Make It Big

This article is about the album by Wham!. For the song sung by the Beach Boys, see Make It Big (song).

Make It Big
Studio album by Wham!
Released	23 October 1984
Recorded	July–September 1984
Genre	New Wave, Synthpop, Post-disco, Blue-eyed soul
Length	38:02
Label	Columbia CK-39595
Producer	George Michael
Wham! chronology
Fantastic (1983) Make It Big (1984) Music from the Edge of Heaven (1986)
Singles from Make It Big
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Released: May 1984 "Careless Whisper" Released: July 1984 "Freedom" Released: August 1984 "Everything She Wants" Released: December 1984

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Make It Big is the second album from British pop duo Wham!, released in 1984. The album was a critical and commercial success, hitting #1 in both the UK and the USA and spawning four singles, all topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.

"Careless Whisper" was credited as a George Michael solo effort upon its release as a single, while "Everything She Wants" was released as a double A-side with "Last Christmas" which would later appear on the following album Music from the Edge of Heaven.

It was certified 6x Platinum in the U.S.A. within weeks of the album's tenth anniversary.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by George Michael, unless noted otherwise.

CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	3:50
2.	"Everything She Wants"	5:01
3.	"Heartbeat"	4:42
4.	"Like a Baby"	4:12
5.	"Freedom"	5:20
6.	"If You Were There" (The Isley Brothers)	3:38
7.	"Credit Card Baby"	5:08
8.	"Careless Whisper" (Michael, Andrew Ridgeley)	6:30
Total length:		38:02

Cassette/LP

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	3:50
2.	"Everything She Wants"	5:01
3.	"Heartbeat"	4:42
4.	"Like a Baby"	4:12
Total length:		17:45

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Freedom"	5:01
2.	"If You Were There" (The Isley Brothers)	3:38
3.	"Credit Card Baby"	5:08
4.	"Careless Whisper" (Michael, Andrew Ridgeley)	6:30
Total length:		20:17

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1984) Peak position UK Albums Chart 1 Chart (1985) Peak position Billboard 200 1 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 20 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1 Singles "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", #1 U.S.; #1 UK "Careless Whisper", #1 U.S.; #1 UK "Everything She Wants", #1 U.S.; #2 UK "Freedom", #3 U.S.; #1 UK Certifications Organization Level Date RIAA – USA Gold 26 December 1984 Platinum 28 December 1984 Triple Platinum 8 July 1985 4× Platinum 23 December 1985 5× Platinum 22 August 1990 6× Platinum 7 October 1994 Personnel Lead vocals: George Michael Additional vocals: George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley Acoustic Guitar: Hugh Burns and Andrew Ridgeley Bass Guitar: Deon Estus Drums: Trevor Morrell Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns and Andrew Ridgeley Keyboards: Tommy Eyre, George Michael and Andy Richards Saxophone: David Baptiste and Steve Gregory Trumpet: Colin Graham and Paul Spong Arranger: George Michael Assistant Engineer: Paul Gomersall Engineer: Chris Porter Photography: Tony McGee Producer: George Michael References ^ Allmusic review ^ Robert Christgau review ^ Rolling Stone review ^ RIAA Certification for Make It Big Preceded by Like a Virgin by Madonna Billboard 200 number-one album 2 March 1985 – 16 March 1985 Succeeded by Centerfield by John Fogerty Preceded by Welcome to the Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes to Hollywood UK number one album 17 November 1984 – 30 November 1984 Succeeded by Hits 1 by Various Artists Preceded by Choose 1985 by Various artists Australian Kent Music Report number-one album 4 February – 17 February 1985 Succeeded by 1985 Comes Alive by Various artists