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Make a Little

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"Make a Little"
Makealittlesingle.jpg
Single by Midland
from the album On the Rocks
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)
GenreCountry
Length3:02
LabelBig Machine
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Midland singles chronology
"Drinkin' Problem"
(2017) 		"Make a Little"
(2017) 		"Burn Out"
(2018)

"Make a Little" is a song recorded by American country music band Midland. It was released on September 25, 2017, as the second single from their debut album On the Rocks. The band members wrote the song with Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally, the latter of whom also produced it.

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Country music

Country music

Country is a music genre originating in the Southern and Southwestern United States. First produced in the 1920s, country primarily focuses on working class Americans and blue-collar American life.

Midland (band)

Midland (band)

Midland is an American country music group formed in 2014 in Dripping Springs, Texas. The band members are Mark Wystrach, Jess Carson, and Cameron Duddy. Through Big Machine Records, the band has released two EPs, their self-titled EP and The Last Resort. They have released three studio albums, On the Rocks, Let It Roll and The Last Resort: Greetings From, which have accounted for seven charted singles on the Billboard country chart: "Drinkin' Problem", Burn Out", "Make a Little", "Mr. Lonely", "Cheatin' Songs", "Sunrise Tells the Story" and "Longneck Way to Go". Midland's musical style is neotraditional country.

On the Rocks (Midland album)

On the Rocks (Midland album)

On the Rocks is the debut studio album by American country music band Midland. It was released on September 22, 2017 via Big Machine Records. In 2019 it was certified Gold by RIAA for selling 500,000 units.

Josh Osborne

Josh Osborne

Josh Osborne is an American songwriter with several number-one singles to his credit.

Shane McAnally

Shane McAnally

Shane McAnally is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Originally a solo artist for Curb Records in 1999, McAnally charted three singles on Hot Country Songs, including the No. 31 "Are Your Eyes Still Blue". McAnally left the country music business in 2000 and returned in 2006 as a songwriter, having initial success on that front with "Last Call" by Lee Ann Womack. He began working as a producer in 2013 with Kacey Musgraves' debut album Same Trailer Different Park. From the early 2010s onward, McAnally has worked almost exclusively as a songwriter and producer.

Content

Wide Open Country describes the song as "coyly sing[ing] about sex in a way that wouldn’t make your grandma blush"[1] It features three-part vocal harmony and pedal steel guitar accompaniment.[2]

Personnel

Adapted from On the Rocks liner notes.[3]

  • Jess Carson - acoustic guitar, background vocals
  • Cameron Duddy - bass guitar, background vocals
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar
  • Dann Huff - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
  • David Huff - percussion
  • Charlie Judge - keyboards
  • Greg Morrow - drums
  • Derek Wells - electric guitar, guitar solos
  • Mark Wystrach - lead vocals

Charts

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Billboard (magazine)

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

Country Airplay

Country Airplay

Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States since October 20, 2012, although the magazine also retrospectively recognizes the Hot Country Songs charts from January 20, 1990 through October 13, 2012 as part of the history of the Country Airplay listing. The chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored by Nielsen BDS, weighted to each station's Nielsen ratings.

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.

Source: "Make a Little", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, November 19th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_a_Little.

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Lila (album)

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Drinkin' Problem

On the Rocks (Midland album)

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Let It Roll (Midland album)

The Last Resort (EP)
References
  1. ^ "Midland Taps into 80s Country Gold with New Song 'Make A Little'". Wideopencountry.com. August 28, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "Hear Midland's Feel-Good New Song 'Make a Little'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  3. ^ On the Rocks (CD backing card). Midland. Big Machine Records. 2017. BMRML0100H.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Midland Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "Midland Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Midland Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  7. ^ "Midland Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.


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