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Ring of fire social distortion Continue This article needs additional quotes to verify. Please help improve this article by adding quotes to reliable sources. Non-sources of materials can be challenged and removed. Find Sources: Social Distortion Album - News Newspaper Book Scientist JSTOR (March 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) 1990 studio album Social DistortionSocial DistortionStudio album Social DistortionReleasedMarch 27, 1990 Recordings-October 1989 on Track Record in North Hollywood, CaliforniaGenre Punk rock () - punk blues Length41:16LabelEpicProducerDave JerDenSocial Distortion, chronology Prison Bound (1988) Distortion Social (1990) Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (1992) Social Distortion - the third studio album of the American punk rock band the same name released on March 27, 1990 through Epic Records, their first record on this label. The album further further rockabilly, blues and country music experiments on his previous album with songs like Drug Train and radio hit Ball and Chain. Focusing on the alternative rock scene has helped draw attention to social distortion. The singles Story of My Life and Ball and Chain were able to find an audience on alternative rock radio and on MTV. Social Distortion was one of the band's most successful albums to date and was the first to enter the Billboard 200; release peaked at number 128. The album was certified by the RIAA in the United States as gold. By 1996, Social Distortion had sold at least 250,000 copies, becoming the band's second best-selling album in the United States (their next album Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell sold 296,000 copies). Background and production After touring in support of his previous full-length studio album, Prison Bound, Social Distortion signed with Epic in 1989 and began work on their first album for a major label. The album was recorded from August to October 1989 on Track Record in North Hollywood, California. It was produced by Dave Jerden, who also produced their 1992 sequel, Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell. The controversial album cover features three pieces of ripped paper featuring a 1920s-style gangster on the first piece with Tommy Pistol trying to break down the door with his right foot. The second part has an empty bottle of liquor, captured in the hand of a drunk woman. The final piece features a pin-up put on a thigh-high stocking. The photos are all painted blue on a gray background. Many chain stores refused to sell the album in their stores because of the cover. Accepting Professional RatingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic'9'Christgau's Consumer Guide 10 Rolling Stone 11 The Rolling Stone Album Guide to Social Distortion has generally been favorable. AllMusic Mark Deming Awards album four-and-a-half of the five and claimed that social distortions began to metamorphise from a fairly ordinary Los Angeles hardcore band to a roots rock band willing to do with more than their share of the relationship, and the process continued on their self-titled third album. For the album's musical direction, Deming declares: Mike Ness and Dennis Danell's guitars sound lean, edgy, and powerful; Ness's vocals are better controlled than ever before; and Christopher Rees's drums have a tight snap that fits both thrashier numbers as well as slower, blusier tunes. It also states that this social distortion is not a big roots rock album, but it is very good and it is better and more affecting than anything that this band has curved before. Social Distortion entered the Billboard 200 album charts in September 1990, just six months after its release. It peaked at number 128 and remained on the chart for 22 weeks. Thanks to the success of the Let It Be Me, Ball and Chain, Story of My Life and Ring of Fire singles, Social Distortion became the band's best-selling album of their recording career, achieving gold sales certification in the United States. The track, listing all the songs written by Mike Ness, unless stated otherwise. So Far Away (Maurer, Ness) - 3:37 Let It Be Me - 4:16 My Life Story - 5:48 Sick Boys - 3:19 Ring of Fire (June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore) - 3:51 Ball and Chain - 5:44 It Could Be Me - 3:52 She's A Knockout - 3:52 Place in My Heart - 3:15 Drug Train - 3:42 Japanese Bonus Track Listing It's All Now (Bobby Womack, Shirley Womack) - 4:09 Shame on Me - 2:11 Trivia Cover Sick Boys can be found on the album MxPx Let It Happen. The Story of My Life is a playable song in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock History My Life and ring of fire were later released as downloadable content for the rock band Ring of Fire also appearing on the soundtrack of Sean White Snowboarding Ball and Chain best in the video game Saint's Row: The Third Ball and Chain Clip for the song Ball and Chain was directed by Tony van den Ende and Edited by Tony van den Ende. Staff Mike Ness - vocals, lead guitar Dennis Danell - rhythm guitar, backing vocals John Maurer - bass, backing vocals by Christopher Rees - Drum Charts Album Peak Position: Billboard 200 #128 on September 22, 1990 The Billboard Singles Title chart positions 13 1990 Ball and Chain Contemporary Rock Tracks 13 1990 Let It Be Me Modern Rock Tracks 11 1990 Ring of Fire Contemporary Rock Tracks 25 Links Deming, Mark. Social distortion - Social distortion. AllMusic. Received on July 12, 2020. a b Grow, Kory (July 22, 2015). The Story of My Life: Mike Ness Says 25 Years of Social Distortion. Rolling Stone. June 30, 2020. Deming, Mark. Social distortion - Social distortion. AllMusic. Received on July 12, 2020. Deming, Mark. Social distortion - Social distortion. AllMusic. Received on July 12, 2020. Deming, Mark. Social distortion - Social distortion. AllMusic. Received on July 12, 2020. a b Social distortion is a social distortion. Billboard. Received 2012-08-03. a b RIAA Gold and Platinum Database. Received 2012-08-03. Will the white light flash burn steadily?. articles.latimes.com. 1996-10-02. Received 2013-02-14. B Deming, Mark. Social distortion is a social distortion. AllMusic. Received on August 25, 2015. Christgau, Robert (2000). Social distortion: social distortion. Christgau Consumer Guide: Albums of the 90s By St. Martin Press. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Received on April 20, 2018. David Brown (June 28, 1990). Social distortion: social distortion. Rolling Stone. Archive from the original on November 30, 2007. Received on April 20, 2018. J.D. Considine Social distortion. In Brackett, Nathan; Treasure, Christian (eds.). A new guide to the Rolling Stone album (4th place). Simon Schuster. 756-57. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Social distortion singles chart Allmusic.com External links Lyrics of this song to MetroLyrics extracted from the (album) oldid'982018591 This article needs additional quotes to verify. Please help improve this article by adding quotes to reliable sources. Non-sources of materials can be challenged and removed. Find Sources: Social Distortion Album - News Newspaper Book Scientist JSTOR (March 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) 1990 studio album Social DistortionSocial DistortionStudio album Social DistortionReleasedMarch 27, 1990 Recordings-October 1989 on Track Record in North Hollywood, CaliforniaGenre Punk Rock (1992) Punk Blues Length41:16LabelEpicProducerDave JerSocialden Distortion, chronology Of Prison Bound (1988) Distortion Social (1990) Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (1992) Social Distortion is the third studio album by American punk rock band. released on March 27, 1990 through Epic Records, their first record on that label. The album further further rockabilly, blues and country music experiments on his previous album with songs like Drug Train and radio hit Ball and Chain. Focusing on the alternative rock scene has helped draw attention to social distortion. The singles Story of My Life and Ball and Chain were able to find an audience on alternative rock radio and on MTV. Social Distortion was one of the band's most successful albums to date and was the first to enter the Billboard 200; release peaked at number 128. The album was certified by the RIAA as gold States. By 1996, Social Distortion had sold at least 250,000 copies, becoming the band's second best-selling album in the United States (their next album Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell sold 296,000 copies). Background and production After touring in support of his previous full-length studio album, Prison Bound, Social Distortion signed with Epic in 1989 and began work on their first album for a major label. The album was recorded from August to October 1989 on Track Record in North Hollywood, California. It was produced by Dave Jerden, who also produced their 1992 sequel, Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell. The controversial album cover features three pieces of ripped paper featuring a 1920s-style gangster on the first piece with Tommy Pistol trying to break down the door with his right foot. The second part has an empty bottle of liquor, captured in the hand of a drunk woman. The final piece features a pin-up put on a thigh-high stocking. The photos are all painted blue on a gray background. Many chain stores refused to sell the album in their stores because of the cover. Accepting Professional RatingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic'9'Christgau's Consumer Guide 10 Rolling Stone 11 The Rolling Stone Album Guide to Social Distortion has generally been favorable. AllMusic's Mark Deming awards album four and a half stars out of five and claimed that social distortion began to metamorphise from a fairly ordinary Los Angeles hardcore band to a roots rock band willing to do with more than their share of the relationship, and the process continued on their self-titled third album.