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] |
Reception edit
The album placed number 8 in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll of 1984.[3] NME also ranked it number 19 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984.[4]
Track listing edit
All 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"
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.
- ^ "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.
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