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

CD 1
CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1No Excuses
recording engineer and mixer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Alice in Chains
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (from 1992 to present) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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