- rock, alternative rock, jangle pop
- 38 min
- 10 tracks
Reckoning is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on April 9, 1984, by I.R.S. Records. Produced by Mitch Easter and Don Dixon, the album was recorded at Reflection Sound Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, over 16 days in December 1983 and January 1984.
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Spare, character-led, grave and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3.5/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB+
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Pitchfork10/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5 ★
- Uncut5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Harborcoat3:54
- 27 Chinese Bros.4:19
- 3So. Central Rain3:16
- 4Pretty Persuasion3:53
- 5Time After Time (Annelise)3:32
- 6Second Guessing2:52
- 7Letter Never Sent3:03
- 8Camera5:51
- 9(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville4:33
- 10Little America2:58
10 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
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- R.E.M.
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- CA
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