Weathered is the third studio album by American rock band Creed, released on November 20, 2001. Some versions are enhanced CDs and include videos. It has been certified 6× platinum by the RIAA.^[6] The album entered the Billboard 200 at number one, selling 887,000 copies in its first week of release,^[7] and remained in the top spot for eight consecutive weeks, a record which Creed shares with The Beatles album 1. The album contains Creed's shortest ("Freedom Fighter") and longest ("Who's Got My Back?") song. The album sold more than 6 million copies in the U.S alone.

Weathered was the last Creed album released until Full Circle came out in 2009, with the band disbanding for five years during the interim. It is the only Creed album not to include bass guitarist Brian Marshall, who departed from the band in 2000 for reasons that were never fully clarified. Mark Tremonti, the band's guitarist, played the album's bass parts. The album received mixed reviews from critics.

Production

On July 20, 2001, Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, and Scott Phillips entered J. Stanley Productions Inc. a private residence / recording studio in Ocoee, Florida to begin the process of recording the album.^[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti.

1. "Bullets" - 3:51
2. "Freedom Fighter" - 2:36
3. "Who's Got My Back?" - 8:25
4. "Signs" - 4:29
5. "One Last Breath" - 3:59
6. "My Sacrifice" - 4:54
7. "Stand Here with Me" - 4:17
8. "Weathered" - 5:30
9. "Hide" - 4:27
10. "Don't Stop Dancing" - 4:33
11. "Lullaby" - 3:04

Personnel

Creed

• Scott Stapp - lead vocals
• Mark Tremonti - guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals, six string bass on "Freedom Fighter"
• Scott Phillips - drums, additional keyboards

Additional musicians

• John Kurzweg - keyboards
• Amie Stapp - backing vocals on "Don't Stop Dancing"
• Tallahassee Boys' Choir - choir on "Don't Stop Dancing"
• Bo Taylor - Cherokee Indian prayer on "Who's Got My Back?"

Production

• John Kurzweg - producer
• Kirk Kesley - producer
• Bob Ludwig - mastering at Gateway Mastering
• Shilpa Patel - studio technician
• Bobby Selvaggio - studio engineer
• J. Stanley Productions Inc.- recording studio Ocoee FL. USA

Charts

Album Chart (2001–2002) Peak Position Australian ARIA Albums Chart 3 Canadian Albums Chart 3 New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 4 Swedish Albums Chart 13 Swiss Albums Chart 20 UK Albums Chart 44 US Billboard 200 1 Singles Year Single Chart Position 2001 "My Sacrifice" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4 U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 1 2002 "Bullets" U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 11 "One Last Breath" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6 U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 5 "Don't Stop Dancing" U.S. Adult Top 40 24 "Weathered" U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 7

Sales and certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA)[9] 2× Platinum 140,000 Brazil (ABPD)[10] Platinum 125,000 Canada (Music Canada)[11] 3× Platinum 300,000 Germany (BVMI)[12] Gold 150,000 New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] 2× Platinum 30,000 United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 100,000 United States (RIAA)[15] 6× Platinum 6,000,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

End of decade charts

Chart (2000–2009)	Position
U.S. Billboard 200	22

References

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Weathered". AllMusic.
2. Hunter, James (January 2, 2002). "Weathered : Creed : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
3. Browne, David (December 7, 2001). "Weathered: Music Review: Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
4. Cinquemani, Sal (November 19, 2001). "Creed: Weathered: Music: Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
5. Kupfer, Thomas. "Rock Hard". issue 176. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
6. Search Results. RIAA.com. February 1, 2011
7. Caulfield, Keith. "Michael Jackson Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200 with This Is It". billboard.com. November 4, 2009.
8. Wind-up Records. "Creednet - The official website of Creed - Human Clay, My Own Prison, Creed Audio, Creed Tour Dates and more".
9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
10. "Brazilian album certifications – Creed – Weathered" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.
11. "Canadian album certifications – Creed – Weathered". Music Canada.
12. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Creed; 'Weathered')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
13. "New Zealand album certifications – Creed – Weathered". Recorded Music NZ.
14. "British album certifications – Creed – Weathered". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Weathered in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
15. "American album certifications – Creed – Weathered". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH