Vocalist Eddie Vedder on the song's lyrics: Stone wrote it and he just let me do what I wanted. I was way into that trip-I still am, actually, but it was probably more obvious back then. That's more of a Stevie rip-off, with me playing little flowing things. Guitarist Mike McCready on the song's lead guitar work: The song was finally mixed and completed at Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey, England with Tim Palmer The song was recorded during the Ten album recording sessions at London Bridge Studios with Rick Parashar at the helm as Producer. On his way to Seattle, Vedder wrote lyrics for "E Ballad", which he called "Black". Upon hearing the tape, the band invited Vedder to come to Seattle. Vedder recorded vocals for three of the songs on the demo tape (" Alive", " Once", and "Footsteps"), and mailed the tape back to Seattle. The tape made its way into the hands of vocalist Eddie Vedder, who was working as a San Diego gas station attendant at the time. It was one of five songs compiled onto a tape called Stone Gossard Demos '91 that was circulated in the hopes of finding a singer and drummer for Pearl Jam. The song originated as an instrumental demo under the name "E Ballad" that was written by guitarist Stone Gossard in 1990. It has gone on to become one of the band's most popular songs, as well as a fan favorite. Remixed versions of the song were included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, Rearviewmirror, and the 2009 Ten reissue. Despite the lack of a commercial single release, the song managed to reach number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The band refused, citing the song's personal nature. ContentsĪfter Ten became a commercial success in 1992, Pearl Jam's record label Epic Records urged the group to release the song as a single. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard. The song is the fifth track on the band's debut album, Ten (1991). " Black" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. London Bridge Studios, Seattle, Washington 1991 promotional single by Pearl Jam "Black"
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