Ten (album)
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Studio album by Pearl Jam | ||||
Publication |
1991 |
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Label (s) | Epic | |||
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CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
11 |
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running time |
53 m 26 s |
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Studio (s) |
London Bridge Studios in Seattle, Washington |
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Ten is the debut album by the rock band Pearl Jam . It was released in 1991 and became one of the best-selling rock albums ever. Around 13 million copies were sold in the US alone (as of 2013). The album has already been awarded platinum 13 times by the RIAA .
The songs on the album mostly deal with dark topics like depression, suicide and loneliness. The four singles Even Flow , Alive , Jeremy , and Oceans were released from the album . Directed by Mark Pellington , the video for Jeremy won four MTV Video Music Awards .
Originally, the title of the album should be named after the basketball player Mookie Blaylock , because the band members were fans of the same. However, in response to criticism from the record company, the band named the album after its number.
Ten is the only Pearl Jam album on which founding member Dave Krusen plays drums; due to health problems he left the band shortly after the recordings.
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Tracklist
- Once (Vedder, Gossard) - 3:51
- Even Flow (Vedder, Gossard) - 4:53
- Alive (Vedder, Gossard) - 5:40
- Why Go (Vedder, Ament) - 3:19
- Black (Vedder, Gossard) - 5:43
- Jeremy (Vedder, Ament) - 5:18
- Oceans (Vedder, Gossard, Ament) - 2:41
- Porch (Vedder) - 3:30
- Garden (Vedder, Gossard, Ament) - 4:58
- Deep (Vedder, Gossard, Ament) - 4:18
- Release (Vedder, Gossard, Ament, McCready, Krusen) - 9:04 1
The European version (1992) has three additional songs:
- Alive (live) (Vedder, Gossard) - 4:54
- Wash (Vedder, Gossard, Ament, McCready, Krusen) - 3:33 2
- Dirty Frank (Vedder, Gossard, Ament, Abbruzzese, McCready) - 5:38 3
The Japanese version (1992) has two additional songs:
- I've got a feeling (Lennon, McCartney) - 3:42
- Master / Slave (Ament, Vedder) - 3:50
Songs
Once
The song Once was part of the demo tape that guitarist Stone Gossard sent to Eddie Vedder in 1990 . It's about how a man runs amok and becomes a mass murderer. It forms the middle part of the so-called Mamasan Trilogy , which also includes the songs Alive and the Footsteps not included on the album .
Alive
Alive was the band's first ever single. He can be described as one of the anthems of the early 1990s alongside Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana . Especially the long guitar solo at the end reflects the energy of the music and the scene at the time. Like Once , Alive is part of the Mamasan trilogy and forms the beginning of the same.
Jeremy
Jeremy was the third and most successful single from the album Ten after Alive and Even Flow . The first real music video from Pearl Jam, which shows a cinematic plot, certainly contributed to this. The clip shows a schoolboy who is neglected by his parents and teased by his classmates and therefore takes refuge in his own world. At the end of the clip, the protagonist marches into his classroom and shoots himself with a pistol. The video has already sparked some controversy. For example, a student who shot and killed three classmates in a Washington high school in 1996 claimed to have been inspired by the song. Even after the Columbine massacre, the video was not played for a while.
Nevertheless, the clip won four prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1993 , including that of "Video of the Year", making it the most successful video at this award.
Oceans
A video was also made for the song Oceans , but it was not initially released in the USA . American fans first saw the video on the 1998 home video single Video Theory .
Sales figures and awards
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Argentina (CAPIF) | gold | 30,000 |
Australia (ARIA) | 7 × platinum | 490,000 |
Belgium (BEA) | platinum | 50,000 |
Brazil (PMB) | gold | 100,000 |
Germany (BVMI) | gold | 250,000 |
Italy (FIMI) | platinum | 100,000 |
Canada (MC) | 7 × platinum | 700,000 |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | 6 × platinum | 90,000 |
Netherlands (NVPI) | platinum | 100,000 |
Norway (IFPI) | gold | 25,000 |
Poland (ZPAV) |
Gold (Standard) + Gold (Deluxe) |
60,000 |
Sweden (IFPI) | gold | 50,000 |
Switzerland (IFPI) | gold | 25,000 |
United States (RIAA) | 13 × platinum | 13,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 2 × platinum | 600,000 |
All in all |
8 × gold 34 × platinum 1 × diamond |
15,470,000 |
Main article: Pearl Jam / Music Sales Awards
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Web links
- Ten at Allmusic (English)
- Ten at laut.de
- Lyrics of the album (English)