''Earthling'' is the third solo

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by American singer-songwriter

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. 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), tenor guitar (3), drums (7),

ukelin The ukelin is a bowed psaltery with zither strings made popular in the 1920s. It is meant to be a combination of the violin and the Hawaiian ukulele. It lost popularity prior to the 1970s because the instrument was difficult to play and often ret ...

(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), drum machine (12) *

Chad Smith Chad Gaylord Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who has been the drummer of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Smith is also the drummer of the h ...

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

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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) *

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– 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, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

– 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, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...

– drums, percussion (12) * Steve Kujala –

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

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

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– mastering * John Burton –additional

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(2, 11) * Serban Ghenea – 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) * 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 *

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– photography

Charts

Notes

References

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