Vitalogy
LP by Pearl Jam
Released	December 6, 1994
Recorded	1994 in Seattle, Washington; Atlanta, Georgia; New Orleans, Louisiana
Genre	Grunge
Length	55 min 30 s
Record label	Epic
Producer	Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	4.5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fem1z8haoyv3)
Pearl Jam Chronology
Vs. (1993)	Vitalogy (1994)	Mirror Ball (1995)

Vitalogy is a grunge album by the band Pearl Jam, released on December 6, 1994 (see 1994 in music). Varied and original, the album, like many of the grunge-era, was a surprise hit. Sparse productions and often bizarre lyrics (such as on "Bugs") made the album inaccessible without repeated listens. Eddie Vedder's hooks are a primary draw, built around furious guitar riffs and arrhythmic drum beats.

The album is packaged in a booklet which features what seem to be Victorian era articles on health. The lyrics to "Whipping" are written on a copy of a petition to Bill Clinton against Pro-Life killings of abortionists, and the lyrics of "Immortality" feature a description of the scene of Kurt Cobain's suicide ("Scrawl dissolved, cigar box on the floor"). Many of the other songs on the album seem to based on the pressures of fame. "Betterman" is a song from Eddie's previous band, Bad Radio.

Vitalogy was a #1 hit on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. The album was first released on vinyl on November 22, 1994, and debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. It was the first vinyl album to be listed on this chart since the introduction of compact discs.

Contents

1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charting singles 4 External links

Track listing

1. "Last Exit" (Pearl Jam) - 2:54
2. "Spin the Black Circle" (Pearl Jam) - 2:48
3. "Not for You" (Pearl Jam) - 5:52
4. "Tremor Christ" (Pearl Jam) - 4:12
5. "Nothingman" (Ament) - 4:35
6. "Whipping" (Pearl Jam) - 2:35
7. "Pry, To" (Pearl Jam) - 1:03
8. "Corduroy" (Pearl Jam) - 4:37
9. "Bugs" (Pearl Jam) - 2:45
10. "Satan's Bed" (Gossard) - 3:31
11. "Betterman" (Vedder) - 4:28
12. "Aye Davanita" (Pearl Jam) - 2:58
13. "Immortality" (Pearl Jam) - 5:28
14. "Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me" (Pearl Jam) - 7:44

Album duration: 55:30

Personnel

• Dave Abbruzzese - Drums
• Barry Ament - Artwork, Layout Design
• Jeff Ament - Bass, Vocals, Photography
• John Burton - Assistant Engineer
• Nick DiDia - Engineer
• Brett Eliason - Engineer, Mixing
• Stone Gossard - Guitar, Vocals, Mellotron
• Jack Irons - Drums
• Pearl Jam - Producer
• Adam Kasper - Assistant Engineer
• Mike McCready - Guitar, Vocals, Slide Guitar
• Lance Mercer - Photography
• Brendan O'Brien - Producer, Engineer
• Trina Shoemaker - Assistant Engineer
• Eddie Vedder - Guitar, Accordion, Vocals
• Joel Zimmerman - Art Direction

Charting singles

1994	Tremor Christ	        The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 18
1994	Spin The Black Circle	Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 16
1994	Tremor Christ	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 16
1994	Spin The Black Circle	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 11
1994	Tremor Christ	        Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 16
1995	Better Man	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 1
1995	Corduroy	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 22
1995	Immortality	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 10
1995	Not For You	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 12
1995	Better Man	        Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 2
1995	Corduroy	        Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 13
1995	Immortality	        Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 31
1995	Not For You	        Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 38
1995	Better Man	        Top 40 Mainstream	                No. 13

External links

• Vitalogy lyrics (http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~letona/pearljam/lyrics/vitalogy.html)