Jonathan Goes Country

Jonathan Goes Country
Studio album by
Jonathan Richman
Released1990
StudioColumn One Recording, Springfield, Missouri
Length31:10
LabelRounder
ProducerLou Whitney, D. Clinton Thompson
Jonathan Richman chronology
Jonathan Richman
(1989) 		Jonathan Goes Country
(1990) 		Having a Party with Jonathan Richman
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters(not rated)[2]
Uncut 9/10[3]

Jonathan Goes Country is Jonathan Richman's second solo studio album. It contains seven original songs, three of which are reworked from the Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers album Jonathan Sings!, and five covers of songs by Tammy Wynette, Ronee Blakely, Marty Robbins, Skeeter Davis, and Porter Wagoner. Tom Brumley, pedal steel guitarist for The Buckaroos, is featured on the opening track.

  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Jonathan Richman: Jonathan Goes Country". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  2. ^ Heaton, Dave (18 February 2013). "Jonathan Goes Country, Country Goes Jonathan". PopMatters. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  3. ^ Paphides, Pete (June 2023). "Jonathan Richman: Jonathan Goes Country". Uncut. p. 38.