Jonathan Goes Country is Jonathan Richman's second solo studio album. It contains seven original songs, three of which are reworked from the Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers album Jonathan Sings!, and five covers of songs by Tammy Wynette, Ronee Blakely, Marty Robbins, Skeeter Davis, and Porter Wagoner. Tom Brumley, pedal steel guitarist for The Buckaroos, is featured on the opening track.
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Released | 1990 | |||
Studio | Column One Recording, Springfield, Missouri | |||
Length | 31:10 | |||
Label | Rounder | |||
Producer | Lou Whitney, D. Clinton Thompson | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | (not rated)[2] |
Uncut | 9/10[3] |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Jonathan Richman; except where indicated
- "Since She Started to Ride" – 2:31
- "Reno" – 3:58
- "You're the One for Me" – 3:09
- "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" (Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton) – 2:58
- "I Must Be King" – 2:25
- "You're Crazy for Taking the Bus" – 2:29
- "Rodeo Wind" (Ronee Blakley) – 2:15
- "Corner Store" – 2:59
- "The Neighbors" – 2:42
- "Man Walks Among Us" (Marty Robbins) – 2:19
- "I Can't Stay Mad at You" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 1:33
- "Satisfied Mind" (Jack Rhodes, Red Hayes) – 1:52
Personnel
edit- Jonathan Richman - guitar, vocals
- D. Clinton Thompson - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Tom Brumley - steel guitar
- Lou Whitney - bass guitar
- Joe Terry - piano, backing vocals
- David Byrd - piano
- Ned Claflin - accordion, backing vocals
- Ned Wilkinson - backing vocals
- Bobby Lloyd Hicks - drums, backing vocals
- Ron Gremp - drums
- Nick Sibley - harmonica, backing vocals
- Jody Ross - duet vocals on "The Neighbors"
References
edit- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Jonathan Richman: Jonathan Goes Country". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ Heaton, Dave (18 February 2013). "Jonathan Goes Country, Country Goes Jonathan". PopMatters. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ Paphides, Pete (June 2023). "Jonathan Richman: Jonathan Goes Country". Uncut. p. 38.