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| name = Life's What You Make It |
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| artist = [[Wendy Moten]] |
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| cover =Life's What You Make It (album).jpg|border=yes |
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| released = July 1996 |
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| Producer = Mindy Jostyn, Curtis Mathewson, Wendy Moten, Alfredo Scotti, Dick Williams |
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| length = 43:17 |
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| This album = '''''Life's What You Make It'''''<br>(1996) |
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| producer = Mindy Jostyn, Curtis Mathewson, Wendy Moten, Alfredo Scotti, Dick Williams |
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| prev_year = 1995 |
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| next_title = [[Tis the Season (Wendy Moten album)|Tis the Season]] |
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| next_year = 2009 |
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{{Album ratings |
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} <ref>[{{ |
| 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 |
'''''Life's What You Make It''''' is the third album by [[United States|American]] [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Wendy Moten]]. |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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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 |
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. |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 24 February 2023
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| Released | July 1996 | |||
| Genre | R&B/Soul | |||
| Length | 43:17 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
| Producer | Mindy Jostyn, Curtis Mathewson, Wendy Moten, Alfredo Scotti, Dick Williams | |||
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Life's What You Make It is the third album by American R&B singer Wendy Moten.
Overview
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Life's What You Make It" | Tim Friese-Greene, Mark Hollis | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Subways Are for Sleeping" | Anders Bagge, Lou Christie, Pat MacDonald | 4:16 |
| 3. | "If You Don't Love Me" | Michael Garvin, Randy Jacobs, Winston Sela, Dick Williams | 3:55 |
| 4. | "People Got to Be Free" | Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Stone Jumping" | Anabella Levin, Stephen Lironi | 4:38 |
| 6. | "When the World Is Running Down" | Sting | 4:33 |
| 7. | "Don't Turn Away" | Jostyn | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Another Nothing Song" | MacDonald, Moten | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Believe in Love" | Curtis Mathewson, Moten | 3:31 |
| 10. | "It's Over Now" | Imogen Heap | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 43:17 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Life's What You Make It" | Friese-Greene, Hollis | 4:37 |
| 2. | "When the World Is Running Down" | Sting | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Subways Are for Sleeping" | Bagge, Christie, MacDonald | 4:16 |
| 4. | "If You Don't Love Me" | Garvin, Jacobs, Sela, Williams | 3:55 |
| 5. | "People Got to Be Free" | Cavaliere, Brigati | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Stone Jumping" | Levin, Lironi | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Don't Turn Away" | Jostyn | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Another Nothing Song" | MacDonald, Moten | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Believe in Love" | Curtis Mathewson, Moten | 3:31 |
| 10. | "It's Over Now" | Heap | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 43:17 | ||
Production
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
