Perdida (album)

Perdida is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released through Rhino on February 7, 2020.^[2] It is the band's second album with Jeff Gutt as lead singer and is "an acoustic record largely recorded on vintage instruments."^[1] The first single "Fare Thee Well" was released on December 2, 2019.^[3]

Perdida
Studio album by Stone Temple Pilots
Released	February 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)[1]
Recorded	2019
Genre	Acoustic rock soft rock country folk orchestral pop
Length	45:26
Label	Rhino
Producer	Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots chronology
Live 2018 (2018) Perdida (2020)
Singles from Perdida
"Fare Thee Well" Released: December 2, 2019

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Ghost Cult	9/10[6]
Louder Sound	[7]
Paste	8.5/10[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]

Perdida received "generally favorable reviews" according to Metacritic. Paste described the album as "the sound of a band stretching beyond its own self-imposed limits to challenge what a so-called 'acoustic album' can be", commenting on its "seamless blend of country, British and Mariachi folk, orchestral pop and soft rock."^[10]

Spin surmised that "this could be the start of a new career path for STP" in a positive review of the album.^[11] AllMusic critic Neil Z. Yeung described the album's music as "weathered, weary, and surprisingly beautiful" but "does its best to find hope in the darkness."^[5]

Rolling Stone was less enthusiastic about the album, giving it two out of five stars and noted that "unfortunately, by going acoustic—even with a wide palate of instruments like the keyboard, Marxophone, and, of course, flute—Stone Temple Pilots have made an album that's generic."^[9]

Track listing

Perdida track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fare Thee Well"	Robert DeLeo, Jeff Gutt	4:21
2.	"Three Wishes"	Dean DeLeo, Gutt	4:51
3.	"Perdida"	R. DeLeo, Gutt	3:29
4.	"I Didn't Know the Time"	D. DeLeo, Gutt	5:31
5.	"Years"	R. DeLeo	3:30
6.	"She's My Queen"	R. DeLeo, Gutt	4:41
7.	"Miles Away"	R. DeLeo, Gutt	4:56
8.	"You Found Yourself While Losing Your Heart"	D. DeLeo, Gutt	5:43
9.	"I Once Sat at Your Table (Instrumental)"	D. DeLeo	1:56
10.	"Sunburst"	D. DeLeo, Gutt	6:28
Total length:			45:26

Japanese edition (bonus tracks)^[12]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Big Empty" (Acoustic Live, 2018)	Scott Weiland	D. DeLeo	3:53
12.	"Interstate Love Song" (Acoustic Live, 2018)	Weiland	R. DeLeo	3:35
13.	"Pretty Penny" (Acoustic Live, 2018)	Weiland	D. DeLeo	3:34
Total length:				56:35

Personnel

Stone Temple Pilots

• Jeff Gutt – lead vocals (1–4, 6–8, 10)
• Dean DeLeo – guitars (2, 9), acoustic guitar (3, 4, 7, 8, 10), electric guitars (1, 4, 8, 10), percussion (4, 8, 10)
• Robert DeLeo – bass (1–8, 10), acoustic guitar (1, 6), nylon-string acoustic guitar (3, 5, 7), 6-string bass (3), keyboards (3, 7), marxophone (6, 7), percussion (1, 3, 6), lead vocals (5)
• Eric Kretz – drums (1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10), percussion (2, 3, 6, 7)

Additional musicians

• Bill Appleberry – keyboards (1, 3–5, 7, 8, 10)
• Tiffany Brown – background vocals (1, 6, 8)
• Adrienne 'Aeb' Byrne – flute (4, 6)
• Erin Breene – cello (3)
• Yutong Sharpe – violin (3, 7)
• Joy Simpson – background vocals (1, 6, 8)
• Chris Speed – alto saxophone (5)
• Julle Staudhamaer – viola (3)

Technical personnel and design

• Stone Temple Pilots – producers
• Ryan Williams – engineering, mixing
• Bruce Nelson – guitar technician
• JJ Golden – mastering
• Dean DeLeo – art direction, design
• Rory Wilson – art direction, design
• Charles Leutwiler – cover photo

Charts

Chart performance for Perdida

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[13]	18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]	181
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15]	156
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16]	62
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	70
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[18]	21
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[19]	13
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20]	37