"Maxine" is a song by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in May 1983 as the second single from her fourth studio album, Foreign Affairs (1983). The song peaked at number 16 in Australia and New Zealand. It remain's O'Neill's highest charting single in Australia.
Background and release Late in 1981, O'Neill moved from New Zealand to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to pursue her music career. It was here that she wrote "Maxine", a song that chronicled the life of a Kings Cross prostitute. In a 2016 interview, O'Neill said; "I was living in a hotel in Kings Cross when I got the inspiration to write "Maxine". She was always out there working at 3am when we'd get home bleary-eyed from a gig"
Two music videos were filmed: one in New Zealand for general audiences,Lizzie Marvelly. and the other in Sydney with far more explicit themes.
Track listing 7" (BA 223082) Side A "Maxine" – 4:35 Side B "All The Way Down" – 2:02
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Foreign Affairs.
Sharon O'Neill – lead vocals, OB-Xa, Wurlitzer Mike Baird – drums John Boylan – production Bob Glaub – bass Carmen Grillo – backing vocals Bobbye Hall – congas David Lindley – backing vocals Arnold McCuller – backing vocals Tom Scott – saxophone Brent Thomas – electric guitar
Charts Chart (1983)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report) NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.16
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