JONATHAN RICHMAN
& THE MODERN LOVERS

Albums recorded by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, with release dates and UK CD availability.

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The Modern Lovers [as The Modern Lovers]

--/76

New

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Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

10/77

New

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Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers [as The Modern Lovers]

08/77

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The Modern Lovers Live [as The Modern Lovers]

--/78

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Back In Your Life

02/79

New

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The Original Modern Lovers [early demos, as The Modern Lovers]

07/81

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Jonathan Sings!

--/83

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Rockin' And Romance

06/85

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It's Time For

02/86

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Modern Lovers '88

01/88

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Jonathan Richman [as Jonathan Richman]

08/89

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Jonathan Goes Country [as Jonathan Richman]

08/90

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Having A Party With Jonathan Richman [as Jonathan Richman]

11/91

New

14

I, Jonathan [as Jonathan Richman]

09/92

New

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Live At The Longbranch Saloon [as The Modern Lovers]

--/92

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Live At The Longbranch And More [as The Modern Lovers]

--/98

New

16

¡Jonathan, Te Vas A Emocionar! [as Jonathan Richman]

02/94

New

17

Precise Modern Lovers Order [live, as The Modern Lovers]

08/94

New

18

You Must Ask The Heart [as Jonathan Richman]

04/95

New

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Surrender To Jonathan [as Jonathan Richman]

09/96

New or Used

20

I'm So Confused [as Jonathan Richman]

10/98

New or Used

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"Her Mystery Not Of High Heels And Eye Shadow" [as Jonathan Richman]

10/01

New

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Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love [as Jonathan Richman]

06/04

New

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Because Her Beauty Is Raw And Wild [as Jonathan Richman]

04/08

New

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Roadrunner
Astral Plane
Old World
Pablo Picasso
She Cracked
Hospital
Someone I Care About
Girlfriend
Modern World

Demos recorded in April 1972

Original LP


CD Issue

Ernie Brooks
Jerry Harrison
Greg Keranen
Leroy Radcliffe
Jonathan Richman
David Robinson

Producer:

Bass, Backing Vocals
Piano, Organ, Backing Vocals
Bass, Vocals
Vocals, Guitar
Vocals, Guitar
Drums, Backing Vocals

John Cale (Tracks 1-5,7),
Kim Fowley

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Rockin' Shopping Center
Back In The USA
Important In Your Life
New England
Lonely Financial Zone
Hi Dear
Adominable Snowman In The Market
Hey There Little Insect
Here Come The Martian Martians
Springtime
Amazing Grace

Greg Keranen
Leroy Radcliffe
Jonathan Richman
David Robinson

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Drums, Vocals

Matthew King Kaufman,
Glen Kolotkin

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The Sweeping Wind (Kwa Ti Feng)
Ice Cream Man
Rockin' Rockin' Leprechauns
Summer Morning
Afternoon
Fly Into The Mystery
South American Folk Song
Roller Coaster By The Sea
Dodge Veg-O-Matic
Egyptian Reggae
Coomyah
The Wheels On The Bus
Angels Watching Over Me

Greg Keranen
Leroy Radcliffe
Jonathan Richman
Denotra Sharpe

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals, Guitar
Drums, Vocals

Matthew King Kaufman,
Glen Kolotkin

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I'm A Little Airplane
Hey There Little Insect
Egyptian Reggae
Ice Cream Man
I'm A Little Dinosaur
My Little Kookenhaken
South American Folk Song
New England
The Morning Of Our Lives

Asa Brebner
Leroy Radcliffe
Jonathan Richman
Denotra Sharpe

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals, Guitar
Drums, Vocals

Matthew King Kaufman,
Kenny Laguna

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Abdul And Cleopatra
(She's Gonna) Respect Me
Lover Please
Affection
Buzz Buzz Buzz
Back In Your Life
Party In The Woods Tonight
My Love Is A Flower (Just Beginning To Bloom)
I'm Nature's Mosquito
Emaline
Lydia
I Hear You Calling Me

Asa Brebner
Skip Duelks
Donald Gladstone
Kenny Laguna

Andy Paley
Leroy Radcliffe
Jonathan Richman
Denotra Sharpe
Steve Tracy

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Backing Vocals
Bass
Glockenspiel, Keyboards,
Backing Vocals
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals, Guitar
Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Vocals

Matthew King Kaufman,
Glen Kolotkin, Kenny Laguna

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Roadrunner No 1
She Cracked
Astral Plane
I'm Straight
Walk Up The Street
I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms
Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
Dance With Me
Girlfriend
Roadrunner No 2

Ernie Brooks
Jerry Harrison
Greg Keranen
Leroy Radcliffe
Jonathan Richman
David Robinson

Producer:

Bass, Backing Vocals
Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Bass, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals, Guitar
Drums, Backing Vocals

Kim Fowley

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That Summer Feeling
This Kind Of Music
The Neighbors
Somebody To Hold Me
Those Conga Drums
Stop This Car
Not Yet Three
Give Paris One More Chance
You're The One For Me
When I'm Walking

Ken Forfia
Michael Guardabascio
Beth Harrington
Greg Keranen
Ellie Marshall
Jonathan Richman

Producer:

Keyboards
Drums, Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Bass
Backing Vocals
Guitar, Vocals

Peter Bernstein, Josef Marc

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The Beach
My Jeans
Down In Bermuda
The UFO Man
I Must Be King
Vincent Van Gogh
Walter Johnson
I'm Just Beginning To Live
The Fenway
Chewing Gum Wrapper
The Baltimores
Up In The Sky Sometime
Now Is Better Than Before

Ned Claflin
Debbie Edwards
Michael Guardabascio
Ellie Marshall
Tom Nelson
Andy Paley
Jonathan Richman
Jeanette Sartain
Scot Woodland

Producer:

Vocals
Vocals
Drums, Vocals
Vocals
Vocals
Toy Piano, Vocals
Vocals, Guitar
Vocals
Vocals

Andy Paley

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It's You
Let's Take A Trip
This Love Of Mine
Neon Sign
Double Chocolate Malted
Just About Seventeen
Corner Store
The Desert
Yo Jo Jo
When I Dance
Shirin & Fahrad
Ancient Long Ago

Asa Brebner
Jonathan Richman

Producer:

Guitar
Guitar, Vocals

Andy Paley

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Dancin Late At Night
When Harpo Played His Harp
Gail Loves Me
New Kind Of Neighbourhood
African Lady
I Love Hot Nights
California Desert Party
Everything's Gotta Be Right
Circle I
I Have Come Out To Play
The Theme From Moulin Rouge

John Avila
Jonathan Richman
Brennan Totten

Producer:

Drums, Vocals
Vocals, Guitar, Saxophone
Guitar, Vocals

Modern Lovers

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Malaguena De Jojo
Action Packed
Everyday Clothes
Fender Stratocaster
Blue Moon
Closer
I Eat With Gusto, Damn! You Bet
Miracles Will Start To Happen
Sleepwalk
Que Reste-T-Il De Nos Amours
A Mistake For Me Today
Cerca

Greg Keranen
Jonathan Richman
Ron Wilson

Producer:

Bass
Vocals, Guitar
Drums

Brennan Totten

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Since She Started To Ride
Reno
You're The One For Me
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
I Must Be King
You're Crazy For Taking The Bus
Rodeo Wind
Corner Store
The Neighbors
Man Walks Among Us
I Can't Stay Mad At You
Satisfied Mind

Tom Brumley
Ron Butler
David Byrd
Ned Claflin
Ron Gremp
Bobby Lloyd Hicks
Jonathan Richman
Judy Ross
Nick Sibley
Joe Terry
D Clinton Thompson

Lou Whitney
Ned Wilkinson

Producer:

Pedal Steel Guitar
Backing Vocals
Piano
Accordion, Backing Vocals
Drums
Drums, Backing Vocals
Guitar
Vocals
Harmonica, Backing Vocals
Piano, Backing Vocals
Guitar, Percussion,
Backing Vocals
Bass
Backing Vocals

D Clinton Thompson,
Lou Whitney

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The Girl Stands Up To Me Now
Cappuccino Bar
My Career As A Homewrecker
She Doesn't Laugh At My Jokes
When She Kisses Me
They're Not Tryin' On The Dance Floor
At Night
When I Say Wife
1963
Monologue About Bermuda
Our Swingin' Pad
Just For Fun

Jonathan Richman

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

Brennan Totten

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Parties In The USA
Tandem Jump
You Can't Talk To The Dude
Velvet Underground
I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar
Rooming House On Venice Beach
That Summer Feeling
Grunion Run
A Higher Power
Twilight In Boston

Ned Claflin
John Girton
Josef Marc
Tom Nelson
Steve Nobles
Andy Paley
Jonathan Richman
Brennan Totten
Jim Washburn
Scot Woodland

Producer:

Guitar, Vocals
Bass, Guitar
Guitar, Drums, Vocals
Vocals
Percussion
Drums
Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Drums
Bass
Conga, Vocals

Brennan Totten

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Someone I Care About
Dance With Me
She Cracked
Hospital
Womanhood
Dignified And Old
Girlfriend
Foggy Notion
Ride On Down The Highway
Pablo Picasso
Plea For Tenderness
The Mixer (Men And Women Together)
I'm Straight
Wake Up Sleepyheads
Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
Roadrunner

Recorded live at The Longbranch Saloon,
Berkeley, California, USA in April 1972

Ernie Brooks
John Felice
Jerry Harrison
Jonathan Richman
David Robinson

Producer:

Bass
Guitar
Keyboards
Vocals, Guitar
Drums

Ernie Brooks

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Someone I Care About
Dance With Me
She Cracked
Hospital
Girlfriend
Foggy Notion
Ride On Down The Highway
Pablo Picasso
Plea For Tenderness
Walk Up The Street
Modern World
Old World
96 Tears
I'm Straight
Wake Up Sleepyheads
Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
Roadrunner

Ernie Brooks
John Felice
Jerry Harrison
Jonathan Richman
David Robinson

Producer:

Bass
Guitar
Keyboards
Vocals, Guitar
Drums

Ernie Brooks

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Pantomima De El Amor Brujo
Harpo En Su Harpa
No Te Oye
No Más Por Fun
Papel De Chicle
Los Vecinos
Compadrito Corazón
Melodía Tradicional Ecudoriana
Shirin Y Farad
Reno
Cerca
El UFO Man
Ahora Es Mejor
Sabor A Mí
Una Fuerza Allá

The Baltimores
Ned Claflin
John Girton
Evy Ledesma
Tom Nelson
Jonathan Richman
Dave Terry
Brennan Totten
Jim Washburn
Scot Woodland

Producer:

Vocals
Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Bass, Guitar
Vocals
Bongos, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals
Bass, Guitar, Bongos
Bass
Congas

Brennan Totten

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Someone I Care About
Dance With Me
She Cracked
Hospital
Womanhood
Dignified And Old
Girlfriend
Foggy Notion
Ride On Down The Highway
Pablo Picasso
Plea For Tenderness
Walk Up The Street
Fly Into The Mystery
I'm Straight
The Mixer (Men And Women Together)
Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
Roadrunner

Recorded live in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
and Berkeley, California, USA in 1972

Ernie Brooks
John Felice
Jerry Harrison
Jonathan Richman
David Robinson

Producer:

Bass
Guitar
Keyboards
Vocals, Guitar
Drums

Ernie Brooks

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To Hide A Little Thought
The Heart Of Saturday Night
Vampire Girl
Just Because I'm Irish
That's How I Feel
Let Her Go Into The Darkness
The Rose
You Must Ask The Heart
Nothing Can Change This Love
Amorcito Corazon
City Vs Country
Walter Johnson
Nishi

Jonathan Richman

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

Brennan Totten

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Just Look At Me
Not Just A "Plus One" On The Guest List Anymore
That Little Sleeper Car
French Style
Surrender
I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar
To Hide A Little Thought
Egyptian Reggae
When She Kisses Me
Satisfy
Rock 'n' Roll Drummer Straight From The Hospy-Tel
My Little Girl's Got A Full Time Daddy Now
Floatin'

Ned Claflin
Ernie Fields Jr
John Girton
Andy Paley
Jonathan Richman

Producer:

Piano
Saxophone
Bass
Piano
Guitar, Vocals

Andy Paley

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When I Dance
Nineteen In Naples
I'm So Confused
True love Is Not Nice
Love Me Like I Love
Hello From Cupid
If She Don't Love Me
The Lonely Little Thrift Store
Affection
I Can Hear Her Fighting With Herself
The Night Is Still Young
I Can't Find My Best Friend

Edwin Bonilla
Darryl Jenifer
Tommy Larkins
Ric Ocasek
Jonathan Richman
Brian Sperber

Producer:

Conga
Bass
Drums
Keyboards
Guitar
Keyboards

Ric Ocasek

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Her Mystery Not Of High Heels And Eyeshadow
Springtime In New York
Me And Her Got A Good Thing Goin' Baby
Couples Must Fight
I Took A Chance On Her
Maybe A Walk Home From Natick High School
Give Paris One More Chance
My Love For Her Ain't Sad
Leaves On The Sidewalk After The Rain
Tonight
Yo Tengo Una Novia
Joven Se Estremece
Con El Merengue
Vampiresa Mujer (Vampire Girl)

Carrie Bradley
Matthew Brubeck
Ralph Carney
Al Chan
Tommy Dunbar
Stephen Hodges
Greg Keranan
Tommy Larkins
Shorty Ramos
Jonathan Richman
John Rubin
Happy Sanchez

Producer:

Viola
Cello
Woodwind
Vocals
Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals
Percussion
Bass, Backing Vocals
Drums
Backing Vocals
Vocals, Guitar
Vocals
Vocals

Niko Bolas, Jonathan Richman

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Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love
Sunday Afternoon
Vincent Van Gogh
Cosi Veloce
He Gave Us The Wine To Taste
Salvador Dali
My Baby Love Love Loves Me
In Che Mondo Viviamo
Behold The Lilies Of The Field
Les Etoiles
The World Is Showing Its Hand
Abu Jamal
On A Du Soleil
I Had a Dream That the Sea Was Calling Me Home
Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love

Ralph Carney
Stephanie Finch
Susan Hertzfeld
Greg Keranen
Tommy Larkins
Alison Faith Levy
Miles Montalbano
Nicole Montalbano
Roger Montalbano
Chuck Prophet
Jenny Rae Richman
Jonathan Richman
Dave Sorrenson
Liz Zoria

Producer:

Flute, Trumpet
Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Standup Bass
Drums
Backing Vocals
Bass, Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Vocals, Guitar
Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals

Jonathan Richman

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Because Her Beauty Is Raw And Wild
No One Was Like Vermeer
Time Has Been Going By So Fast
Es Como El Pan
Our Drab Ways
The Lovers Are Here And They're Full Of Sweat
Le Printemps Des Amoureux Est Venu
When We Refuse To Suffer
This Romance Will Be Different For Me
Old World
Our Party Will Be On The Beach Tonight
When We Refuse To Suffer
Here It Is
As My Mother Lay Lying

Tommy Larkins
Jonathan Richman

Producer:

Drums
Vocals, Guitar