Jonathan Sings! is the fourth album by American rock band Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, released in 1983 by Sire Records.
Jonathan Sings! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 34:10 | |||
Label | Sire/Warner Bros/Blue Horizon | |||
Producer | Peter Bernstein | |||
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | A[2] |
Sounds | [3] |
Reception
editThe album placed number 8 in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll of 1984.[4] NME also ranked it number 19 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984.[5]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Jonathan Richman.
- Side one
- "That Summer Feeling" – 3:56
- "This Kind of Music" – 2:11
- "The Neighbors" – 3:20
- "Somebody to Hold Me" – 3:20
- "Those Conga Drums" – 3:05
- Side two
- "Stop This Car" – 1:49
- "Not Yet Three" – 2:42
- "Give Paris One More Chance" – 2:55
- "You're the One for Me" – 3:19
- "When I'm Walking" – 3:03
- 1993 CD bonus track
- "The Tag Game" – 4:30
- Denoted as "previously released in the U.K. only"
Note: Richman revisited "That Summer Feeling" on 1992's I, Jonathan, with a somewhat longer version of the song.
Personnel
edit- Jonathan Richman – vocals, guitar
The Modern Lovers
- Ken Forfia – keyboards
- Michael Guardabascio – drums
- Beth Harrington – backing vocals
- Greg Keranen – bass
- Ellie Marshall – backing vocals
Technical
- Peter Bernstein – producer
- Josef Marc – additional production
- Larry Hinds – engineer
- Mark Linett – mixing
- Joe McEwen – reissue co-producer
- Jim Bessman – reissue co-producer, liner notes
- Lee Herschberg – digital remastering
- Molly Reeve-Morrison – project coordination
- Billy Sullivan – cover painting
- Jackie Sallow – back cover photograph
- Jeri McManus – design
- Tom Recchian – front cover lettering
References
edit- ^ "Jonathan Sings Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (November 11, 1983). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ^ Black, Bill (30 June 1984). "Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers: Jonathan Sings". Sounds. p. 40.
- ^ "The 1983 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. 1984. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.