Make It Real

"Make It Real"
Single by The Jets
from the album Magic
B-side	"Allá Tu"
Released	1988
Format	7", 12"
Genre	Pop, Adult contemporary, Rock
Length	4:16
Label	MCA Records
Writer(s)	Don Powell, Rick Kelly, Linda Mallah
Producer	Don Powell, Rick Kelly, Michael Verdick
The Jets singles chronology
"Rocket 2 U" (1988) "Make It Real" (1988) "Sendin' All My Love" (1988)

"Make It Real" is a song by the American dance-pop sibling group, The Jets, released as a single from their album, Magic, in the spring of 1988 (see 1988 in music).

"Make It Real" became the group's fifth (and, to date, final) top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it spent two weeks at number four in late June and early July in 1988. On the adult contemporary chart, the song became the group's second number-one hit (following "You Got It All" from the previous year). On the R&B chart, "Make It Real" reached number 24.

The B-side of the 7" single is a Spanglish version of "Make It Real" titled "Allá Tu", with lyrics in both English and Spanish; the 12" single also contains a version of the song sung entirely in Spanish, which is also titled "Allá Tu".

"Make It Real" is a pop ballad that is reflecting back upon a past relationship from one year since the singer met her lover. The singer is reminded of the happy times in their relationship and wants another opportunity to rekindle the passion: I love you / You didn't feel the same / Though we're apart, you're in my heart / Give me one more chance to make it real.

Track List

01. Make it real 02. Allá Tu (Spanish Version of "Make it real")

Chart performance

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	24
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1

References

• Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)

External links

• Single release info at discogs.com

Preceded by "The Valley Road" by Bruce Hornsby & The Range

Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single June 25, 1988 (3 weeks)

Succeeded by "Make Me Lose Control" by Eric Carmen