"Document" was R.E.M.'s first album to be co-produced both by the band and Scott Litt; this was a collaboration that continued through the productions of "Green", "Out of Time", "Automatic for the People", "Monster", and "New Adventures in Hi-Fi". The album's clear production and muscular rock riffs both helped to move the band toward mainstream success and built on the work done by Don Gehman, who had produced their previous album "Lifes Rich Pageant". This release not only launched "The One I Love" — R.E.M.'s first Top 10 hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100 at number 9 — but also gave them their first platinum album.