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Jar of Flies - Definition

Jar of Flies is an Alice in Chains studio EP, released on January 25, 1994. It was recorded at London Bridge Studio in Seattle from September 7 to September 14, 1993. Jar of Flies was the first and only EP to reach #1 in the US album Billboard chart.

Jar of Flies

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Album cover

EP by Alice in Chains
Released January 25, 1994
Recorded London Bridge Studio in Seattle; September 7 - 14, 1993
Genre Grunge
Length 30 min 37 sec
Record label Columbia
Producer Alice in Chains
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com 4 stars out of 5 link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB020404011646362292&sql=A1tnsa9rgy23u)
Alice in Chains Chronology
Dirt
(1992)
Jar of Flies
(1994)
Alice in Chains
(1995)

Track listing

  1. "Rotten Apple" - 6:56
  2. "Nutshell" - 4:16
  3. "I Stay Away" - 4:13
  4. "No Excuses" - 4:15
  5. "Whale and Wasp" - 2:35
  6. "Don't Follow" - 4:21
  7. "Swing on This" - 4:01

Personnel

  • Alice in Chains - Producer
  • Jerry Cantrell - Guitar, Vocals
  • Sean Kinney - Percussion, Drums
  • Layne Staley - Vocals
  • Toby Wright - Engineer
  • Darrell Peters - Vocals
  • David Atkinson - Harmonica
  • Mike Inez - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
  • April Acevez - Viola

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1994 The Billboard 200 No. 1


Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1994 "Don't Follow" Mainstream Rock Tracks 25
1994 "I Stay Away" Mainstream Rock Tracks 10
1994 "No Excuses" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1994 "No Excuses" Modern Rock Tracks 3
1994 "No Excuses" Top 40 Mainstream 32
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