Policy
Studio album by
Martha Davis
ReleasedNovember 1987 (1987-11)[1]
GenreNew wave
Length43:40
LabelCapitol
ProducerRichie Zito
Martha Davis chronology
Policy
(1987) 		...So the Story Goes
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Policy is the first solo studio album by Martha Davis, who is better known as the lead singer for the band The Motels. Martha broke up with her band in February 1987, declaring that she was going solo, and by November, she had released her first solo album.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Tell It to the Moon" (Diane Warren) – 4:16
  2. "Just Like You" (Martha Davis, John Dexter) – 4:11
  3. "Heaven Outside My Door" (Davis) – 4:03
  4. "Don't Tell Me the Time" (Davis) – 3:34
  5. "Rebecca" (Davis) – 3:22
  6. "What Money Might Buy" (Davis) – 3:32
  7. "Don't Ask Out Loud" (Davis, Roger Bruno, Ellen Schwartz) – 4:24
  8. "The Hardest Part of a Broken Heart" (Davis) – 4:03
  9. "Lust" (Davis, David Batteau) – 3:59
  10. "My Promise" (Davis, Batteau, Bruce Gaitsch) – 3:52
  11. "Bridge of Sighs" (Davis, Sue Shifrin) – 3:52

Singles

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Policy CD liner notes.[4]

Production

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 28
US Billboard Top Pop Albums[6] 127

References

  1. ^ The Motels Information Site - Albums
  2. ^ Policy at AllMusic
  3. ^ The Motels Information Site - Time Line
  4. ^ Policy (US CD album liner notes). Martha Davis. Capitol Records. 1987. CDP 7 48054 2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 209. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Top Pop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 49. Billboard Publications, Inc. December 5, 1987. p. 71. ISSN 0006-2510.
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