Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love is an album by Jonathan Richman, released in 2004.[5] The title is excerpted from Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace, "O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek ... to be loved, as to love."
Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 22, 2004 | |||
Recorded | Mobius Studio, San Francisco | |||
Length | 38:35 | |||
Label | Vapor Records[1] Sanctuary | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10[4] |
The album contains two unlisted bonus tracks: "The Sea Was Calling Me Home" and an alternate version of the title track.
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Jonathan Richman
- "Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love" Version 1 – 2:53
- "Sunday Afternoon" – 1:18
- "Vincent Van Gogh" – 3:05
- "Cosi Veloce" – 3:31
- "He Gave Us the Wine to Taste" – 2:41
- "Salvador Dali" – 2:22
- "My Baby Love Love Loves Me" – 3:11
- "In che mondo viviamo" – 2:26
- "Behold the Lilies of the Field" – 3:07
- "Les etoiles" – 2:14
- "The World Is Showing Its Hand" – 2:24
- "Abu Jamal" – 2:18
- "On a du soleil" – 2:13
- "The Sea Was Calling Me Home" – 2:06
- "Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love" Version 2 – 2:46
Personnel
edit- Jonathan Richman - vocals, guitar
- Greg Keranen, Miles Montalbano - bass
- Tommy Larkins - drums
- Ralph Carney - brass, woodwind, percussion
- Alison Faith-Levy, Chuck Prophet, Dave Sorrenson, Jenny Rae Richman, Liz Zoria, Nicole Montalbano, Roger Montalbano, Stephanie Finch, Susan Hertzfeld - backing vocals
- Technical
- Oliver Dicicco - engineer
- Miles Montalbano - layout, design
- Marty Crosley - cover photography
References
edit- ^ "Jonathan Richman Not So Much to be Loved as to Love". exclaim.ca.
- ^ "Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love - Jonathan Richman | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Jonathan Richman: Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love". Pitchfork.
- ^ Dansby, Andrew (June 18, 2004). "Richman Brings the "Love"".