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{{Infobox album
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| name = Life's What You Make It
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| type = Studio
{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Life's What You Make It
| artist = [[Wendy Moten]]
| cover =Life's What You Make It (album).jpg|border=yes
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| Type = Studio
| Artist = [[Wendy Moten]]
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| released = July 1996
| Released = July 1996
| recorded =
| Recorded =
| venue =
| Genre = [[R&B]]/[[Soul music|Soul]]
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| genre = [[R&B]]/[[Soul music|Soul]]
| Length = 43:17
| length = 43:17
| Label = [[I.R.S. Records|I.R.S.]]
| label = [[I.R.S. Records|I.R.S.]]
| Producer = Mindy Jostyn, Curtis Mathewson, Wendy Moten, Alfredo Scotti, Dick Williams
| producer = Mindy Jostyn, Curtis Mathewson, Wendy Moten, Alfredo Scotti, Dick Williams
| Last album = ''[[Christmas Time (Wendy Moten album)|Christmas Time]]''<br>(1995)
| prev_title = [[Christmas Time (Wendy Moten album)|Christmas Time]]
| prev_year = 1995
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| This album = '''''Life's What You Make It'''''<br>(1996)
| Next album = ''[[Tis The Season (Wendy Moten album)|Tis The Season]]''<br/>(2009)
| next_title = [[Tis the Season (Wendy Moten album)|Tis the Season]]
| next_year = 2009
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{{Album ratings
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r237951|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} <ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r237951|pure_url=yes}} http://www.allmusic.com/album/lifes-what-you-make-it-mw0000185183]</ref>}}
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'''''Life's What You Make It''''' is the fourth album by [[Wendy Moten]].
'''''Life's What You Make It''''' is the third album by [[United States|American]] [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Wendy Moten]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
Flush from her success with the album ''[[Time For Change (Wendy Moten album)|Time for Change]]'' released the previous year, Wendy Moten found herself back in the studio for the album ''Life's What You Make It''. She co-wrote two tracks as well as featured in the production, in addition to her usual vocal duties. The album tanked in the US but its title track single was another smash hit in Japan, peaking at number 1.
Following her success with the album ''[[Time for Change (Wendy Moten album)|Time for Change]]'', released the previous year, Moten returned to the studio to record her third album. She co-wrote two of the tracks as well as featuring on the production, in addition to her usual vocal duties. The album failed to have any success in her native US but its title track was another smash hit when released as a single in [[Japan]], reaching number 1.


==Reception==
==Reception==
[[allmusic]]'s Alex Henderson gave it 2 stars of 5, and called the album "a generally respectable, if slightly uneven, sophomore outing for the [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] singer".
[[AllMusic]]'s Alex Henderson gave the album 2 stars out of 5, and called the album "a generally respectable, if slightly uneven, sophomore outing for the [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] singer".


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| title1 = Life's What You Make It
| title1 = Life's What You Make It
| writer1 = [[Tim Friese-Greene]], [[Mark Hollis (English musician)|Mark Hollis]]
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Buster Mayberry: Drums, Percussion
*Drums: Ron Otis, Steve Potts, Mario Resto, Buster Mayberry
* Ron Otis, Steve Potts, Mario Resto: Drums
*Percussion: Lawrence Fratangelo, Buster Mayberry
* Lawrence Fratangelo: Percussion
*Bass: Ray Burton, David Santo, Al Turner
* Ray Burton, David Santo, Al Turner: Bass
*Keyboards: Imogen Heap, Luis Resto
*Imogen Heap: Keyboards and Keyboard Programming
*Keyboard Programming: Imogen Heap, Luis Resto
* Luis Resto: Keyboards and Various Programming
*Programming: Curtis Mathewson, Luis Resto
* Curtis Matthewson: Guitars, Various Programming
*Guitars: Anita Cochran, Randy Jacobs, Donnie Lyle, Curtis Mathewson, Dominic Miller, Mitchell Stokes
*Anita Cochran, Randy Jacobs, Donnie Lyle, Dominic Miller, Mitchell Stokes: Guitars
*Sitar: Grant Mohrman
* Grant Mohrman: Sitar
*Strings: William H. Hollman, Kathlyn Powell, Peter Spurbeck, Adam Stepniewski
*Strings: William H. Hollman, Kathlyn Powell, Peter Spurbeck, Adam Stepniewski
*Strings Arranged By Luis Resto & Paul Riser
*Strings Arranged By Luis Resto & Paul Riser
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*Backing Vocals: The Ridgeway Sisters
*Backing Vocals: The Ridgeway Sisters


==References==
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{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:2009 albums]]
[[Category:2009 albums]]

Latest revision as of 21:27, 24 February 2023

Life's What You Make It
Studio album by
Wendy Moten
ReleasedJuly 1996
GenreR&B/Soul
Length43:17
LabelI.R.S.
ProducerMindy Jostyn, Curtis Mathewson, Wendy Moten, Alfredo Scotti, Dick Williams
Wendy Moten chronology
Christmas Time
(1995) 		Life's What You Make It
(1996) 		Tis the Season
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Life's What You Make It is the third album by American R&B singer Wendy Moten.

Overview

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Following her success with the album Time for Change, released the previous year, Moten returned to the studio to record her third album. She co-wrote two of the tracks as well as featuring on the production, in addition to her usual vocal duties. The album failed to have any success in her native US but its title track was another smash hit when released as a single in Japan, reaching number 1.

Reception

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AllMusic's Alex Henderson gave the album 2 stars out of 5, and called the album "a generally respectable, if slightly uneven, sophomore outing for the Memphis singer".

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Life's What You Make It"Tim Friese-Greene, Mark Hollis4:37
2."Subways Are for Sleeping"Anders Bagge, Lou Christie, Pat MacDonald4:16
3."If You Don't Love Me"Michael Garvin, Randy Jacobs, Winston Sela, Dick Williams3:55
4."People Got to Be Free"Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati3:54
5."Stone Jumping"Anabella Levin, Stephen Lironi4:38
6."When the World Is Running Down"Sting4:33
7."Don't Turn Away"Jostyn4:36
8."Another Nothing Song"MacDonald, Moten4:06
9."Believe in Love"Curtis Mathewson, Moten3:31
10."It's Over Now"Imogen Heap5:11
Total length:43:17
Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Life's What You Make It"Friese-Greene, Hollis4:37
2."When the World Is Running Down"Sting4:33
3."Subways Are for Sleeping"Bagge, Christie, MacDonald4:16
4."If You Don't Love Me"Garvin, Jacobs, Sela, Williams3:55
5."People Got to Be Free"Cavaliere, Brigati3:54
6."Stone Jumping"Levin, Lironi4:38
7."Don't Turn Away"Jostyn4:36
8."Another Nothing Song"MacDonald, Moten4:06
9."Believe in Love"Curtis Mathewson, Moten3:31
10."It's Over Now"Heap5:11
Total length:43:17

Production

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  • Produced By Curtis Mathewson, Wendy Moten, Alfredo Scotti, Mindy Jostyn, Dick Williams
  • Engineers: Steve Capp, Gary Harwood, Grant Mohrman, Curtis Mathewson, Will Schillinger, Robert Tassi
  • Assistant Engineers: Todd Fairall, Anthony Gallagher, Brian Miller, Tim Roberts, David Sealy, Michael Tuller
  • Mixing: Curtis Mathewson, Grant Mohrman, Dick Williams
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig

Personnel

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  • Buster Mayberry: Drums, Percussion
  • Ron Otis, Steve Potts, Mario Resto: Drums
  • Lawrence Fratangelo: Percussion
  • Ray Burton, David Santo, Al Turner: Bass
  • Imogen Heap: Keyboards and Keyboard Programming
  • Luis Resto: Keyboards and Various Programming
  • Curtis Matthewson: Guitars, Various Programming
  • Anita Cochran, Randy Jacobs, Donnie Lyle, Dominic Miller, Mitchell Stokes: Guitars
  • Grant Mohrman: Sitar
  • Strings: William H. Hollman, Kathlyn Powell, Peter Spurbeck, Adam Stepniewski
  • Strings Arranged By Luis Resto & Paul Riser
  • Horns Arranged By Walter White
  • Backing Vocals: The Ridgeway Sisters

References

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  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/lifes-what-you-make-it-mw0000185183
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