Ukulele Songs

by Eddie Vedder

Overview

There is no irony in the title of Eddie Vedder's first full-fledged solo album: these are indeed songs performed on a ukulele, an instrument uncommon but not unknown to rockers. George Harrison was a well-known advocate of the small four-string instrument, and Vedder's hero Pete Townshend once cut a lovely little gem called "Blue Red and Grey" on ukulele, a song that could easily slide onto this gently ramshackle collection of covers, re-recordings, and new tunes. To say that this is a minor album is to dismiss its intimacy and miss its appeal: Vedder's self-imposed curse is that he takes everything very seriously indeed, so to hear him without the weight of the world on his shoulders is disarmingly inviting. He has nothing more in mind on Ukulele Songs than singing, whether it's with duet partners Glen Hansard and Cat Power or just on his own, tossing out love songs, something he generally has avoided with Pearl Jam. Vedder never has been ashamed of his bleeding heart -- it's something that grounds Pearl Jam even when they're in full-blast bombast mode -- yet it's refreshing to have a record where that heart is pushed toward the center, beating fully and proudly on his lightest, sweetest album yet. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/31/2011
Label:	Monkeywrench / Republic / Universal Republic
UPC:	0602527694757
Rank:	6720

Tracks

1. Can't Keep
2. Sleeping By Myself
3. Without You
4. More Than You Know
5. Goodbye
6. Broken Heart
7. Satellite
8. Longing To Belong
9. Hey Fahkah
10. You're True
11. Light Today
12. Sleepless Nights
13. Once in a While
14. Waving Palms
15. Tonight You Belong To Me
16. Dream a Little Dream

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eddie Vedder   Primary Artist
Glen Hansard   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Cat Power   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Chan Marshall   Vocals

Technical Credits

Andy D. Park   Assistant
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Boudleaux Bryant   Composer
Billy Rose   Composer
Fabian Andre   Composer
Edward Eliscu   Composer
Eddie Vedder   Mixing,Composer,Producer
John Burton   Engineer
Lee David   Composer
Wilbur Schwandt   Composer
Sam Hofstedt   Engineer
Danny Clinch   Photography
Regan Hagar   Design
Adam Kasper   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Bud Green   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Felice Bryant   Composer
Jerome Turner   Design,Concept
Michael Edwards   Composer,Composer
Chris Worswick   Instrumentation
Andrew Ching   Assistant
Stefen Mentil   Photography
Gaylord Kalani Holomalic   Assistant
Jason Decaircs Taylor   Sculpture,Photography