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1 | How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Adam Kasper
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- Sam Hofstedt and William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- bass guitar, bouzouki, guitar and mandolin:
- Peter Buck
- drums (drum set), percussion and whistle [ennio whistle]:
- Bill Berry
- piano and synthesizer and background vocals:
- Mike Mills
- synthesizer and 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
- recording of:
- How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
| 3.65 | 4:31 |
2 | The Wake‐Up Bomb- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch and Jeff Wooding
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- bass guitar and organ and background vocals:
- Mike Mills
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Berry
- guitar:
- Peter Buck 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:
- North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States (on 1995-11-16)
- mixed at:
- John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
- live recording of:
- The Wake‐Up Bomb
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
| 3.35 | 5:08 |
3 | New Test Leper- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Adam Kasper
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- Sam Hofstedt and William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- bass guitar and organ:
- Mike Mills
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Berry
- guitar:
- Peter Buck
- 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
- recording of:
- New Test Leper
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
| 3.5 | 5:27 |
4 | Undertow- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch and Jeff Wooding
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- bass guitar and background vocals:
- Mike Mills
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Berry
- guitar:
- Peter Buck and Nathan December
- synthesizer [ARP Odyssey]:
- 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:
- FleetCenter in West End, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1995-10-03)
- mixed at:
- John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
- live recording of:
- Undertow
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
| 3.25 | 5:09 |
5 | E‐Bow the Letter- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Adam Kasper
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- Sam Hofstedt and William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- bass guitar, mellotron, Moog [Moog synthesizer] and organ:
- Mike Mills
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Berry
- ebow [e-bow guitar] and electric sitar:
- Peter Buck
- 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
- recording of:
- E‐Bow the Letter
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
| 3.65 | 5:25 |
6 | Leave- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch and Jeff Wooding
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- acoustic guitar, drums (drum set), percussion and synthesizer:
- Bill Berry
- bass guitar and keyboard:
- Mike Mills
- guitar:
- Peter Buck and Nathan December
- synthesizer [ARP Odyssey]:
- 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:
- Omni Theater in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (from 1995-11-18 until 1995-11-21)
- mixed at:
- John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Leave
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Universal Tunes, Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
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7 | Departure- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch and Jeff Wooding
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- bass guitar [fuzz bass] and farfisa and background vocals:
- Mike Mills
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Berry
- guitar:
- Peter Buck 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
- live recording of:
- Departure
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
| 3.25 | 3:29 |
8 | Bittersweet Me- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch and Jeff Wooding
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- bass guitar, mellotron and organ:
- Mike Mills
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Berry
- guitar:
- Peter Buck
- 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
- recording of:
- Bittersweet Me (on 1995-11-07)
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
| 3.65 | 4:06 |
9 | Be Mine- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Adam Kasper
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- Sam Hofstedt and William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- bass guitar and guitar:
- Peter Buck
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Berry
- guitar and keyboard and background vocals:
- Mike Mills
- 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
- recording of:
- Be Mine
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
| 3.75 | 5:33 |
10 | Binky the Doormat- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch and Jeff Wooding
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- bass guitar [fuzz bass] and keyboard:
- Mike Mills
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Berry
- farfisa:
- Scott McCaughey
- guitar:
- Peter Buck and Nathan December
- background vocals:
- Bill Berry and Mike Mills
- 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
- live recording of:
- Binky the Doormat
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
| 3 | 5:02 |
11 | Zither- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch and Jeff Wooding
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- autoharp:
- Scott McCaughey
- bass guitar:
- Bill Berry
- guitar:
- Peter Buck
- organ:
- Mike Mills
- tambourine:
- Nathan December
- spoken vocals [count in]:
- 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 Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-14)
- mixed at:
- John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Zither
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
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12 | So Fast, So Numb- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch and Jeff Wooding
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- bass guitar and organ and background vocals:
- Mike Mills
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Berry
- guitar:
- Peter Buck
- 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:
- Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, United States (on 1995-11-15)
- mixed at:
- John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- So Fast, So Numb
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
| 3.5 | 4:13 |
13 | Low Desert- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch and Jeff Wooding
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- bass guitar and organ:
- Mike Mills
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Berry
- guitar:
- Peter Buck
- piano:
- Scott McCaughey
- slide guitar:
- 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:
- Omni Theater in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (from 1995-11-18 until 1995-11-21)
- mixed at:
- John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Louie’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Low Desert
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
| 3.35 | 3:32 |
14 | Electrolite- additional recording engineer:
- John Keane and Patrick McCarthy
- recording engineer:
- Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch and Jeff Wooding
- additional assistant engineer:
- Victor Janacua
- assistant engineer:
- William “Billy” Field
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- John Keane and Scott Litt
- editor:
- Eric Stolz
- banjo and bass guitar:
- Peter Buck
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Berry
- güiro:
- Nathan December
- piano:
- Mike Mills
- 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
- recording of:
- Electrolite
- writer:
- Peter Buck , Michael Mills , Michael Stipe and William Berry
- publisher:
- Warner-Tamerlane and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
| 3.5 | 4:05 |