Jonathan Sings!

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Music ratings 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. NME also ranked it number 19 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984.

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

11. "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

• 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

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