Policy

Martha Davis

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 24, 1988)
• Original Release Date: 1987
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol/EMI
• ASIN: B00000DQW4
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #154,791 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tell It to the Moon

2. Just Like You

3. Heaven Outside My Door

4. Don't Tell Me the Time

5. Rebecca

6. What Money Might Buy

7. Don't Ask Out Loud

8. Harvest Park of a Broken Heart

9. Lust

10. My Promise

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Martha Davis, May 13, 2006

By	Donald C. Davis (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Totally neglected by the media, this is by far some of the finest recordings by Martha Davis. This was intended to be the next Motels album, when the band dismembered. This is a fine collection of songs, of which the majority of the world was deprived. Anyone with the slightest interest in The Motels, would absolutely love this album.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Listing is missing track 11, July 22, 2006

By	Thomas R. Vincent "DanceKnight" (Newport, DE) - See all my reviews

Track 11, Bridge of Sighs, is also on this CD. I haven't seen it listed on the few websites I've looked at, but it sure is there!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than shock!, March 23, 2007

By	Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Martha Davis was allegedly working on a musical as she was composing these songs for The Motels to record. Unfortunately, neither happened. The musical was never produced and the band broke up. But these songs remain and should have firerocketed Martha into solo stardom. Who knows why, but the CD disappeared with minimal notice.

That is too bad because "Policy" is a darn good album, to my ears, better than The Motels' "Shock." I even set up a contest for this at the time I was working at radio, and still have a cassette with Martha plugging the station and the contest. There were two surefire hits on "Policy" as well. "Tell It To The Moon" and "Don't Tell Me The Time" were both great pieces of pop that got a little radio play. ("Tell It To The Moon" was also one of those hook-laden insta-hits written by pop maestro Diane Warren and will likely be a hit for someone in the future.)

The darkness that permeated The Motels' songs also comes into play here. Both "Rebecca" and "What Money Might Buy" give their femme fatales some really meaty lyrics to shape up to. Sadly, this was Martha's only record. I am glad I have my autographed copy...and Martha, come back!