| I'm So Confused | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | Electric Lady Studios | |||
| Label | Vapor Records [1] | |||
| Producer | Ric Ocasek | |||
| Jonathan Richman chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Austin Chronicle |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [4] |
I'm So Confused is an album by Jonathan Richman, released in 1998. [5] [6]
I'm So Confused was produced by Ric Ocasek. [7] Darryl Jenifer played bass on the album. [8]
The Austin Chronicle opined that Ocasek "takes Richman and drummer Tommy Larkins' two-man-band simplicity and augments it with just the right amount of bass and light keyboards." [3] Entertainment Weekly thought that "for the first time in years, he's shed his grating penchant for writing soft-headed novelty songs in favor of ... grown-up, gently amusing tales that plumb love’s sweet mysteries." [4] Spin concluded that "there's something sad and epic and beautiful about spending a lifetime trying to figure out what it means to be a teen." [9]
AllMusic wrote that Richman's "charming nasal voice seems to have all but disappeared; it's been replaced with a sort of arty croon, as on the title cut and the dour 'Affection'." [2]
All tracks are written by Jonathan Richman
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When I Dance" | |
| 2. | "Nineteen in Naples" | |
| 3. | "I'm So Confused" | |
| 4. | "True Love is Not Nice" | |
| 5. | "Love Me Like I Love" | |
| 6. | "Hello From Cupid" | |
| 7. | "If She Don't Love Me" | |
| 8. | "The Lonely Little Thrift Store" | |
| 9. | "Affection" | |
| 10. | "I Can Hear Her Fighting With Herself" | |
| 11. | "The Night is Still Young" | |
| 12. | "I Can't Find My Best Friend" |
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