A Million Year Girl Explained
| A Million Year Girl |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Max Sharam |
| Cover: | MYrgirl.jpg |
| Released: | 15 May 1995 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 46:54 |
| Label: | Discovery/Warner Music |
| Producer: | Daniel Denholm |
| Prev Title: | Coma |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | The Gods Envy |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
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.[1]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995 the album was nominated for four awards; winning the ARIA Award for Best Cover Art.[2]
Reception
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."[3]
Personnel
- 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
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
- Web site: ARIA Awards – Max Sharam. ARIA. 3 February 2009.
- Web site: Max Sharam: Album Review. ariel. May 1995 . 21 January 2019.
- Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 (page 2). imgur.com. 21 May 2022.
