Music Bank is a box set of a large variety of songs by the American rock band Alice in Chains. It was released on October 26, 1999, on Columbia Records. The box set includes previously unreleased demos, hit singles, remixes, alternative versions and four new songs, "Fear the Voices", "Get Born Again", "Lying Season", and "Died". The track "Fear the Voices" was released as a single to promote the box set. Music Bank peaked at No. 123 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Overview The box set consists of three music discs, 48 songs, including rarities, previously unreleased demos and mixes by the band, and previously released and remastered material from their albums Facelift, Sap, Dirt, Jar of Flies, Alice in Chains and Unplugged and a CD-ROM disc containing various multimedia.
In 1998, vocalist Layne Staley reunited with Alice in Chains to record two new songs, "Get Born Again" and "Died". Originally written for Jerry Cantrell's solo album Degradation Trip, the songs were released on Music Bank.
Track listing
Chart positions Album Chart (1999)PeakpositionUS Billboard 200123Top Internet Albums12
Singles YearSingleChartPeakposition1999 "Fear the Voices"US Mainstream Rock 11
Personnel Alice in Chains Layne Staley – vocals, guitar ("Angry Chair", "Hate to Feel", "Head Creeps") Jerry Cantrell – guitar, vocals, liner notes pages 48–53, compilation title, cover concept Mike Inez – bass (disc 1: track 1, disc 2: tracks 16 & 17, disc 3: tracks 3–11, 13–14), guitar (disc 3: track 12) Sean Kinney – drums, liner notes (inner box), concept, cover concept, supervisor, direction, production concept Mike Starr – bass (disc 1: tracks 2–17, disc 2: tracks 1–15, disc 3: tracks 1–2)
Additional personnel Mark Arm – vocals on "Right Turn" Jeff Beck – graphic design Chris Cornell – vocals on "Right Turn" Peter Cronin – photography Paul Hernandez – photography Dennis Keeley – photography Stephen Marcussen – mastering Scott Olson – guitar (disc 3: tracks 11 & 13), bass (disc 3: track 12) Ann Wilson – vocals on "Am I Inside" Jonathan Meyer – graphic assistant Peter Fletcher – compilation producer, foreword Neil Zlozower – photography Jeffrey Mayer – photography Catherine Wessel – photography Karen Moskowitz – photography Michael Simpson – package supervision Mary Maurer – art direction, design Chris Cuffaro – photography Doug Erb – design Danny Clinch – photography Steffan Chirazi – liner notes Marty Temme – photography Brandy Flower – design Christopher Wray-McCann – photography
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