Jonathan Goes Country

Jonathan Goes Country
Studio album by
Jonathan Richman
Released1990
StudiosColumn One Recording, Springfield, Missouri
Length31:10
LabelRounder
ProducersLou Whitney, D. Clinton Thompson
Jonathan Richman chronology
Jonathan Richman
(1989)		 Jonathan Goes Country
(1990)		 Having a Party with Jonathan Richman
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
PopMatters(not rated)
Uncut9/10

Jonathan Goes Country is Jonathan Richman's second solo studio album. It contains seven original songs, three of which are reworked from the Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers album Jonathan Sings!, and five covers of songs by Tammy Wynette, Ronee Blakely, Marty Robbins, Skeeter Davis, and Porter Wagoner. Tom Brumley, pedal steel guitarist for the Buckaroos, is featured on the opening track.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jonathan Richman; except where indicated

  1. "Since She Started to Ride" – 2:31
  2. "Reno" – 3:58
  3. "You're the One for Me" – 3:09
  4. "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" (Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton) – 2:58
  5. "I Must Be King" – 2:25
  6. "You're Crazy for Taking the Bus" – 2:29
  7. "Rodeo Wind" (Ronee Blakley) – 2:15
  8. "Corner Store" – 2:59
  9. "The Neighbors" – 2:42
  10. "Man Walks Among Us" (Marty Robbins) – 2:19
  11. "I Can't Stay Mad at You" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 1:33
  12. "Satisfied Mind" (Jack Rhodes, Red Hayes) – 1:52

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Jonathan Richman: Jonathan Goes Country". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ Heaton, Dave (February 18, 2013). "Jonathan Goes Country, Country Goes Jonathan". PopMatters. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ Paphides, Pete (June 2023). "Jonathan Richman: Jonathan Goes Country". Uncut. p. 38.