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Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits is a compilation from the American rock band Alice in Chains, released by Columbia on 24 July 2001. It gathers highlights from a career that mixed grunge, alternative metal and hard rock into one heavy, distinctive sound.
The collection sits between the band's first three studio albums, Facelift (1990), Dirt (1992) and the self-titled Alice in Chains (1995), and their return with Black Gives Way to Blue in 2009. For anyone who wants the band's best-known songs on a single disc, or a way in before exploring the full albums, it does the job neatly.
Greatest Hits: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 44:43Tracklist
- 1Man in the BoxJerry Cantrell and Layne Staley4:48
- 2Them BonesJerry Cantrell2:31
- 3RoosterJerry Cantrell and Danny Elfman6:16
- 4Angry ChairLayne Staley4:49
- 5Would?Jerry Cantrell3:28
- 6No ExcusesJerry Cantrell4:16
- 7I Stay AwayCantrell, Inez, Staley4:14
- 8GrindJerry Cantrell4:47
- 9Heaven Beside YouJerry Cantrell and Mike Inez5:30
- 10AgainJerry Cantrell and Layne Staley4:05
- Produced by
- Dave Jerden, Alice in Chains, Alice in Chains, Dave Jerden, Tony Wilson, Rick Parashar, Toby Wright
- Recorded at
- Capitol Studios, London Bridge Studios, Bad Animals Studio
- Recorded
- 1989–1995
- Mixed by
- Dave Jerden, Rick Parashar, Toby Wright
- Mixed at
- Soundcastle, Electric Lady Studios
- Engineered by
- Ron Champagne, Dave Jerden, Bryan Carlstrom, Mike Walter, Rick Parashar, Toby Wright, Tom Nellen
- Label
- Columbia
- Length
- 44:43
Line-up
- Jerry Cantrell · electric guitar, background vocals, guitar, vocals, lead vocals
- Sean Kinney · percussion, drums (drum set), background vocals
- Mike Starr · electric bass guitar, background vocals, bass guitar
- Kevin Shuss · background vocals · guest
- Layne Staley · lead vocals, guitar, background vocals
- Mike Inez · bass
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United States · 2022 | Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2001-08-28 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 28 August 2001 | ignored lone early release dated 2001-07-24 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 24 July 2001 | |
| Wikidata | 24 July 2001 | |
| US release | 24 July 2001 | earliest US date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2001 | US | Columbia | 696998592261 | original |
| 28 August 2001 | US | Columbia | 696998592223 | other |
| 11 September 2001 | XW | Columbia | 696998592223 | other |
| 24 October 2001 | JP | Sony Records International | 4547366000795 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| coverartarchive | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |