Earthling (Eddie Vedder album)
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| Released | February 11, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 47:57 | |||
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| Producer | Andrew Watt | |||
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Earthling is the third solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Eddie Vedder.[2] The album was released on February 11, 2022, by Republic Records and Seattle Surf.[3][4]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| American Songwriter |  [7] |
| Clash | 6/10[8] |
| Classic Rock | [9] |
| NME | [10] |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10[11] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[12] |
| Rolling Stone | [13] |
Earthling received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 79, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 15 reviews.[5] In March 2022 the album received a glowing review from Record Collector magazine: "Earthling gives an uplifting sense of the creative energy shared between Eddie Vedder and his keenly empathetic collaborators, distilled into striking, memorable songs, and unified by a fresh, cohesive sound."[14]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Eddie Vedder.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Invincible" | 4:46 | |
| 2. | "Power of Right" |
| 3:33 |
| 3. | "Long Way" |
| 4:45 |
| 4. | "Brother the Cloud" |
| 4:22 |
| 5. | "Fallout Today" |
| 3:20 |
| 6. | "The Dark" |
| 3:56 |
| 7. | "The Haves" |
| 5:07 |
| 8. | "Good and Evil" |
| 2:41 |
| 9. | "Rose of Jericho" |
| 2:25 |
| 10. | "Try" |
| 2:51 |
| 11. | "Picture" (with Elton John) |
| 3:59 |
| 12. | "Mrs. Mills" |
| 4:04 |
| 13. | "On My Way" |
| 2:08 |
| Total length: | 47:57 | ||
Personnel
Musicians
- Eddie Vedder – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 9–11), guitar (1, 5, 6, 10, 13), keyboards (1), tenor guitar (3), drums (7), ukelin (8), piano (12), percussion (13)
- Andrew Watt – bass (1–7, 9–13), guitar (1–8, 11–13), keyboards (1, 13), background vocals (3–6, 10), piano (3), percussion (6, 7, 10), string arrangement (7, 12), drums (11), drum machine (12)
- Chad Smith – drums (1–6, 8–10), percussion (3, 5)
- Josh Klinghoffer – guitar (1–5, 7, 9, 10), keyboards (1, 3, 6–9, 12, 13), percussion (1, 2, 9), piano (1–3, 5–7, 9), bass (2, 8); background vocals, organ (5)
- Harper Vedder – background vocals (3)
- Benmont Tench – Hammond organ (3, 11)
- David Campbell – conductor, string arrangement (7, 12); horn arrangement, strings direction(12)
- Alyssa Park – concert master, violin (7, 12)
- Paula Hochhalter – cello (7, 12)
- Jacob Braun – cello (7, 12)
- Sara Parkins – violin (7, 12)
- Josefina Vergara – violin (7, 12)
- Tammy Hatwan – violin (7, 12)
- Olivia Vedder – background vocals (10)
- Stevie Wonder – harmonica (10)
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, percussion (11)
- Elton John – vocals, background vocals, piano (11)
- Joshua Ranz – clarinet (12)
- Ringo Starr – drums, percussion (12)
- Steve Kujala – flute (12)
- Dylan Hart – French horn (12)
- Thomas Hooten – piccolo trumpet (12)
- Danny Long – piano (13)
- Edward Severson Jr. – vocals (13)
Technical
- Andrew Watt – production
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- John Burton –additional engineering (2, 11)
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Bryce Bordone – mix engineering (1, 2, 4–6, 8–13)
- Paul LaMalfa – engineering
- Marco Sonzini – engineering (1, 2, 4–6, 8–13), engineering assistance (3), additional engineering (7)
- Marc VanGool – guitar technician, studio assistance
- Steve Churchyard – engineering (7, 12)
- Scott Moore – engineering assistance (7, 12)
- Bettie Ross – production coordination (7, 12)
- Suzie Katayama – production coordination (7, 12)
Design
- Eddie Vedder[a] – layout design, typeface
- Joe Spix – layout design, typeface
- Danny Clinch – photography
