Yield (album)
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Yield is Pearl Jam's fifth album, released on February 3, 1998. Some observers suggest that members 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. Overall, Yield resembles the straight-ahead rock approach of the band's early work, though critics of the album assert that it is artistically the group's weakest album. Regardless, Yield outsold its idiosyncratic predecessor No Code and fared well with fans. Yield sold 358,000 copies during its first week of release.
The album was inspired by Daniel Quinn's novel Ishmael.
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
- "The Color Red" (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"
Singles
- "Given To Fly" / "Pilate" / "Leatherman" (1998)
- "Wishlist" / "U" / "Brain of J." (live) (1998)
Trivia
- There is a hidden Yield sign in every picture in the booklet.
- This was the last Pearl Jam album to be commercially released in the U.S. on cassette. The cover of the cassette had slightly different artwork, moving the Yield sign from the right of the road to the left side and reversing the picture of the road.
- "Given to Fly" heavily borrows the main guitar riff and the vocal melody from Led Zeppelin's "Going To California."
- The intro of "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 fan club Christmas single.
- "MFC" stands for "mini fast car." Eddie was inspired by the small cars in Rome.
- "Brain of J." dates back to at least 1995. It was played live twice in November of that year.
- The documentary Single Video Theory documents the making of the album.
- The music-video for "Do the Evolution" was directed and illustrated by the famous comic artist Todd MacFarlane.
Album Charts
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Yield | The Billboard 200 | No. 2 |
Singles Charts
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Given to Fly | Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 1 |
| 1998 | Given to Fly | Canadian Singles Chart | No. 2 |
| 1998 | Given to Fly | Modern Rock Tracks | No. 3 |
| 1998 | Wishlist | Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 6 |
| 1998 | Wishlist | Modern Rock Tracks | No. 6 |
| 1998 | Wishlist | Canadian Singles Chart | No. 7 |
| 1998 | In Hiding | Modern Rock Tracks | No. 13 |
| 1998 | In Hiding | Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 14 |
| 1998 | Given to Fly | The Billboard Hot 100 | No. 21 |
| 1998 | Do the Evolution | Modern Rock Tracks | No. 33 |
| 1998 | Wishlist | Adult Top 40 | No. 39 |
| 1998 | Do the Evolution | Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 40 |
| 1998 | Wishlist | The Billboard Hot 100 | No. 47 |
Credits
- Jeff Ament - bass
- Stone Gossard - guitar
- Jack Irons - drums
- Mike McCready - guitar
- Brendan O'Brien - Producer
- Pearl Jam - - Producer
- Eddie Vedder - vocals, guitar
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