Jonathan Sings!

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

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]

Reception

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

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
  1. "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

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. "The 1983 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. 1984. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.



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