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"The One I Love" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released on the band's fifth full-length studio album, Document, and also as a 7" vinyl single in 1987.
Like many of R.E.M.'s songs, "Maps and Legends" uses bassist Mike Mills' backing vocals as counterpoint to Stipe during the chorus. [8] Its lyrics were inspired by Howard Finster, a Baptist minister and outsider artist who had created the album art for Reckoning the previous year. [14]
"Maps and Legends" Fables of the Reconstruction: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe: Joe Boyd: 1985 "Me in Honey" Out of Time: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe: Scott Litt and R.E.M. 1991 "Me, Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando and I" Collapse into Now: Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe: Jacknife Lee and R.E.M ...
Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 is a 2011 greatest hits album from alternative rock band R.E.M. Intended as a coda on their career, this is the first compilation album that features both their early work on independent record label I.R.S. Records in addition to their 10 studio releases through Warner Bros. Records.
In 1992, the song was played repeatedly for a 24-hour period (with brief promos interspersed) to introduce the new format for WENZ 107.9 FM "The End", a radio station in Cleveland, Ohio. When the station underwent a new format change to mainstream urban on May 14, 1999, they again played the song in 24-hour loop.
Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions is a 2014 live album from alternative rock band R.E.M., released initially on vinyl recordings through Rhino Records for Record Store Day, and later made available on compact disc and digitally.
Lead singer Michael Stipe dealt with darker subject matter in his lyrics, with water-related imagery being a recurring theme on the album. Released to critical acclaim, Reckoning reached number 27 in the United States—where it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1991—and peaked at number 91 in the United ...
In another first for R.E.M., who had opposed including the lyrics with their albums, many of the words of "Cant Get There from Here" appeared in the video for the song. The video features band members frolicking in hay fields, throwing popcorn at each other at a drive-in movie, and big insects.