Out of Time
Studio album by R.E.M.
Released	March 8, 1991 (1991-03-08)
Recorded	September–October 1990 (1990-10), Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, New York, United States; John Keane Studios, Athens, Georgia, United States (recording); Soundscape Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, United States (strings); Prince's Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (mixing)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	44:08
Language	English
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Scott Litt and R.E.M.
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Blender link Robert Christgau (A) link Rolling Stone link
R.E.M. chronology
Green (1988) Out of Time (1991) Automatic for the People (1992)
Singles from Out of Time
"Losing My Religion" Released: February 19, 1991 (1991-02-19) "Shiny Happy People" Released: May 16, 1991 (1991-05-16) "Near Wild Heaven" Released: August 5, 1991 (1991-08-05) "Radio Song" Released: November 4, 1991 (1991-11-04)
Out of Time
Special edition Compact Disc release of Out of Time, with cardboard case, vellum sleeve, artwork, and disc
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Spanish limited edition LP cover

Out of Time is the seventh album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on Warner Bros. Records in 1991. With Out of Time R.E.M.'s status grew from that of a cult band to a massive international act. The record topped the album sales charts in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom, spending 109 weeks on American album charts and enjoying two separate spells at the summit, and 183 weeks on the British charts, and spending a single week at the top. The album has been certified four times platinum in the U.S. and sold over ten million copies worldwide. The album won three Grammy Awards in 1992: one as Best Alternative Music Album, and two for the first single, "Losing My Religion."

[edit] Details

Out of Time combines elements of pop, folk and classical music heard on their previous album Green, 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 album. The band did not tour to support the release.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.

Side one – "Time side"

1. "Radio Song" – 4:12
2. "Losing My Religion" – 4:26
3. "Low" – 4:55
4. "Near Wild Heaven" – 3:17
5. "Endgame" – 3:48

Side two – "Memory side"

6. "Shiny Happy People" – 3:44
7. "Belong" – 4:03
8. "Half a World Away" – 3:26
9. "Texarkana" – 3:36
10. "Country Feedback" – 4:07
11. "Me in Honey" – 4:06

On the vinyl and cassette tape releases, R.E.M. labeled side one (tracks 1-5) as the "Time side" and side two (tracks 6-11) as the "Memory side".

[edit] Personnel

R.E.M.

• Bill Berry – drums, percussion, congas on "Low", bass guitar on "Half a World Away" and "Country Feedback", piano on "Near Wild Heaven", backing vocals on "Near Wild Heaven", "Belong", and "Country Feedback"
• Peter Buck – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin on "Losing My Religion" and "Half a World Away"
• Mike Mills – bass guitar; backing vocals; organ on "Radio Song", "Low", "Shiny Happy People", "Half a World Away", and "Country Feedback"; arrangement on "Losing My Religion" and "Texarkana"; piano on "Belong"; harpsichord on "Half a World Away"; percussion on "Half a World Away"; lead vocals on "Near Wild Heaven", "Endgame", and "Texarkana"; keyboards on "Losing My Religion" and "Texarkana"
• Michael Stipe – vocals, bass melodica on "Endgame", backing vocals on "Near Wild Heaven", arrangement on "Endgame"

Additional musicians

• David Arenz – violin on "Radio Song", "Low", "Near Wild Heaven", "Endgame", "Shiny Happy People", "Half a World Away", and "Texarkana"
• Ellie Arenz – violin on "Radio Song", "Low", "Near Wild Heaven", "Endgame", "Shiny Happy People", "Half a World Away", and "Texarkana"
• Mark Bingham – string arrangements on "Radio Song", "Low", "Near Wild Heaven", "Endgame", "Shiny Happy People", "Half a World Away", and "Texarkana"
• David Braitberg – violin on "Radio Song", "Low", "Near Wild Heaven", "Endgame", "Shiny Happy People", "Half a World Away", and "Texarkana"
• Andrew Cox – cello on "Radio Song", "Low", "Near Wild Heaven", "Endgame", "Shiny Happy People", "Half a World Away", and "Texarkana"
• Reid Harris – viola on "Radio Song", "Low", "Near Wild Heaven", "Endgame", "Shiny Happy People", "Half a World Away", and "Texarkana"
• Peter Holsapple – bass guitar on "Radio Song" and "Low"; acoustic guitar on "Losing My Religion", "Shiny Happy People", and "Texarkana"; electric guitar on "Belong"
• Ralph Jones – double bass on "Radio Song", "Low", "Near Wild Heaven", "Endgame", "Shiny Happy People", "Half a World Away", and "Texarkana"
• Kidd Jordan – baritone saxophone on "Radio Song" and "Near Wild Heaven", tenor saxophone on "Radio Song" and "Endgame", alto saxophone on "Radio Song", bass clarinet on "Low" and "Endgame"
• John Keane – pedal steel guitar on "Texarkana" and "Country Feedback"
• Dave Kempers – violin on "Radio Song", "Low", "Near Wild Heaven", "Endgame", "Shiny Happy People", "Half a World Away", and "Texarkana"
• KRS-One – rapping on "Radio Song"
• Scott Litt – echo-loop feed on "Radio Song"
• Elizabeth Murphy – cello on "Radio Song", "Low", "Near Wild Heaven", "Endgame", "Shiny Happy People", "Half a World Away", and "Texarkana"
• Paul Murphy – lead viola on "Radio Song", "Low", "Near Wild Heaven", "Endgame", "Shiny Happy People", "Half a World Away", and "Texarkana"
• Kate Pierson – vocals on "Shiny Happy People", "Country Feedback", and duet on "Me in Honey"
• Cecil Welch – flugelhorn on "Endgame"

Production

• Bill Berry – production
• Peter Buck – production
• Dave Friedlander – engineering
• Tom Garneau – engineering
• John Keane – engineering
• Ben Katchor – illustrations
• Scott Litt – production, engineering
• Ted Malia – engineering
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering, at Precision Mastering, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Mike Mills – production
• Frank Ockenfels – photography
• Mike Reiter – engineering
• Ed Rogers – illustrations
• Karina Santos – photography
• Doug Starn – photography
• Mike Starn – photography
• Michael Stipe – production, packaging, and photography
• Tom Recchion – packaging

[edit] Release history

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, lyrics, a photo album, and the original CD booklet with expanded liner notes.

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†Edition packaged with a bonus 7" single—"World Leader Pretend"/"Turn You Inside Out" from Tourfilm

Box sets

[edit] Chart performance

Album

Singles

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[edit] Sales certifications

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• R.E.M.HQ on Out of Time
• Out of Time at Allmusic

• Out of Time at Allmusic (DualDisc edition)

• Out of Time at MusicBrainz