Album dossier / 1984
Make It Big
Wham! · Pop/New Wave/Pop-Soul
Recorded in the south of France and mixed in Paris and London with engineer Chris Porter, Wham!'s second album gave George Michael his first production credit and broke the duo in America, spawning three US #1 singles including the Linn-drum-driven 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' and the saxophone-led ballad 'Careless Whisper.'
Record facts
- Label
- Epic (UK) / Columbia (US)
- Producer
- George Michael
- Chart peak
- N/A
- Notable tracks
- ★ Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
- ★ Careless Whisper
- ★ Freedom
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
3 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Wham!. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 8 tracks
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
- Everything She Wants
- Heartbeat
- Like a Baby
- Freedom
- If You Were There
- Credit Card Baby
- Careless Whisper
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en.wikipedia.org, discogs.com, number1albums.com · track listing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_It_Big · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-08-31