Which R.E.M. album was produced by Don Gehman?

Which R.E.M. album was produced by Don Gehman? The answer is Lifes Rich Pageant.

Released on July 28, 1986, Lifes Rich Pageant was R.E.M.'s fourth studio album and their only full-length collaboration with Gehman. The band chose him partly because they admired the clear, roots-oriented sound he had achieved with John Mellencamp.

The sessions took place at Belmont Mall Studio in Indiana during April and May 1986. Gehman's production gave R.E.M. a harder, clearer sound than the murkier approach associated with Fables of the Reconstruction, while preserving the band's melodic and experimental character.

The album became a turning point: it was R.E.M.'s most successful U.S. release at the time, reached No. 21 on the Billboard 200, and became their first gold record. A common mix-up is confusing Gehman with Scott Litt, who produced Document and the band's next five albums after this release.