Jonathan Sings!

Jonathan Sings!
Studio album by
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
Released1983
Recorded1983
GenreRock and roll
Length34:10
LabelSire/Warner Bros/Blue Horizon
ProducerPeter Bernstein
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers chronology
Back in Your Life
(1979) 		Jonathan Sings!
(1983) 		Rockin' and Romance
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA[2]
Sounds[3]

Jonathan Sings! is the fourth album by American rock band Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, released in 1983 by Sire Records.

Reception

The 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

All songs written by Jonathan Richman.

Side one
  1. "That Summer Feeling" – 3:56
  2. "This Kind of Music" – 2:11
  3. "The Neighbors" – 3:20
  4. "Somebody to Hold Me" – 3:20
  5. "Those Conga Drums" – 3:05
Side two
  1. "Stop This Car" – 1:49
  2. "Not Yet Three" – 2:42
  3. "Give Paris One More Chance" – 2:55
  4. "You're the One for Me" – 3:19
  5. "When I'm Walking" – 3:03
1993 CD bonus track
  2. "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

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

  1. ^ "Jonathan Sings Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 11, 1983). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Black, Bill (30 June 1984). "Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers: Jonathan Sings". Sounds. p. 40.
  4. ^ "The 1983 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. 1984. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.



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