R.E.M.. Reveal (2001)

Reveal is the twelfth album by the American band R.E.M., released in 2001 on Warner Bros.. After having adjusted to former drummer Bill Berry's departure and releasing Up to mixed response in 1998, R.E.M. released the more upbeat Reveal, which was co-produced with long-time collaborator Patrick McCarthy.

In 2002, R.E.M. allowed each track of the album to be remixed by different producers and members of the music industry. The resulting remix album, r.e.m.IX, is available as a free download from R.E.M.'s official website. In 2005, Warner Bros. Records issued an expanded two-disc edition of Reveal which includes a CD and a DVD, as well as the original CD booklet with expanded liner notes. The CD (as with all in this series) was not remastered.

The lead single, "Imitation of Life", became another UK Top 10 hit as well as their first number one single in Japan, but floundered at the bottom of the U.S. singles charts. Further singles from Reveal are "All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)" and "I'll Take The Rain". Building on examples from earlier albums, "Beat A Drum", "Summer Turns To High" and "Beachball" are musical homages to The Beach Boys, of whom both Mike Mills and Peter Buck are major fans.

Track Listing

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

1. "The Lifting" – 4:39
2. "I've Been High" – 3:25
3. "All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)" – 4:43
4. "She Just Wants to Be" – 5:22
5. "Disappear" – 4:11
6. "Saturn Return" – 4:55
7. "Beat a Drum" – 4:21
8. "Imitation of Life" – 3:57
9. "Summer Turns to High" – 3:31
10. "Chorus and the Ring" – 4:31
11. "I'll Take the Rain" – 5:51
12. "Beachball" – 4:14

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