Rockin' and 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)Jonathan Sings!1983 Rockin' and Romance (1985) It's Time for Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers (1986)It's Time for Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers1986

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Rockin' and 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