| Life's What You Make It | ||||
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| Released | July 1996 | |||
| Genre | R&B/Soul | |||
| Length | 43:17 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
| Producer | Mindy Jostyn, Curtis Mathewson, Wendy Moten, Alfredo Scotti, Dick Williams | |||
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Life's What You Make It is the third album by American R&B singer Wendy Moten.
Following her success with the album Time for Change , released the previous year, Moten returned to the studio to record her third album. She co-wrote two of the tracks as well as featuring on the production, in addition to her usual vocal duties. The album failed to have any success in her native US but its title track was another smash hit when released as a single in Japan, reaching number 1.
AllMusic's Alex Henderson gave the album 2 stars out of 5, and called the album "a generally respectable, if slightly uneven, sophomore outing for the Memphis singer".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life's What You Make It" | Tim Friese-Greene, Mark Hollis | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Subways Are for Sleeping" | Anders Bagge, Lou Christie, Pat MacDonald | 4:16 |
| 3. | "If You Don't Love Me" | Michael Garvin, Randy Jacobs, Winston Sela, Dick Williams | 3:55 |
| 4. | "People Got to Be Free" | Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Stone Jumping" | Anabella Levin, Stephen Lironi | 4:38 |
| 6. | "When the World Is Running Down" | Sting | 4:33 |
| 7. | "Don't Turn Away" | Jostyn | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Another Nothing Song" | MacDonald, Moten | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Believe in Love" | Curtis Mathewson, Moten | 3:31 |
| 10. | "It's Over Now" | Imogen Heap | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 43:17 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life's What You Make It" | Friese-Greene, Hollis | 4:37 |
| 2. | "When the World Is Running Down" | Sting | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Subways Are for Sleeping" | Bagge, Christie, MacDonald | 4:16 |
| 4. | "If You Don't Love Me" | Garvin, Jacobs, Sela, Williams | 3:55 |
| 5. | "People Got to Be Free" | Cavaliere, Brigati | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Stone Jumping" | Levin, Lironi | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Don't Turn Away" | Jostyn | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Another Nothing Song" | MacDonald, Moten | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Believe in Love" | Curtis Mathewson, Moten | 3:31 |
| 10. | "It's Over Now" | Heap | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 43:17 | ||
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