The Essential Alice in Chains

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The Essential Alice in Chains is a two-disc compilation album by the rock 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.[3] The album was reissued in 2010 with different artwork. A DVD with the mockumentary The Nona Tapes came as a bonus disc with the compilation.[4]

Overview

The third compilation released by 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" and "Fear the Voices") 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. It is the band's first release since the death of vocalist Layne Staley.

Track listing

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Personnel

Alice in Chains

  • Layne Staley – lead vocals, backing vocals on "Grind", "Heaven Beside You" and "Over Now", rhythm guitar on "Angry Chair" and "Hate to Feel"
  • Jerry Cantrell – lead guitar, backing and co-lead vocals and sitar on "What the Hell Have I"
  • Mike Starr – bass (disc 1 and "Would?"), additional 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 "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"

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 139
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 187

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000 

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Essential Alice in Chains > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kot, Greg (2004). Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Fireside Books. p. 13. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alice In Chains - The Essential Alice In Chains review". Metal Storm. October 5, 2006.
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  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alice in Chains ARIA Chart history (to February 2026)". ARIA. Retrieved February 11, 2026 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
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