Wham, Make it Big
Wham!MAKE IT BIG.
Make It Big did exactly what its title promised, turning George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's pop duo into an international phenomenon across only eight tracks.
Album artwork shown for commentary and historical reference. Cover image source: Cover Art Archive or the linked archival source.
SEVEN THINGS
WORTH KNOWING.
Recording stories, personnel, physical details and numbers worth keeping with the record.
Make It Big was released in 1984 and contains eight tracks.
George Michael produced the album.
Chris Porter is credited as engineer on "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go."
George Michael also arranged the track.
The album includes "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," "Freedom," "Everything She Wants" and "Careless Whisper."
Session credits on "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" include keyboard player Tommy Eyre and saxophonist David Baptiste.
The record made Wham! one of the defining global pop acts of the mid-1980s.
WHY THIS
ALBUM MATTERS.
Make It Big is unusually compact for such a huge album, with eight songs carrying enough singles, hooks and production detail to define an entire phase of 1980s pop.
THE
NUMBERS.
TRACKS
The album contains only eight songs.
PRODUCER
George Michael produced the record.
RELEASE
Make It Big arrived at Wham!'s commercial peak.
THE
PHYSICAL OBJECT.
The bright portrait of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley presents the duo as the product as directly as possible, matching an album designed for immediate pop recognition.
RESEARCH SOURCES
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DIGGING.
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