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I'm So Confused

1998 studio album by Jonathan Richman

I'm So Confused

Studio album by

Jonathan Richman

Released

1998

Recorded

Electric Lady Studios

Label

Vapor Records^[1]

Producer

Ric Ocasek

Jonathan Richman chronology

Surrender to Jonathan!
(1996)

I'm So Confused
(1998)

An Introspection
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Austin Chronicle	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[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.	Title	Length
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

Jonathan Richman - Guitars, Vocals
Tommy Larkins - Drums
Darryl Jenifer - Bass
Edwin Bonilla - Conga Drums on "The Lonely Little Thrift Store"
Steph Dickson, Keren DeBerg - Background Vocals

References

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

Sources

Catlin, Roger (December 24, 1998). "I'm So Confused Jonathan Richman; Vapor Records". Hartford Courant. p. 6. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
Rocchi, James (December 3–9, 1998). "Wordsmith Jonathan Richman proves there's more about him than 'Mary' on his latest album". Metro Santa Cruz. Metro Publishing Inc. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
Ashare, Mark (December 1998). "Reviews > Jonathan Richman I'm So Confused". CMJ New Music Monthly. p. 71. Retrieved 22 June 2010.