Michael Penn's debut album, March, released in late 1989, served notice there was another talented Penn brother, in addition to actors Sean and Chris.
The album kicks off with one of the top singles of the winter of 1989-1990, "No Myth," and proceeds through an engrossing myriad of folk-tinged ballads and up-tempo rockers.
Despite several literary allusions and the ponderous title and lyrics of "Cupid's Got a Brand New Gun," on the whole, Penn doesn't take himself too seriously.
"Brave New World" is an absurd Dylan-esque hodgepodge of rhyme, and "Big House" is devoted to the childhood prank of ringing doorbells, then running.
The coda is "Evenfall," maybe the best '60s "frat rock" song since the '60s, with a horn section that makes you want to dance until the campus police close down the party.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No MythMichael Penn | Michael Penn | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Half HarvestMichael Penn | Michael Penn | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Brave New WorldMichael Penn | Michael Penn | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Innocent OneMichael Penn | Michael Penn | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Disney's a Snow Cone/Bedlam BoysMichael Penn, Patrick Warren | Michael Penn | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | InvisibleMichael Penn | Michael Penn | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Cupid's Got A Brand New GunMichael Penn | Michael Penn | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Big HouseMichael Penn | Michael Penn | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Battle RoomMichael Penn | Michael Penn | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | EvenfallMichael Penn | Michael Penn | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | This & That | Michael Penn | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Aronoff | Drums |
| 2 | Tony Berg | Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer |
| 3 | Peter Blegvad | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Bonnie Boyer | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Diane Charlemagne | Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Bob Clearmountain | Mixing |
| 7 | David Coleman | Cello, Daff, Electric Cello, Oud, Solo Instrumental |
| 8 | Lisa Coleman | Keyboards |
| 9 | Gary Ferguson | Drums, Hi Hat, Percussion |
| 10 | Jimmy Haslip | Bass |
| 11 | Jim Keltner | Drums |
| 12 | Larry Klein | Bass |
| 13 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 14 | Wendy Melvoin | Bass, Drum Programming, Guitar, Programming |
| 15 | Michael Penn | Arranger, Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Guitar, Primary Artist, Programming, Vocals |
| 16 | John Pierce | Bass |
| 17 | Susan Rogers | Engineer, Mixing |
| 18 | Charlie Sexton | Guest Artist |
| 19 | Chuckois "Safe" Sexton | Guitar |
| 20 | David Shannon | Illustrations |
| 21 | David Thoener | Mixing |
| 22 | Patrick Warren | Arranger, Composer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Art Wood | Percussion |
Michael Penn
2002 - 20 tracks
I Am Sam: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (European Edition) - Aimee Mann, Michael Penn
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |