Album
III Sides to Every Story
III Sides to Every Story is the third studio album by Extreme, released on 14 September 1992 on A&M Records. It arrived as the follow-up to Pornograffitti, the record that had brought the Massachusetts band its biggest success, and it found them stretching out across hard rock, funk metal and more traditional heavy metal rather than simply repeating a winning formula.
It is also the last album to feature the band's original line-up in full: singer Gary Cherone, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, bassist Pat Badger and drummer Paul Geary, who left in 1994. For anyone who knows Extreme mainly through their best-loved hits, this is the record that shows the band at its most ambitious, with the original four still together.
III Sides to Every Story: tracklist, credits and charts
14 tracks · 1:16:09Tracklist
- 1WarheadsNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone5:19
- 2Rest in PeaceNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone6:02
- 3PoliticalamityNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone5:04
- 4Color Me BlindNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone5:01
- 5Cupid’s DeadNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone5:57
- 6Peacemaker DieNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone6:04
- 7Seven SundaysNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone4:18
- 8Tragic ComicNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone4:44
- 9Our FatherNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone4:02
- 10Stop the WorldNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone5:58
- 11God Isn’t Dead?Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone2:02
- 12Everything Under the Sun: I. Rise ’n Shine6:23
- 13Everything Under the Sun: II. Am I Ever Gonna Change6:57
- 14Everything Under the Sun: III. Who Cares?8:19
- Produced by
- Nuno Bettencourt, Bob St. John, Bob St. John
- Recorded at
- Abbey Road Studios (orchestra), New River Studios (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
- Recorded
- Early 1992
- Mixed at
- New River Studios
- Engineered by
- Nuno Bettencourt, John Kurlander, Bob St. John, Jim Thomas
- Labels
- A&M Records, A&M
- Length
- 1:16:09
Line-up
- Patrick Badger · bass guitar, background vocals
- Nuno Bettencourt · percussion, piano, guitar, keyboard, background vocals, Hammond organ, Minimoog
- Paul Geary · percussion, drums (drum set), background vocals
- Gary Cherone · lead vocals
- Geremy Miller · strings · guest
- Steven Sigurdson · strings · guest
- John Preziosa, Jr. · vocals · guest
Singles
- “Rest in Peace” · 24 August 1992
- “Stop the World” · 2 November 1992
- “Tragic Comic” · 25 January 1993
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1992 | 2 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1992 | 10 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1992 | 3 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1992 | 5 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1992 | 10 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1992 | 12 |
| Dutch Albums · 1992 | 13 |
| Swedish Albums · 1992 | 14 |
| Swiss Albums · 1992 | 14 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1992 | 17 |
All 14 charts
| German Albums · 1992 | 20 |
| Austrian Albums · 1992 | 27 |
| French Albums (SNEP) · 1992 | 29 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1992 | 42 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 1992 | Platinum |
| Japan · 1993 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 1992 | Gold |
| United States · 1992 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 14 September 1992 | ignored lone early release dated 1992-08-20 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 14 September 1992 | |
| Wikidata | 1992 | |
| US release | 22 September 1992 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 14 September 1992 | earliest UK or European date |
12 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XE | A&M Records | 731454000628 | other |
| 1992 | US | A&M Records | 731454000628 | other |
| 1992 | US | A&M Records | 731454000628 | other |
| 1992 | US | A&M Records | other | |
| 20 August 1992 | JP | A&M Records | 4988005104809 | original |
| 14 September 1992 | GB | A&M Records | 731454000628 | other |
| 14 September 1992 | XW | A&M Records | 731454000611 | other |
| 22 September 1992 | AU | A&M Records | 731454000628 | other |
| 22 September 1992 | US | A&M Records | 731454000628 | other |
| 22 September 1992 | XE | A&M Records | 731454000628 | other |
| 18 January 2012 | JP | A&M Records | 4988005688736 | other |
| — | — | A&M Records | 00602527591131 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1407x1393, upscaled to 1500 (x1.08)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1407×1393 | upscaled: major: best source 1407x1393, upscaled to 1500 (x1.08) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |