Sevendust is the debut studio album by the American rock band Sevendust, released on April 15, 1997, through TVT Records.
The Japan reissue has live versions of the songs "Bitch" and "Prayer" as ending bonus tracks.
Sevendust celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of the album by performing the record in its entirety at a special hometown show on March 17, 2017, at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2021, the staff of Revolver included the album in their list of the "20 Essential Nu-Metal Albums".
Release and reception
The album sold only 311 copies in its first week but ultimately achieved gold certification.
The album appeared on the Billboard 200 chart, remained there for sixteen weeks, and peaked at No. 165 on April 4, 1998. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 19, 1999, and has sold at least 732,000 copies in the US. Four of the album's songs were released as promotional singles: "Black", "Breathe", "Bitch" and "Too Close to Hate". The album was re-mastered and re-released on June 21, 2010, entitled "The Definitive Edition", featuring two B-sides and two live tracks.
Track listing
Definitive Edition DVD Live and Loud Electronic Press Kit (1997) Behind the Scenes & Live Footage
Personnel Credits taken from the CD liner notes.
Sevendust Lajon Witherspoon – lead vocals Clint Lowery – guitar, backing vocals John Connolly – guitar, backing vocals Vinnie Hornsby – bass Morgan Rose – drums, backing vocals
Technical Mark Mendoza – producer, mixing Jay Jay French – producer, executive producer Denny McNerney – engineering, mixing John Nielsen – assistant engineer Lou Holtzman – assistant mixer Howie Weinberg – mastering
Charts
Album Chart (1998) Peakposition US Billboard 200165 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)5
Singles Year Single Chart Peakposition 1998 "Black" US Mainstream Rock30 1998 "Bitch" US Mainstream Rock30 1998 "Too Close to Hate" US Mainstream Rock39
Certifications
Release history Region Date Label Format Catalog United States 1997 TVT CD 5730 United States 1997 TVT CS 5730 China 2000 Import CD 87230 United States 2000 Toy's Factory CD TFCK87230 China 2002 Dream On CD 7010 United States 2002 Dream On CD DOR-7010 United States 2010 TVT CD/DVD TV6770
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