The Great Divide (Scott Stapp album)

The Great Divide
Studio album by Scott Stapp
Released	November 22, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Post-grunge, hard rock, alternative metal
Length	42:41
Label	Wind-Up Records
Producer	John Kurzweg Ron Saint Germain Scott Stapp Jeremy Howe
Scott Stapp chronology
The Great Divide (2005) Proof of Life (2013)
Singles from The Great Divide
"The Great Divide" Released: September 2005 "Justify" Released: May 2006 "Surround Me" Released: 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The Great Divide is the first solo album released by Scott Stapp in 2005, the former vocalist for Creed. The album came about after the original breakup of Creed and Stapp's collaboration on the original songs inspired by Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ. There is a common conception that the lyrics seem to make references to the original breakup of Creed in 2004. Although it was certified platinum in December 2005, only a month after its release, The Great Divide has failed to sell as well as Creed's first three albums, which were all multi-platinum records.^[2] John Kurzweg, who produced all of Creed's prior albums, also produced The Great Divide. The album features a guest appearance from Scott Ian of Anthrax on "Hard Way".

Track listing

1. "Reach Out" – 4:27
2. "Fight Song" – 4:05
3. "Hard Way" – 3:42
4. "Justify" – 5:23
5. "Let Me Go" – 4:14
6. "Surround Me" – 4:35
7. "The Great Divide" – 4:01
8. "Sublime" – 4:13
9. "You Will Soar" – 3:39
10. "Broken" – 4:17

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2005	US Billboard 200	19

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2005	"The Great Divide"	US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	20
		US Adult Top 40	24
		US Pop 100	84

Personnel

Musicians

• Scott Stapp - lead vocals, production
• Aristides Rincon - lead guitar
• John Curry - rhythm guitar
• Mitch Burman - bass
• Mark Archer - drums
• Gregory Wickstead - back-up vocals

Production

• John Kurzweg - production
• Ron Saint Germain - production
• Pete deBoer - engineering

Interviews

• Scott Stapp - The Great Divide

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 13 May 2016.