How the Mighty Fall

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How the Mighty Fall
MarkOwen-HowTheMightyFall.jpg
Studio album by
Mark Owen
Released18 April 2005 [1]
Recorded2004–2005
Studio
  • Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
  • Miloco Studios (London, England)
Genre
Length64:19
Label Sedna Records (UK)
Edel Records (ROW)
Producer Tony Hoffer
Mark Owen chronology
In Your Own Time
(2003)		How the Mighty Fall
(2005)		 The Art of Doing Nothing
(2013)
Singles from How the Mighty Fall
  1. "Makin' Out"
    Released: 7 June 2004
  2. "Believe in the Boogie"
    Released: 22 August 2005
  3. "Hail Mary"
    Released: 2 December 2005

How the Mighty Fall is the third solo studio album from Take That band member, Mark Owen. The album was released on 18 April 2005, [1] nearly two years after his second album and produced by Tony Hoffer. The album sold 3,280 copies in the UK and missed the top 100, remaining his lowest selling album in his solo career. Three singles were released from the album: "Makin' Out", "Believe in the Boogie" and "Hail Mary". This was the last studio album released by Owen before the reunion of his band Take That.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
MusicOMH (positive) [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Owen and produced by Tony Hoffer, additional songwriters are listed below

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."They Do" 3:14
2."Sorry Lately"Paul Freeman3:33
3."Makin' Out"Freeman3:50
4."Waiting for the Girl" 2:38
5."Believe in the Boogie"
  • Freeman
  • Adam Falkner
3:59
6."3:15"Freeman3:06
7."Hail Mary" 5:27
8."Wasting Away"Freeman4:13
9."Stand"
  • Freeman
  • Jamie Norton
4:01
10."Come On" 5:39
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."We Could Rule"Rob Harris4:03
12."Falling Star"
  • Guy Batson
  • Henry Priestman
4:25
German edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Makin' Out" (acoustic)Freeman3:50
12."Believe in the Boogie" (acoustic)
  • Freeman
  • Falkner
3:59
13."Hail Mary" (acoustic) 5:27
14."Wasting Away" (acoustic)Freeman4:13

Personnel

Chart performance

ChartPeak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 56
UK Indie Chart (OCC) [6] 28

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References

  1. 1 2 "How the Mighty Fall: Mark Owen: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "How the Mighty Fall - Mark Owen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  3. ↑ O'Brien, Jon. "How the Mighty Fall [Bonus Tracks] - Mark Owen" . Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Mark Owen - How the Mighty Fall | Album Reviews". 17 April 2005.
  5. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mark Owen – How the Mighty Fall" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts .
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