Green

Green is the sixth studio album released by R.E.M. In the album, the members sought to leave the college rock confines of their initial sound and move in a more pop friendly direction. New instruments were introduced into the mix, perhaps most notably Peter Buck's mandolin, and the members traded instruments in some songs. Michael Stipe refers to the record as R.E.M.'s "heavy metal bubblegum" record, albeit without the "wanky solos." The album was produced by Scott Litt.

Green went 2× Platinum in the United States and achieved success in Britain. The album was supported by a year-long tour.

Track listing

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

1. "Pop Song 89" – 3:04
2. "Get Up" – 2:39
3. "You Are the Everything" – 3:41
4. "Stand" – 3:10
5. "World Leader Pretend" – 4:17
6. "The Wrong Child" – 3:36
7. "Orange Crush" – 3:51
8. "Turn You Inside-Out" – 4:16
9. "Hairshirt" – 3:55
10. "I Remember California" – 4:59
11. "Eleventh, Untitled Song" – 3:10

Track listing notes:

• On the vinyl release, R.E.M. labeled side one (tracks 1-6) as the "Air side" and side two (tracks 7-11) as the "Metal side."
• Track 4 ("Stand") is listed on the album as track "R."
• Track 11, unlisted on the back cover and unnamed on the disc, is copyrighted under the title, "11".BMI It is listed on the iTunes Store as simply "Untitled".

Personnel

R.E.M.

• Bill Berry – drums, backing vocals, bass on "You Are the Everything", "The Wrong Child", and "Hairshirt"
• Peter Buck – guitar, mandolin, drums on "Eleventh, Untitled Song"
• Mike Mills – bass guitar, keyboard, accordion, backing vocals
• Michael Stipe – vocals

Additional musicians

• Bucky Baxter – pedal steel guitar on "World Leader Pretend"
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello on "World Leader Pretend"
• Keith LeBlanc – percussion on "Turn You Inside-Out"

Production

• Bill Berry – production
• Peter Buck – production
• Thom Cadley – engineering (Bearsville)
• Jem Cohen – photography
• George Cowan – engineering (Bearsville)
• Jay Healy – engineering
• Tom Laune – engineering (Ardent)
• Scott Litt – production, engineering
• Bob Ludwig – mastering, at Masterdisk, New York City, New York, United States
• Jon McCafferty – packaging and photography
• Mike Mills – production
• Frank Olinsky and Manhattan Design – packaging
• Michael Stipe – production, packaging, and photography
• Michael Tighe – photography