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Mirror Ball (Neil Young album)
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| Studio album by Neil Young and Pearl Jam | |||||
| Released | June 27, 1995 | ||||
| Recorded | January 26, 1995 - February 10, 1995 at Bad Animals Studio, Seattle, Washington | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 55:19 | ||||
| Label | Reprise Records | ||||
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien | ||||
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Mirror Ball is an album by Neil Young and Pearl Jam, released on June 27, 1995 through Reprise Records. As of 2007, Mirror Ball has been certified gold in the United States.
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Mirror Ball was recorded in four days' studio time.[1] Young wrote all of the tracks for the album, except for "Peace and Love", which was co-written by Young and Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder. Due to legal complications between their respective record companies, only Young's name appears on the album sleeve, although the individual members of Pearl Jam are credited inside. In 1996, Mirror Ball received Grammy nominations for Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song for "Downtown", and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Peace and Love".[2] Mirror Ball has achieved gold status in the US.[3]
The album has a very raw sound to it, with songs ending in feedback and band members talking at the start and at the end of many songs, including Neil Young remarking at the end of "Downtown" - "Well, we know that one."
Pearl Jam's Merkin Ball EP is considered the official companion to Young's Mirror Ball. The tracks on Merkin Ball were recorded at the tail end of the Mirror Ball sessions. The two releases complement each other both musically and in the layout and content of the album packaging.
Following the completion of Mirror Ball, the members of Pearl Jam sans Vedder joined Young in August 1995 for an eleven-date tour of Europe to promote the album. At the 2006 Bridge School Benefit concert Pearl Jam performed "Throw Your Hatred Down" with Neil Young and went on to play the song twice by themselves during their 2006 tour of Australia.[4]
All information taken from All Music Guide.[5]
All tracks by Neil Young, except where noted:
- "Song X" – 4:40
- "Act of Love" – 4:54
- "I'm the Ocean" – 7:05
- "Big Green Country" – 5:08
- "Truth Be Known" – 4:39
- "Downtown" – 5:10
- "What Happened Yesterday" – 0:46
- "Peace and Love" (Young, Eddie Vedder) – 7:02
- "Throw Your Hatred Down" – 5:45
- "Scenery" – 8:50
- "Fallen Angel" – 1:15
All information taken from various sources.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | UK Albums Chart | 4 |
| The Billboard 200 | 5 | |
| German Albums Chart | 8 | |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 10 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | "Downtown" | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 6 |
| "Peace and Love" | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 34 |
All information taken from All Music Guide.[13]
- Neil Young – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pump organ
- Jeff Ament – bass
- Stone Gossard – electric guitar
- Mike McCready – electric guitar
- Jack Irons – drums
- Brendan O'Brien – background vocals, electric guitar, piano
- Eddie Vedder – vocals on "Peace and Love", background vocals
- Brendan O'Brien – production
- Tim Mulligan, Joe Gastwirt – digital editing, digital mastering
- John Nowland, Joe Gastwirt – transfers
- Chad Munsey, Sam Hofstedt, John Aguto – assistant engineers
- Emek – logo art
- Joel Bernstein – portraits
- Gary Burden – art direction, design
- Nick DiDia, Brett Eliason – engineering
- Henry Diltz – photography
- John Hausman – production assistant
- ^ Kent, Nick. "Neil Young Interview: Part #2". MOJO Magazine. December 1995.
- ^ 38th Grammy Awards. Rockonthenet. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ Gold and Platinum Database Search. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
- ^ "Pearl Jam Songs: "Throw Your Hatred Down"". pearljam.com.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Mirror Ball. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
- ^ Neil Young – Billboard Albums. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
- ^ Neil Young - Mirror Ball. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ Chartverfolgung / Young, Neil / Longplay. musicline.de. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- ^ EveryHit.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
- ^ NEIL YOUNG - MIRROR BALL (ALBUM). New Zealand-charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
- ^ Neil Young Artist Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ Neil Young – Billboard Singles. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
- ^ Mirror Ball: Credits at All Music Guide. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.