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    Wham! - Make It Big (1984) [Japan, 1st Press]

    Posted By: BlondStyle
    Wham! - Make It Big (1984) [Japan, 1st Press]

    Wham! - Make It Big (1984) [Japan, 1st Press]
    Pop, Electronic, Synth-pop | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 38:18 Min | 421,51 Mb
    Label: Epic/Sony Inc. (Japan) | Cat.# 32・8P-60 | Released: 1984-12-08 (1984-10-23)
    Wham! - Make It Big (1984) [Japan, 1st Press]

    "Make It Big" is the second studio album from British pop duo Wham!, released in 1984. It was mostly recorded at Studio Miraval in Southern France to escape the press and enable George Michael to work peacefully and mixed at Good Earth Studios in London and Marcadet Studios in Paris. In comparison to their earlier work, the duo had more control over the album's production, as George Michael became the sole credited producer, a position he would subsequently hold on all future releases until the group split in 1986. The album was a critical and commercial success, hitting number one in both the UK and the US and spawning four singles, all topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Outside the US, "Careless Whisper" was credited as a George Michael solo effort upon its release as a single, while "Everything She Wants" was released as a double A-side with "Last Christmas" which would later appear on the following album Music from the Edge of Heaven. It was certified 6× Platinum in the US within weeks of the album's tenth anniversary. Make it Big received positive reviews. Christopher Connelly from Rolling Stone wrote, "George Michael's music is an unabashed rehash of Motown", adding "Make It Big almost flawless pop record, a record that does exactly what it wants to and has a great deal of fun doing it." Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic writes, "They succeeded on a grander scale than they ever could have imagined, conquering the world and elsewhere with this effervescent set of giddy new wave pop-soul, thereby making George Michael a superstar and consigning Andrew Ridgeley to the confines of Trivial Pursuit."
    ~Wikipedia

    The title was a promise to themselves, Wham!'s assurance that they would make it big after struggling out of the gates the first time out. They succeeded on a grander scale than they ever could have imagined, conquering the world and elsewhere with this effervescent set of giddy new wave pop-soul, thereby making George Michael a superstar and consigning Andrew Ridgeley to the confines of Trivial Pursuit. It was so big and the singles were so strong that it's easy to overlook its patchwork qualities. It's no longer than eight tracks, short even for the pre-CD era, and while the four singles are strong, the rest is filler, including an Isley Brothers cover. Thankfully, it's the kind of filler that's so tied to its time that it's fascinating in its stilted post-disco dance-pop rhythms and Thatcher/Reagan materialism - an era that encouraged songs called "Credit Card Baby." If this dichotomy between the A-sides and B-sides is far too great to make this essential, the way Faith later would be, those A-sides range from good to terrific. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is absolute silliness whose very stupidity is its strength, and if "Everything She Wants" is merely agreeable bubblegum, "Freedom" is astounding, a sparkling Motown rip-off rippling with spirit and a timeless melody later ripped off by Noel Gallagher. Then, there's the concluding "Careless Whisper," a soulful slow one where Michael regrets a one-night stand over a richly seductive background and a yearning saxophone. It was an instant classic, and it was the first indication of George Michael's strengths as a pop craftsman - which means it points the way to Faith, not the halfhearted Edge of Heaven.
    ~Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine


    Wham! - Make It Big (1984) [Japan, 1st Press]

    Wham! - Make It Big (1984) [Japan, 1st Press]


    Release of the album: 1984, October, 23 [LP Epic, Cat.# EPC 86311, UK]
    Release of this CD: 1984, December, 8 [CD Epic/Sony Inc. (Japan), Cat.# 32・8P-60 / EAN: no barcode / Matrix/Runout: 32-8P-60 21]
    ℗© 1984 CBS Inc.
    Manufactured by Epic/Sony Inc. (Tokyo Japan)

    Credits:

    Bass – Deon Estus
    Drums – Trevor Morrell
    Electric Guitar – Andrew Ridgeley
    Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Hugh Burns
    Engineer – Chris Porter
    Engineer [Assistant] – Paul Gomersall
    Keyboards – George Michael (tracks: 2, 4), Tommy Eyre (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 7)
    Photography By – Tony McGee
    Producer, Arranged By, Vocals, Backing Vocals – George Michael
    Saxophone – Dave (Baps) Baptiste, Dave Baptiste (tracks: 1 to 7)
    Trumpet – Colin Graham, Paul Spong
    Written-By – Andrew Ridgeley (tracks: 8), George Michael (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 8)


    Tracklist:

    01. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (03:52)
    (George Michael)
    02. Everything She Wants (05:03)
    (George Michael)
    03. Heartbeat (04:44)
    (George Michael)
    04. Like A Baby (04:15)
    (George Michael)
    05. Freedom (05:03)
    (George Michael)
    06. If You Were There (03:39)
    (The Isley Brothers)
    07. Credit Card Baby (05:10)
    (George Michael)
    08. Careless Whisper (06:32)
    (George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley)

    Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010

    EAC extraction logfile from 18. January 2011, 22:59

    Wham! / Make It Big

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    8 | 31:46.37 | 6:31.50 | 142987 | 172361


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    Analyzed: Wham! / Make It Big
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    DR Peak RMS Duration Track
    ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
    DR12 -3.24 dB -17.95 dB 3:52 01-Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
    DR13 -3.21 dB -19.27 dB 5:03 02-Everything She Wants
    DR12 -4.26 dB -18.16 dB 4:44 03-Heartbeat
    DR12 -4.90 dB -23.24 dB 4:15 04-Like A Baby
    DR13 -2.90 dB -18.07 dB 5:03 05-Freedom
    DR13 -3.93 dB -19.49 dB 3:39 06-If You Were There
    DR14 -2.40 dB -20.03 dB 5:10 07-Credit Card Baby
    DR14 -3.49 dB -22.56 dB 6:32 08-Careless Whisper
    ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    Number of tracks: 8
    Official DR value: DR13

    Samplerate: 44100 Hz
    Channels: 2
    Bits per sample: 16
    Bitrate: 777 kbps
    Codec: FLAC
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