Artist:   Jonathan Richman

Title:  Back in Your Life

Date:  1979

Label:  Berserkley Records   BZ-10060

Cover Art:  Linda Dennis / Jonathan Richman 

Art Direction:  Nina Port

Notes:  Jonathan tells stories of love and devotion as seen through his unique, albeit twisted, sentimentality. Clever little ditties, simple instrumentation provided by his sometimes cohorts The Modern Lovers and an unabashed penchant for puns and tortured rhymes. Innocent and childlike at times he seems to be talking to you from his heart whether it's a song about the animals in the woods, being a mosquito or of a triumphant return. The cover art has the same feeling of innocence and hope. It's always fun to put on Jonathan for the uninitiated and watch the reactions. You either love 'em or hate 'em. We're on the love side of the camp here at the Archives.

Line Up:

Jonathan Richman: acoustic guitar, vocals
Leroy: Radcliffe: guitar, vocals
D. Sharpe: drums, percussion, vocals
Asa Brebner: bass, vocals
Also Appearing:
Skip Duelks: background vocals
Don Gladstone: string bass
Kenny Laguna: glockenspiel, background vocals
Andy Paley: guitar, background vocals
Steve Tracey: background vocals

Track Listing

Side 1

Abdul and Cleopatra
Respect Me
Lover Please
Affection
Buzz Buzz Buzz
Back in Your Life

Side 2

Party in the Woods Tonight
My Love is Just a Flower
I'm Nature's Mosquito
Emaline
Lydia
I Hear You Calling Me