The Garden (Merril Bainbridge album)

The Garden
Studio album by
Released31 July 1995 (1995-07-31)
Recorded19941995
Studio001 Studios, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
GenrePop
Length46:36
LabelGotham, Universal Music
ProducerGeorge Siew Ooi, Owen Bolwell
Merril Bainbridge chronology
The Garden
(1995)
Between the Days
(1998)
Alternative cover
The second cover of the album released in Japan.
Singles from The Garden
  1. "Mouth"
    Released: November 1994
  2. "Under the Water"
    Released: July 1995
  3. "Power of One"
    Released: October 1995
  4. "Sleeping Dogs"
    Released: February 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Garden is the debut studio album by Australian singer Merril Bainbridge, released in Australia on 31 July 1995 by Gotham Records. The album has a main genre of alternative pop songs—some written by Bainbridge herself, Owen Bolwell, Stan Paulzen (both of Tlot Tlot) 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".