Million Dollar Bill (album) explained

Million Dollar Bill
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Billy Thorpe
Cover:	Billy Thorpe - Million Dollar Bill.jpg
Released:	1975
Recorded:	Between 10 October and 5 November 1975
Studio:	Festival, Studio 24, Sydney, Australia
Genre:	Rock, funk, soul
Length:	36:51
Label:	Festival, Infinity
Producer:	Peter Dawkins
Next Title:	Pick Me Up and Play Me Loud
Next Year:	1976

Million Dollar Bill is the debut album by Australian musician Billy Thorpe, released in 1975. Four singles were released in support of the album: "It's Almost Summer", "Drive My Car", "Do the Best You Can" and "Mama Told Her". The album peaked at number 37 on the Kent Music Report in Australia.^[1] ^[2]

Personnel

Bass – Billy Kristian
Bongos – Peter Dawkins (tracks: 1)
Cello – David Pereira, Frederick McKay, Hans Gyors, Lal Kuring, Robert W. Miller, Vanessa Butters
Congas – J.C. Trevisano (tracks: 1, 5, 8)
Drums, percussion – Gill Mathews
Electric piano [Fender Rhodes] – Jack Hotop
Guitar – John Fetter (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8)
Guitar, vocals – Billy Thorpe
Keyboards – Warren Morgan
Saxophone – Don Wright, Tony Buchanan
Synthesizer – William Motzing
Trombone – Arthur Hubbard, Bob McIvor, George Brodbeck, Ken Herron
Trumpet – Boot Thompsen, Ed D'Amico, Keith Dubber, Mike Bukousky, Mike Cleary
Violin – Alice Waten, Della Woods, Frank Coe, Gordon Bennett, John Lyle, Julie Batty, Klara Korda, Phillip Hart, Robert Ingram
Vocals – Allison McAllum, Janice Slater, Kerrie Biddell

Production

Arranged by [Brass, Strings, Vocal] – William Motzing
Engineer – Gerry Stevens
Mastered by Jo Hansch
Produced by Peter Dawkins

External links

Notes and References

http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/million-dollar-bill-by-billy-thorpe Billy Thorpe - Million Dollar Bill at Australian Music Database
http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Billy+Thorpe&titel=Million+Dollar+Bill&cat=a Billy Thorpe - Million Dollar Bill at Australian Charts