...So the Story Goes

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{{Infobox album

| name = ...So the Story Goes

| type = studio

| artist = Martha Davis

| cover = Martha Davis - ...So the Story Goes.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2004|10|}}{{cite web |url=http://www.the-motels.info/albums.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722001808/http://www.the-motels.info/albums.html |title=The Motels Albums |website=The Motels Information Site |archivedate=July 22, 2011 |accessdate=September 14, 2011}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = New wave

| length = 49:59

| label = Clean Sheets{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r729916|pure_url=yes}} |title=...So the Story Goes - Martha Davis |website=AllMusic |accessdate=September 14, 2011}}

| producer = Martha Davis

| prev_title = Policy

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Beautiful Life

| next_year = 2008

}}

...So the Story Goes is the second solo studio album by Martha Davis, who is better known as the lead singer for the band The Motels.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Martha Davis{{cite web |url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=82885&subid=0 |title=Repertoire Search - Songwriter/Composer - Davis, Martha Emily |website=BMI Repertoire |accessdate=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420050134/http://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=82885&subid=0 |url-status=dead }}

| total_length = 49:59

| title1 = Into Your Arms

| length1 = 4:10

| title2 = True Love

| length2 = 4:15

| title3 = Angel

| length3 = 4:07

| title4 = By the Fire

| length4 = 4:59

| title5 = So the Story Goes

| length5 = 4:13

| title6 = Sweet Love

| length6 = 3:45

| title7 = Crazy

| length7 = 4:27

| title8 = Where Are You Now

| length8 = 4:07

| title9 = How It Has to Be

| length9 = 3:42

| title10 = Torture Me

| length10 = 4:38

| title11 = You Been Cut

| length11 = 3:33

| title12 = Green Valley

| length12 = 4:03

}}

Personnel

Musicians{{cite AV media notes |title=...So the Story Goes |first=Martha |last=Davis |year=2004 |type=CD digipak binder |publisher=Clean Sheets Music BMI |id=8253465605}}{{cite web |url=http://the-motels.info/songs.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722000750/http://the-motels.info/songs.html |title=Martha Davis/Motels Songs and Lyrics |website=The Motels Information Site |archivedate=July 22, 2011 |accessdate=April 19, 2017}}

  • Martha Davis – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Clint Walsh – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Eric Gardner – drums, percussion (all tracks), glockenspiel (track 2)
  • Doug Lunn – bass (tracks 2, 4, 7 - 12), piano (tracks 4, 11)
  • Shon Sullivan – piano (tracks 5, 12), acoustic guitar (tracks 1 - 3, 5, 8, 12), keyboards (tracks 4, 9)
  • Paul Ill – bass (tracks 1, 5, 6)
  • David Sutton – acoustic bass (tracks 3, 4)
  • Kevin McCormick - bass (track 3)
  • Dana Colley – saxophones (tracks 5, 6), bass clarinet (tracks 3, 5, 12), melodica (track 12)
  • Jim Fitting – harmonica (track 2)

Production{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/so-the-story-goes-mw0000748932/credits |title=...So the Story Goes - Martha Davis {{!}} Credits |website=AllMusic |accessdate=April 19, 2017}}

  • Produced by Martha Davis
  • Executive Produced by David Paglia
  • Mixed & Engineered by Edmund Monsef
  • Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner

References

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Category:2004 albums

Category:Capitol Records albums

Category:Martha Davis (rock singer) albums