Reckoning
by
R.E.M.
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studio album
First released:
Apr 17 1984

Overview Edit

Reckoning is the second album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in 1984 by I.R.S. Records. 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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Record label:
Catalog number:
CD 70044
Release dates:
  • Apr 17 1984 in United States

Genres

Alternative Rock,
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5 stars Vacation in Athens is calling you
In all the years I've been listening to this CD (and I listened to it a lot today as well), I find that my favorite song of this album keeps changing. Rockville. Harborcoat. Time after Time (I'm naming my first daughter AnnElise). Today, though, it's Letter Never Sent.

Dammit, each song on this CD is totally different than the next, and just about every one of them deserves to be a hit.

Ranked against my favorite REM albums, it's hard to not put this one at the top. Fables, Murmur, Life's Rich P…
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Written by E. Lambeth
3 stars Didn't wear as well as I thought it would
I know I'm in the minority, but this is my least favorite early R.E.M. album. I still adore Pretty Persuasion, Letter Never Sent, and especially Harborcoat. But so many other songs just annoy me now, esp. the seemingly endless refrains of Little America and Rockville (which 10,000 Maniacs helped become too familiar). At least Stipe's lyrics are easier to understand than on Murmur and Fables of the Reconstruction, but I find the songwriting weaker here. Please don't bother to tell me that disliking this album is anathema-- I'm aware of that.
Written by E. Fidler

Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. engineer

    1. Mitch Easter [mix]

  2. performer

    1. Bill Berry [vocals and instrument]
    2. Michael Stipe [vocals]
    3. Mike Mills [vocals and instrument]
    4. Peter Buck [instrument]

  1. producer

Other versions Edit

Reckoning 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 70044
release dates: Oct 25 1990
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Reckoning 10 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
record label: I.R.S. Records
catalog number: 70044
release dates: Apr 17 1984 in United States
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Reckoning 15 tracks The I.R.S. Years Vintage 1984
format: 1 x CD
release dates: Aug 17 1992
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Reckoning 14 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: EMI Europe Generic
release dates: Aug 17 1992
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Reckoning 26 tracks [2 CD Deluxe Edition]
format: 2 x CD
record label: I.R.S. Records
catalog number: CD 70044
release dates: Jun 23 2009
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