Editing The Great Divide (Scott Stapp album)

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{{Infobox album
| name       = The Great Divide
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Scott Stapp]]
| cover      = Scott_Stapp_-The_Great_Divide-.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = November 22, 2005
| recorded   = 2004–2005
| venue      =
| studio     = {{hlist|SSE (Miami)|[[Criteria Studios|Hit Factory Criteria]] (Miami)}}
| genre      = {{hlist|[[Post-grunge]]|[[hard rock]]|[[alternative metal]]}}
| length     = 42:42
| label      = [[Wind-up Records|Wind-up]]
| producer   = {{hlist|[[John Kurzweg]]|Scott Stapp|[[Ron Saint Germain]]}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[Proof of Life (Scott Stapp album)|Proof of Life]]
| next_year  = 2013
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = The Great Divide
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[The Great Divide (song)|The Great Divide]]
 | single1date = September 26, 2005
 | single2     = Justify
 | single2date = May 2006
 | single3     = Surround Me
 | single3date = October 31, 2006
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]] 
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r805243|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev2      = ''[[Cross Rhythms]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Cummings|first=Tony|title=Scott Stapp - The Great Divide|date=9 January 2008|url=https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Scott_Stapp/The_Great_Divide/29168/|access-date=25 January 2023|publisher=[[Cross Rhythms]]}}</ref>
}}

'''''The Great Divide''''' is the first solo album by [[Scott Stapp]], the former vocalist for [[Creed (band)|Creed]]. It was released on November 22, 2005. The album came about after the original breakup of Creed and Stapp's collaboration on the [[The Passion of the Christ: Songs|original songs]] inspired by [[Mel Gibson]]'s 2004 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. ''The Great Divide'' was certified platinum on December 14, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=stapp|website=Recording Industry Association of America|accessdate=May 13, 2016}}</ref> [[John Kurzweg]], who produced all three of Creed's prior albums, also produced ''The Great Divide''. The album received mixed reviews from critics.

==Track listing==
{{track listing
| all_writing     = [[Scott Stapp]]
| title1          = Reach Out
| length1         = 4:27
| title2          = Fight Song
| length2         = 4:06
| title3          = Hard Way
| length3         = 3:42
| title4          = Justify
| length4         = 5:23
| title5          = Let Me Go
| length5         = 4:15
| title6          = Surround Me
| length6         = 4:36
| title7          = [[The Great Divide (song)|The Great Divide]]
| length7         = 4:02
| title8          = Sublime
| length8         = 4:14
| title9          = You Will Soar
| length9         = 3:40
| title10         = Broken
| length10        = 4:17
| total_length    = 42:42}}

==Personnel==
;Musicians
*[[Scott Stapp]] – [[lead vocalist|lead vocals]]
*Aristides Rincon – [[lead guitar]]
*John Curry – [[rhythm guitar]]
*Mitch Burman – [[bass guitar|bass]]
*[[Mark Archer]] – [[drum kit|drums]]

;Production
*[[John Kurzweg]] – [[record producer|producer]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] (7), [[Audio engineer|engineer]]
*Scott Stapp – producer, mixing
*John D. Thomas – co-producer, engineer
*[[Ron Saint Germain]] – mixing, additional production (10)
*Bobby Selvaggio – engineer
*Pete de Boer – Pro Tools mix engineer
*Robert A. Moses – assistant engineer
*Kitzie Perez – assistant engineer
*Javier Valverde – assistant engineer
*James R. Roach – assistant engineer
*Ron Taylor – digital editing
*Ronald Rincon – production assistant
*Craig Poole – guitar tech
*Mike Froedge – drum tech
*[[Bob Ludwig]] – mastering

==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2005–2006)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|29|artist=Scott Stapp|album=The Great Divide|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 5, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|19|artist=Scott Stapp|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 5, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRock|21|artist=Scott Stapp|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 5, 2021}}
|}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2006)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 5, 2021}}</ref>
| 179
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Single
!Chart
!Position
|-
|rowspan="4"|2005
|rowspan="4"|"[[The Great Divide (song)|The Great Divide]]"
|US [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]]
|align="center"|20
|-
|US [[Adult Top 40]]
|align="center"|24
|-
|US [[Pop 100]]
|align="center"|84
|-
|US [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]]
|align="center"|10
|-
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Scott Stapp|title=The Great Divide|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|access-date=November 29, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

==Appearances==
*The songs "The Great Divide" and "You Will Soar" were featured as theme songs for the [[WWE]] Tribute to the Troops on December 19, 2005.
*The song "You Will Soar" was remixed as "Marlins Will Soar" for the [[Miami Marlins]], a [[National League (baseball)|National League]] baseball team, in 2010.

==Interviews==
*[http://entertainment-news-network-archive.blogspot.com/2006/05/interview-scott-stapp.html Scott Stapp - The Great Divide] (2006)

==References==
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