Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love

Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 2004
RecordedMobius Studio, San Francisco
Length38:35
LabelVapor Records[1]
Sanctuary
Jonathan Richman chronology
Action Packed: The Best of Jonathan Richman
(2002)
Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love
(2004)
Revolution Summer
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork8.1/10[4]

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."

The album contains two unlisted bonus tracks: "The Sea Was Calling Me Home" and an alternate version of the title track.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks composed by Jonathan Richman

  1. "Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love" Version 1 – 2:53
  2. "Sunday Afternoon" – 1:18
  3. "Vincent Van Gogh" – 3:05
  4. "Cosi Veloce" – 3:31
  5. "He Gave Us the Wine to Taste" – 2:41
  6. "Salvador Dali" – 2:22
  7. "My Baby Love Love Loves Me" – 3:11
  8. "In che mondo viviamo" – 2:26
  9. "Behold the Lilies of the Field" – 3:07
  10. "Les etoiles" – 2:14
  11. "The World Is Showing Its Hand" – 2:24
  12. "Abu Jamal" – 2:18
  13. "On a du soleil" – 2:13
  14. "The Sea Was Calling Me Home" – 2:06
  15. "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]

  1. ^ "Jonathan Richman Not So Much to be Loved as to Love". exclaim.ca.
  2. ^ "Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love - Jonathan Richman | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Richman: Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ Dansby, Andrew (June 18, 2004). "Richman Brings the "Love"".