Ten (Pearl Jam album) - Definition and Overview

Ten
LP by Pearl Jam
Released	August 27, 1991
Recorded	London Bridge Studio, Seattle; March-April, 1991
Genre	Grunge
Length	53 min 26 s
Record label	Epic
Producer	Rick Parashar, Pearl Jam
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404111919332546&sql=At6ue4j670waw)
Rolling Stone	4 stars out of 5	link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/92157?)
Q Magazine	4 stars out of 5	link (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=60111880&loc=109&PageFormat=7)
Stereo Review	Favourable	link (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=60111880&loc=109&PageFormat=7)
Pearl Jam Chronology
Ten (1991)	Vs. (1993)	Vitalogy (1994)

Ten is Pearl Jam's first album, released on August 27, 1991 through Epic Records.

In 2001-2002, Staind covered the song "Black" during the Break The Cycle tour.

In 1998 Q magazine readers voted Ten the 54th greatest album of all time; in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 79.

While "Black" charted #3 on the Mainstream Rock charts, it was never actually released as a single.

Track listing

1. "Once" (Vedder, Gossard) - 3:51
2. "Even Flow" (Vedder, Gossard) - 4:53
3. "Alive" (Vedder, Gossard) - 5:40
4. "Why Go" (Vedder, Ament) - 3:10
5. "Black" (Vedder, Gossard) - 5:43
6. "Jeremy" (Vedder, Ament) - 5:18
7. "Oceans" (Vedder, Gossard, Ament) - 2:41
8. "Porch" (Vedder) - 3:30
9. "Garden" (Vedder, Gossard, Ament) - 4:58
10. "Deep" (Vedder, Gossard, Ament) - 4:18
11. "Release" (Vedder, Gossard, McCready, Krusen) - 8:30

Singles

• "Alive" (1992)
• "Even Flow" (1992)
• "Jeremy" (1992)
• "Oceans" (1992)

Charting singles

1992  Ten         The Billboard 200             No. 2
1992  Ten         Heatseekers                   No. 2
1992  Alive       Mainstream Rock Tracks        No. 16
1992  Even Flow   Mainstream Rock Tracks        No. 3
1992  Jeremy      Mainstream Rock Tracks        No. 5
1992  Alive       Modern Rock Tracks            No. 18
1992  Even Flow   Modern Rock Tracks            No. 21
1992  Jeremy      Modern Rock Tracks            No. 5
1993  Black       Mainstream Rock Tracks        No. 3
1993  Black       Modern Rock Tracks            No. 20

Personnel

• Jeff Ament - bass
• Stone Gossard - guitar
• Dave Krusen - drums
• Mike McCready - lead guitar
• Rick Parashar - Producer
• Pearl Jam - Producer
• Eddie Vedder - vocals

External links

• Ten Lyrics (http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~letona/pearljam/lyrics/ten.html)