In 1994 Bainbridge was signed to Ross Fraser and John Farnham's newly-formed Gotham Records label. Fraser first heard Bainbridge when he received a tape in the mail and was interested by the combination of voice and guitar. "Mouth" was Bainbridge's debut release and the first song released from her debut album "The Garden". The album has a main genre of alternative pop songs. Sweet but never saccharine, Merrill Bainbridge demonstrated that pop and pop-rock could be sugary and edgy at the same time. Four singles were taken from this album, ´Under The Water´, The Power Of One´ and the fourth and final song "Sleeping Dogs" was released in Australia in February 1996 and featured Bee Gees song "I Started a Joke" which was used for the bridge of the track. The song only peaked at number fifty-five in Australia. Even stronger are the hauntingly seductive "Garden In My Room," The Innocent "Song For Neen" and the gorgeous "Julie." In contrast to artists who tend to avoid sentimentality and unapologetically pretty melodies for fear of not being taken seriously, Bainbridge thrives on them and savors their delights. But not one of her songs is insipid or corny. Bainbridge is clearly an artist of depth and substance.
Track List:
01. "Garden in My Room" (Bainbridge) – 4:32
02. "Under the Water" (Bainbridge, Owen Bolwell, Stan Paulzen) – 4:13
03. "Miss You" (Bainbridge) – 3:03
04. "Mouth" (Bainbridge) – 3:25
05. "Julie" (Bainbridge) – 3:56
06. "Song for Neen" (Bainbridge) – 2:40
07. "Sleeping Dogs" (Bainbridge, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 3:28
08. "Reasons Why" (Bainbridge, Siew) – 2:57
09. "Spinning" (Bainbridge, Bolwell) – 4:09
10. "Being Boring" (Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant) – 3:51
11. "State of Mind" (Bainbridge, Siew) – 5:01
12. "Power of One" (Bainbridge) – 4:08
13. "Garden in My Room" (reprise) (Bainbridge) – 1:13
Released: July 31, 1995
Recorded: 1994–1995 at 001 Studios, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Genre: Pop
Length: 46:36
Label: Gotham, Universal Music
Producer: Siew
Personnel:
Merril Bainbridge — background vocals, vocal arrangement
Owen Bolwell — electric guitar, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer
Angus Burchall — percussion, drums
Jason Catherine — vocal percussion
Gary Costello — double bass
Mark Domoney — acoustic guitar
Tony Espie, Ross Fraser — mixing
Aaron Humphries — assistant engineer
Chong Lim — piano
Michael Losin — violin
Brian Marsh — engineer
Roger McLachlan — bass
Sam Melamed — electric guitar, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer, mixing
Greg O'Connor — graphic design
Steve O'Hara — strings
Adrienne Overall — photography
Siew — keyboards, programming, producer
Mark Wallace — accordion
Chris Wilson — harmonica, vocals
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