Wham!Make It Big

Label:

Epic – 86311

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Written-ByGeorge Michael
3:49
A2 Everything She Wants
KeyboardsGeorge Michael
Written-ByGeorge Michael
5:07
A3 Heartbeat
KeyboardsGeorge Michael
Written-ByGeorge Michael
4:42
A4 Like A Baby
Written-ByGeorge Michael
4:13
B1 Freedom
Written-ByGeorge Michael
5:07
B2 If You Were There
Written-ByThe Isley Brothers
3:41
B3 Credit Card Baby
Written-ByGeorge Michael
5:09
B4 Careless Whisper
KeyboardsAndy Richards
SaxophoneSteve Gregory
Written-ByGeorge Michael
6:30

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed ByCBS Records
  • Distributed ByCBS Disques S.A.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗CBS Records
  • Copyright ©CBS Records
  • Pressed ByCBS, Haarlem – 01-86311
  • Published ByMorrison Leahy Music Ltd.
  • Published ByCarlin Music Corp.
  • Mixed AtStudio Marcadet
  • Mixed AtGood Earth Studios

Credits

  • BassDeon Estes*
  • DrumsTrevor Morrell*
  • Electric GuitarAndrew Ridgeley
  • Electric Guitar, Acoustic GuitarHugh Burns
  • EngineerChris Porter
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer]Paul Gomersall
  • KeyboardsTommy Eyre
  • Lead Vocals, Backing VocalsGeorge Michael
  • Photography ByTony McGee
  • Producer, Arranged ByGeorge Michael
  • SaxophoneDave (Baps) Baptiste*
  • TrumpetPaul Spong

Notes

Issued with a printed inner sleeve and insert with lyrics and credits. Some copies come with an ment 12" promo flyer for their debut LP Fantastic, with manufacturing code 0108631120 on the botom left corner. Copies can have a hype sticker on front or rear sleeve, either green (advertising "Careless Whisper", "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Freedom") or white (also advertising "Everything She Wants"). Copies can have an elevated 1,5 cm. outer pressing ring, or can be without.

First catalogue number on spine, labels and insert; second on rear sleeve. Text on the rear sleeve is printed upside down, except for the identifiers.

Runouts are stamped.

- On rear sleeve -
℗ 1984 CBS Records / © 1984 CBS Records / /EPIC® & [EPIC logo] are trademarks of CBS Inc./Made in Holland in Holland. Distribution CBS Records / CBS Disques S.A.

- On labels -
℗ 1984 CBS Records
Made in Holland

- On insert -
All track published by Morrison Leahy Music Ltd. except If You Were There published by Carlin Music Corporation.
Original sound recordings made by CBS Records.

Make It Big was recorded in the sunny south of ,
mixed at Marcadet Studios in Paris, and Good Earth Studios London during July, August and September of 1984.

Our special thanks go as ever to both of our families and all of our friends,
especially to Andros Georgiou and also to Dave and John, and Michael Mole.

We'd also like to thank Simon and Jazz and everybody else at Nomis Management
especially Siobhan without whom we would be lost.

Thank you to Dick and Bryan for al their help in the past year and lastly our thanks to Chris and Paul
for being wonderful to work with and to everyone who played on the album and made MAKE IT BIG such a pleasure to do.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
  • Label Code: LC 0199
  • Price Code: CB 291
  • Price Code (Circled): 58
  • Other (Manufacturing code): 01-086311-20
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 01-086311-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 01-086311-2
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Make It Big (LP, Album, with Limited Edition Bonus Poster) Epic ELPS 4451 Australia 1984
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Make It Big (Cassette, Album, Dolby, B NR) Columbia FCT 39595, FCT39595 US 1984
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Make It Big (LP, Album, Stereo, Carrollton Pressing) Columbia FC 39595 US 1984
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Make It Big (LP, Album, Stereo) Epic EPC 86311 Italy 1984
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Make It Big (LP, Album) Epic EPC 86311 UK 1984

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Reviews

  • toppeyeah's avatar
    toppeyeah
    LP Sounds Well
    George Michael Vocals and instruments Well.
    Nice variation of songs. Thumbs up
    • poneromusikologist's avatar
      second best album title ever after PEACH OF IMMORTALITY.

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