"Make It Real" is a song by the American sibling group
the Jets, released as a single from their album, ''
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'' in April 1988.
Background
Moana Wolfgramm of the Jets recalled: "'Make It Real' was given to us at the eleventh hour
.e. last minute We needed a slow
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we were finishing up the last tracks for the 'Magic' album. Our manager Don Powell, Linda Mallah and Rick Kelly wrote this song and it was simple yet very catchy. I remember Liz
lizabeth Wolfgrammrecorded it on the road after one of our shows, I think somewhere in Texas." One of the two
video
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s for "Make It Real" showed Elizabeth Wolfgramm singing in front of a basic
blue screen background: although Elizabeth Wolfgramm was the only group member to sing on the track, still images of the other Jets were shown during the instrumental break. The other video features the entire band performing the song, with Elizabeth Wolfgramm standing in front of the other group members playing their individual instruments, interspersed with close-up shots of individual band members throughout the song.
The B-side of the cassette single is a non-album track written and produced by oldest member LeRoy titled "So True".
"Make It Real" reflects back upon a past relationship 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.
"Make It Real" was the group's fifth and final Top Ten hit on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, where it spent two weeks at number 4 in late June and early July 1988. On the
Adult Contemporary chart
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, the song was the group's second number 1 hit (following "
You Got It All" from the previous year). On the
Hot Black Singles
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, "Make It Real" reached number 24.
Track listing
#"Make It Real"
#"So True" (cassette single)
Chart performance
Year-end charts
References
External links
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Single release info at discogs.com
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1987 songs
1988 singles
The Jets (band) songs
MCA Records singles
1980s ballads
Pop ballads