Make It Better

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]

For other uses, see Make It Better (disambiguation).
Make It Better
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)

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" (Kirsty 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.[6]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
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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. https://www.allmusic.com/album/make-it-better-mw0000738698/credits
  6. Carlson, Dean. "Make it better". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
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