The Essential Alice in Chains

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

Annotation

Along with the main catalog number on the spine and discs, each disc has a secondary catalog number. "CK 92086" is printed on disc 1, and "CK 92087" is printed on disc 2.

Annotation last modified on 2011-10-07 00:42 UTC.

Tracklist

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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
4.34:16
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
44:14
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)
writer:
Jerry Cantrell
4.53:54
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, 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
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)
4.055:30
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)
4.34:05
8Over Now (unplugged version)
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)
4.155:57
9Nutshell (unplugged version)
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
44:32
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
4.855:25
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
3.855:58
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) (from 1992 to present) 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:
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)
4.353:28