Rockin' & Romance

Rockin' & Romance
Studio album by Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
Released	1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Rock 'n' roll, romantic, doo wop
Length	36.19 (CD)
Label	Rough Trade - ROUGH 72 (UK, 1985), Twin-Tone, U.S.
Producer	Andy Paley
Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers chronology
Jonathan Sings! (1983) Rockin' & Romance (1985) It's Time for Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers (1986)

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Rockin' & Romance was released in 1985 as part of a two-album deal for prolific songwriter Jonathan Richman with Geoff Travis's Rough Trade label. Originally planned for release on Sire, it came out on Twin/Tone Records in the U.S.

Track listing

All songs written by Jonathan Richman.

1. "The Beach" – 2:19
2. "My Jeans" – 3:17
3. "Down in Bermuda" – 3:04
4. "The U.F.O. Man" – 3:22
5. "I Must Be King" – 2:40
6. "Vincent van Gogh" – 2:25
7. "Walter Johnson" – 2:21
8. "I'm Just Beginning to Live" – 2:53
9. "The Fenway" – 2:30
10. "Chewing Gum Wrapper" – 3:21
11. "The Baltimores" – 3:01
12. "Up in the Sky Sometime" – 2:52
13. "Now Is Better Than Before" – 2:17

Personnel

• Jonathan Richman – vocals, guitars
• Michael Guardabascio – drums
• Ellie Marshall – vocals
• Ned Claflin – vocals
• Andy Paley – toy piano, drum solo
• Andy Paley – producer
• Daniel Levitin – overdub engineer, mixing engineer
• Howard Johnston, mixing engineer
• Paul Emery – basic tracks engineer