Human Clay

Human Clay is the second studio album by American rock band Creed, released on September 28, 1999, through Wind-up Records. Produced by John Kurzweg, it was the band's last album to feature Brian Marshall, who left the band in August 2000, until 2009's Full Circle.

This article is about the album. For the band, see Human Clay (band).

Human Clay
Studio album by
Creed
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1999 (1999-09-28)
RecordedLate 1998 – early 1999
Genre
  • Post-grunge
Length56:28
LabelWind-up
ProducerJohn Kurzweg
Creed chronology
My Own Prison
(1997)		 Human Clay
(1999)		 Weathered
(2001)
Singles from Human Clay
  1. "Higher"
    Released: August 24, 1999
  2. "What If"
    Released: January 31, 2000
  3. "With Arms Wide Open"
    Released: April 24, 2000
  4. "Are You Ready?"
    Released: August 7, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Christgau's Consumer GuideC
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Entertainment WeeklyC−
Los Angeles Times
Rolling Stone
Rock Hard (de)9/10
The Phantom TollboothReview 1:
Review 2:

The album earned mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a massive commercial success, peaking at number one on the US Billboard 200 and staying there for two weeks. The album spawned two singles that peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100: "Higher", which peaked at number 7, and "With Arms Wide Open", their only number one single. The album sold over 11.5 million copies in the US alone and over 20 million worldwide, making it the best selling album of Creed's career and one of the best-selling albums in the United States.

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