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Jonathan Richman - Having A Party With Jonathan Richman (1991)

Track listing:
  1. The Girl Stands Up To Me Now 2:31
  2. Cappuccino Bar 3:35
  3. My Career As A Homewrecker 3:41
  4. She Doesn't Laugh At My Jokes 2:02
  5. When She Kisses Me 2:31
  6. They're Not Tryin' On the Dance Floor 1:56
  7. At Night 3:46
  8. When I Say Wife 1:44
  9. 1963 1:41
  10. Monologue About Bermuda 7:11
  11. Our Swingin' Pad 3:30
  12. Just For Fun 3:01

Notes

A hodgepodge of studio and live recordings, this Party is a rather quiet affair with just Jonathan and his guitar. Without a band to support him, Richman grows more pensive than usual; while interpersonal dynamics remain his primary focus, his thoughts turn to relatively serious examinations of adultery ("My Career as a Homewrecker") and commitment ("Just for Fun"). Similarly, the minutiae of romance is the concern of "The Girl Stands Up to Me Now," "When I Say Wife" (a fretful essay on nomenclature and possessiveness) and "She Doesn't Laugh at My Jokes."