And I Feel Fine… The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987

~ Release by R.E.M. (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

2.3, 2.6-2.9, 2.11, 2.12, 2.15, and 2.17 previously unreleased.
2.6 recorded at the Muziekcentrum, Utrecht, Holland, 1987-09-14.
2.7-2.9 recorded at the Paradise, Boston, MA, USA, 1983-07-13.

Annotation last modified on 2012-10-20 18:44 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Begin the Begin
producer:
Don Gehman
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:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Begin the Begin
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
3.83:29
2Radio Free Europe
engineer:
Don Dixon and Mitch Easter
producer:
Don Dixon, Mitch Easter and R.E.M. (American rock band)
mixer:
Mitch Easter
bass:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 174) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 379)
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
4.554:06
3Pretty Persuasion
recording of:
Pretty Persuasion
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
3:51
4Talk About the Passion
engineer and producer:
Don Dixon and Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter
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
43:23
5(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville
producer:
Don Dixon and Mitch Easter
recording of:
(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville
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
4.254:33
6Sitting Still
engineer and producer:
Don Dixon and Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter
recording of:
Sitting Still
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
4.253:18
7Gardening at Night
producer:
Mitch Easter
recording of:
Gardening at Night
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
4.353:30
87 Chinese Bros.
producer:
Don Dixon and Mitch Easter
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:
Reflection Sound Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
recording of:
7 Chinese Bros.
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
44:15
9So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
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
3:15
10Driver 8
recording of:
Driver 8
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
3:24
11Can’t Get There From Here
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
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)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
engineered at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Cant Get There From Here
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
43:39
12Finest Worksong
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
recording of:
Finest Worksong
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
4.353:49
13Feeling Gravity’s Pull
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
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)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
engineered at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Feeling Gravitys Pull
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
4.354:51
14I Believe
producer:
Don Gehman
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:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Believe
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
4.63:50
15Life and How to Live It
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
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)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
engineered at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Life and How to Live It
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
44:08
16Cuyahoga
producer:
Don Gehman
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:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Paste: The 25 Best Songs About Ohio Ever Made (number: 8)
recording of:
Cuyahoga
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
4.24:21
17The 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
4.253:18
18Welcome to the Occupation
recording of:
Welcome to the Occupation
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
2:47
19Fall on Me
producer:
Don Gehman
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:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Fall on Me
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
4.252:52
20Perfect Circle
engineer and producer:
Don Dixon and Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter
recording of:
Perfect Circle
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
43:30
21It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
recording of:
It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
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
4:05
▶ CD 2: Bonus Disc