Facelift (album)

Facelift
Studio album by Alice in Chains
Released	August 21, 1990
Recorded	December 1989 - April 1990 at London Bridge Studio, Seattle & Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood
Genre	Grunge, heavy metal, hard rock
Length	54:15
Label	Columbia
Producer	Dave Jerden
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Alice in Chains chronology
We Die Young (1990) Facelift (1990) Sap (1992)
Singles from Facelift
"We Die Young" Released: 1990 "Man in the Box" Released: 1991 "Bleed the Freak" Released: 1991 "Sea of Sorrow" Released: 1992

Facelift is the debut album by the heavy metal/grunge band Alice in Chains The album was released on August 21, 1990. It was also the first grunge album to reach the top 50 in America on the Billboard 200, and second to Soundgarden's Louder than Love to reach number 1 on Heatseekers, thanks mainly to the hits in "We Die Young" and "Man in the Box". The album has been certified 2x platinum by the RIAA with access sales of two million copies sold in the United States alone.

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Cantrell unless noted otherwise.

1. "We Die Young" – 2:32
2. "Man in the Box" – 4:46 (lyrics: Staley)
3. "Sea of Sorrow" – 5:49
4. "Bleed the Freak" – 4:01
5. "I Can't Remember" – 3:42 (lyrics: Staley/Cantrell)
6. "Love, Hate, Love" – 6:26 (lyrics: Staley)
7. "It Ain't Like That" – 4:37 (music: Cantrell/Starr/Kinney)
8. "Sunshine" – 4:44
9. "Put You Down" – 3:16
10. "Confusion" – 5:44 (music: Cantrell/Starr)
11. "I Know Somethin' ('Bout You)" – 4:22
12. "Real Thing" – 4:03 (lyrics: Staley)

Personnel

• Layne Staley - Vocals
• Jerry Cantrell - Guitar, backing vocals
• Mike Starr - Bass, backing vocals on "Confusion"
• Sean Kinney - Drums, percussion
• Dave Jerden - Producer
• Peter Fletcher - Product Manager
• Kelly Curtis - Management
• Susan Silver - Management
• Nick Terzo - A&R

Charting

Album

Singles