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词条 Make It Better
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  1. Track listing

  2. Alternate track listing

  3. Personnel

  4. Reception

  5. References

  6. External links

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| name = Make It Better
| type = studio
| artist = Dubstar
| cover = Make-it-better-by-dubstar.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2000|8|28|df=y}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Synthpop, alternative dance
| length = 47:58
| label = Food (through EMI)
| producer = Dubstar, Mike "Spike" Drake
| prev_title = Goodbye
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = The Best of Dubstar
| next_year = 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]

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Hillier except where noted.

  1. "Take It" – 3:13
  2. "I (Friday Night)" – 2:51
  3. "The Self Same Thing" – 3:26
  4. "Mercury" (Kristy Hawkshaw) – 4:07
  5. "Stay" – 3:42
  6. "Another Word" (Sarah Blackwood, Christian Wilkie) – 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

Alternate track listing

  1. "Take It" – 3:13
  2. "I (Friday Night)" – 2:51
  3. "The Self Same Thing" – 3:26
  4. "Mercury" – 4:07
  5. "Stay" – 3:44
  6. "Another Word" – 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

Personnel

  • Sarah Blackwood - Vocalist/Composer[5]
  • Steve Hillier - Keyboards/Composer
  • Chris Wilkie - Guitarist/Composer
  • Kirsty Hawkshaw - Composer
  • Spike Drake - Producer
  • Mike Drake - Producer

Reception

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.{{r|allmusic}}

{{Album ratings
| MC =
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[6]
}}

References

1. ^{{cite web | title = Amazon.com: Make It Better: Dubstar | url=https://www.amazon.com/Make-Better-Dubstar/dp/B00004TA7C/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1207281479&sr=8-3 | accessdate = 2008-04-04 }}
2. ^{{cite web |title=Dubstar Web Garden |url=http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/neilh/index_a.htm |accessdate=2008-04-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103003154/http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/neilh/index_a.htm |archivedate=2007-01-03 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web | title = Release: Make It Better - MusicBrainz | url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/1f2bcaf4-5472-4e00-9f55-7c9d4cf3cb16.html | accessdate = 2008-04-04 }}
4. ^{{cite web | title = Release: Make It Better - MusicBrainz | url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/f440b74e-e743-4ad2-b384-6140fa218a5c.html | accessdate = 2008-04-04 }}
5. ^https://www.allmusic.com/album/make-it-better-mw0000738698/credits
6. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/make-it-better-mw0000738698|title=Make it better|publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=26 June 2018 |last=Carlson |first=Dean}}

External links

  • [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3vHDCqO2XR-rXMo6dgkz7hUBQOxL0vE- Make It Better] at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

2 : 2000 albums|Dubstar albums
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