Eponymous is the first greatest hits and the second compilation album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in 1988. It was their last authorizedrelease on I.R.S. Records, to whom they had been contracted since 1982, having just signed with Warner Bros. Records.
Eponymous is notable for its inclusion of several rare or alternative versions of known tracks, most notably the soundtrack contribution "Romance", which had not previously appeared on an R.E.M. record. Spanning from the initial single release of "Radio Free Europe" to the previous year's breakthrough hit album Document, Eponymous provides a fair overview of R.E.M.'s early work.
- Side 1 -
1 Radio Free Europe
2 Gardening at Night
3 Talk About the Passion
4 So. Central Rain
5 (Don't Go Back To)Rockville
6 Can't Get There from Here
- Side 2 -
1 Driver 8
2 Romance
3 Fall on Me
4 The One I Love
5 Finest Worksong
6 It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)