So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
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| "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single by R.E.M. | ||
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| From the album Reckoning | ||
| Single Released | 1984 | |
| Single Format | 7", 12" | |
| Recorded | 1984 | |
| Genre | College Rock | |
| Song Length | 3:11 | |
| Record label | I.R.S. Records | |
| Producer | Mitch Easter and Don Dixon | |
| Chart positions | #85 (US) | |
| R.E.M. single chronology | ||
| "Talk About the Passion" 1983 | "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" 1984 | "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" 1984 |
As mentioned in the Eponymous liner notes, the song was performed on Late Night with David Letterman in 1983 before it even had a title.
Michael Stipe chose to sing his vocals for the video live.
The song was placed on R.E.M.'s first I.R.S. Records greatest hits album Eponymous in 1988.
Variant titles
Depending on where one looks, this song is titled:
- "So. Central Rain" (the back of both Reckoning and Eponymous).
- "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" (on the single)
- "S. Central Rain" (both on the Reckoning album cover and the liner notes on Eponymous)
- "Southern Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" (inside the Reckoning sleeve)
Track listing
7" Single- So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
- King of the Road
- So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
- Voice of Harold
- Pale Blue Eyes
| R.E.M. |
| Peter Buck - Mike Mills - Michael Stipe |
| Bill Berry |
| Other musicians: Nathan December - Buren Fowler - Peter Holsapple - Barrett Martin - Scott McCaughey - Bill Rieflin - Ken Stringfellow - Joey Waronker |
| Management and producers: Joe Boyd - Don Dixon - Bertis Downs, IV - Mitch Easter - Don Gehman - Jefferson Holt - Scott Litt - Pat McCarthy |
| Discography |
| Albums: Chronic Town (EP) - Murmur - Reckoning - Fables of the Reconstruction - Lifes Rich Pageant - Document - Green - Out of Time - Automatic for the People - Monster - New Adventures in Hi-Fi - Up - Reveal - Around the Sun |
| Compilations: Dead Letter Office - Eponymous - - The Best of R.E.M. - In the Attic - In Time |
| Soundtracks: ''Man on the Moon |
| Videos: Succumbs - Pop Screen - Tourfilm - This Film Is On - Parallel - Road Movie - Perfect Square - In View |
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