Facelift (album)

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Facelift is the debut album by the 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 hit songs "We Die Young" and "Man in the Box". The album has been certified 2x platinum by the RIAA for sales of two million copies in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Die Young"	Cantrell	2:32
2.	"Man in the Box"	Staley, Cantrell	4:46
3.	"Sea of Sorrow"	Cantrell	5:49
4.	"Bleed the Freak"	Cantrell	4:01
5.	"I Can't Remember"	Staley, Cantrell	3:42
6.	"Love, Hate, Love"	Staley, Cantrell	6:26
7.	"It Ain't Like That"	Cantrell, Starr, Kinney	4:37
8.	"Sunshine"	Cantrell	4:44
9.	"Put You Down"	Cantrell	3:16
10.	"Confusion"	Staley, Cantrell, Starr	5:44
11.	"I Know Somethin (Bout You)"	Cantrell	4:22
12.	"Real Thing"	Staley, Cantrell	4:03

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

Year	Chart	Position
1991	Billboard Heatseekers	1
1991	Billboard Top 200	42

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	"Man in the Box"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	18
1992	"Sea of Sorrow"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	27