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Life's What You Make It is the fourth album by Wendy Moten.
Overview
Flush from her success with the 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.
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 singer".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
- Drums: Ron Otis, Steve Potts, Mario Resto, Buster Mayberry
- Percussion: Lawrence Fratangelo, Buster Mayberry
- Bass: Ray Burton, David Santo, Al Turner
- Keyboards: Imogen Heap, Luis Resto
- Keyboard Programming: Imogen Heap, Luis Resto
- Programming: Curtis Mathewson, Luis Resto
- Guitars: Anita Cochran, Randy Jacobs, Donnie Lyle, Curtis Mathewson, Dominic Miller, Mitchell Stokes
- Sitar: Grant Mohrman
- 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