Tuesday, May 21, 2019

"Seen The Doctor" by Michael Penn

There is a lot of talent in the Penn family. Brothers Sean and Christopher are famous actors, but Michael embarked on a music career instead. He nearly scored a top 10 hit right out of the box with "No Myth," which reached #13 in 1990. His catchy follow-up single, "This & That," stalled at #53.

Hopes were high that he'd be able to maintain this momentum on his 1992 sophomore record, "Free-For-All." Those hopes were dashed when "Seen The Doctor" inexplicably turned out to be a flop. It is a great tune, but proved dead on arrival (its cause of death remains unknown). Penn has yet to reappear on the chart.

In 1997, Penn married another brooding pop singer/songwriter who has been cheated out of a successful chart career -- Aimee Mann. These days, Penn is scoring lots of movies and television shows.


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