Creed have announced an expanded 25th anniversary reissue of their seminal 1999 diamond-certified album. human clay via Craft Recordings.
The newly remastered reissue will arrive August 16 on vinyl 2LP and CD amid the band's highly anticipated reunion tour (get tickets here).
The 2-CD package will include the original track listing, including the smash hits “Higher” and “With Arms Wide Open,” along with rarities, B-sides, and a previously unreleased concert recording from San Antonio, Texas, in 1999. The Bonus material is highlighted by an alternate version of “Higher,” an acoustic rendition of “With Arms Wide Open,” and a cover of The Doors’ classic “Roadhouse Blues” with Robby Krieger recorded live at Woodstock '99.
Previously reissued Craft Recordings human clay on vinyl 2 LP back in 2022, but copies are already scarce. However, this reissue campaign will see the first colorized variants of the album, with specific retailers selling each colorway: Gray Smoke (available in wide), Black & Gray Splatter (the official Creed store), Orange Smoke (Walmart) , Red Smoke (Barnes & Noble), Gray Opaque (Revolver) and Black & Gold Marble (Spotify Fans First). The vinyl edition will only include the original 11-song tracklist.
“Twenty-five years ago, we would never have imagined that we would be celebrating human clay“The lasting impact as we embark on a whole new chapter together in 2024,” singer Scott Stapp said in a press release. “Then and now, it is the fans who embraced these songs and found a deeper connection with them as they moved forward in their lives. Now, we are reconnecting with these songs as if for the first time and seeing the impact on a whole new generation.”
For more on the Creed reunion, check out our recent interview with Stapp. You can also find several Creed entries on our list of the 50 best post-grunge songs.
Make an order human clay via Creed official store and via this place for various retailers. See product photos and expanded CD track listing below.
human clay 2 CD track listing:
Disc 1:
01. Are you ready?
02. What if
03. beautiful
04. I say
05. Wrong way
06. Faceless man
07. Never die
08. With arms wide open
09. top
10. Wash away those years
11. Inside all of us
12. With arms wide open (string version)
13. Young people grow old
14. To whom it may concern
15. Is this the end?
16. Roadhouse Blues (Live) #
17. I am eighteen #
18. Superior (Radio Edit) #
19. With arms wide open (single version) #
20. What If (Radio Edit) #
21. With arms wide open (acoustic version) #
Disc 2
01. Are you ready? (Live) *
02. Ode (Live) *
03. Torn (Live) *
04. Beautiful (Live) *
05. Illusion (Live) *
06. I Say (Live) *
07. My Own Prison (Live)*
08. And If (Live) *
09. With Open Arms (Live) *
10. Faceless Man (Live)*
11. What is this life for (live) *
12. One (Live) *
13. Taller (Live)*
Live from San Antonio, TX – 11/4/1999
* = unpublished
# = Expanded digital album only
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