Jonathan Sings!


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
  2. "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

The Modern Lovers
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