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

Tracklist

1. 1Begin the BeginBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:29
2. 2Radio Free EuropeBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:06
3. 3Pretty PersuasionBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:51
4. 4Talk About the PassionBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:23
5. 5(Don’t Go Back to) RockvilleBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:33
6. 6Sitting StillBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:18
7. 7Gardening at NightBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:30
8. 87 Chinese Bros.Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:15
9. 9So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:15
10. 10Driver 8Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:24
11. 11Can’t Get There From HereBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:39
12. 12Finest WorksongBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:49
13. 13Feeling Gravity’s PullBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:51
14. 14I BelieveBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:50
15. 15Life and How to Live ItBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:08
16. 16CuyahogaBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:21
17. 17The One I LoveBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:18
18. 18Welcome to the OccupationBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe2:47
19. 19Fall on MeBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe2:52
20. 20Perfect CircleBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:30
21. 21It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:05

Produced by

Don Gehman, Don Dixon, Mitch Easter, R.E.M., Joe Boyd, Scott Litt, Scott Litt & R.E.M.

Recorded at

Belmont Mall, Reflection Sound Studios, Sound Emporium Studios

Recorded

15 April 1981 – 14 September 1987

Mixed by

Mitch Easter, Steve Catania

Mixed at

Can‐Am Recorders, Master Control

Engineered by

Don Dixon, Mitch Easter, Scott Litt, Gary Laney

Labels

Capitol Records, EMI/I.R.S. Records

Length

1:18:15

Line-up

• Bill Berry · drums (drum set)
• Peter Buck · guitar
• Mike Mills · bass guitar, bass, lead vocals
• Michael Stipe · lead vocals, vocals