- Rockin' & Romance
Infobox Album |
Name = Rockin' & Romance
Type =Album
Artist = Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
Released = 1985
Recorded = 1984
Genre =Rock 'n' Roll , Romantic,Doo Wop
Length = 36.19 (CD)
Label =Rough Trade - ROUGH 72 (UK, 1985) , Twin-Tone, U.S.
Producer =Andy Paley
Last album = "Jonathan Sings! "
(1983)
This album = "Rockin' & Romance"
(1985)
Next album = "It's Time for Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers "
(1986)"Rockin' & Romance" was released in 1985 as part of a two album deal for prolific songwriter Jonathan Richman with Geoff Travis' Rough Trade Label. Originally planned for release on Sire, it came out on Twin-Tone Records in the U.S.
Track listing
#"The Beach" (Richman) - 2:19
#"My Jeans" (Richman) - 3:17
#"Down in Bermuda" (Richman) - 3:04
#"The U.F.O. Man" (Richman) - 3:22
#"I Must Be King" (Richman) - 2:40
#"Vincent Van Gogh" (Richman) - 2:25
#"Walter Johnson" (Richman) - 2:21
#"I'm Just Beginning to Live" (Richman) - 2:53
#"The Fenway" (Richman) - 2:30
#"Chewing Gum Wrapper" (Richman) - 3:21
#"The Baltimores" (Richman) - 3:01
#"Up in the Sky Sometime" (Richman) - 2:52
#"Now is Better Than Before" (Richman) - 2:17Personnel
*
Jonathan Richman - vocals, guitars
*Michael Guardabascio - drums
*Ellie Marshall - vocals
*Ned Claflin - vocals
*Andy Paley - toy piano, drum solo
*Andy Paley - producer
*Daniel Levitin - overdub engineer, mixer
*Paul Emery - basic tracks engineer
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