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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 Millon Year Girl
Studio album by Max Sharam
Released	15 May 1995
Genre	Pop
Length	46:54
Label	Discovery/Warner Music
Producer	Daniel Denholm
Max Sharam chronology
Coma (1994) A Millon Year Girl (1995) The Gods Envy (2014)
Singles from A Million Year Girl
"Coma" Released: 24 October 1994[1] "Be Firm" Released: April 1995 "Lay Down" Released: July 1995 "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
Source	Rating
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

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

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

Sales certifications for A Million Year Girl

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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)

Credits

• 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

References

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