Make It Good (album)

Make It Good is the third studio album released by British-Norwegian boy band A1. The album was released on 8 April 2002, leading on from the success of the lead single, "Caught in the Middle". In an attempt to reach the French market, the band recorded a French version of "Caught in the Middle", with singer Ève Angeli. This appeared as a bonus track on the album in France.

Make It Good
Studio album by A1
Released	8 April 2002[1]
Recorded	2001-2002
Genre	Pop, pop rock
Length	47:35
Label	Epic
Producer	Mike Hedges, Ash Howes, Ger McDonnell, Chris Blair, Ian Grimble
A1 chronology
The A List (2000) Make It Good (2002) The Best of A1 (2004)
Singles from Make It Good
"Caught in the Middle" Released: 21 January 2002 "Make It Good" Released: 13 May 2002 "Nos Differences" Released: 21 October 2002

Background

The album was considered a change in style from their previous efforts, bringing a more adult sound, removing more of the electro-pop influenced tracks and replacing them with soft-rock tracks, laden with instruments and guitars.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Caught in the Middle"	Ben Adams, Paul Marazzi, Chris Porter, Rick Mitra	Mike Hedges, Ash Howes, Chris Blair	3:26
2.	"Make It Good"	Christian Ingebrigtsen, Mark Read	Hedges, Howes, Blair	3:38
3.	"Here Comes the Rain"	Ingebrigtsen, Marazzi, Porter	Hedges, Howes	4:35
4.	"When I'm Missing You"	Adams, Ingebrigtsen, Read, Marazzi, Tim Woodcock, Tim Lever	Hedges, Howes	3:30
5.	"This Ain't What Love Is About"	Adams, Ingebrigtsen	Hedges, Ger McDonnell	3:54
6.	"Crazy for Leaving You"	Ingebrigtsen	Hedges, McDonnell	3:27
7.	"Learn to Fly"	Ingebrigtsen, Mitra, Porter, Peter Gordeno	Hedges, McDonnell	4:13
8.	"Isn't It Cheap"	Marazzi, Terry Adams, Chesney Hawkes	Hedges, Ian Grimble	4:08
9.	"If I Can't Have You"	Adams, Read, Mitra	Hedges, McDonnell	3:52
10.	"Make It Through the Night"	Adams, Ingebrigtsen, Read, Marazzi	Hedges, McDonnell	5:23
11.	"Cherish This Love"	Adams	Hedges, McDonnell	4:43
12.	"Do You Remember"	Adams, Read, Woodcock	Hedges, McDonnell	3:03
13.	"One Last Song"	Ingebrigtsen	Hedges	4:48
14.	"Let It Out"	Marazzi, T. Adams, Hawkes	Hedges, McDonnell	3:58

French Bonus Track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Nos Differences" (featuring Eve Angeli)	Adams, Marazzi, Porter, Mitra	Hedges, Howes, Blair	3:27

Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You're Not in Love"	Ben Adams, Paul Marazzi	Mike Hedges	4:25
2.	"Power of Desire"	Christian Ingebrigtsen, Mark Read	Hedges	3:16
3.	"2:59"	Ingebrigtsen, Read, Adams, Marazzi	Hedges	3:11
4.	"High and Dry"	Marazzi, Terry Adams, Chesney Hawkes	Hedges, Ash Howes, Chris Blair	4:09
5.	"Do It Again"	Ingebrigtsen, Marazzi	Hedges, Howes, Blair	4:04

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	94
Danish Albums (Tracklisten)	19
European Albums Chart[3]	35
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)	28
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)	37
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)	4
Scottish Albums (OCC)[4]	15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	31
UK Albums (OCC)	15

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Norwegian Albums Chart (Skoleslutt Period)[5]	12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[6]	Gold	25,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Make-It-Good-A1/dp/B000066A26/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1336469142&sr=1-1
2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=DBEEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1%7Ctitle=Hits of the World - Eurochart|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=15 June 2002|accessdate=25 July 2012
4. http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20020602/40/
5. http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-40-album/2/dato/2002/periode/skoleslutt
6. "Norwegian album certifications – A1 – Make It Good". IFPI Norway. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.