Pearl Jam. Yield (1998)

Yield is Pearl Jam's fifth album, released on February 3, 1998. As of 2007, Yield has been certified platinum in the United States.

Overall, Yield resembles the straight-ahead rock approach of the band's early work. The album was inspired by Daniel Quinn's novel Ishmael, Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita, and the writings of Charles Bukowski, amongst others. The album title is rooted in the idea of "yielding to nature", a theme central to Daniel Quinn's novel Ishmael. Guitarist Stone Gossard penned the lyrics for the songs "No Way" and "All Those Yesterdays", and bassist Jeff Ament, making his first lyrical contributions to a Pearl Jam album, penned the lyrics for the songs "Pilate" and "Low Light".

Track Listing

1. "Brain of J." (Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder) – 2:59
2. "Faithfull" (McCready, Vedder) – 4:18
3. "No Way" (Stone Gossard) – 4:19
4. "Given to Fly" (McCready, Vedder) – 4:01
5. "Wishlist" (Vedder) – 3:26
6. "Pilate" (Jeff Ament) – 3:00
7. "Do the Evolution" (Gossard, Vedder) – 3:54
8. "●" (Jack Irons) – 1:06
9. "MFC" (Vedder) – 2:27
10. "Low Light" (Ament) – 3:46
11. "In Hiding" (Gossard, Vedder) – 5:00
12. "Push Me, Pull Me" (Ament, Vedder) – 2:28
    
13. "All Those Yesterdays" (Gossard) – 7:47

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