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Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947 is the fifth album by Michael Penn, originally released independently in 2005 on Mimeograph Records (Penn's United Musicians label) and distributed through SpinART Records. Legacy Recordings licensed the album for a 2007 reissue that included bonus tracks and a video.
Apr 18, 2007 · Once marked for pop stardom, Michael Penn has settled into cult status. Song: "Walter Reed". Artist: Michael Penn. CD: Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947. Genre: Pop. Michael Penn seemed like a budding ...
Sep 1, 2005 · Not unlike his wife Aimee Mann, he specializes in songs that set the hope for love against intelligent bitterness and whimsical resentment. Behind the boards, he layers his darkly melodic voice and folk-rock music until they echo the baroque stylization of late Beatles and most Mitchell Froom.
Aug 2, 2005 · Not immune to the major-label troubles that famously plagued his wife, Aimee Mann, Penn left Epic Records after 2000's MP4: Days Since A Lost Time Accident, and co-founded his own independent...
In a burst of relative productivity, Penn released Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947 only three years after MP4. Like Mann’s The Forgotten Arm, this is a concept album of sorts, exploring the world of post-World War II America from a range of perspectives.
Aug 2, 2005 · No other album of Penn’s ever became as popular, and eventually he turned his attention to scoring film, creating lasting relationships with Paul Thomas Anderson, Jon Brion, and his wife Aimee Mann.
Jul 1, 2005 · Penn is more adventurous musically than Mann, as this album demonstrates. Distinctly Beatlesque feels can be heard on songs like the lovely and string-embellished "Pretending and "Mary Lynn.
