5 Things to Know About Mary Margaret O'Hara's Miss America

The album took five years to record Mary Margaret O’Hara started recording in 1983 at Rockfield Studios in Wales and finished in 1988 in Toronto.

Michael Brook helped finish the project Brook assisted O’Hara in completing the album after years of work.

The recording spanned two countries Work began in Wales and concluded in Canada.

The long timeline was unusual for the era Most albums in the 1980s were recorded in months, not years.

The result is a singular, uncompromising album The extended process reflects O’Hara’s perfectionism and unique artistic vision.