Reckoning is the second studio album by R.E.M. It was recorded at Reflection Sound Studio in Charlotte, North Carolina and released in 1984 by independent label I.R.S. Records to critical acclaim and stronger record sales than their debut
Track list:
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.
1. "Harborcoat" – 3:54
2. "Seven Chinese Brother" – 4:18
3. "Southern Central Rain" – 3:15
4. "Pretty Persuasion" – 3:50
5. "Time After Time (Annelise)" – 3:31
6. "Second Guessing" – 2:51
7. "Letter Never Sent" – 2:59
8. "Camera" – 5:52 [2]
9. "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" – 4:32
10. "Little America" – 2:58 [3] [4]
Track listing note: On the original vinyl release, R.E.M. labeled side one (tracks 1-5) as the "L side" and side two (tracks 6-10) as the "R side."
The IRS Years reissue:
On August 10, 1992, EMI (which owns the I.R.S. catalogue) re-released Reckoning in the EU with five bonus tracks:
11. "Windout" (with friends), guest vocalists Bertis Downs, IV and Jefferson Holt (previously unreleased)
12. "Pretty Persuasion" (live in the studio - previously unreleased)
13. "White Tornado" (live in the studio - previously unreleased))
14. "Tighten Up" (live in the studio - originally released as a free flexi disc with Bucketful of Brains magazine, January 1985.
15. "Moon River" (live in the studio - previously unreleased)
The original studio recording of "Windout" can be found on the soundtrack to the 1984 film Bachelor Party and Dead Letter Office, which also features the original 1981 recording of "White Tornado."
