R.E.M.Reckoning
- Label
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A&M
- Release date
- 11 May 1984
- Running length
- 10 tracks
- Running time
- 38:42
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 |
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Harborcoat | 3:57 | 49,001 | ||
| 2 |
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7 Chinese Bros. | 4:13 | 35,403 | ||
| 3 |
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So. Central Rain | 3:15 | 86,676 | ||
| 4 |
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Pretty Pursuasion | 3:51 | 4,633 | ||
| 5 |
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Time After Time (Annelise) | 3:33 | 43,016 | ||
| 6 |
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Second Guessing | 2:49 | 40,378 | ||
| 7 |
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Letter Never Sent | 3:02 | 40,592 | ||
| 8 |
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Camera | 5:49 | 35,350 | ||
| 9 |
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(Don't Go Back To) Rockville | 4:32 | 90,148 | ||
| 10 |
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Little America | 3:41 | 36,853 |
About this album
Produced by Mitch Easter and Don Dixon, the album was recorded at Reflection Sound Studio in Charlotte, North Carolina over 16 days in December 1983 and January 1984. Dixon and Easter intended to capture the sound of R.E.M.’s live performances, and used binaural recording on several tracks. Singer Michael Stipe dealt with darker subject matter in his lyrics, and water imagery is a recurring theme on the record.
Released to critical acclaim, Reckoning reached number 27 in the United States—where it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1991—and peaked at number 91 in the United Kingdom.
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Benrachmian
Their best!
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Nessyliz
I've been listening to this record for at least 15 years. Classic!
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pvmnt
This to me is by far the best R.E.M. album I've heard.
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dafigz_2011
Revives a past life... late night... gorgeous date... humid air scented with Plumeria and leaf mold... this record grabbed me tight and has yet to let me go.
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dtito2
great sounding album!
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Benrachmian
Great album
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passport90
if there is no "Camera" it would be as perfect as Murmur
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thebroadcast
Recorded in my hometown. I heard parts of it before it was even released. REM never should have left Charlotte to record. They had adopted an old Charlotte and southern style accent but they lost it. This was and is their best album. Just listen how their accent has changed. They don't even sound like the same band in later albums. We had bunches of bands like them here, in the south, back in the day. All gone now.
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nilsfa
whoops. my favourite r.e.m album. yess.
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nilsfa
my favouoo===
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Kunitsune
Judging from the comments it seems maybe this album gets overshadowed by Murmur and Life's Rich Pageant in terms of their earlier stuff. Interesting... this is far and away my favourite of their early albums. 7 Chinese Brothers, So. Central Rain, Pretty Persuasion, Time After Time... hell the entire thing is damn near the pinnacle of pop-rock.
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StormandStatic
It's an excellent one.
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hnava
consistent cd.
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WilhelmZollern
I can't wait for the deluxe edition.
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hogefan
Harborcoat, South Central Rain, and Time after Time kick ass, but Letter Never Sent is my favorite of all of them. No, I didn't forget Rockville. That used to be my favorite, just like it was yours. Another album of 10 strong songs for REM.
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lordkingfisher
Probably their greatest A-side. I suspect that Pretty Persuasion is my favourite R.E.M. song.
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soft_bomb
i was born in 1984 and discovered REM in 1994. fables is my fav album. they changed my life...
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massimo35
1984... I discovered REM...
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riazor
lol that's quite funny actually :P
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raceofdoom
haha, the misspelling of persuasion made me laugh like a big nerd.
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