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Jonathan Goes Country

~ Jonathan Richman
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  • Audio CD (17 Oct 1995)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Rounder
  • ASIN: B0000003JV
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 99,274 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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JONATHAN GOES COUNTRY is a great idea carried out to perfection from start to finish by Richman's infectious energy. The geeky troubadour is joined by the pride of Springfield, Missouri, The Skeletons. Skeleton members Lou Whitney and D. Clinton Thompson also produced the album, right in their hometown. The set opens with one of seven new Richman numbers, "Since She Started To Ride", a song which, if Nashville weren't such a closed shop, would have made a delightful entry onthe country charts.
It says much about the simple strength of his songs that they easily stroll into country terrain, never sounding anything short of completely natural. The five covers, which Richman, of course, characteristically makes his own, are also a delight. Of particular note are Goffin-King's "I Can't Stay Mad At You" (popularised by Skeeter Davis, and done here as an instrumental), and the closing selection, "Satisfied Mind".

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Possibly his greatest solo album, 9 Jun 2003
By degrant "degrant" (London) - See all my reviews
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Since his official debut from 1976,Jonathan Richman has written many classics, honed his live persona as one the funniest and most charming performers around and even starred in "Something About Mary". However, one thing I thought he would never do is record a wholly great album. Each of his individual albums varies in the ratio of brilliant, very good and mediocre or worse songs.

Having not heard this album for 18 months or more I listened to it last night. It is all the things one expects: melodic, lyrical, warm, affecting, perceptive, un-pretentious but it is much more consistent than some of his work recorded both before and since.

The originals written specifically for the album sit well with the re-working of old classic Jonathan Richman songs - especially "The Neighbors" which is also interpreted as "Los Vecinos" on Jonathan's Spanish album - and these recordings more than match the covers of songs from the country canon.

What Jonathan Richman does is work in his own little anachronistic world with utter disregard for fads and fashion and with much more individuality and quirkiness than other "primitive" bands (such as the White Stripes and countless others) if not always to exacting standards. Here he has avoided over 30 minutes his more fey and disposable inclinations which frequently upset his work.

And while the true charm of Jonathan Richman is best observed live, in the absence of any forthcoming dates this is a very good place to start and, in reality, a 4 1/2 star album.

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