Jonathan Sings! Explained
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 Voices annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll of 1984.[1] NME also ranked it number 19 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984.[2]
Track listing
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
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
Notes and References
- The 1983 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll . 1984 . . 16 September 2019 .
- Albums and Tracks of the Year . 2016 . . 22 March 2018 .
