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Reckoning (R.E.M. album)

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Reckoning
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 9, 1984 (1984-04-09)
RecordedDecember 8, 1983 – January 16, 1984
StudioReflection Sound, Charlotte, North Carolina
Genre
Length38:55
LabelI.R.S.
Producer
R.E.M. chronology
Murmur
(1983)
Reckoning
(1984)
Fables of the Reconstruction
(1985)
Singles from Reckoning
  1. "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)"
    Released: May 15, 1984
  2. "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville"
    Released: October 16, 1984

Reckoning (alternatively titled Fire Under Water) is the second studio album by alternative rock band R.E.M. and was released 9 April 1984. It went to number 27 in the United States and number 91 in the United Kingdom. It was certified gold in the United States in 1991.

Track listing

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All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe except where noted.

Side one – "(L) The Left Side"

  1. "Harborcoat" – 3:54
  2. "7 Chinese Bros." – 4:18
  3. "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" – 3:15
  4. "Pretty Persuasion" – 3:50
  5. "Time After Time (Annelise)" – 3:31

Side two – "(R) The Right Side"

  1. "Second Guessing" – 2:51
  2. "Letter Never Sent" – 2:59
  3. "Camera" – 5:52
  4. "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" – 4:55
  5. "Little America" – 2:58

References

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  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Reckoning – R.E.M." AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  2. "The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. Kuntz, Mike (2009-09-15). "Music Vault: R.E.M. — 'Reckoning' (1984)". Michigandaily.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.