Discography

Albums  ·  Songwriting  ·  Layne Thomas Staley

Layne Staley singing with Alice in Chains at The Channel, Boston, 1992
The Channel, Boston, Nov. 1992. Photo: Rex Aran Emrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Discography & songwriting

Layne
Staley

Aug 22, 1967 · Bellevue, WA  —  Apr 5, 2002 · Seattle, WA

Every release Layne sang on, from Alice in Chains and Mad Season to his guest turns with Second Coming, Heart and Class of ’99. Songs he wrote or co-wrote are lit up in each track list, with the official songwriting credit underneath.

–Songs he wrote or co-wrote
–Written alone
–Releases listed
Layne Staley on stage with Alice in Chains, Boston, 1992
Photo: Rex Aran Emrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Layne Staley performing with Alice in Chains, Boston, 1992
Photo: Rex Aran Emrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Before Alice in Chains, Layne sang in the Seattle-area glam bands Sleze (from 1984) and Alice N’ Chains (1986–87). Neither released a commercial record; their demos circulate unofficially and aren’t listed here.

Credits follow the published songwriting credits for each song. Many Alice in Chains sleeves split lyrics and music differently; this page shows the combined credit. Mad Season’s Above: all lyrics by Staley except the instrumental “November Hotel”, music by Mad Season unless noted (2013 deluxe edition liner notes).