I'll Take the Rain

by R.E.M.

I'll Take the Rain cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 27 November 2001
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 20:41
  • Community rating: 3.58/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Jamie Candiloro, Pat McCarthy

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The closing single from 'Reveal' sets Stipe's lyric of romantic resignation against rain imagery and chamber pop orchestration. Built around a guitar-led arrangement over a direct rhythm section, the recording keeps a melancholic character within a rain frame.

Genres

Descriptors: rain, melodic, rhythmic, guitars, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. I'll Take The Rain (Album Version) (5:51)
  2. 32 Chord Song (3:10)
  3. She Just Wants To Be (Live Version) (5:06)
  4. I've Been High (Live Version) (3:17)
  5. I've Been High (Live Video Version) (3:17)

Credits

  • Joey Waronker - musician [additional]
  • Ken Stringfellow - musician [additional]
  • Scott McCaughey - musician [additional]
  • Pat McCarthy - mixed by, producer [produced by], recorded by
  • Jamie Candiloro - mixed by, recorded by

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