The Essential Alice in Chains

The Essential Alice in Chains
Greatest hits album by Alice in Chains
Released	September 5, 2006
Recorded	1989–1999
Genre	Alternative metal, grunge, alternative rock, heavy metal
Length	2:09:25
Label	Columbia
Producer	Various
Alice in Chains compilations chronology
Greatest Hits (2001) The Essential Alice in Chains (2006)

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The Essential Alice in Chains is a two-disc compilation album by the grunge band Alice in Chains, and part of Sony BMG's The Essential series. Originally scheduled to be released on March 30, 2004, it was delayed until September 5, 2006.

Overview

The third and final greatest hits release from the band, it proved to be more a definitive collection than the 10-track Greatest Hits collection and the best of/sampler collection, Nothing Safe: Best of the Box, featuring almost all of the band's hits and singles (with the exception of "Bleed the Freak", "Down in a Hole" "Fear the Voices" and "Don't Follow") as well as fan favorites and also two unplugged tracks. The songs "What the Hell Have I" and "A Little Bitter" which were featured on the Last Action Hero movie soundtrack are the Toby Wright remixed versions found on Music Bank.

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "We Die Young" – 2:33
2. "Man in the Box"  – 4:47
3. "Sea of Sorrow" – 5:51
4. "Love, Hate, Love" – 6:29
5. "Am I Inside" – 5:09
6. "Brother" – 4:29
7. "Got Me Wrong" – 4:12
8. "Right Turn" – 3:15
9. "Rain When I Die" – 6:03
10. "Them Bones" – 2:31
11. "Angry Chair" – 4:49
12. "Dam That River" – 3:11
13. "Dirt" – 5:17
14. "God Smack" – 3:51
15. "Hate to Feel" – 5:17
16. "Rooster" – 6:16

Disc 2

1. "No Excuses" – 4:16
2. "I Stay Away" – 4:14
3. "What the Hell Have I" (Remix) – 3:54
4. "A Little Bitter" (Remix) – 3:48
5. "Grind" – 4:46
6. "Heaven Beside You" – 5:30
7. "Again" – 4:05
8. "Over Now" (Unplugged version) – 5:57
9. "Nutshell" (Unplugged version) – 4:32
10. "Get Born Again" – 5:25
11. "Died" – 5:58
12. "Would?" – 3:28

Personnel

Alice in Chains

• Jerry Cantrell – lead guitar, backing and co-lead vocals and sitar on "What the Hell Have I"
• Layne Staley – lead vocals, backing vocals on "Grind", "Heaven Beside You" and "Over Now" and rhythm guitar on "Angry Chair", "Hate to Feel", "Grind" and "Heaven Beside You", "Get Born Again" and "Died"
• Mike Starr – bass (disc 1 and "Would?"), backing vocals (credited only on tracks 1–4)
• Mike Inez – bass (disc 2, except "Would?"), additional backing vocals (tracks 1–4, 10,11), guitar (tracks 1–7, 10–11)
• Sean Kinney – drums, percussion and piano on "Sea of Sorrow", additional backing vocals (tracks 1–4 on disc 1)

Additional personnel

• Alice Mudgarden (performs "Right Turn")
• Mark Arm – vocals on "Right Turn"
• Chris Cornell – vocals on "Right Turn"
• Ann Wilson - vocals on "Brother" and "Am I Inside"
• April Acevez – viola on "I Stay Away"
• Rebecca Clemons-Smith – violin on "I Stay Away"
• Matthew Weiss – violin on "I Stay Away"
• Justine Foy – cello on "I Stay Away"
• Scott Olson – acoustic guitar on "Nutshell and "Over Now"

Chart positions

Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard 200	139