 While Alice in Chains was inactive during 1995 , Staley joined the " grunge <unk> " Mad Season , which also featured Pearl Jam guitarist Mike <unk> , bassist John Baker Saunders from The <unk> , and <unk> Trees drummer Barrett Martin . Mad Season released one album , Above , for which Staley provided lead vocals and the album artwork . The album spawned a number @-@ two single , " River of <unk> " , as well as a home video release of Live at the Moore . In April 1995 , Alice in Chains entered Bad Animals Studio in Seattle with producer Toby Wright , who had previously worked with <unk> of <unk> and Slayer . While in the studio , an inferior version of the song " <unk> " was leaked to radio , and received major airplay . On October 6 , 1995 , the band released the studio version of the song to radio via satellite <unk> . On November 7 , 1995 , Columbia Records released the eponymous album , Alice in Chains , which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and has since been certified double platinum . Of the album 's four singles , " <unk> " , " Again " , " Over Now " , and " Heaven Beside You " , three feature Cantrell on lead vocals . Jon <unk> of Rolling Stone called the album " liberating and enlightening , the songs achieve a startling , <unk> and <unk> impact . " The song " Got Me Wrong " unexpectedly charted three years after its release on the Sap EP . The song was re @-@ released as a single on the soundtrack for the independent film Clerks in 1995 , reaching number seven on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart . The band opted not to tour in support of Alice in Chains , adding to the rumors of drug abuse . 
