R.E.M. achieved global success with the 1988 release ofGreen, the Athens, Georgia quartet’s sixth studio album and first for Warner Bros. Records, which would be the bands label home for the rest of their recording career. While R.E.M. was fast becoming one of the most acclaimed and revered acts in the U.S.,Greenwas their first album to gain the attention of a worldwide audience. Packed with tracks destined to be definitive additions to the band’s canon, including “Orange Crush,” “Pop Song 89, ” and “Stand,”Greenwas certified 2x Platinum and doubled the domestic sales of the band’s previous release.Greencontinued R.E.M.’s dedication to the message of social consciousness, as evidenced by the album’s title, which would go on to become a ubiquitous buzzword for environmentally friendly initiatives.

TRACKLIST:

1. Pop Song 89

1. Get Up

1. You Are the Everything

1. Stand

1. World Leader Pretend

1. The Wrong Child

1. Orange Crush

1. Turn You Inside Out

1. Hairshirt

1. I Remember California

1. Untitled