Revolution Summer is a soundtrack

Soundtrack

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 album by Jonathan Richman

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 Vapor Records label

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 in 2007. The music was composed for the film Revolution Summer, directed by Miles Matthew Montalbano. The album is Richman's first soundtrack album, although he did contribute three songs to "There's Something About Mary

There's Something About Mary

There's Something About Mary is a 1998 American comedy film, directed by the Farrelly brothers, Bobby and Peter. It stars Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon and Ben Stiller, and it is a combination of romantic comedy and gross-out film....

" as well as appearing in the film, along with drummer Tommy Larkins, who also plays on this release. It is entirely instrumental, another first for Richman.

Track listing

All music composed by Jonathan Richman

1. "Weeds Breaking Through The Concrete" (1:02)
   
2. "Revolution Summer Theme" (2:01)
   
3. "Francine's Theme" (1:31)
   
4. "A Chill in the Night Air' (1.21)
   
5. "Music for Next Year's Jukebox" (3:22)
   
6. "Hipster Cafe" (1:10)
   
7. "Vacant Lot" (5:16)
   
8. "Hope's Theme" (1:35)
   
9. "Francine's Theme (Reprise)" (3:43)
   
10. "Hope's Theme (Reprise)" (0:41)
    
11. "Weeds Breaking Through The Concrete (Reprise)" (4:03)
    
12. "Now What?" (2:33)
    

Personnel

• Jonathan Richman
  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...
  
   - guitars, bass, pump organ
• Tommy Larkins - drums and percussion
• Ralph Carney
  Ralph Carney
  Ralph Carney is an American musician. While his primary instruments are various saxophones and clarinets, Carney collects and plays many instruments, often unusual or obscure ones....
  
   - woodwinds, violin, pedal steel
• Charles Gonzalez - keyboards, bass on Music For Next Year's Jukebox