Make It Better

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Make It Better
Make-it-better-by-dubstar.jpg
Studio album by
Dubstar
Released28 August 2000 (2000-08-28)
GenreSynthpop, alternative dance
Length47:58
LabelFood (through EMI)
ProducerDubstar, Mike "Spike" Drake
Dubstar chronology
Goodbye
(1997) 		Make It Better
(2000) 		Stars: The Best of Dubstar
(2004)

Make It Better is the third studio album by British dance-pop band Dubstar. It was released August 2000 on Food, and spawned two singles: "I (Friday Night)" and "The Self Same Thing".[1] The single "I (Friday Night) was released in the UK on 1 May.[2] Some releases of Make It Better exclude the tenth and thirteenth tracks, "New Friends" and "Stay Together", respectively.[3][4]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[5]
Lancashire Telegraph9/10[6]
The List3/5 stars[7]
NME3/5 stars[8]

Writing for AllMusic, Dean Carlson found the album very pop orientated. He praised the first three tracks, noting the new use of crunching guitars and rough beats. However, he felt the following tracks were lacklustre.[5]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Steve Hillier except where noted.

  1. "Take It" – 3:13
  2. "I" – 2:51
  3. "The Self Same Thing" – 3:26
  4. "Mercury" (Kirsty Hawkshaw) – 4:07
  5. "Stay" – 3:44
  6. "Another Word" (Sarah Blackwood, Christian Wilkie) – 4:11
  7. "When the World Knows Your Name" – 3:33
  8. "Arc of Fire" – 3:56
  9. "Believe in Me" – 3:43
  10. "I'm Conscious of Myself" – 2:49
  11. "Rise to the Top" – 2:33
  12. "Swansong" – 3:33

Japanese edition track listing

  1. "Take It" – 3:13
  2. "I" – 2:51
  3. "The Self Same Thing" – 3:26
  4. "Mercury" – 4:07
  5. "Stay" – 3:42
  6. "Another Word" – 4:13
  7. "When the World Knows Your Name" – 3:33
  8. "Arc of Fire" – 3:56
  9. "Believe in Me" – 3:43
  10. "New Friends" – 2:26
  11. "I'm Conscious of Myself" – 2:49
  12. "Rise to the Top" – 2:33
  13. "Stay Together" – 3:57
  14. "Swansong" – 3:30

Personnel[]

  • Sarah Blackwood – Vocals
  • Steve Hillier – Programming
  • Chris Wilkie – Guitar
Additional personnel
  • Paul Wadsworth - drums

References[]

  1. ^ "Amazon.com: Make It Better: Dubstar". Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. ^ "Dubstar Web Garden". Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  3. ^ "Release: Make It Better – MusicBrainz". Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  4. ^ "Release: Make It Better – MusicBrainz". Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Carlson, Dean. "Make it better". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Pulse Reviews". Lancashire Telegraph. 9 September 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ^ Bromley, Catherine (6 July 2000). "Music Record Reviews". The List (390): 48. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Make It Better". NME. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

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