March (Lene Lovich album)

March
March
Studio album by Lene Lovich
Released	October 1989
Recorded	1986–89
Studio	H.O.M.E. Studios, Norfolk, England; RPM Studios, New York
Genre	Synthpop; new wave; dance-rock;
Length	45:35
Label	Pathfinder / RCA
Producer	Les Chappell; Lene Lovich;
Lene Lovich chronology
Singles from March
	"Wonderland"; Released: 1988; "Make Believe"; Released: April 1990;

March is the fourth studio album by English-American singer-songwriter Lene Lovich, released in October 1989 by Pathfinder Records. It was Lovich's first full-length album of original material since No Man's Land (1982) and also the last before her 15-year hiatus and the release of Shadows and Dust (2005). The album is produced by Lovich and Les Chappell who also wrote all the songs, except for "Wonderland" (co-written by Andy Scott and Chris Bradford.) It was recorded in Norfolk, England.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

The lead single "Wonderland" was released in 1988 and reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.^[3] "Make Believe" was released in April 1990 as a promotional single accompanied by a music video.

March received mixed reviews from the music critics.

Track listings edit

March (1989 vinyl)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Life"	Lene Lovich Les Chappell	4:42
2.	"Wonderland"	Andy Scott Chris Bradford Lovich Chappell	3:50
3.	"Hold On to Love"	Lovich Chappell	5:23
4.	"Rage"	Lovich Chappell	5:58
5.	"Natural Beauty"	Lovich Chappell	5:00
6.	"Make Believe"	Lovich Chappell	5:01
7.	"Nightshift"	Lovich Chappell	3:55
8.	"Sharman"	Lovich Chappell	4:28
Total length:			38:17

March (1989 CD)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Life"	Lovich Chappell	4:42
2.	"Wonderland"	Scott Bradford Lovich Chappell	3:50
3.	"Nightshift"	Lovich Chappell	3:55
4.	"Hold On to Love"	Lovich Chappell	5:23
5.	"Rage"	Lovich Chappell	5:58
6.	"Natural Beauty"	Lovich Chappell	5:00
7.	"Make Believe"	Lovich Chappell	5:01
8.	"Shadow Walk"	Lovich Chappell	3:03
9.	"Vertigo"	Lovich Chappell	4:15
10.	"Sharman"	Lovich Chappell	4:28
Total length:			45:35

March (1995 CD bonus track)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Wonderland" (New York Dance Mix)	Scott Bradford Lovich Chappell	8:12
Total length:			53:47

Personnel edit

Personnel

Lene Lovich – vocals, saxophone, trumpet, violin
Les Chappell – multi-instruments, vocals
Mark Heyward-Chaplin – bass on "Nightshift", "Vertigo" and "Sharman"
Gavin Harrison – percussion on "Vertigo"

Design

Patrick Roques – art direction
Josef Astor – photography

Production

Douglas Lichterman – executive producer
Tom Milmore – executive producer
Mark Reynolds – assistant engineer
Mark Gilbert – assistant engineer

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[4]

References edit

^ McGovern, Thor (1998). "Lene Lovich". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 695–696.
^ March at AllMusic
^ "Lene Lovich - Chart history", Billboard.
^ March (LP). Lene Lovich. Pathfinder Records. 1989. PTF 8909-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links edit

March at AllMusic
March at Discogs (list of releases)

[McGovern_1998-1] McGovern, Thor (1998). "Lene Lovich". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 695–696.

[2] March at AllMusic

[3] "Lene Lovich - Chart history", Billboard.

[liner-4] March (LP). Lene Lovich. Pathfinder Records. 1989. PTF 8909-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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