Yield (album)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Yield | ||
 |
||
| Studio album by Pearl Jam | ||
| Released | February 3, 1998 | |
| Recorded | September - December 1997 at Studio Litho and Studio X, Seattle, Washington; Southern Tracks Recording and Doppler, Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 48:31 | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Producer(s) | Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam | |
| Professional reviews | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pearl Jam chronology | ||
| No Code (1996) |
Yield (1998) |
Live on Two Legs (1998) |
Yield is Pearl Jam's fifth album, released on February 3, 1998. Overall, Yield resembles the straight-ahead rock approach of the band's early work. Some observers suggest that members of the band had become frustrated with Vedder's control of the creation process and that this album was a true collaboration between all members of the group. Yield sold 358,000 copies during its first week of release, and eventually outsold its idiosyncratic predecessor No Code.
The album was inspired by Daniel Quinn's novel Ishmael, Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita, and the writings of Charles Bukowski, amongst others.
Contents |
[edit] Miscellanea
- The album title is rooted in the idea of "yielding to nature", a theme central to Daniel Quinn's novel Ishmael.
- The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Record Packaging in 1999.
- The documentary Single Video Theory details the making of the album.
- There is a yield sign hidden in every picture in the booklet. [1]
- "Given to Fly" heavily borrows the main guitar riff and the vocal melody from Led Zeppelin's "Going To California."
- "Push Me, Pull Me" contains a sample of "Happy When I'm Crying," a song written by Jack Irons and released on Pearl Jam's 1997 Ten Club Christmas single.
- "MFC" stands for "Mini Fast Car". Eddie was inspired by the small automobiles in Rome.
- "Brain of J." dates back to at least 1995. It was played live twice in November of that year.
- This was the last Pearl Jam album to be commercially released in the U.S. on cassette. The cover of the cassette has slightly different artwork, moving the Yield sign from the right of the road to the left side and reversing the picture of the road.
- The music video for "Do the Evolution" was directed and illustrated by comic artist Todd MacFarlane.
[edit] Track listing
- "Brain of J." (McCready, Vedder) – 2:59
- "Faithfull" (McCready, Vedder) – 4:18
- "No Way" (Gossard) – 4:19
- "Given to Fly" (McCready, Vedder) – 4:01
- "Wishlist" (Vedder) – 3:26
- "Pilate" (Ament) – 3:00
- "Do the Evolution" (Gossard, Vedder) – 3:54
- "●" (Irons) – 1:06
- "MFC" (Vedder) – 2:27
- "Low Light" (Ament) – 3:46
- "In Hiding" (Gossard, Vedder) – 5:00
- "Push Me, Pull Me" (Ament, Vedder) – 2:28
- "All Those Yesterdays" (Gossard) – 7:47
- Contains the hidden track "Hummus"
[edit] Singles
- "Given to Fly" / "Pilate" / "Leatherman" (1998)
- "Wishlist" / "U" / "Brain of J." (Live) (1998)
[edit] Album charts
| Album | Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1998 | The Billboard 200 | No. 2 |
| 1998 | Top Canadian Albums | No. 2 | |
| 1998 | UK Albums Chart | No. 5 |
[edit] Singles charts
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Given to Fly" | Canadian Singles Chart | No. 2 |
| 1998 | "Given to Fly" | UK Singles Chart | No. 12 |
| 1998 | "Given to Fly" | Irish Singles Chart | No. 18 |
| 1998 | "Given to Fly" | US The Billboard Hot 100 | No. 21 |
| 1998 | "Given to Fly" | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 1 |
| 1998 | "Given to Fly" | US Modern Rock Tracks | No. 3 |
| 1998 | "Wishlist" | Canadian Singles Chart | No. 7 |
| 1998 | "Wishlist" | UK Singles Chart | No. 30 |
| 1998 | "Wishlist" | US The Billboard Hot 100 | No. 47 |
| 1998 | "Wishlist" | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 6 |
| 1998 | "Wishlist" | US Modern Rock Tracks | No. 6 |
| 1998 | "Wishlist" | US Adult Top 40 | No. 39 |
| 1998 | "In Hiding" | US Modern Rock Tracks | No. 13 |
| 1998 | "In Hiding" | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 14 |
| 1998 | "Do the Evolution" | US Modern Rock Tracks | No. 33 |
| 1998 | "Do the Evolution" | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 40 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| RIAA | Gold | March 13, 1998 |
| RIAA | Platinum | March 13, 1998 |
[edit] Credits
Pearl Jam:
- Mike McCready - Guitar
- Stone Gossard - Guitar
- Eddie Vedder - Vocals, Guitar
- Jeff Ament - Bass
- Jack Irons - Drums
Additional Personnel:
- Produced by Brendan O'Brien and Pearl Jam
- Mixed by Brendan O'Brien
- "Push Me, Pull Me" mixed by Nick DiDia
- Recorded by Nick DiDia
- Additional Engineering by Matt Bayles
- Sound Engineers - Matt Bayles at Studio Litho, Sam Hofstedt at Studio X, and Ryan Williams at Southern Tracks
- Mastered at Rodney Mills' Masterhouse
