Automatic for the People is the eighth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on October 5, 1992, in the United Kingdom and Europe, and on the following day in the United States, by Warner Bros. Records. R.E.M. began production on the album while their previous album, Out of Time (1991), was still ascending charts and achieving global success. Aided by strings arranged by John Paul Jones and conducted by George Hanson, Automatic for the People features ruminations on mortality, loss, mourning, and nostalgia. Upon release, the album received widespread acclaim from critics, reached number two on the US Billboard 200, and yielded six singles. Rolling Stone reviewer Paul Evans concluded of the album, “This is the members of R.E.M. delving deeper than ever; grown sadder and wiser, the Athens subversives reveal a darker vision that shimmers with new, complex beauty.” Automatic for the People has sold more than 18 million copies worldwide.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| Drive | |
| A1 | Drive |
| A2 | Try Not To Breathe |
| A3 | The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite |
| A4 | Everybody Hurts |
| A5 | New Orleans Instrumental No. 1 |
| A6 | Sweetness Follows |
| Ride | |
| B1 | Monty Got A Raw Deal |
| B2 | Ignoreland |
| B3 | Star Me Kitten |
| B4 | Man On The Moon |
| B5 | Nightswimming |
| B6 | Find The River |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_for_the_People |
| Format | 1× Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records |
| Catalog Number | 9362-45055-1 |
| Notes | Repress of the [url=http://www.discogs.com/release/8037481]original 1992 european edition[/url]: while being sourced from the original [l=Warner Music Manufacturing Europe] stampers, it was pressed by [l=Optimal Media Production] instead, indicated by the presence of “B922353” in the runouts. Comes with printed inner sleeve. On spine, printed: 9362-45055-1 R.E.M. AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE Made in Germany by WARNER MUSIC MANUFACTURING EUROPE © ℗ 1992 R.E.M./ATHENS. LTD. 9362-45055-1 UK: WX488 Some copies come with a yellow sticker on the sleeve saying “includes Drive Man On The Moon The Sidewinder Sleep Tonite & Everybody Hurts WX488 9362-45055-1” |
| Discogs URL | R.E.M. - Automatic For The People |