| Having a Party with Jonathan Richman | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Label | Rounder [1] | |||
| Producer | Brennan Totten | |||
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Having a Party with Jonathan Richman is an album by the American musician Jonathan Richman, released in 1991. [2] [3] Richman supported the album with a North American tour. [4]
The album contains live and studio tracks, performed by Richman with just his guitar and voice, with occasional percussion. [5] [6] [7] It was produced by Brennan Totten. [6] The songs are mostly about relationships, with Richman writing in the liner notes that his musical style and methods remain unchanged. [8] [9] The cover photo was taken near Richman's home, around Sacramento, California. [10]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| Robert Christgau |  [12] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [13] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [14] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [15] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [6] |
| The Republican | [16] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [17] |
| The San Diego Union-Tribune | [9] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 5/10 [18] |
Trouser Press wrote: "In a pensive frame of mind for much of the record, Richman reconsiders past times with new-found gravity." [19] Entertainment Weekly called the album "one of his most clear-eyed and least coy records... It’s chock-full of simplistic—but not simpleminded—songs about puzzling relationships." [14] The Columbus Dispatch praised "My Career as a Homewrecker" and "The Girl Stands Up to Me Now". [20] The Deseret News deemed Richman "the new wave Mister Rogers of folk." [21]
Robert Christgau described the album as the "confessions of a reluctant grownup." [12] The Christian Science Monitor determined that, "as soon as the disc starts spinning and the strings start twanging, Richman delivers enough energy and wit to stop a roomful of conversation." [22] The Republican noted that "he's one very funny guy, with an impressive ability to make the most out of the obvious." [16]
AllMusic wrote that, "without a band to support him, Richman grows more pensive than usual." [11]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Girl Stands Up to Me Now" | |
| 2. | "Cappuccino Bar" | |
| 3. | "My Career as a Homewrecker" | |
| 4. | "She Doesn't Laugh at My Jokes" | |
| 5. | "When She Kisses Me" | |
| 6. | "They're Not Tryin' on the Dance Floor" | |
| 7. | "At Night" | |
| 8. | "When I Say Wife" | |
| 9. | "1963" | |
| 10. | "Monologue About Bermuda" | |
| 11. | "Our Swingin' Pad" | |
| 12. | "Just for Fun" |
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