Document (album)

Document is the fifth studio album by R.E.M. and their sixth overall. It was released in 1987 a few months after their rarities collection Dead Letter Office appeared and is the last album of new material by the band released on the I.R.S. Records label.

Related Topics:
R.E.M. - 1987 - Dead Letter Office - I.R.S. Records

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Document is significant in not only birthing R.E.M.'s first US Top 10 hit in "The One I Love" (which reached #9), but also giving them their first platinum album, with Document reaching #10 in their home country and #29 in the UK. "It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" also proved a sizeable hit.

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With the band poised to become a major rock group, much to the dismay of their college rock fans, R.E.M. would sign the following year with Warner Bros. Records and see their commercial fortunes grow exponentially.

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Document was listed at #470 in the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2002.

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