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Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011

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Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011 is a double-disc R.E.M. compilation, released on 11 November 2011 by Warner Bros. Records. The band compiled it themselves, and it was announced on the same day, 21 September 2011, that they revealed they were calling it a day. It was designed as a closing statement on their career.

What sets it apart from earlier collections is its reach. It is the first R.E.M. compilation to bring together their early independent work for I.R.S. Records and the ten studio albums they made for Warner Bros. That means the jangle-pop and college-rock beginnings sit alongside the later records in a single, band-chosen account of nearly three decades. For anyone who wants the whole arc in one place, it makes a sensible starting point or a tidy farewell.

Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011: tracklist, credits and charts

40 tracks · 2:32:10

Tracklist

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1Gardening at NightBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:29
  3. 2Radio Free EuropeBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:04
  4. 3Talk About the PassionBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:21
  5. 4Sitting StillBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:17
  6. 5So. Central RainBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:15
  7. 6(Don’t Go Back to) RockvilleBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:32
  8. 7Driver 8Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:24
  9. 8Life and How to Live ItBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:07
  10. 9Begin the BeginBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:29
  11. 10Fall on MeBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe2:51
  12. 11Finest WorksongBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:49
  13. 12It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:08
  14. 13The One I LoveBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:18
  15. 14StandBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:12
  16. 15Pop Song 89Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:05
  17. 16Get UpBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe2:40
  18. 17Orange CrushBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:53
  19. 18Losing My ReligionBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:29
  20. 19Country FeedbackBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:09
  21. 20Shiny Happy PeopleBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:47
  22. 21The Sidewinder Sleeps ToniteBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:08
  23. Disc 2
  24. 1Everybody HurtsBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe5:18
  25. 2Man on the MoonBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe5:13
  26. 3NightswimmingBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:17
  27. 4What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:01
  28. 5New Test LeperBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe5:25
  29. 6ElectroliteBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:06
  30. 7At My Most BeautifulBuck, Mills, Stipe3:33
  31. 8The Great BeyondBuck, Mills, Stipe5:06
  32. 9Imitation of LifeBuck, Mills, Stipe3:57
  33. 10Bad DayBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:06
  34. 11Leaving New YorkBuck, Mills, Stipe4:49
  35. 12Living Well Is the Best RevengeBuck, Mills, Stipe3:13
  36. 13Supernatural SuperseriousBuck, Mills, Stipe3:24
  37. 14Überlin4:15
  38. 15Oh My HeartBuck, Mills, Stipe3:21
  39. 16Alligator_Aviator_Autopilot_AntimatterBuck, Mills, Stipe2:45
  40. 17A Month of Saturdays1:40
  41. 18We All Go Back to Where We BelongBuck, Mills, Stipe3:35
  42. 19Hallelujah3:42
Produced by
Mitch Easter, Don Dixon, R.E.M., Joe Boyd, Don Gehman, Scott Litt, Pat McCarthy, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, Jacknife Lee
Recorded at
Reflection Sound Studios, Belmont Mall, Sound Emporium Studios, Ardent Studios, Bearsville Studios, Bosstown Recording Studios, Criteria Studios, John Keane Studios, Kingsway Studios, Bad Animals Studio, Louie’s Clubhouse, Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Recorded
1981–2011
Mixed by
Mitch Easter, Steve Catania, Jay Healy, Scott Litt, Ed Brooks, Clif Norrell, John Keane, John Hanlon, Jamie Candiloro, Pat McCarthy
Mixed at
Can‐Am Recorders, Master Control, Bearsville Studios, Bad Animals Studio, John Keane Studios, Louie’s Clubhouse
Engineered by
Don Dixon, Mitch Easter, Scott Litt, Gary Laney, Thom Cadley, George Cowan, Jay Healy, Tom Laune, Mark Howard, John Keane, Ted Malia, Clif Norrell, Andrew Roshberg, Adam Kasper, Pat McCarthy, Joe O’Herlihy, Jo Ravitch, Jeff Wooding, Jamie Candiloro
Labels
Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros.
Length
2:32:10

Line-up

  • Bill Berry · drums (drum set), percussion, bass, vocals
  • Peter Buck · guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, acoustic guitar, banjo, bass guitar
  • Mike Mills · bass, bass guitar, lead vocals, keyboard, vocals, organ, piano
  • Michael Stipe · vocals, lead vocals
  • Peter Holsapple · acoustic guitar · guest
  • John Keane · steel guitar · guest
  • Kate Pierson · vocals · guest
  • Denise Berginson-Smith · violin · guest
  • Patti Gouvas · violin · guest
  • Reid Harris · viola · guest
  • Kathleen Kee · cello · guest
  • Daniel Laufer · cello · guest
  • Elizabeth Proctor Murphy · cello · guest
  • Paul Murphy · viola · guest
  • Heidi Nitchie · viola · guest
  • Lonnie Ottzen · violin · guest
  • Sandy Salzinger · violin · guest
  • Sou-Chun Su · violin · guest
  • Jody Taylor · violin · guest
  • Deborah Workman · oboe · guest
  • Andy Carlson · violin · guest
  • Nathan December · güiro · guest

Singles

  • “We All Go Back to Where We Belong” · 18 October 2011

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
Italy (FIMI) · 20117
Belgium (Flanders) (Ultratop 50) · 20118
Denmark (Tracklisten) · 201113
Netherlands (MegaCharts) · 201114
Germany (Media Control) · 201115
Ireland (IRMA) · 201116
Switzerland (Hitparade) · 201117
Spain (PROMUSICAE) · 201118
United Kingdom (OCC) · 201119
Austria (Ö3) · 201120
All 18 charts
Belgium (Wallonia) (Ultratop) · 201120
Norway (VG-lista) · 201125
Czech Republic (IFPI) · 201131
Poland (ZPAV) · 201137
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) · 201139
Australia (ARIA) · 201171
Canada (CANOE) · 201179
France (SNEP) · 2011114

Certifications

RegionCertification
Ireland · 2011Gold
Italy · 2013Gold
United Kingdom · 2012Gold

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DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
November 2011—Warner Bros. Records093624953456other
11 November 2011GBWarner Bros. Recordsoriginal
11 November 2011DEWarner Bros. Records093624953647original
15 November 2011CAWarner Bros. Records093624953647other
15 November 2011USWarner Bros. Records093624953647other
18 November 2016XWConcord Records00888072019270other
2017—Craft Recordings888072027947other
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