The Greatest '99

~ Release by R.E.M. (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Lotus
producer:
Pat McCarthy and R.E.M. (American rock band)
mixer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
recording of:
Lotus
writer:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Michael Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
4.154:32
2Shiny Happy People
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
bass and organ:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
electric guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
guest acoustic guitar:
Peter Holsapple
guest vocals:
Kate Pierson
vocals:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
strings arranger:
Mark Bingham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens Ltd. (in 1991)
music videos:
Shiny Happy People (music video) by R.E.M. (American rock band)
recording of:
Shiny Happy People
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
4.13:50
3Losing My Religion
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
bass and keyboard:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
electric guitar and mandolin:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
guest acoustic guitar:
Peter Holsapple
vocals:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
arranger:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens Ltd. (in 1991)
music videos:
Losing My Religion (music video) by R.E.M. (American rock band)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 112), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 115) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 169)
recording of:
Losing My Religion
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.354:32
4Radio Free Europe
recording of:
Radio Free Europe
lyricist and composer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4:00
5Everybody Hurts
additional engineer:
Ed Brooks (audio engineer at RFI Mastering in Seattle), George Cowan (US engineer), Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based), John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer), Tod Lemkuhl, Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
engineer:
Clif Norrell
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Clif Norrell
guest cello:
Kathleen Kee, Daniel Laufer (cellist) and Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
guest oboe:
Deborah Workman (oboist)
guest viola:
Reid Harris, Paul Murphy (viola) and Heidi Nitchie (violist)
guest violin:
Denise Berginson-Smith (violinist), Patti Gouvas, Lonnie Ottzen (violinist), Sandy Salzinger (violinist), Sou-Chun Su (violinist) and Jody Taylor (violin)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
conductor:
George Hanson
orchestrator:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
additionally recorded at:
Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios (New Orleans) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 203)
recording of:
Everybody Hurts
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.55:21
6The Apologist
producer:
Pat McCarthy and R.E.M. (American rock band)
mixer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
recording of:
The Apologist
writer:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Michael Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
44:30
7Radio Song
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
bass and organ:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
electronic instruments:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
guest alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Kidd Jordan
guest bass:
Peter Holsapple
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
vocals:
KRS‐One and Michael Stipe
strings arranger:
Mark Bingham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens Ltd. (in 1991)
music videos:
Radio Song (music video) by R.E.M. (American rock band)
recording of:
Radio Song
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3.754:18
8The One I Love
additional recording engineer:
Gary Laney
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
additional mixer:
Steve Catania
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Master Control in Burbank, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 149)
recording of:
The One I Love
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.253:21
9Drive
additional engineer:
Ed Brooks (audio engineer at RFI Mastering in Seattle), George Cowan (US engineer), Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based), John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer), Tod Lemkuhl, Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
engineer:
Clif Norrell
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Clif Norrell
guest cello:
Kathleen Kee, Daniel Laufer (cellist) and Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
guest oboe:
Deborah Workman (oboist)
guest viola:
Reid Harris, Paul Murphy (viola) and Heidi Nitchie (violist)
guest violin:
Denise Berginson-Smith (violinist), Patti Gouvas, Lonnie Ottzen (violinist), Sandy Salzinger (violinist), Sou-Chun Su (violinist) and Jody Taylor (violin)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
conductor:
George Hanson
orchestrator:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
additionally recorded at:
Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios (New Orleans) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
recording of:
Drive
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.14:35
10Bang and Blame
engineer:
Pat McCarthy
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
recording of:
Bang and Blame
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), CD Baby Publishing and Night Garden Music
4:54
11Daysleeper
producer:
Pat McCarthy and R.E.M. (American rock band)
mixer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
recording of:
Daysleeper
writer:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Michael Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Temporary Music
3.83:40
12Near Wild Heaven
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
bass:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set) and piano and percussion:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guest baritone saxophone:
Kidd Jordan
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
vocals:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
strings arranger:
Mark Bingham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens Ltd. (in 1991)
music videos:
Near Wild Heaven (music video) by R.E.M. (American rock band)
recording of:
Near Wild Heaven
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
3.43:18
13Electrolite
recording of:
Electrolite
writer:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Michael Mills (R.E.M. bass player), Michael Stipe and William Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
publisher:
Warner-Tamerlane (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Night Garden Music (in 1996)
4:10
14Talking About the Passion
recording of:
Talk About the Passion
lyricist and composer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
3:19
15So. Central Rain
recording of:
So. Central Rain
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) (in 1983), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) (in 1983), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) (in 1983) and Michael Stipe (in 1983)
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3:19
16Man on the Moon
additional engineer:
Ed Brooks (audio engineer at RFI Mastering in Seattle), George Cowan (US engineer), Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based), John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer), Tod Lemkuhl, Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
engineer:
Clif Norrell
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Clif Norrell
vocals:
Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
additionally recorded at:
Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios (New Orleans) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
recording of:
Man on the Moon
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.155:17
17Suspicion
producer and mixer:
Pat McCarthy and R.E.M. (American rock band)
editor:
Paul J. Falcone
recording of:
Suspicion
writer:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Michael Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
3.55:37