Eponymous (album)

Eponymous is a 1988 greatest hits album by alternative rock band R.E.M.. It went to number 44 in the United States and number 69 in the United Kingdom.

Eponymous
Greatest hits album by R.E.M.
Released	October 17, 1988 (1988-10-17)
Recorded	1981–1987
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	43:06
Label	I.R.S.
Producer	Joe Boyd, Mitch Easter, Don Dixon, Don Gehman, and Scott Litt
R.E.M. chronology
Succumbs (1987) Eponymous (1988) Green (1988)
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	A−
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Q
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Track listing

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

Side one – "Early"

1. "Radio Free Europe" (original Hib-Tone single) (1981) – 3:47
2. "Gardening at Night" (different vocal mix)¹ – 3:30
3. "Talk About the Passion" (from Murmur, 1983) – 3:20
4. "So. Central Rain" (from Reckoning, 1984) – 3:15
5. "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" (from Reckoning, 1984) – 4:32
6. "Cant Get There from Here" (from Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985) – 3:39

Side two – "Late"

1. "Driver 8" (from Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985) – 3:23
2. "Romance" (from soundtrack album to the 1987 film Made in Heaven) – 3:25
3. "Fall on Me" (from Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986) – 2:50
4. "The One I Love" (from Document, 1987) – 3:16
5. "Finest Worksong" (mutual drum horn mix) (from "Finest Worksong" single) – 3:50
6. "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" (from Document, 1987) – 4:05

Notes

• ¹ Different mix from version on Chronic Town.