Social Distortion | ||||
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Released | March 27, 1990 | |||
Recorded | August–October 1989 at Track Record in North Hollywood, California | |||
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Length | 41:16 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Dave Jerden | |||
Social Distortion chronology | ||||
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Social Distortion is the third studio album and major label debut by the American punk rock band of the same name, released on March 27, 1990, through Epic Records. The album furthered the country-infused experimentation of Prison Bound with songs like "Drug Train" and the radio hit "Ball and Chain".
The focus on the alternative rock scene helped bring 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 their first to enter the Billboard 200; the release peaked at number 128.[6] The album has been certified gold by the RIAA in the United States.[7] 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).[8]
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