The Essential Alice in Chains

~ Release by Alice in Chains (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Digital Media
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1We Die Young
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Dave Jerden
artist & repertoire support:
Nick Terzo
additional engineer:
Ron Champagne
assistant engineer:
Leslie Ann Jones (recording engineer)
assistant mixer:
Bob Lacivita
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sean Kinney
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Starr (Alice in Chains)
electric guitar [guitar] and background vocals [backing vocals]:
Jerry Cantrell
additional background vocals [backing hacking]:
Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Kevin Shuss and Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 1990 to present) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Capitol Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and London Bridge Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States
mixed at:
Soundcastle (Interactive Studios) in Santa Monica, California, United States
music videos:
We Die Young by Alice in Chains
recording of:
We Die Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
publisher:
Buttnugget Publishing (from 1990 to present)
3.72:32
2Man in the Box
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Dave Jerden
artist & repertoire support:
Nick Terzo
additional engineer:
Ron Champagne
assistant engineer:
Leslie Ann Jones (recording engineer)
assistant mixer:
Bob Lacivita
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sean Kinney
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Starr (Alice in Chains)
electric guitar [guitar] and background vocals [backing vocals]:
Jerry Cantrell
additional background vocals [backing hacking]:
Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Kevin Shuss and Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
lead vocals [voals]:
Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 1990 to present) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Capitol Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and London Bridge Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States
mixed at:
Soundcastle (Interactive Studios) in Santa Monica, California, United States
music videos:
Man in the Box by Alice in Chains
recording of:
Man in the Box
lyricist:
Layne Staley
composer:
Jerry Cantrell
publisher:
Buttnugget Publishing (from 1990 to present) and Jack Lord Music (from 1990 to present)
4.24:46
3Sea of Sorrow
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass:
Michael Starr (Alice in Chains)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sean Kinney
guitar:
Jerry Cantrell
lead vocals:
Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
mixed at:
Soundcastle (Interactive Studios) in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Sea of Sorrow
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
publisher:
Buttnugget Publishing (from 1990 to present)
3.755:50
4Love, Hate, Love
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Dave Jerden
artist & repertoire support:
Nick Terzo
additional engineer:
Ron Champagne
assistant engineer:
Leslie Ann Jones (recording engineer)
assistant mixer:
Bob Lacivita
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sean Kinney
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Starr (Alice in Chains)
electric guitar [guitar] and background vocals [backing vocals]:
Jerry Cantrell
additional background vocals [backing hacking]:
Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Kevin Shuss and Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Capitol Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and London Bridge Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States
mixed at:
Soundcastle (Interactive Studios) in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Love, Hate, Love
lyricist:
Layne Staley
composer:
Jerry Cantrell
publisher:
Buttnugget Publishing (from 1990 to present) and Jack Lord Music (from 1990 to present)
3.356:28
5Am I Inside
co-recording engineer and co-mixer:
Rick Parashar
co-producer:
Alice in Chains and Rick Parashar
guest background vocals:
Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart)
recording of:
Am I Inside
lyricist:
Layne Staley
composer:
Jerry Cantrell
3.655:08
6Brother
recording engineer and mixer:
Rick Parashar
producer:
Alice in Chains and Rick Parashar
guest background vocals:
Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart)
recording of:
Brother
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
4.354:28
7Got Me Wrong
recording engineer and mixer:
Rick Parashar
producer:
Alice in Chains and Rick Parashar
recording of:
Got Me Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
4.34:09
8Right Turn
recording engineer and mixer:
Rick Parashar
producer:
Alice in Chains and Rick Parashar
guest performer:
Mark Arm and Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer)
performer:
Alice Mudgarden
recording of:
Right Turn
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
3.653:14
9Rain When I Die
recording engineer:
Bryan Carlstrom (engineer, producer)
artist & repertoire support:
Nick Terzo
producer:
Alice in Chains and Dave Jerden
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass guitar:
Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
drums (drum set):
Sean Kinney
guitar and background vocals:
Jerry Cantrell
lead vocals:
Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
recording of:
Rain When I Die
writer:
Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Layne Staley and Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
3.76:02
10Them Bones
recording engineer:
Bryan Carlstrom (engineer, producer)
artist & repertoire support:
Nick Terzo
co-producer:
Alice in Chains and Dave Jerden
producer:
Alice in Chains and Dave Jerden
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass guitar:
Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
drums (drum set):
Sean Kinney
guitar and background vocals:
Jerry Cantrell
lead vocals:
Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
music videos:
Them Bones by Alice in Chains
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 352)
recording of:
Them Bones
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
4.252:29
11Angry Chair
recording engineer:
Bryan Carlstrom (engineer, producer)
artist & repertoire support:
Nick Terzo
engineer:
Mike Walter
producer:
Alice in Chains, Dave Jerden and Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass guitar:
Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
drums (drum set):
Sean Kinney
guitar:
Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley
background vocals:
Jerry Cantrell
lead vocals:
Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
music videos:
Angry Chair by Alice in Chains
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 348)
recording of:
Angry Chair
lyricist and composer:
Layne Staley
publisher:
Jack Lord Music and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
3.74:48
12Dam That River
recording engineer:
Bryan Carlstrom (engineer, producer)
artist & repertoire support:
Nick Terzo
producer:
Alice in Chains and Dave Jerden
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass guitar:
Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
drums (drum set):
Sean Kinney
guitar and background vocals:
Jerry Cantrell
lead vocals:
Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V. (Sony Music Entertainment's NL subsidiary until 2004) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
recording of:
Dam That River
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
3.73:09
13Dirt
recording engineer:
Bryan Carlstrom (engineer, producer)
artist & repertoire support:
Nick Terzo
producer:
Alice in Chains and Dave Jerden
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass guitar:
Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
drums (drum set):
Sean Kinney
guitar and background vocals:
Jerry Cantrell
lead vocals:
Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
recording of:
Dirt
writer:
Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley
3.55:16
14God Smack
recording engineer:
Bryan Carlstrom (engineer, producer)
artist & repertoire support:
Nick Terzo
producer:
Alice in Chains and Dave Jerden
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass guitar:
Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
drums (drum set):
Sean Kinney
guitar and background vocals:
Jerry Cantrell
lead vocals:
Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
recording of:
God Smack
writer:
Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley
3.23:50
15Hate to Feel
recording engineer:
Bryan Carlstrom (engineer, producer)
artist & repertoire support:
Nick Terzo
producer:
Alice in Chains and Dave Jerden
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass guitar:
Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
drums (drum set):
Sean Kinney
guitar:
Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley
background vocals:
Jerry Cantrell
lead vocals:
Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
recording of:
Hate to Feel
lyricist and composer:
Layne Staley
3.55:16
16Rooster
recording engineer:
Bryan Carlstrom (engineer, producer)
artist & repertoire support:
Nick Terzo
producer:
Alice in Chains and Dave Jerden
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass guitar:
Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
drums (drum set):
Sean Kinney
guitar and background vocals:
Jerry Cantrell
lead vocals:
Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
music videos:
Rooster by Alice in Chains
recording of:
Rooster
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
4.156:16
2Digital Media
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1No Excuses
recording engineer and mixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Alice in Chains
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
music videos:
No Excuses by Alice in Chains
recording of:
No Excuses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
4.254:15
2I Stay Away
recording engineer and mixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Alice in Chains
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
music videos:
I Stay Away by Alice in Chains
recording of:
I Stay Away
lyricist:
Layne Staley
composer:
Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez
3.954:14
3What the Hell Have I (remix)
recording engineer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Alice in Chains
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
remixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
remix of:
What the Hell Have I by Alice in Chains
recording of:
What the Hell Have I (in 1993-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
publisher:
Buttnugget Publishing
4.23:54
4A Little Bitter (remix)
recording engineer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Alice in Chains
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
remixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
remix of:
A Little Bitter by Alice in Chains
recording of:
A Little Bitter (in 1993-04)
writer:
Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney and Layne Staley
publisher:
Buttnugget Publishing, Jack Lord Music, Lungclam Music, Michael Inez Music, Nancylayneco, LLC and Shylo Viola Publishing
43:48
5Grind
assistant recording engineer:
Sam Hofstedt
recording engineer:
Tom “Magnum” Nellen and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Alice in Chains and Toby “Flobee” Wright (producer & engineer)
assistant mixer:
John Seymour
mixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
bass:
Mike Inez
drums (drum set):
Sean Kinney
guitar and lead vocals:
Jerry Cantrell
background vocals:
Layne Staley
recorded at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Grind by Alice in Chains
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 350)
recording of:
Grind
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Buttnugget Publishing (in 1995)
44:46
6Heaven Beside You
assistant recording engineer:
Sam Hofstedt
recording engineer:
Tom “Magnum” Nellen and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Alice in Chains and Toby “Flobee” Wright (producer & engineer)
assistant mixer:
John Seymour
mixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
bass:
Mike Inez
drums (drum set):
Sean Kinney
guitar and lead vocals:
Jerry Cantrell
recorded at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Heaven Beside You by Alice in Chains
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 351)
recording of:
Heaven Beside You
lyricist:
Jerry Cantrell
composer:
Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez
publisher:
Buttnugget Publishing (in 1995) and Michael Inez Music (in 1995)
45:29
7Again
assistant recording engineer:
Sam Hofstedt
recording engineer:
Tom “Magnum” Nellen and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Alice in Chains and Toby “Flobee” Wright (producer & engineer)
assistant mixer:
John Seymour
mixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
bass:
Mike Inez
drums (drum set):
Sean Kinney
guitar and background vocals:
Jerry Cantrell
lead vocals:
Layne Staley
recorded at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Again by Alice in Chains
recording of:
Again
lyricist:
Layne Staley
composer:
Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley
publisher:
Buttnugget Publishing (in 1995) and Jack Lord Music (in 1995)
4.24:05
8Over Now (unplugged)
recording engineer:
John Harris (live recording engineer) and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Alice in Chains, Alex Coletti and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
mixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recording of:
Over Now (on 1996-04-10)
lyricist:
Jerry Cantrell
composer:
Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney
publisher:
Buttnugget Publishing (in 1995) and Lungclam Music (in 1995)
3.655:56
9Nutshell (unplugged)
recording engineer:
John Harris (live recording engineer) and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Alice in Chains, Alex Coletti and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
mixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
live recording of:
Nutshell (on 1996-04-10)
lyricist:
Layne Staley
composer:
Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney and Layne Staley
3.354:32
10Get Born Again
recording engineer:
Bryan Carlstrom (engineer, producer), Dave Jerden, Scott Olson and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Dave Jerden and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
mixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
music videos:
Get Born Again by Alice in Chains
recording of:
Get Born Again
writer:
Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley
4.555:24
11Died
recording engineer:
Bryan Carlstrom (engineer, producer), Dave Jerden, Scott Olson and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Dave Jerden and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
mixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
recording of:
Died
writer:
Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley
3.855:57
12Would?
recording engineer and mixer:
Rick Parashar
artist & repertoire support:
Nick Terzo
producer:
Alice in Chains and Rick Parashar
bass guitar:
Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
drums (drum set):
Sean Kinney
guitar and background vocals:
Jerry Cantrell
lead vocals:
Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
music videos:
Would? by Alice in Chains
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 88) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 353)
recording of:
Would?
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
publisher:
Buttnugget Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
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