Surrender to Jonathan! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Label | Vapor | |||
Producer | Andy Paley | |||
Jonathan Richman chronology | ||||
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Surrender to Jonathan! is an album by the American musician Jonathan Richman, released in 1996. [1] [2] Richman was the first musician signed to Neil Young's Vapor Records. [3] Richman supported the album by touring with a full band. [4]
Recorded in Southern California, the album was produced by Andy Paley. [5] [6] Richman recorded the album once he had enough songs, and during a break from his touring schedule; he does not record songs on a deadline. [7] [8] Some of the album's songs were inspired by Richman's divorce. [9] Richman played an Epiphone Emperor guitar. [10] Richman used organ and horns on "I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar" and "Not Just a 'Plus One' on the Guest List Anymore". [11] "Egyptian Reggae" is a remake of an older Richman song. [12]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
Calgary Herald | [14] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [12] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [15] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [16] |
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [17] |
The Chicago Tribune deemed the album "typically blithe" and "a thoroughly swinging dose of tuneful good cheer." [18] The Vancouver Sun opined that "Richman concocts more odd choruses from things most of us couldn't say aloud, let alone sing." [19] The Calgary Herald determined that Richman's "simple rock 'n' roll has become increasingly simplistic and his cute musings increasingly moronic." [14]
The Globe and Mail noted that Richman has "managed to reach [age] 45 without sounding a single cynical note in his life." [20] Stereo Review determined that the "songwriting here is more consistent than usual, bringing the usual half-classic/half-throwaway ratio up to at least 60/40." [21] Trouser Press stated that "Surrender" "is one of the most touching songs Richman has ever written." [22]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Just Look at Me" | |
2. | "Not Just a 'Plus One' on the Guest List Anymore" | |
3. | "That Little Sleeper Car" | |
4. | "French Style" | |
5. | "Surrender" | |
6. | "I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar" | |
7. | "To Hide a Little Thought" | |
8. | "Egyptian Reggae" | |
9. | "When She Kisses Me" | |
10. | "Satisfy" | |
11. | "Rock 'N' Roll Drummer Straight from the Hospy-Tel" | |
12. | "My Little Girl's Got a Full Time Daddy Now" | |
13. | "Floatin'" |
Surrender to Jonathan! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Label | Vapor | |||
Producer | Andy Paley | |||
Jonathan Richman chronology | ||||
|
Surrender to Jonathan! is an album by the American musician Jonathan Richman, released in 1996. [1] [2] Richman was the first musician signed to Neil Young's Vapor Records. [3] Richman supported the album by touring with a full band. [4]
Recorded in Southern California, the album was produced by Andy Paley. [5] [6] Richman recorded the album once he had enough songs, and during a break from his touring schedule; he does not record songs on a deadline. [7] [8] Some of the album's songs were inspired by Richman's divorce. [9] Richman played an Epiphone Emperor guitar. [10] Richman used organ and horns on "I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar" and "Not Just a 'Plus One' on the Guest List Anymore". [11] "Egyptian Reggae" is a remake of an older Richman song. [12]
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
Calgary Herald | [14] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [12] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [15] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [16] |
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [17] |
The Chicago Tribune deemed the album "typically blithe" and "a thoroughly swinging dose of tuneful good cheer." [18] The Vancouver Sun opined that "Richman concocts more odd choruses from things most of us couldn't say aloud, let alone sing." [19] The Calgary Herald determined that Richman's "simple rock 'n' roll has become increasingly simplistic and his cute musings increasingly moronic." [14]
The Globe and Mail noted that Richman has "managed to reach [age] 45 without sounding a single cynical note in his life." [20] Stereo Review determined that the "songwriting here is more consistent than usual, bringing the usual half-classic/half-throwaway ratio up to at least 60/40." [21] Trouser Press stated that "Surrender" "is one of the most touching songs Richman has ever written." [22]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Just Look at Me" | |
2. | "Not Just a 'Plus One' on the Guest List Anymore" | |
3. | "That Little Sleeper Car" | |
4. | "French Style" | |
5. | "Surrender" | |
6. | "I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar" | |
7. | "To Hide a Little Thought" | |
8. | "Egyptian Reggae" | |
9. | "When She Kisses Me" | |
10. | "Satisfy" | |
11. | "Rock 'N' Roll Drummer Straight from the Hospy-Tel" | |
12. | "My Little Girl's Got a Full Time Daddy Now" | |
13. | "Floatin'" |