Unplugged is a live album and DVD by Alice in Chains, released on July 30, 1996 by Columbia Records. It was recorded on April 10, 1996 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Majestic Theatre for the television series MTV Unplugged. The show was directed by Joe Perota and first aired on MTV on May 28, 1996. The MTV Unplugged was Alice in Chains‘ first concert in two and a half years, and contains live, acoustic versions of the band’s biggest hits and lesser-known songs. A new song, The Killer Is Me, was performed for the first time during the concert.
The acoustic version of Over Now (originally released on Alice in Chains‘ 1995 self-titled album) was released as a single. The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The performance was released on DVD on October 26, 1999, and re-released as a CD/DVD package featuring unaired footage on September 18, 2007. The home video release has received gold certification by RIAA.
Tracklist:
- Nutshell (Jar of Flies)
- Brother (Sap)
- No Excuses (Jar of Flies)
- Sludge Factory (Alice in Chains)
- Down in a Hole (Dirt)
- Angry Chair (Cut from MTV Broadcast, included on the re-release) (Dirt)
- Rooster (Dirt)
- Got Me Wrong (Sap)
- Heaven Beside You (Alice in Chains)
- Would? (Dirt)
- Frogs (Cut from MTV Broadcast, included on the re-release) (Alice in Chains)
- Over Now (Alice in Chains)
- Killer Is Me (Cut from MTV Broadcast, included on the re-release)
Alice in Chains
Layne Staley: vocals; acoustic rhythm guitar on Angry Chair
Jerry Cantrell: acoustic lead guitar, vocals
Mike Inez: acoustic bass; acoustic rhythm guitar on Killer Is Me
Sean Kinney: drums, percussion
Additional performer
Scott Olson: acoustic rhythm and solo guitar; acoustic bass on Killer Is Me
Production
Produced by Toby Wright and Alice in Chains
Produced for MTV by Alex Coletti
Recorded by Toby Wright and John Harris, assisted by Brian Kingman, John Bates, and Rich Lamb
Mixed by Toby Wright, assisted by John Bleich and John Seymour
Digitally edited by Don C. Tyler
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
DVD audio by John Alberts, Toby Wright, and Mike Fisher
Directed by Joe Perota
Line producer: Audrey Morrissey
Art direction: Mary Maurer
Design: Doug Erb
Photography: Danny Clinch
Management: Susan Silver
Layne Staley (August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002).
