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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.[1] 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.[3]

The Essential Alice in Chains
Compilation album by Alice in Chains
Released	September 5, 2006[1]
Recorded	1989–1998
Genre	Alternative metal grunge alternative rock heavy metal
Length	129:25
Label	Columbia
Producer	Alice in Chains and various producers
Alice in Chains chronology
Greatest Hits (2001) The Essential Alice in Chains (2006) Black Gives Way to Blue (2009)
Alternative cover
2010 reissue cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Overview

The third 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. It is the band’s first release since the death of vocalist Layne Staley.

Track listing

Disc one

Disc two

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?"), 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"

Chart positions

Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard 200[4]	139

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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- [en] The Essential Alice in Chains

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[es] The Essential Alice in Chains

The Essential Alice in Chains es un álbum recopilatorio doble de la banda de grunge estadounidense Alice in Chains y es parte de la serie "The Essential" de Sony BMG. Es el tercer -y final- álbum de la banda precedido por Nothing Safe: Best of the Box y Greatest Hits.

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[ru] The Essential Alice in Chains

«The Essential Alice in Chains» — двухдисковой сборник американской гранж-группы Alice in Chains выпущенный 5 сентября 2006 года на лейбле Columbia Records. Сборник является четвёртым и последним на данный момент в творчестве группы. Он состоит из двадцати восьми песен, размещенных на двух компакт-дисках[5][6]. Компиляция получила положительные отзывы. Критики отметили в качестве главного преимущества сборника — гораздо больший выбор песен по сравнению с предыдущей компиляцией группы — Greatest Hits (2001)[7].

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