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. NME also ranked it number 19 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984.
Track listing
All songs written by Jonathan Richman.
Side one
- "That Summer Feeling" â 3:56
- "This Kind of Music" â 2:11
- "The Neighbors" â 3:20
- "Somebody to Hold Me" â 3:20
- "Those Conga Drums" â 3:05
Side two
- "Stop This Car" â 1:49
- "Not Yet Three" â 2:42
- "Give Paris One More Chance" â 2:55
- "You're the One for Me" â 3:19
- "When I'm Walking" â 3:03
1993 CD bonus track
- <li value="11">"The Tag Game" â 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 â keyboards
- Michael Guardabascio â drums
- Beth Harrington â backing vocals
- Greg Keranen â bass
- Ellie Marshall â backing vocals
Technical
- Peter Bernstein â producer
- Josef Marc â additional production
- Larry Hinds â engineer
- Mark Linett â mixing
- Joe McEwen â reissue co-producer
- Jim Bessman â reissue co-producer, liner notes
- Lee Herschberg â digital remastering
- Molly Reeve-Morrison â project coordination
- Billy Sullivan â cover painting
- Jackie Sallow â back cover photograph
- Jeri McManus â design
- Tom Recchian â front cover lettering
References