Home / Music / Miss America took five years to finishMusic linernotes album music mary-margaret-oharaMiss America took five years to finishMary Margaret O’Hara started recording in 1983 at Rockfield Studios in Wales and finally finished in 1988 in Toronto with Michael Brook’s help. Five years of work for one album. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesAndy Partridge and John Leckie were fired from producing Miss America.Miss America is the only full-length studio album Mary Margaret O'Hara ever releasedThe Dukes of Stratosphear's 25 O'Clock outsold XTC's The Big Express — the side project beat the main actTango in the Night featured all five classic Fleetwood Mac membersPeter Gabriel's Passion outgrew the film it was made forExploreGrandmaster Flash mixed with three turntablesSlippery When Wet spent 8 weeks at No. 1 and went 12x PlatinumDark Side of the Moon charted for 996 weeks — nearly 20 yearsBert Jansch's debut album cost about £100 to makeJacqueline du Pré was 20 when she recorded the Elgar Cello ConcertoPrevious Most of Rid of Me was recorded in three days of live studio takesNext Miss America is the only full-length studio album Mary Margaret O'Hara ever released