A Million Year Girl

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]

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

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
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 CertificationCertified 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. 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.
  4. "Max Sharam: Album Review". ariel. May 1995. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. "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.
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