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Released:

February 3, 1998


Rating:

3.680 (average of 14 ratings)

Genre:

grunge rock


Quotable:

“The most direct record the group has made since Ten. That doesn’t mean it’s the best.” – Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide


Album Tracks:

  1. Brain of J.
  2. Faithfull
  3. No Way
  4. Given to Fly
  5. Wishlist
  6. Pilate
  7. Do the Evolution
  8. [Untitled Track]
  9. MFC
  10. Low Light
  11. In Hiding
  12. Push Me Pull Me
  13. All Those Yesterdays

Sales (in millions):

sales in U.S. only 1.6
sales in U.K. only - estimated 0.06
sales in all of Europe as determined by IFPI – click here to go to their site. --
sales worldwide - estimated 3.5


Peak:

peak on U.S. Billboard album chart 2
peak on U.K. album chart 7


Singles/Hit Songs:

  • Given to Fly (12/24/97) #21 US, #12 UK, #1 AR, #3 MR
  • In Hiding (2/21/98) #14 AR, #13 MR
  • Wishlist (2/28/98) #47 US, #30 UK, #6 AR, #6 MR
  • Do the Evolution (10/10/98) #40 AR, #33 MR

Yield

Pearl Jam

Review:

“Perhaps shaken up by the chilly reception to the adventurous No Code, Pearl Jam returned to straight-ahead hard rock on their fifth album, Yield. There remain a few weird flourishes scattered throughout the album, from the spoken word Push Me, Pull Me to the untitled Eastern instrumental bonus track, but overall, Yield is the most direct record the group has made since Ten. That doesn’t mean it’s the best. Pearl Jam have trouble coming up with truly undeniable hard rock hooks, and Eddie Vedder remains at his most compelling on folk-tinged, meditative numbers like Low Light, In Hiding, and All Those Yesterdays.” STE

“They also fall prey to their habit of dividing the record into rock and ballad sides, which makes Yield a little exhausting, even at its concise length. It also emphasizes the relative lack of exceptional material. Yield is more consistent than Vitalogy and No Code, but it doesn’t have songs that reach the highs of ‘Better Man,’ ‘Corduroy,’ or ‘Who You Are.’ Ironically, the album doesn't rock hard enough – Do the Evolution and Brain of J. have garage potential, but there’s more bite and distortion on Vedder’s voice than there is on the guitars.” STE

“It’s hard to view Yield as a disaster, since Pearl Jam’s conviction still rings true, but it’s frustrating that journeyman tendencies have replaced the desperate, searching confusion that was the most appealing element of the band’s music.” STE


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previous album: No Code (1996) Pearl Jam’s DMDB page next album: Binaural (2000)

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Last updated March 31, 2011.