March (Michael Penn album)

March
Studio album by Michael Penn
Released	September 1989 (1989-09)
Recorded	Zeitgeist Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Rock
Length	42:29
Label	RCA
Producer	Tony Berg
Michael Penn chronology
- March (1989) Free-for-All (1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

March is the debut album of singer-songwriter Michael Penn, released in 1989.

It featured the singles "No Myth", "This and That", and "Brave New World". In 1990, "No Myth" peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, #5 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #4 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. "This and That" reached #10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. "Brave New World" reached #20 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and #26 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written By Michael Penn, except where noted.

1. "No Myth" (4:10)
2. "Half Harvest" (4:05)
3. "This and That" (3:31)
4. "Brave New World" (4:32)
5. "Innocent One" (3:16)
6. "Disney's a Snow Cone/Bedlam Boys" (5:11) (Penn, Patrick Warren)
7. "Invisible" (3:45)
8. "Cupid's Got a Brand New Gun" (3:27)
9. "Big House" (2:56)
10. "Battle Room" (3:37)
11. "Evenfall" (3:54)

Personnel

• Michael Penn - vocals, bass, guitar, programming
• Peter Blegvad - background vocals
• Jim Keltner - drums
• Jimmy Haslip - bass
• Kenny Aronoff - drums
• Tony Berg - guitar, keyboards
• Bonnie Boyer - background vocals
• David Coleman - cello, oud, daff
• Lisa Coleman - keyboards
• Larry Klein - bass
• Wendy Melvoin - bass, guitar, drum programming
• John Pierce - bass
• Patrick Warren - percussion, keyboards, drum programming
• Art Wood - percussion
• Diane Charlemagne - background vocals
• Chuckois "Safe" Sexton - guitar
• Gary Ferguson - drums, percussion

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Rolling Stone review
3. ^ Michael Penn: Artist Chart History, Billboard.com. Accessed 2007-09-09.

External links

• March at michaelpenn.com
• March at the Open Directory Project