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2009 studio album by Creed
Full Circle
Studio album by Creed
ReleasedOctober 27, 2009 (2009-10-27)
Recorded2009
StudioBay 7 Studios, Valley Village, Los Angeles, CA
Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, CA
Genre
Length50:42
LabelWind-up
ProducerHoward Benson
Creed chronology
Greatest Hits
(2004)
Full Circle
(2009)
With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective
(2015)
Singles from Full Circle
  1. "Overcome"
    Released: August 25, 2009
  2. "Rain"
    Released: October 6, 2009
  3. "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. 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.

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. 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.

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. The tour dates were released on April 19, 2010.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com
AllMusic
Classic Rock
Entertainment WeeklyB
IGN(6.9/10)
The Metal Forge
Rock Hard
Soundsphere

The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Some critics stated that they appreciated the "new, heavier, darker side of Creed". 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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
13."Silent Teacher"3:44
Total length:54:26

Bonus DVD

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

Personnel

Creed
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) 8
US Billboard 200 2
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) 1
US Digital Albums (Billboard) 2
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
US Billboard 200 181
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 42
Chart (2010) Position
US Billboard 200 191

Singles

Year Song Chart positions
Hot 100 Main. Rock Alt. Rock Rock Songs
2009 "Overcome" 73 4 22 8
"Rain" 91 - - -
2010 "A Thousand Faces" - 23 - -

Release history

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

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