Sap is the second studio EP by Alice in Chains, was recorded in five days in November 1991, and released on February 4, 1992 through Columbia Records. Sap was recorded and mixed in 1991 with producer Rick Parashar at London Bridge Studio. Sap is primarily acoustic, and marks the first time guitarist Jerry Cantrell has sung lead vocals on an Alice in Chains release, with the song Brother.
The EP was produced by Alice in Chains and Rick Parashar and features guest vocals from Heart‘s Ann Wilson, Soundgarden‘s Chris Cornell and Mudhoney‘s Mark Arm. The song Got Me Wrong became a Hit two years after appearing on the soundtrack to the 1994 film Clerks. On January 14, 1994, Sap was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.
Alice in Chains released their second EP Sap on February 4, 1992. The band did not want any advertisements or promotions for the EP, they just put it in stores to see if people would buy it. Sap was soon certified Gold.
The album was re-released on March 21, 1995, when Got Me Wrong became a hit after its inclusion on the soundtrack to the 1994 film Clerks. The re-released version featured slightly different lyrics and artwork. The aforementioned song, as well as Brother, were performed live during Alice in Chains‘ MTV Unplugged concert.
In addition to the CD, the album was also released on limited edition double vinyl along with Jar of Flies (Jar of Flies was on sides 1 and 2, Sap was on side 3 and an Alice in Chains logo print was on side 4). In the UK, Sap and Jar of Flies were issued as a double CD, as Sap had not previously had a UK release. In the UK, Brother and Right Turn were initially released on the Would? single and Got Me Wrong and Am I Inside were released on the Them Bones single. The hidden track Love Song never appeared on a UK single release and was previously unreleased when Sap was released with Jar of Flies.
Tracklist:
- Brother
- Got Me Wrong
- Right Turn
- Am I Inside
- Love Song (Hidden Track)
Alice Mudgarden is Alice in Chains with Mark Arm of Mudhoney and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden.Love Song is a hidden track and there are no credits for it in the album. The ASCAP database lists all four members of Alice in Chains as songwriters.
Alice in Chains
Layne Staley: vocals, drums on Love Song
Jerry Cantrell: guitar, vocals, bass on Love Song
Michael Starr: bass, guitar on Love Song
Sean Kinney: drums, percussion, megaphone and piano on Love Song
Alice Mudgarden (performs Right Turn)
Alice in Chains
Mark Arm: vocals
Chris Cornell: vocals
Additional vocalists
Ann Wilson: vocals on Brother and Am I Inside
Chris Cornell: vocals on Right Turn
Mark Arm: vocals on Right Turn
Production
Produced by Alice in Chains and Rick Parashar.
Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, CA
Art direction by David Coleman
Photography by Rocky Schenck
Management by Kelly Curtis, Susan Silver
Layne Staley (August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002)
Mike Starr (April 4, 1966 – March 8, 2011).
