Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers ‎- Rockin' and Romance (1985)

A1 The Beach 0:00
A2 My Jeans 2:14
A3 Down in Bermuda 5:31
A4 The U.F.O. Man 8:32
A5 I Must Be King 11:29
A6 Vincent Van Gogh 14:10
A7 Walter Johnson 16:31
B1 I'm Just Beginning to Live 18:57
B2 The Fenway 21:45
B3 Chewing Gum Wrapper 24:13
B4 The Baltimores 26:08
B5 Up in the Sky Sometime 29:05
B6 Now Is Better Than Before 31:52
Credits:
Backing Vocals [Female Singers] - Debbie Edwards, Jeanette Sartain
Backing Vocals [Male Singers] - Andy Paley, Michael Guardabascio, Ned Claflin, Scot Woodland, Tom Nelson
Drum [Solo] - Andy Paley (tracks: B1)
Drums - Michael Guardabascio
Guitar - Jonathan Richman
Photography By [Cover] - Carol Fondé
Producer - Andy Paley
Toy Piano - Andy Paley
Vocals [1st Female Singer] - Ellie Marshall
Written By - Unknown Arist (tracks: A7)
Written-By - Jonathan Richman (tracks: A1 - A6, B1 - B6)

[@TheRedskins6969]

PUT THIS ON SPOTIFY YOU COWARDS

[@majordendrocopos]

The really famous rock bands put on very slick shows, carefully crafted and usually exactly the same every night. I saw Jonathan play a small venue , years ago, and even his band didn’t know what was coming next! Sometimes he stopped playing halfway through a song to talk to the audience, sometimes he would shout out a new key change to his band halfway through a song. He was actually there with us in the room, not just going through the motions. The best rock show I ever saw.

[@davematras2414]

omg i saw him twice in edmonton 2018 and 19 i think. I had basicly the exact experience as u! One time jhonathan paid to get in at the front door and just casualy walked in and right up on stage and started palying lol

[@my-spinning-wheel]

I've seen him twice with the same experience. He is amazing.

[@jeremyrowland2706]

Richman is the modern strolling minstrel who can always put a smile on even the grumpiest of grumy faces. Life is always better with a Richman in it.

[@santasprees]

An unconditional love of rock & roll, of frayed jeans, of the beach, of chewing gum wrappers, of Bermudan flowers that almost knock you down, of the night sky, of the past, of the present. My affection for this record is, like true love, utterly unreasonable.

[@Koshirozation]

This comment is beautiful, thank you! its that UFO love!

[@alexandernay5631]

[@deadheaders86]

Jonathan Richman wrote "My Best Friends Girl", "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard", and "More Than a Feeling".

[@santasprees]

@@deadheaders86 Have you not confused him with Ric Ocasek, Paul Simon and Tom Scholz?

[@deadheaders86]

@@santasprees jojo is a songwriter first, and performer second. There was a lull in his career, and he wrote binders of songs and arrangements. I guess he wrote SOS by ABBA, And I Ran by Flock of Seagulls, and I'm Sticking with you by the velvet underground.

[@strangerthanparadise8893]

Been listening for 37 years. Never wore Levis since then.....

[@ashton8401]

I've been listening to this since I was 16. I'm 19 now so I guess not much time has passed. But I will definitely still be listening to this for many years to come

[@kk34545]

ME SINCE 16 TOO,BUT NOW I M 50

[@philiphodgesnz]

@@kk34545 me too :-)

[@anderswestgardh50]

I've adored and loved it since it came out. Still keeps me happy at 65:-)

[@Spectrescup]

Gotta be his most consistent album post Modern Lovers

[@matthewjoseph821]

One of them for sure, also It’s time for, raw and wild, not so much to love, & my favorite is her mystery not of

[@waitsbian]

my dad used to play this around me when i was a little kid. it’s very nostalgic to me now

[@bobmoxie5570]

I lived in Wellesley, right next to you, then moved to Austin in 2012 and our lives went downhill from there. My husband, an MD at MGH, Professor at Harvard. I played him your songs, he loved you. So I love your songs too.. At least I own a house and you know, Wellesely girls - if you need a house you and your wife, family - if you need a home, for you and your wife, I have a big one and will happily have you. WE LOVE YOU!!!!

[@stephpicher]

Someone should make a full-fledged musical with Jonathan Richman's life. Full of his songs, obviously!

[@tonys9102]

I saw Jonathan live in summer 1985 when he was touring for this album. (I think Andy Paley was on drums, but that might have been the next tour,) Anyway, I had Bruce Springsteen tickets for the same night, Aug. 5, but when I heard Jonathan was playing I sold them. NO REGRETS! Still have the ticket stub for JoJo's show at DC's tiny (and now defunct) Club Saba.

[@frankpeter6851]

Beach IS one of best things we got

[@SrFloppy5]

one of the sunniest albums ever

[@vdvilela]

This is so legendary! I have no words for Jonathan

[@karenisaac8382]

Jonathan brings such a beautiful texture to music. I love how if you close your eyes, it feels like he is your friend singing to you with his guitar.

[@bobmoxie5570]

OMG I LOVE YOU AND BACK UP SINGERS

[@jalekianpriest6854]

Finally! Much much much love and thanks

[@patricklangdon1115]

Fantastic album! Thank you.

[@ChristopherPlatt]

Rockin' and Romance CD is currently still available from Twintone Records.

[@loupiso4421]

Thanks Pedro, I just went and saw a Van Gogh exhibit it triggered spontaneous Jonathan urge and I've been listening for the past couple of hours great upload!

[@cesareantinellipickinup]

The baltimores... Real nice

[@cesareantinellipickinup]

One of the most track of the beach

[@koski296]

Ufo men on this planet is Jonathan.It is compliment.

[@michaelyotter]

❤

[@bobmoxie5570]

OMG, MY sister lives in Martha's Vineyard and addicted to M &M'S before covid, we'd fly to my grandma's house in Bermuda. Also, my Atty MONE was in Farrelly brothers movies as was my psychiatrist. my high school boyfriend played me RADIO ON...... He got me home too late. I Had to go to bed, grounded, then sat on the turn of the stairs, out of the side, and to my surprise, dad sang 'RADION ON.....I'm IN LOVE WITH MASSACHUSETTS, UP ALL NIGHT. With my teenage boyfriend. my dad was an artist, so loved Vincent Van GOGH. Did I love the Gardener MUSEUM TOO! museum of who-b was-she? Walked around with a tiger. Massachusetts eccentrics every second house. '

[@frankpeter6851]

Am I projecting my gay sensibilities on your story?

[@daisyfanning612]

Don't forget your surf board.

[@P2.L1]

1:15 start a guitar

[@ChristopherPlatt]

Start up the car.

[@threeinitiates8260]

Do i hear a female vocalist?

[@ChristopherPlatt]

Ellie Marshall, Debbie Edwards, Jeanette Sartain

[@davegofstein801]

Jonathan used to call them The Rockin' Robins!

[@martinryder129]

Well cruddy sugar lemonade, fuck me guys, what more is to be said. Xx

[@frankpeter6851]

That powdered stuff.

[@waukivorycopse2402]

Nuthin'