Alice in Chains (album)

Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Studio album by Alice in Chains
Released	November 7, 1995
Recorded	April–August 1995
Studio	Bad Animals, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Grunge; alternative metal; doom metal; hard rock;
Length	64:47
Label	Columbia
Producer	Toby Wright; Alice in Chains;
Alice in Chains chronology
Singles from Alice in Chains
	"Grind"; Released: October 6, 1995; "Heaven Beside You"; Released: January 1996; "Again"; Released: February 1996;

Alice in Chains (occasionally informally referred to as Three Legged Dog and Tripod) is the third studio album by American rock band Alice in Chains. It was released on November 7, 1995, by Columbia Records, and was the follow-up to the highly successful Dirt (1992). This is the band's first full-length studio album to feature bassist Mike Inez and their last studio album to feature original lead vocalist Layne Staley before his death in 2002. It is also their final studio album to be released through Columbia. As with their previous releases, the album's songs focus on heavy emotional content and subject matter such as drug addiction, depression, religion, broken relationships, and the internal tensions within the band fueled by Staley's substance abuse. The album's music relies less on metallic riffs and more on melody and texturally varied arrangements, integrating some of the more delicate acoustic moods of their EPs.^[4]

Alice in Chains debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 189,000 copies,^[5] and stayed on the chart for 46 weeks.^[6] The tracks "Grind", "Heaven Beside You" and "Again" were released as singles. "Grind" and "Again" were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA and has sold over three million copies worldwide.^[7]

^ "Alice In Chains Timeline". SonyMusic.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 1999. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^ Martin Popoff (May 30, 2013). "ALICE IN CHAINS – "It's Not Like We're Trying To Recapture Dirt ... We Already Made That Fucking Record!"". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ Prato, Greg. "Layne Staley Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 17, 1996.
^ "Alice In Chains Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^ Cornell, Jeff (November 7, 2019). "24 Years Ago: Alice in Chains Release Their Self-Titled Album". Loudwire.

[timeline-1] "Alice In Chains Timeline". SonyMusic.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 1999. Retrieved June 8, 2018.

[bravewords-2] Martin Popoff (May 30, 2013). "ALICE IN CHAINS – "It's Not Like We're Trying To Recapture Dirt ... We Already Made That Fucking Record!"". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[3] Prato, Greg. "Layne Staley Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[allmusic-4] Cite error: The named reference allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 17, 1996.

[chart-6] "Alice In Chains Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[loudwire-7] Cornell, Jeff (November 7, 2019). "24 Years Ago: Alice in Chains Release Their Self-Titled Album". Loudwire.

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