Editing Automatic for the People (section)

==Personnel==
Sources:<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Automatic For The People |others=[[R.E.M.]] |date=1992 |type=CD Liner notes}}</ref><ref name="exploder"/><ref>{{Cite AV media |last1=Mills |first1=Mike |author-link1=Mike Mills |last2=Stipe |first2=Michael |author-link2=Michael Stipe |last3=Kennedy |first3=John |author-link3=John Kennedy (radio broadcaster) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnGwA5gK29g |title=R.E.M - Automatic For The People {{!}} Track By Track {{!}} X-Posure |publisher=[[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Radio X]] |via=[[YouTube]] |date=15 November 2017 |access-date=23 March 2025}}</ref><ref>Cavanagh, David. "Tune in, cheer up, rock out". ''Q''. October 1994.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rem-find-the-river/ | title=R.E.M. 'Find the River' and Discover a Sweet Release | date=4 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed (Official Full Documentary) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaiLpMsz2FE |date=December 8, 2017 |website=Youtube}}</ref>

'''R.E.M.'''
*[[Bill Berry]] – drums, percussion, backing vocals, [[electric piano]] on "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1"
*[[Peter Buck]] – electric and acoustic guitars, [[mandolin]], [[Appalachian dulcimer|dulcimer]] on "Try Not to Breathe", [[bouzouki]] on "Monty Got a Raw Deal"
*[[Mike Mills]] – bass guitar, backing vocals, organ, piano, [[accordion]], [[double bass]] on "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1", acoustic guitar on "Find the River"
*[[Michael Stipe]] – lead vocals

'''Additional musicians'''
*[[Scott Litt]] – [[harmonica]] and [[clavinet]] on "Ignoreland"
*[[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] – [[orchestral]] [[arrangements]] on "Drive", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", and "Nightswimming"
*George Hanson – [[Conducting|conductor]] on "Drive", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", and "Nightswimming"
*Denise Berginson-Smith, Lonnie Ottzen, Patti Gouvas, Sandy Salzinger, Sou-Chun Su, Jody Taylor – [[violin]] on "Drive", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", and "Nightswimming"
*Kathleen Kee, Daniel Laufer, Elizabeth Proctor Murphy – [[cello]] on "Drive", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", and "Nightswimming"
*[[Knox Chandler]] – cello on "Sweetness Follows" and "Monty Got A Raw Deal"
*Reid Harris, Paul Murphy, Heidi Nitchie – [[viola]] on "Drive", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", "Everybody Hurts", and "Nightswimming"
*Deborah Workman – [[oboe]] on "Nightswimming"

'''Production'''
*[[Scott Litt]] – [[Record producer|producer]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing engineer]]
*Ed Brooks – second engineer ([[Seattle]])
*George Cowan – second engineer ([[Bearsville, New York|Bearsville]])
*Adrian Hernandez – second assistant engineer ([[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]])
*[[John Keane (record producer)|John Keane]] – recording engineer ([[Athens, Georgia|Athens]])
*[[Mark Howard (producer)|Mark Howard]] – second engineer ([[New Orleans]])
*Tod Lemkuhl – second engineer (Seattle)
*Ted Malia – second engineer ([[Atlanta]])
*[[Stephen Marcussen]] – [[Audio mastering|mastering engineer]] (Precision Mastering)
*[[Clif Norrell]] – [[Audio engineering|recording engineer]], mixing engineer
*Andrew Roshberg – second engineer (Miami)