I, Jonathan
Encyclopedia
I, Jonathan is an album by Jonathan Richman
, released by the Rounder Records
label
in 1992.
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 Rounder Records
Rounder Records
Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but now based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students...
label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
in 1992.
Track listing
- "Parties in the USA" (Richman) - 4:42
- "Tandem Jump" (Richman) - 2:10
- "You Can't Talk To The Dude" (Richman) - 2:49
- "Velvet Underground" (Richman, Lou ReedLou ReedLewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
) - 3:23 - "I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar" (Richman) - 3:40
- "Rooming House on Venice Beach" (Richman) - 5:04
- "That Summer Feeling" (Richman) - 6:02
- "Grunion Run (instrumental)" (Richman) - 2:31
- "A Higher Power" (Richman) - 3:02
- "Twilight in Boston" (Richman) - 4:08
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, guitars, bass ("Velvet Underground") - Ned Claflin - vocals, tremolo guitar and 2nd guitar on "Grunion Run"
- Tom Nelson - vocals
- Scot Woodland - vocals, congas
- Josef Marc - bass, drums ("I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar"), guitar ("Twilight in Boston")
- Steve Nobels - percussion, backing singing
- Jason Wilkinson - percussion, drums ("Parties in the USA"), backing singing
- John Rinkor - percussion, bass ("Parties in the USA"), backing singing
- Mike Buckmaster - percussion, backing singing
- Willie Robertson - percussion, backing singing
- Andy PaleyAndy PaleyAndy Paley is a noted record producer and musician who has been active since the late 1960s. His work includes stints as a producer for such noted musicians as Madonna, the Ramones, Jonathan Richman, Debbie Harry, Brian Wilson and Jerry Lee Lewis....
- drums ("Grunion Run") - Brennan Totten - drums ("A Higher Power")
- Jim WashburnJim WashburnJim Washburn is an American football coach. He is currently the defensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was the Tennessee Titans' defensive line coach from 1999–2010....
- bass ("That Summer Feeling", "Twilight in Boston" and "Grunion Run") - John Girton - guitar ("That Summer Feeling")
- Brennan Totten - producer
- John Girton - engineer