Rock 'n' Roll with the Modern Lovers

Rock 'n' Roll with the Modern Lovers
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1977
Recorded1977
StudioCBS, San Francisco
GenreRock 'n' roll
Length31:24
LabelBeserkley
ProducerMatthew King Kaufman, Glen Kolotkin
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers chronology
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
(1976)
Rock 'n' Roll with the Modern Lovers
(1977)
Back in Your Life
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[6]

Rock 'n' Roll with the Modern Lovers is the second album by American rock band Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, released by Beserkley Records in 1977.[7][8]

The album reached No. 50 in the UK Albums Chart.[9] The song "Egyptian Reggae" was a hit in Europe.[10]

  1. ^ "Rock 'n' Roll with the Modern Lovers". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 15.
  4. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 942.
  5. ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 423.
  6. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 257.
  7. ^ "Jonathan Richman | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2 ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 825.
  9. ^ "MODERN LOVERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  10. ^ "Jonathan Richman". MTV News.[dead link]