A Million Year Girl

A Million Year Girl
Studio album by
Max Sharam
Released15 May 1995
GenrePop
Length46:54
LabelDiscovery/Warner Music
ProducerDaniel Denholm
Max Sharam chronology
Coma
(1994) 		A Million Year Girl
(1995) 		The Gods Envy
(2014)
Singles from A Million Year Girl
  1. "Coma"
    Released: 24 October 1994[1]
  2. "Be Firm"
    Released: April 1995
  3. "Lay Down"
    Released: July 1995
  4. "Is It OK if I Call You Mine?"
    Released: February 1996

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]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995 the album was nominated for four awards; winning the ARIA Award for Best Cover Art.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

A Million Year Girl track listing
No.TitleWriter(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

  • 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

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for A Million Year Girl
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 9

Year-end charts

1995 year-end chart performance for A Million Year Girl
Chart (1995) Rank
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 85

Certifications

Certifications for A Million Year Girl
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 24/10/94 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 245)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ^ "ARIA Awards – Max Sharam". ARIA. Retrieved 3 February 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Max Sharam: Album Review". ariel. May 1995. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Max Sharam – A Million Year Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  7. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 (page 2)". imgur.com. Retrieved 21 May 2022.