The Garden (Merril Bainbridge album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Garden
Type = studio
Artist = Merril Bainbridge


Released = Start date|1995|7|31 (see release history)
Recorded = 1994–1995 at 001 Studios, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Genre = Pop
Length = 46:36
Label = Gotham, Universal
Producer = Siew
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:00dsa9rgu238~T1 link]
Last album =
This album = "The Garden" (1995)
Next album = "Between the Days" (1998)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternative cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = The second cover of the album released in Japan. Singles
Name = The Garden
Type = studio
single 1 = Mouth
single 1 date = November 1994
single 2 = Under the Water
single 2 date = July 1995
single 3 = Power of One
single 3 date = October 1995
single 4 = Sleeping Dogs
single 4 date = February 1996

"The Garden" is the first album by Australian singer Merril Bainbridge, released in Australia on July 31, 1995 (see 1995 in music) by Gotham Records. The album has a main genre of alternative pop songs — some written by Bainbridge herself, Owen Bolwell, Stan Paulzen and Siew. "The Garden" debuted inside the top ten on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and is her highest selling album to date, being certified double platinum by ARIA. The album nominated Bainbridge for eight awards throughout the 1995 and the 1996 ARIA Awards including; "Best Pop Release", "Breakthrough Artist - Single", "Best New Talent", "Best Female Artist", "Single of the Year", "Breakthrough Artist - Album", "Highest Selling Single" and "Highest Selling Album".

"The Garden" was commercially successful in Australia and had minor success in New Zealand and the United States. In mid-August 1995, it debuted at number five on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. [http://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?year=1995&date=19950813&cat=a "Album Top 50 - 13/08/1995"] . "Australian-charts.com". Retrieved October 2 2008.] The album dropped off the chart after five months spending a total of twenty-two weeks on the chart. [http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Merril+Bainbridge&titel=The+Garden&cat=a "The Garden - Australian chart run"] . "Australian-charts.com". Retrieved October 2 2008.] The Australian Recording Industry Association awarded the album a double platinum certification for shipping 140,000 copies and became the twenty-seventh highest selling album in Australia for 1995. [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1997.htm "The Garden certification"] . "ARIA". Retrieved December 19 2006.] [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-albums-1995.htm "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1995"] . "ARIA Charts". Retrieved October 2 2008.] At the 1996 ARIA Awards, the album was nominated for "Breakthrough Artist - Album" and "Highest Selling Album", but lost to "Tu-Plang" by Regurgitator and "Don't Ask" by Tina Arena respectively. [http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1996 "1996: 10th Annual ARIA Awards"] . "ARIA Awards". Retrieved October 2 2008.] In New Zealand, "The Garden" debuted at number thirty-four and spent two weeks on the chart. [http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?key=62677&cat=a "The Garden - New Zealand chart run"] . "charts.org.nz". Retrieved August 9 2007.]

"Mouth", the first single, became Bainbridge's most-successful single release, peaking at number-one on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and top five on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100. [http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=15543&cat=s "Mouth - Australian chart run"] . "Australian-charts.com". Retrieved October 2 2008.] [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:5luh6j5771y0~T51 "Merril Bainbridge - Artist Singles Chart History"] . "Allmusic". Retrieved October 2 2006.] Written by Bainbridge herself, it is a bubblegum pop song about relationship — "sometimes you feel you're in control and the next thing, you're insecure." [http://www.westnet.com/consumable/1996/10.25/revbainb.html "Merril Bainbridge - Bob Gajarsky"] . "westnet.com] ". Retrieved October 2 2008.] The single was released in November 1994 and failed to chart, when it was re-issed in February 1995 it gained success, certifying platinum by ARIA and was the fourth highest selling single in Australia for 1995. [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1995.htm "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1995"] . "ARIA Charts". Retrieved October 2 2008.] The song was nominated for "Best Pop Release", "Breakthrough Artist - Single" and "Single of the Year" at the 1995 ARIA Awards. [http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1995 "1995: 9th Annual ARIA Awards"] . "ARIA Awards". Retrieved October 2 2008.] The second single "Under the Water" was written with Owen Bolwell and Stan Paulzen. It became Bainbridge's second top ten hit in Australia. [http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=83755&cat=s "Under the Water - Australian chart run"] . "Australian-charts.com". Retrieved October 2 2008.] The song was nominated for "Highest Selling Single" at the 1996 ARIA Awards, but lost to "Let's Groove" by CDB. The third and fourth singles, "Power of One" and "Sleeping Dogs", had minor success on the chart peaking at number twenty-one and fifty-five respectively. [http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=284288&cat=s "Power of One - Australian chart run"] . "Australian-charts.com". Retrieved October 2 2008.]

Track listing

# "Garden in My Room" (Bainbridge) – 4:32
# "Under the Water" (Bainbridge, Owen Bolwell, Stan Paulzen) – 4:13
# "Miss You" (Bainbridge) – 3:03
# "Mouth" (Bainbridge) – 3:25
# "Julie" (Bainbridge) – 3:56
# "Song for Neen" (Bainbridge) – 2:40
# "Sleeping Dogs" (Bainbridge, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 3:28
# "Reasons Why" (Bainbridge, Siew) – 2:57
# "Spinning" (Bainbridge, Bolwell) – 4:09
# "Being Boring" (Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant) – 3:51
# "State of Mind" (Bainbridge, Siew) – 5:01
# "Power of One" (Bainbridge) – 4:08
# "Garden in My Room" (reprise) (Bainbridge) – 1:13

Charts

Release history

Personnel

The following people contributed to "The Garden":
*Merril Bainbridge — background vocals, vocal arrangement (tracks 1—13).
*Owen Bolwell — electric guitar, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer (tracks 1—13).
*Angus Burchall — percussion, drums.
*Jason Catherine — vocal percussion (track 4).
*Gary Costello — double bass (track 3).
*Mark Domoney — acoustic guitar.
*Tony Espie — mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 9 and 11).
*Ross Fraser — mixing (tracks 4 and 12).
*Aaron Humphries — assistant engineer (tracks 1—13).
*Chong Lim — piano (tracks 6 and 12).
*Michael Losin — violin (tracks 8 and 11).
*Brian Marsh — engineer (tracks 1—13).
*Roger McLachlan — bass.
*Sam Melamed — electric guitar, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer, mixing.
*Greg O'Connor — graphic design.
*Steve O'Hara — strings (tracks 1 and 5).
*Adrienne Overall — photography.
*Siew — keyboards, programming, producer.
*Mark Wallace — accordion (track 1).
*Chris Wilson — harmonica, vocals (track 2).

References