Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003)

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rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991–2003 is a two-disc compilation album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on November 16, 2004 through Epic Records. The album has been certified Platinum in the United States.

Overview

The compilation debuted at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 96,000 copies in its first week of release. The album has achieved Platinum status.

The tracks "Once", "Alive," and "Black" have been remixed by Brendan O'Brien. The album features the same alternate mix of the track "State of Love and Trust" that is actually featured briefly in the movie Singles, but differs from the soundtrack version. The album also includes non-album versions of many other tracks. Pearl Jam's version of the Victoria Williams song "Crazy Mary" was supposed to appear on Disc 2, but was replaced with "Man of the Hour" before release. This release marked the end of Pearl Jam's contractual agreement with Epic Records.

Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four and a half out of five stars. He said that the album "does an expert job not only of capturing the moment when Pearl Jam were monstrously popular, but proving that they still turned out good music even when they were fading from the spotlight. Unlike most career-spanning, multi-disc retrospectives, Rearviewmirror does not emphasize latter-day albums in order to achieve a sense of balance that's inherently phony." Rolling Stone reviewer Christian Hoard gave the album four out of five stars. He said, "Pearl Jam have spent much of this decade courting devotees with a series of live bootlegs, so Rearviewmirror is a welcome concession to casual fans, rounding out the hits with concert staples and non-album cuts. The rockers on the "Up Side" disc sum up the band's continually evolving relationship with effects pedals and emotional catharsis; the slower "Down Side" disc offers gold sounds that are long on big choruses and well-worn sincerity."

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Once" (2004 remix) (Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard) – 3:16
   • Originally from Ten.
2. "Alive" (2004 remix) (Vedder, Gossard) – 5:42
   • Originally from Ten.
3. "Even Flow" (Vedder, Gossard) – 5:03
   • Original version is from Ten. This version is from the Japanese "Alive" single and some pressings of the "Even Flow" single. It is also the version used in the video.
4. "Jeremy" (Vedder, Jeff Ament) – 5:20
   • Originally from Ten. The mix is slightly different from the album version.
5. "State of Love and Trust" (Vedder, Mike McCready, Ament) – 3:43
   • Originally from the Singles soundtrack. This version is not the version from the soundtrack. The version here is an alternate mix that was featured in the movie, but not the soundtrack.
6. "Animal" (Dave Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 2:47
   • Originally from Vs.
7. "Go" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:12
   • Originally from Vs.
8. "Dissident" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:34
   • Originally from Vs.
9. "Rearviewmirror" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 4:44
   • Originally from Vs.
10. "Spin the Black Circle" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 2:49
    • Originally from Vitalogy.
11. "Corduroy" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 4:39
    • Originally from Vitalogy.
12. "Not for You" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 5:53
    • Originally from Vitalogy.
13. "I Got Id" (Vedder) – 4:51
    • Originally from the Merkin Ball single (with Neil Young). Also known as "I Got Shit".
14. "Hail, Hail" (Gossard, Vedder, Ament, McCready) – 3:44
    • Originally from No Code.
15. "Do the Evolution" (Gossard, Vedder) – 3:52
    • Originally from Yield.
16. "Save You" (Ament, Matt Cameron, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:55
    • Originally from Riot Act.

Disc two

1. "Black" (2004 remix) (Vedder, Gossard) – 5:39
   • Originally from Ten.
2. "Breath" (Vedder, Gossard) – 5:24
   • Originally from the Singles soundtrack.
3. "Daughter" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:56
   • Originally from Vs.
4. "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:15
   • Originally from Vs.
5. "Immortality" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 5:12
   • Originally from Vitalogy.
6. "Better Man" (Vedder) – 4:28
   • Originally from Vitalogy.
7. "Nothingman" (Vedder, Ament) – 4:34
   • Originally from Vitalogy.
8. "Who You Are" (Gossard, Jack Irons, Vedder) – 3:53
   • Originally from No Code. Features a slight lyric change from the original.
9. "Off He Goes" (Vedder) – 6:00
   • Originally from No Code.
10. "Given to Fly" (McCready, Vedder) – 4:00
    • Originally from Yield.
11. "Wishlist" (Vedder) – 3:26
    • Originally from Yield.
12. "Last Kiss" (Wayne Cochran) – 3:17
    • Originally from Pearl Jam's 1998 Christmas single, it was released as a regular single in 1999. It reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Pearl Jam its biggest hit to date. Also available on the Lost Dogs album.
13. "Nothing as It Seems" (Ament) – 5:21
    • Originally from Binaural.
14. "Light Years" (Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 5:10
    • Originally from Binaural.
15. "I Am Mine" (Vedder) – 3:36
    • Originally from Riot Act.
16. "Man of the Hour" (Vedder) – 3:45
    • Originally from the Big Fish soundtrack.
17. "Yellow Ledbetter" (Ament, McCready, Vedder) – 5:03
    • Originally from the "Jeremy" single. Also available on the Lost Dogs album.

Personnel

• Jeff Ament – bass, album concept, additional booklet photos
• Matt Cameron – drums
• Stone Gossard – guitars
• Mike McCready – guitars
• Eddie Vedder – vocals, guitars
• Dave Abbruzzese – drums
• Dave Krusen – drums
• Jack Irons – drums
• Boom Gaspar – Hammond B3, Fender Rhodes
• Neil Young – guitar on "I Got Id"
• Brendan O'Brien – production, mixing, engineering, bass on "I Got Id", pipe organ, Hammond organ, piano, remixing on "Once", "Alive", and "Black"
• Pearl Jam – production
• Adam Kasper – production, engineering
• Brett Eliason – production, mixing, engineering
• Tchad Blake – production, mixing
• Rick Parashar – production, engineering
• Tim Palmer – mixing
• Nick DiDia – mixing, engineering
• Matt Bayles, John Burton, Sam Hofstedt, Carem Costanzo, Kevin Scott, Trina Shoemaker, Dave Hillis, Don Gilmore, Adrian Moore, Ashley Stubbert, Adam Samuels – engineering
• George Webb – equipment manager
• Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering – mastering
• Lance Mercer – photos
• Brad Klausen – design and layout

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
2004	Australian Albums Chart	2
	New Zealand Albums Chart	3
	Canadian Albums Chart	10
	US Billboard 200	16
	Top Internet Albums	16
	Irish Albums Chart	22
	Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)	23
	Norwegian Albums Chart	25
	Dutch Albums Chart	32
	Italian Albums Chart	57
	UK Albums Chart	58
	Austrian Albums Chart	66
	German Albums Chart	75
	Swiss Albums Chart	75
2005	Swedish Albums Chart	15

External links

• rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991–2003 information and lyrics at pearljam.com