A Million Year Girl is the debut studio album by Australian singer Max Sharam. The album was released on 15 May 1995 and peaked at number 9 on the ARIA chart and was certified gold.[2]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 May 1995 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 46:54 | |||
| Label | Discovery/Warner Music | |||
| Producer | Daniel Denholm | |||
| Max Sharam chronology | ||||
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| Singles from A Million Year Girl | ||||
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995 the album was nominated for four awards; winning the ARIA Award for Best Cover Art.[3]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Anthony Horan |   |
Anthony Horan said "This is a debut album that hides its secrets in the songs themselves, and the trip inside them is well worth it. While a bit more weirdness wouldn't have gone astray, as a career opener, this is more than just a little impressive."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Be Firm" | Max Sharam, Daniel Denholm, James D'Arcy[5] | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Coma" | Max Sharam[5] | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Purple Flower" | Max Sharam[5] | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Lay Down" | Melanie Safka[5] | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Is it Okay if I Call You Mine?" | Paul McCrane[5] | 2:59 |
| 6. | "A Toast To ..." | Max Sharam[5] | 0:18 |
| 7. | "Jezu's Jewellery" (Backing vocals by Wendy Matthews) | Max Sharam[5] | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Hunting Ground" | Max Sharam, Daniel Denholm[5] | 4:29 |
| 9. | "Can I Catch Fire?" | Max Sharam[5] | 3:57 |
| 10. | "Alice" | Max Sharam, Stevie Nicks, Hine[5] | 4:34 |
| 11. | "Learning to Let Go" | Max Sharam[5] | 2:51 |
| 12. | "Raining Angels" | Sharam, Giancarlo De Matteis[5] | 4:11 |
| 13. | "Orchestra au Naturel" | Sharam, John D'Arcy[5] | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 46:54 | ||
Personnel
edit- Tony Allayialis – vocals
- Wendy Berge – viola
- Aud Bill – double bass
- Tim Bruer – piano
- Amanda Brown – mandolin, violin
- Lucie Miller – celli viola
- Ian Cooper – violin
- Rebecca Daniel – violin
- Daniel Denholm – bass, guitar, piano, guitar (bass), guitar (electric), French horn, keyboards
- Phillip Hartl – violin
- Alex Hewetson – bass
- Kirsty Hilton – violin
- Nick Mainsbridge – keyboards
- Wendy Matthews – vocals
- Sofie Michalitsianos – vocals
- Connie Mitchell – vocals
- Anthony "Jake" Morgan – cello
- Ben Nightingale – guitar (electric)
- Paul Prestige– guitar (electric)
- Mark Punch – guitar (acoustic)
- Christian Pyle – guitar (acoustic)
- Terepai Richmond – drums
- Max Sharam – vocals
- Jenny Taylor – violin
- Ben Whatmore – guitar (electric)
Production
- Tom Blaxland – assistant engineer
- Brent Clark – mixing
- Virginia Commerford – mixing
- Daniel Denholm – programming, producer, string arrangements
- Nick Mainsbridge – engineer, drum programming, mixing, assistant producer
- Phil Munro – mixing assistant
- David Nicholas – mixing
- Dominic O'Brien – design
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 9 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1995) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 85 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 24/10/94 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 245)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "ARIA Awards – Max Sharam". ARIA. Retrieved 3 February 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Max Sharam: Album Review". ariel. May 1995. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2010. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. BE FIRM
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Max Sharam – A Million Year Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 (page 2)". imgur.com. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
