Million Dollar Bill is the debut album by Australian musician Billy Thorpe, released in 1975. The album spawned the singles "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]

Million Dollar Bill
Studio album by Billy Thorpe
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
Billy Thorpe chronology
Million Dollar Bill (1975) Pick Me Up and Play Me Loud (1976)
Singles from Million Dollar Bill
"It's Almost Summer" Released: 1975 "Drive My Car" Released: 1975 "Do the Best You Can" Released: 1976 "Mama Told Her" Released: 1976

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Thorpe, except as notice.

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

References

External links

• Billy Thorpe – Million Dollar Bill @Discogs
• Billy Thorpe - Million Dollar Bill at Last FM
• Thorpe - Million Dollar Bill at Rate Your Music