The album is the first of Alice in Chains's best-of albums, and also served as a sampler for their Music Bank box set. Nothing Safe contains newly remastered tracks from previous albums Facelift, Sap, Dirt, Jar of Flies, Alice in Chains and Unplugged, as well as the previously unreleased track "Get Born Again", recorded between September and October 1998.[5][6]
Despite the "Best of the Box" album subtitle, this compilation includes several tracks not found on the Music Bank box set.
The demo version of "We Die Young" was previously unreleased and did not appear on Music Bank. This track remains exclusive to this collection.
The live version of "Rooster" found here was also previously unreleased, and similarly, did not appear on Music Bank. However, this track was re-released in 2000 on the compilation, Live.
The remastered, "unplugged" version of "Got Me Wrong" was also omitted from Music Bank.
The version of "What The Hell Have I" that appears here is the original version mixed by Andy Wallace, not the version remixed by Toby Wright that appears on Music Bank.
The newly remastered version of "Again" that is found on Nothing Safe was also left off of the Music Bank compilation in favor of a techno/electronic dance remix of the song called, "Again (Tattoo Of Pain Mix)".
Unlike the version found on Music Bank, "Iron Gland" is featured with the beginning drum found on the Dirt track "Dam That River".
Because of these differences, many fans consider Nothing Safe to be a companion piece to the Music Bank box set.
A "Best Buy Exclusive" issue of the CD included a bonus disc in a cardboard sleeve, with live versions of "Angry Chair" and "Man in the Box".
The album was certified platinum by the RIAA, and the revenue generated from the album was used to fund the Music Bank box set.[10]
The album has received mainly positive reviews, with critics praising the compilation's inclusion of rare material, along with the band's hits. AllMusic staff writer Steve Huey gave the album a four star rating writing "The package is not unattractive, since nearly all the hits are present in some form; also included are the new song "Get Born Again" and the better of the group's two contributions to the Last Action Hero soundtrack, "What the Hell Have I."[7]
Bill Adams of Ground Control Magazine, reviewing Alice in Chains Discography wrote "To its credit, Nothing Safe is a solid compilation of odds, ends, live tracks, studio cuts, soundtrack appearances and rarities, which serves its purpose for giving 'in-passing' fans a pretty enjoyable set".[10]
Track listingEdit
All tracks written by Jerry Cantrell, except where noted.
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^ ab"Alice in Chains Chart History – Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
^ ab"Alice in Chains Chart History – Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
^"42nd Annual Grammy Awards: List of nominations". CNN. January 4, 2000. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
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^Hunter, James (1999-09-02). . Album Reviews. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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Nothing Safe Best of the Box is the first greatest hits album by the American rock band Alice in Chains It was released on June 29 1999 on Columbia Records The previously unreleased track Get Born Again was released as a single to promote the album 1 and peaked at No 4 on Billboard s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart 2 and at No 12 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart 3 Get Born Again was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2000 4 Nothing Safe Best of the BoxGreatest hits album by Alice in ChainsReleasedJune 29 1999 1999 06 29 1 Recorded1989 1998GenreAlternative metalgrungealternative rockheavy metalLength62 18LabelColumbiaProducerAlice in ChainsAlex ColettiDave JerdenRick ParasharTony WilsonToby WrightPeter FletcherAlice in Chains chronologyUnplugged 1996 Nothing Safe Best of the Box 1999 Music Bank 1999 Singles from Nothing Safe Best of the Box Get Born Again Released June 1 1999 1 Contents 1 Overview 2 Release and reception 3 Track listing 3 1 iTunes release 4 Personnel 5 Chart positions 5 1 Album 5 2 Singles 6 Certifications 7 References 8 External linksOverview EditThe album is the first of Alice in Chains s best of albums and also served as a sampler for their Music Bank box set Nothing Safe contains newly remastered tracks from previous albums Facelift Sap Dirt Jar of Flies Alice in Chains and Unplugged as well as the previously unreleased track Get Born Again recorded between September and October 1998 5 6 Despite the Best of the Box album subtitle this compilation includes several tracks not found on the Music Bank box set The demo version of We Die Young was previously unreleased and did not appear on Music Bank This track remains exclusive to this collection The live version of Rooster found here was also previously unreleased and similarly did not appear on Music Bank However this track was re released in 2000 on the compilation Live The remastered unplugged version of Got Me Wrong was also omitted from Music Bank The version of What The Hell Have I that appears here is the original version mixed by Andy Wallace not the version remixed by Toby Wright that appears on Music Bank The newly remastered version of Again that is found on Nothing Safe was also left off of the Music Bank compilation in favor of a techno electronic dance remix of the song called Again Tattoo Of Pain Mix Unlike the version found on Music Bank Iron Gland is featured with the beginning drum found on the Dirt track Dam That River Because of these differences many fans consider Nothing Safe to be a companion piece to the Music Bank box set A Best Buy Exclusive issue of the CD included a bonus disc in a cardboard sleeve with live versions of Angry Chair and Man in the Box Release and reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Sputnikmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 The album was certified platinum by the RIAA and the revenue generated from the album was used to fund the Music Bank box set 10 The album has received mainly positive reviews with critics praising the compilation s inclusion of rare material along with the band s hits AllMusic staff writer Steve Huey gave the album a four star rating writing The package is not unattractive since nearly all the hits are present in some form also included are the new song Get Born Again and the better of the group s two contributions to the Last Action Hero soundtrack What the Hell Have I 7 Bill Adams of Ground Control Magazine reviewing Alice in Chains Discography wrote To its credit Nothing Safe is a solid compilation of odds ends live tracks studio cuts soundtrack appearances and rarities which serves its purpose for giving in passing fans a pretty enjoyable set 10 Track listing EditAll tracks written by Jerry Cantrell except where noted No TitleWriter s Length1 Get Born Again previously unreleased Cantrell Layne Staley5 262 We Die Young previously unreleased demo 2 283 Man in the Box from Facelift Cantrell Staley4 464 Them Bones from Dirt 2 305 Iron Gland unlisted track from Dirt 0 436 Angry Chair from Dirt Staley4 467 Down in a Hole from Dirt 5 378 Rooster Live previously unreleased in North America 6 469 Got Me Wrong from MTV Unplugged 4 2410 No Excuses from Jar of Flies 4 1511 I Stay Away from Jar of Flies Cantrell Staley Mike Inez4 1412 What the Hell Have I Music from the Original Motion Picture Last Action Hero 3 5713 Grind from Alice in Chains 4 4414 Again from Alice in Chains Cantrell Staley4 0415 Would from Dirt 3 28Total length 62 18 iTunes release Edit No TitleWriter s Length1 Get Born Again previously unreleased Cantrell Staley5 262 We Die Young previously unreleased demo 2 283 Man in the Box from Facelift Cantrell Staley4 464 Them Bones from Dirt 2 305 Iron Gland unlisted track from Dirt 0 436 Angry Chair from Dirt Staley4 467 Down in a Hole from Dirt 5 378 Got Me Wrong from MTV Unplugged 4 249 No Excuses from Jar of Flies 4 1510 I Stay Away from Jar of Flies Cantrell Staley Inez4 1411 What the Hell Have I Music from the Original Motion Picture Last Action Hero 3 5712 Grind from Alice in Chains 4 4413 Again from Alice in Chains Cantrell Staley4 0414 Would from Dirt 3 28Total length 55 32Personnel EditJerry Cantrell Lead and rhythm guitar backing vocals lead vocals on Grind co lead vocals on Would Layne Staley Lead vocals rhythm guitar on Angry Chair Sean Kinney Drums Mike Starr Bass tracks 2 8 15 Mike Inez Bass tracks 1 9 14 Tom Araya vocals on Iron Gland Alice in Chains Producer Bryan Carlstrom engineer Ronnie S Champagne engineer Alex Coletti producer John Harris engineer Dave Jerden producer engineer mixing Stephen Marcussen mastering Rick Parashar producer Andy Wallace mixing Tony Wilson producer Toby Wright producer engineer mixing Tom Nellen engineer Peter Fletcher producer compilation producer Mike Walter engineer Rocky Schenck photography Mary Maurer art direction design Danny Clinch photography Marty Temme photography Brandy Flower design Young Sun Lim artwork art direction Chris McCann photographyChart positions EditAlbum Edit Chart 1999 PositionUS Billboard 200 11 20Top Internet Albums 12 17Singles Edit Year Single Peak chart positionsUS Bubbling 13 US Main 2 US Mod 3 1999 Get Born Again I 6 4 12I Peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart a 25 song extension to the original Billboard Hot 100 chart Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 14 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit a b c Columbia Records Online Programming Guide for the Week Of June 1 1999 The Free Library Business Wire June 1 1999 Archived from the original on July 8 2018 a b Alice in Chains Chart History Mainstream Rock Songs Billboard Retrieved July 21 2018 a b Alice in Chains Chart History Alternative Songs Billboard Retrieved July 21 2018 42nd Annual Grammy Awards List of nominations CNN January 4 2000 Retrieved July 21 2018 Fischer Blair R September 3 1998 Malice in Chains Rolling Stone Archived from the original on November 3 2008 Retrieved July 21 2018 Alice in Chains Timeline SonyMusic com Archived from the original on October 7 1999 Retrieved July 21 2018 a b Huey Steve Nothing Safe Best of the Box Allmusic Archived from the original on August 8 2009 Retrieved 23 July 2009 Hunter James 1999 09 02 Nothing Safe Best of the Box Album Reviews Rolling Stone Archived from the original on February 2 2007 Retrieved 2008 10 05 Alice in Chains Nothing Safe Best of the Box album review Sputnikmusic com 2006 09 21 Retrieved 2016 07 27 a b Adams Bill 2011 Alice in Chains Discography Part 2 Archived 2015 01 20 at the Wayback Machine Ground Control Magazine Retrieved 2012 09 21 Alice in Chains Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved July 21 2018 Alice in Chains Nothing Safe Chart History Internet Albums Billboard July 24 1999 Retrieved July 21 2018 Alice in Chains Chart History Bubbling Under Hot 100 Billboard charts Retrieved July 21 2018 American album certifications Alice in Chains Nothing s Safe Recording Industry Association of America External links EditNothing Safe Best of the Box at Discogs list of releases Nothing Safe Best of the Box at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nothing Safe Best of the Box amp oldid 1178507628, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
