Make It on My Own

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"Make It on My Own"
Make It On My Own.jpg
Single by Alison Limerick
from the album And Still I Rise
Released17 February 1992 (1992-02-17) [1]
Genre
Length4:54
Label BMG
Songwriter(s)
  • Alison Limerick
  • Steve Anderson
Producer(s) Steve Anderson
Alison Limerick singles chronology
"Where Love Lives"
(1990)		"Make It on My Own"
(1992)		"Gettin' It Right"
(1992)
Music videos
"Make It on My Own" on YouTube
UK and Europe, CD single (1992)
No.TitleLength
1."Make It on My Own" (7-inch version)4:54
2."Make It on My Own" (Spagotone mix)8:27
3."Make It on My Own" (T-Scat mix)7:04
4."Make It on My Own" (12-inch club)7:08
5."Make It on My Own" (Flying Rulebook mix)5:48
UK, CD single (1996)
No.TitleLength
1."Make It on My Own" (Dancing Divaz radio mix)3:43
2."Make It on My Own" (original 7-inch mix)4:52
3."Make It on My Own" (Dancing Divaz club mix)7:29
4."Make It on My Own" (Spagotone mix)8:27
5."Make It on My Own" (Blue Boy 12-inch vocal)6:30
6."Make It on My Own" (Dancing Divaz Rhythm mix)5:44

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [12] 64
Europe (European Dance Radio) [13] 6
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 16
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [15] 11
US Hot Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) [16] 6
Chart (1996)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [17] 84
Scotland (OCC) [18] 33
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 30
UK Dance (OCC) [19] 13

Yōko Oginome version

"Make It on My Own"
Yoko Oginome - Make it On My Own.jpg
Single by Yōko Oginome
from the album Chains
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
ReleasedAugust 21, 1997 (1997-08-21)
Recorded1997
Genre
Length5:04
Label Victor
Songwriter(s)
  • Shūya Okino
  • Steve Anderson
  • Junior Giscombe
  • Alan Glass
  • Alison Limerick
  • Robbie Taylor
Producer(s) Shinichi Osawa
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Look Up to the Sky"
(1997)		"Make It on My Own"
(1997)		"From My Garden"
(1997)

"Make It on My Own" was covered by former pop idol, actress and voice actress Yōko Oginome as her 37th single and first maxi-single, released on 21 August 1997 by Victor Entertainment. Produced by Shinichi Osawa of Mondo Grosso, the single and album extended mix were recorded in Japanese while the English version was recorded as the "Original Mix" and other remixes. [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

Track listing

All songs are composed by Steve Anderson, Junior Giscombe, Alan Glass, Alison Limerick, and Robbie Taylor, except where indicated; all music is arranged by Shinichi Osawa.

CD single
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Make It on My Own"
  • Shūya Okino
  • Anderson
  • Giscombe
  • Glass
  • Limerick
  • Taylor
5:04
2."Make It on My Own" (Original Mix) 6:30
3."Make It on My Own" (The Room Classics Mix) 7:22
4."Make It on My Own" (Instrumental) 7:00
12" Limited Club Mixes
No.TitleLength
1."Make It on My Own" (Original Club Mix) 
2."Make It on My Own" (The Room Classics Mix) 
3."Make It on My Own" (Murphy's Club Mix) 
4."Make It on My Own" (Instrumental) 

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