The coming of age of intelligent alternative rock.
Sophisticated melodies and layered sounds.
This album sublimates the experimental nature of their previous albums with a pop sensibility, proving the band's maturity. It's a masterpiece that evokes a gentle sense of exhilaration.
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12 TRACKS:
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1)
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The Lifting
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2)
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I've Been High
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3)
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All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)
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4)
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She Just Wants To Be
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5)
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Disappear
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6)
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Saturn Return
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7)
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Beat A Drum
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8)
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Imitation Of Life
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9)
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Summer Turns To High
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10)
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Chorus And The Ring
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11)
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I'll Take The Rain
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12)
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Beachball
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Artwork [Packaging] - Michael Stipe
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Performer - Michael Stipe
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Written-By - Stipe
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Arranged By [Strings] - R.E.M.
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Producer - R.E.M.
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Accompanied By - Glen Brady
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Accompanied By - Jamie Candiloro
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Recorded By, Mixed By - Jamie Candiloro
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Producer - Pat McCarthy
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Recorded By, Mixed By - Pat McCarthy
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Accompanied By - John Keane
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Engineer [Athens] - John Keane
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Performer - Mike Mills
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Written-By - Mills
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Strings - Nicola Cleary
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Engineer [Second, Vancouver] - Dean Maher
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Performer - Peter Buck
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Written-By - Buck
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Accompanied By - Scott McCaughey
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Mastered By - Bob Ludwig
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Strings - David James (3)
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Accompanied By - Joey Waronker
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Engineer [Second, Vancouver] - Zach Blackstone
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Engineer [Second, Dublin] - Kieran Lynch
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Accompanied By - Ken Stringfellow
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Engineer [Second, Vancouver] - Alex Aligizakis
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Edited By - Adam Ayan
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Advisor - Bertis Downs
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Woodwind - David Agnew
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Arranged By [Strings] - Johnny Tate
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Engineer [Second, Miami] - Christine Tramontano
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Strings - Ruth Murphy
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Artwork [Packaging] - Chris Bilheimer
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Field Recording [Field Recordings] - Lou Kregel (9)
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Engineer [Second, Dublin] - Dave Hughes
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Horns - David Martin (13)
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Strings - Elizabeth Dean
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Horns - Shaun Hooke
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Strings - Cliona O'Driscoll
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Strings - Michelle Lalor
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Strings - Ruth Mann
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Strings - Peter Crooks
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Strings - Hillary O'Donovan
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Horns - Get The Horns Section (12)
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Horns - Eoin Daly
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Strings - Marcus Miller (4)
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Strings - Annette Cleary
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Strings - Elizabeth Leonard
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Technician [Assistant, Dublin] - Mark Fitzgerald (2)
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Strings - Debbie Ellis
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Strings - Jenniffer Cassidy
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Strings - Sebastian Petiet
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Strings - Sunniva Fitzpatrick
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Strings - Eileen Murphy
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Strings - Carol Quigley
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Horns - Fergal O'Ceallachain
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Horns - David Carmody
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Technician [Further Assistant, Dublin] - Bee Mangan
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Strings - Michael Healy
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Strings - Pamela Forde
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Technician [Further Assistant, Dublin] - Mary Boylan
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Technician [Further Assistant, Dublin] - Marguerite Ryan
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Strings - Paul O'Hanlon
