The Songs of R.E.M.

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Tracklist

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1CD
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1Radio Free Europe (single edit)
recording of:
Radio Free Europe
lyricist and composer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3:14
2(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville (single edit)
recording of:
(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
53:58
3So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
recording of:
So. Central Rain
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) (in 1983), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) (in 1983), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) (in 1983) and Michael Stipe (in 1983)
publisher:
Night Garden Music
33:17
4Fall on Me
producer:
Don Gehman
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Fall on Me
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.12:52
5The One I Love
additional recording engineer:
Gary Laney
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
additional mixer:
Steve Catania
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Master Control in Burbank, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 149)
recording of:
The One I Love
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music, Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Tunes and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
4.23:19
6It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) (single edit)
recording of:
It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
53:15
7Stand
recording of:
Stand
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3:13
8Losing My Religion
cover recording of:
Losing My Religion
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
recording of:
Losing My Religion
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
54:30
9Everybody Hurts (single edit)
recording of:
Everybody Hurts
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:58
10Man on the Moon (single edit)
recording of:
Man on the Moon
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4:46
11What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? (single edit)
recording of:
What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4:01
12Strange Currencies
recording engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
additional engineer:
David Colvin, Jeff DeMorris, Mark Gruber and Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based)
engineer and mixer:
Pat McCarthy
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
additional mixer:
Victor Janacua
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1994)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States, Crossover Soundstage in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Kingsway Studios (New Orleans) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Strange Currencies
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3.53:54
13Bittersweet Me
additional recording engineer:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer) and Patrick McCarthy
recording engineer:
Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch and Jeff Wooding
additional assistant engineer:
Victor Janacua
assistant engineer:
William “Billy” Field (engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
mixer:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer) and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
editor:
Eric Stolz
bass guitar, mellotron and organ:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
piano:
Scott McCaughey
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1996)
additionally recorded at:
John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1995-11-07)
mixed at:
John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Bittersweet Me by R.E.M. (American rock band) and Bittersweet Me by R.E.M. (American rock band)
recording of:
Bittersweet Me (on 1995-11-07)
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Warner-Tamerlane (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
3.74:07
14E‐Bow the Letter
additional recording engineer:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer) and Patrick McCarthy
recording engineer:
Adam Kasper
additional assistant engineer:
Victor Janacua
assistant engineer:
Sam Hofstedt and William “Billy” Field (engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
mixer:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer) and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
editor:
Eric Stolz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
ebow [e-bow guitar] and electric sitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
Moog [Moog synthesizer], bass guitar, mellotron and organ:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
background vocals:
Patti Smith
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1996)
additionally recorded at:
John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
mixed at:
John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
E‐Bow the Letter by R.E.M. (American rock band)
recording of:
E‐Bow the Letter
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Warner-Tamerlane (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
3.755:27
15Electrolite
additional recording engineer:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer) and Patrick McCarthy
recording engineer:
Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch and Jeff Wooding
additional assistant engineer:
Victor Janacua
assistant engineer:
William “Billy” Field (engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
mixer:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer) and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
editor:
Eric Stolz
banjo and bass guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
güiro:
Nathan December
piano:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
violin:
Andy Carlson
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1996)
additionally recorded at:
John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix, Arizona, United States (on 1995-11-04)
mixed at:
John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Electrolite by R.E.M. (American rock band)
recording of:
Electrolite
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Warner-Tamerlane (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
3.74:08
16At My Most Beautiful
recording of:
At My Most Beautiful
writer:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Temporary Music
3:36
17The Great Beyond (single edit)
recording of:
The Great Beyond
writer:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
4:14
18Imitation of Life
recording engineer and mixer:
Jamie Candiloro and Pat McCarthy
recording of:
Imitation of Life
writer:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Temporary Music
4.23:58
19Leaving New York
engineer:
Jamie Candiloro
producer:
Pat McCarthy and R.E.M. (American rock band)
mixer:
Pat McCarthy
recording of:
Leaving New York
writer:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
3.354:44
20Supernatural Superserious
recording of:
Supernatural Superserious
writer:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
3:24
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1Gardening at Night
producer:
Mitch Easter
recording of:
Gardening at Night
lyricist and composer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
43:31
2Perfect Circle
recording of:
Perfect Circle
lyricist and composer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3:32
3Talk About the Passion
recording of:
Talk About the Passion
lyricist and composer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
3:22
4Pilgrimage
engineer and producer:
Don Dixon and Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter
vibraphone:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
recording of:
Pilgrimage
lyricist and composer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
3.254:30
5Pretty Persuasion
recording of:
Pretty Persuasion
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3:54
6Feeling Gravity’s Pull
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
engineered at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Feeling Gravitys Pull
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.354:53
7Driver 8
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
engineered at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Driver 8
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
43:25
8Begin the Begin
producer:
Don Gehman
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Begin the Begin
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3.653:30
9Cuyahoga
producer:
Don Gehman
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Paste: The 25 Best Songs About Ohio Ever Made (number: 8)
recording of:
Cuyahoga
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.24:22
10Finest Worksong
additional recording engineer:
Gary Laney
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
additional mixer:
Steve Catania
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Master Control in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Finest Worksong
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
43:52
11Turn You Inside‐Out
recording of:
Turn You Inside‐Out
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4:18
12Country Feedback
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
bass and percussion:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guest steel guitar:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer)
organ:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
guest vocals:
Kate Pierson
vocals:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) and Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens Ltd. (in 1991)
music videos:
Country Feedback (music video) by R.E.M. (American rock band)
recording of:
Country Feedback
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
2.854:11
13Near Wild Heaven
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
bass:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set) and piano and percussion:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guest baritone saxophone:
Kidd Jordan
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
vocals:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
strings arranger:
Mark Bingham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens Ltd. (in 1991)
music videos:
Near Wild Heaven (music video) by R.E.M. (American rock band)
recording of:
Near Wild Heaven
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
3.13:21
14Nightswimming
additional engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based), John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer), Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
engineer:
Clif Norrell
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
additional mixer:
Ed Brooks (audio engineer at RFI Mastering in Seattle)
assistant mixer:
Tod Lemkuhl
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Clif Norrell
guest cello:
Kathleen Kee, Daniel Laufer (cellist) and Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
guest oboe:
Deborah Workman (oboist)
guest viola:
Reid Harris, Paul Murphy (viola) and Heidi Nitchie (violist)
guest violin:
Denise Berginson-Smith (violinist), Patti Gouvas, Lonnie Ottzen (violinist), Sandy Salzinger (violinist), Sou-Chun Su (violinist) and Jody Taylor (violin)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
conductor:
George Hanson
orchestrator:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
additionally recorded at:
Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios (New Orleans) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 160)
recording of:
Nightswimming
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
live recording of:
Nightswimming
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.34:19
15Sweetness Follows
recording of:
Sweetness Follows
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4:23
16Crush With Eyeliner
recording of:
Crush With Eyeliner
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4:40
17Departure
additional recording engineer:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer) and Patrick McCarthy
recording engineer:
Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch and Jeff Wooding
additional assistant engineer:
Victor Janacua
assistant engineer:
William “Billy” Field (engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
mixer:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer) and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
editor:
Eric Stolz
bass guitar [fuzz bass] and farfisa and background vocals:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) and Nathan December
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1996)
additionally recorded at:
John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States (from 1995-06-06 until 1995-06-07)
mixed at:
John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Departure
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Warner-Tamerlane (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
3.63:30
18I’ve Been High
recording of:
I've Been High
writer:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Temporary Music
3.53:28
19Living Well Is the Best Revenge
recording of:
Living Well Is the Best Revenge
writer:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
3.553:12