Ten

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Album

Ten is Pearl Jam's first ever album released on August 27, 1991 through Epic Records. Having been certified 12x Platinum by the RIAA, it is one of the best selling rock albums in the world giving the band a claim to instant fame.

[edit] About

During the 2006 survey of Q magazine and 2003 survey of VH1 TV Network, Ten ranked 59th and 79th among the greatest albums of all time.In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine's placed it on the 207th list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Among the songs contained in the album, "Jeremy" is to be considered a hit for winning four video music awards, including Video of the Year and Best Group Video. All in all, Ten is a sad album dealing with depression, suicide, loneliness and murder.

"Once" and "Why Go" have been airplay favorites while "Release", has ironically become one of the band's most popular concert openers.

[edit] Tracks

Track	Title	Duration
1	"Once"	3:51
2	"Even Flow"	4:53
3	"Alive"	5:40
4	"Why Go"	3:19
5	"Black"	5:43
6	"Jeremy"	5:18
7	"Oceans"	2:41
8	"Porch"	3:30
9	"Garden"	4:58
10	"Deep"	4:18
11	"Release"	9:04
12 European releases only	"Alive" (live)	4:54
13 European releases only	"Wash"	3:33
14 European releases only	"Dirty Frank"	5:38

[edit] Awards & Certifications

Year	Award	Category
1992	RIAA	3x Platinum
1993	RIAA	6x Platinum
1994	RIAA	8x Platinum
1995	RIAA	9x Platinum
1996	RIAA	10x Platinum
1999	RIAA	11x Platinum
2003	RIAA	12x Platinum

[edit] Chart Toppers

Year	Song	Mainstream Rock	Modern Rock Tracks	Billboard Hot 100
1992	Alive	16	18	-
1992	Even Flow	3	21	-
1992	Jeremy	5	5	-
1993	Black	3	20	-
1995	Jeremy	-	-	79

[edit] Credits

Performance Credits Dave Krusen Drums
Jeff Ament Bass
Eddie Vedder Vocals
Mike McCready Lead Guitar
Stone Gossard Guitar
Rick Parashar Piano, Organ, Percussion
Walter Gray Cello

Technical Credits Pearl Jam and Rick Parashar Production
Tim Palmer Mixing
Dave Hillis, Don Gilmore, Adrian Moore Additional Engineering
Bob Ludwig Mastery