''Earthling'' is the third solo

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by American singer-songwriter

Eddie Vedder Eddie Jerome Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and one of three guitarists for the rock band Pearl Jam. He was previously a gues ...

. The album was released on February 11, 2022, by

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and Seattle Surf.

Critical reception

''Earthling'' received generally positive reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 79, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 15 reviews. In March 2022 the album received a glowing review from ''

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'' magazine: "''Earthling'' gives an uplifting sense of the creative energy shared between Eddie Vedder and his keenly empathetic collaborators, distilled into striking, memorable songs, and unified by a fresh, cohesive sound."

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *

– vocals (all tracks), background vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 9–11), guitar (1, 5, 6, 10, 13), keyboards (1),

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(3), drums (7),

ukelin The ukelin is a stringed musical instrument made popular in the United States in the 1920s. It is a bowed psaltery with zither strings, and its name derives from the ukulele (which was first made in Portugal but was popularized in Hawaii) and th ...

(8), piano (12), percussion (13) * Andrew Watt – bass (1–7, 9–13), guitar (1–8, 11–13), keyboards (1, 13), background vocals (3–6, 10), piano (3), percussion (6, 7, 10), string arrangement (7, 12), drums (11),

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(12) *

Chad Smith Chad Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who is the drummer of the rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Smith has played with the Chili Peppers since 1988, appearing on ten of the band's studio albums and becoming the band's lo ...

– drums (1–6, 8–10), percussion (3, 5) *

Josh Klinghoffer Josh Adam Klinghoffer (born October 3, 1979) is an American musician best known for being the guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from 2009 to 2019, with whom he recorded two studio albums, '' I'm with You'' (2011) and '' The Geta ...

– guitar (1–5, 7, 9, 10), keyboards (1, 3, 6–9, 12, 13), percussion (1, 2, 9), piano (1–3, 5–7, 9), bass (2, 8); background vocals, organ (5) * Harper Vedder – background vocals (3) *

Benmont Tench Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III (born September 7, 1953) is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early years Tench was born in Gainesville, Florida, the second child of Benjamin M ...

–

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(3, 11) * David Campbell – conductor, string arrangement (7, 12); horn arrangement, strings direction(12) * Alyssa Park – concert master, violin (7, 12) * Paula Hochhalter – cello (7, 12) * Jacob Braun – cello (7, 12) * Sara Parkins – violin (7, 12) * Josefina Vergara – violin (7, 12) * Tammy Hatwan – violin (7, 12) * Olivia Vedder – background vocals (10) *

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris (; Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th c ...

– harmonica (10) * Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, percussion (11) *

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...

– vocals, background vocals, piano (11) * Joshua Ranz – clarinet (12) *

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, us ...

– drums, percussion (12) * Steve Kujala –

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(12) * Dylan Hart – French horn (12) * Thomas Hooten –

piccolo trumpet The piccolo trumpet is the smallest member of the trumpet family, pitched one octave higher than the standard B trumpet. Most piccolo trumpets are built to play in either B or A, using a separate leadpipe for each key. The tubing in the B picco ...

(12) * Danny Long – piano (13) * Edward Severson Jr. – vocals (13) Technical * Andrew Watt – production *

Randy Merrill Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including Blink-182, DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse ...

– mastering * John Burton –additional

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(2, 11) *

Serban Ghenea Serban Ghenea () is a Canadian audio engineer and mixer. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award a total of 45 times and has won 21 times. Early life and education Ghenea was born in Romania, and in 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. H ...

– mixing * Bryce Bordone – mix engineering (1, 2, 4–6, 8–13) * Paul LaMalfa – engineering * Marco Sonzini – engineering (1, 2, 4–6, 8–13), engineering assistance (3), additional engineering (7) * Marc VanGool – guitar technician, studio assistance * Steve Churchyard – engineering (7, 12) * Scott Moore – engineering assistance (7, 12) * Bettie Ross – production coordination (7, 12) * Suzie Katayama – production coordination (7, 12) Design * Eddie Vedder – layout design, typeface * Joe Spix – layout design, typeface *

Danny Clinch Danny Clinch (born 1964) is an American photographer and film director. Early life and education Born in Toms River, New Jersey, Clinch graduated from Toms River High School East in 1982. After attending Ocean County College, he attended the New ...

– photography

Charts

Notes

References

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