I'm So Confused
Studio album by
Jonathan Richman
Released1998
RecordedElectric Lady Studios
LabelVapor Records[1]
ProducerRic Ocasek
Jonathan Richman chronology
Surrender to Jonathan!
(1996)		 I'm So Confused
(1998)		 Her Mystery Not Of High Heels And Eye Shadow
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Austin Chronicle[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]

I'm So Confused is an album by Jonathan Richman, released in 1998.[5][6]

Production

I'm So Confused was produced by Ric Ocasek.[7] Darryl Jenifer played bass on the album.[8]

Critical reception

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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jonathan Richman

No.TitleLength
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" 

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Stark, Jeff. "Something About Jonathan". Cleveland Scene.
  2. 1 2 "I'm So Confused - Jonathan Richman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. 1 2 "Record Reviews". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 "I'm So Confused". EW.com.
  5. ↑ "Jonathan Richman Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ "JONATHAN RICHMAN, ON A 'MARY'-GO-ROUND". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jonathan Richman: I'm So Confused". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Jonathan Richman (and the Modern Lovers)". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  9. ↑ Clover, Joshua (Feb 1999). "The Shredder". Spin. 15 (2): 109.

Sources

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