Jonathan Sings!
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Jonathan Sings! is an album by Jonathan Richman
, released by the Sire Records
label
in 1983. Previously only released in the UK, the track "The Tag Game" was included on the 1993 CD reissue.
Jonathan Richman
Jonathan Michael Richman is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970 he founded The Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key, generally acoustic backing...
, released by the Sire Records
Sire Records
Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...
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in 1983. Previously only released in the UK, the track "The Tag Game" was included on the 1993 CD reissue.
Track listing
- All songs written by Jonathan Richman.
- "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
- "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
- "The Tag Game" - 4:30
Personnel
- Jonathan RichmanJonathan RichmanJonathan Michael Richman is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970 he founded The Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key, generally acoustic backing...
- vocals, guitar - Ellie Marshall and Beth Harrington - backing vocals
- Ken Forfia - keyboards
- Curly KeranenThe RubinoosThe Rubinoos are an American power pop band that formed in 1970 in Berkeley, California. They are perhaps best known for their singles "I Think We're Alone Now" , "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" , and for the theme song to the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds...
- bass - Michael Guardabascio - drums
- Peter Bernstein - producer