Out of Time (album)
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| Studio album by R.E.M. | |||||||||||
| Released | March 11, 1991 | ||||||||||
| Recorded | September 1990-October 1990 - Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY; John Keane Studios, Athens, GA (recording); Prince's Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN (mixing) | ||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||||||||
| Length | 44:08 | ||||||||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||||||||
| Producer | Scott Litt & R.E.M. | ||||||||||
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Out of Time is the seventh album by the American band R.E.M. It was released on Warner Bros. in 1991. It was a #1 album in both the U.S. and the U.K., spending 109 weeks on American album charts and enjoying two separate spells at the summit, and 183 weeks on the British charts.
The album won three Grammy Awards in 1992: one as Best Alternative Music Album, and two for the first single, "Losing My Religion."
In 1998 Q magazine readers voted Out of Time the 38th greatest album of all time; in their 2006 follow-up list it rose one place to 37. In 2006, the album was chosen by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 best albums of all time.[1]
The album has been certified four times platinum in the U.S. and sold over ten million copies worldwide.[2]
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[edit] Details
Out of Time combines elements of pop, folk and classical music heard on their Green album, with a new concentration on country elements that would continue on 1992's Automatic for the People.
Preceded by the release of "Losing My Religion," which became R.E.M.'s biggest U.S. hit, Out of Time gave them their first U.S. and UK #1 albums. The band did not tour to support the release.
In 2005, Warner Bros. Records issued an expanded two-disc edition of Out of Time which includes a CD, a DVD-Audio disc containing a 5.1-channel surround sound mix of the album done by Elliot Scheiner, and the original CD booklet with expanded liner notes. The CD (as with all in the 2005 DVD-A issue series) is not remastered.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe. [3]
- "Radio Song" – 4:12
- "Losing My Religion" – 4:26
- "Low" – 4:55
- "Near Wild Heaven" – 3:17
- "Endgame" – 3:48
- "Shiny Happy People" – 3:44
- "Belong" – 4:03
- "Half A World Away" – 3:26
- "Texarkana" – 3:36
- "Country Feedback" – 4:07
- "Me In Honey" – 4:06
[edit] Personnel
- Bill Berry – drums, percussion, bass, piano, vocals
- Peter Buck – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
- Mike Mills – bass, organ, piano, harpsichord, vocals (lead vocal on "Near Wild Heaven" and "Texarkana")
- Michael Stipe – lead vocals, bass melodica
[edit] Additional personnel
- KRS-One – rap on 1
- Kate Pierson – vocals on 6, 10 11
- Peter Holsapple – bass on 1 3, acoustic guitar on 2 6 9, electric guitar on 7
- Scott Litt – echo-loop feed on 1
- John Keane – pedal steel guitar on 9 10
- Kidd Jordan – baritone saxophone on 1 4, tenor saxophone on 1 5, alto saxophone on 1, bass clarinet on 3 5
- Cecil Welch – flugelhorn on 5
- Mark Bingham – string arrangements on 1 3 4 5 6 8 9
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- Dave Kempers – violin
- David Braitberg – violin
- David Arenz – violin
- Ellie Arenz – violin
- Paul Murphy – lead viola
- Reid Harris – viola
- Andrew Cox – cello
- Elizabeth Murphy – cello
- Ralph Jones – double bass
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | Billboard 200 | 1 [4] |
| 1991 | UK Album Charts | 1 [5] |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | "Losing My Religion" | Billboard Hot 100 | 4 [6] |
| 1991 | "Losing My Religion" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 [6] |
| 1991 | "Losing My Religion" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 [6] |
| 1991 | "Losing My Religion" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 28 [6] |
| 1991 | "Shiny Happy People" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 3 [6] |
| 1991 | "Shiny Happy People" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 8 [6] |
| 1991 | "Shiny Happy People" | Billboard Hot 100 | 10 [6] |
| 1991 | "Texarkana" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 4 [6] |
| 1992 | "Texarkana" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 7 [6] |
| 1992 | "Radio Song" | UK Singles Chart | 28 [5] |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award | Album/Track |
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| 1991 | Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "Losing My Religion" [7] |
| 1991 | Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance | Out of Time [7] |
| 1991 | Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form | "Losing My Religion" [7] |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA – U.S. | Gold | May 24, 1991 [8] |
| RIAA – U.S. | Platinum | May 24, 1991 [8] |
| BPI – UK | Silver | June 1, 1991 [9] |
| BPI – UK | Gold | June 1, 1991 [9] |
| BPI – UK | Platinum | June 1, 1991 [9] |
| RIAA – U.S. | 2 X Platinum | June 19, 1991 [8] |
| BPI – UK | 2 X Platinum | September 1, 1991 [9] |
| CRIA – Canada | Gold | October 4, 1991 [10] |
| CRIA – Canada | Platinum | October 4, 1991 [10] |
| CRIA – Canada | 2 X Platinum | October 4, 1991 [10] |
| CRIA – Canada | 3 X Platinum | October 4, 1991 [10] |
| RIAA – U.S. | 3 X Platinum | October 11, 1991 [8] |
| BPI – UK | 3 X Platinum | March 1, 1992 [9] |
| RIAA – U.S. | 4 X Platinum | June 5, 1992 [8] |
| BPI – UK | 4 X Platinum | June 1, 1993 [9] |
| CRIA – Canada | 4 X Platinum | September 16, 1994 [10] |
| CRIA – Canada | 5 X Platinum | September 16, 1994 [10] |
| BPI – UK | 5 X Platinum | October 1, 1995 [9] |
| CRIA – Canada | 7 X Platinum | September 29, 2003 [10] |
[edit] Notes
- ^ The All-TIME 100 Albums
- ^ R.E.M. biography with sales data
- ^ R.E.M. Out of Time (Warner Bros. Records, 1991).
- ^ allmusic (((Out of Time > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums))). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b UK Top 40 Hit Database. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i allmusic (((Out of Time > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles))). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b c allmusic (((Out of Time > Charts & Awards > GRAMMY Awards))). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b c d e RIAA Gold and Platinum. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g BPI Certified Awards. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g CRIA Certifications. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
| Preceded by Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey |
Billboard 200 number-one album May 18 - May 24, 1991 June 1 - June 7, 1991 |
Succeeded by Time, Love & Tenderness by Michael Bolton |
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