THAT WAS THEN...
Kylie & Jason
All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine
"All I really wanna do is make you so so happy, all I really wanna do is make you smile...."
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And boy did they ever!
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October 1988 and the world was going Kylie & Jason crazy!
Kylie had already enjoyed massive success with her debut #1 single I Should Be So Lucky and a further 3 singles that had peaked at #2. Her debut album, released in July, had reached the top and by October had sold almost a million copies.
Jason had just scored his first hit single in the UK with Nothing Can Divide Us which peaked at #5 and spent 10 weeks inside the Top 40.
Add to this the unprecedented success of the daytime soap, Neighbours, in which Kylie & Jason's characters - Scott and Charlene - were the undoubted stars to the hordes of UK teenagers who marvelled at the sunny sets and blond, blue-eyed, good looking cast (maybe not Mrs Mangel!)
The Neighbours storyline was reaching fever-pitch as Scott and Charlene's wedding approached and PWL were soon receiving pre-orders from retailers for a record that existed only in the minds of it's would-be buyers.
Unable to deny the potential of the idea, Kylie, Jason and SAW decided to bow to public demand. The song of course was Especially For You which has today become a classic in every sense and sold over one million copies.
Especially For You was written in October 1988 and at the same time a second duet was written for the B side which was an unusual step for any duo act.
All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine was recorded in Melbourne Australia in November 1988. Pete Waterman and Matt Aitken travelled down under to record the vocals while Mike Stock held the fort back home. The song is a fun, upbeat number with Grease leanings - Kylie & Jason not so much channelling Scott and Charlene but Danny and Sandy! It's clattering drums, rumbling bass, chugging guitars and horn blasts really selling the catchy melody, most notably its wonderful bridge - a real antidote to the sugar sweet ballad of the A side.
With both songs SAW really were covering all bases, a potential Christmas #1 ballad and a typical SAW pop dance number. To this day All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine remains just as popular among SAW fans as the more widely-known A side.
Now thanks to Steve White you can enjoy the unofficial video.
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Title: All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine
Artist: Kylie & Jason
Produced by: Stock Aitken Waterman
Written by: Stock Aitken Waterman
Mixed by: Pete Hammond
Engineer: Karen Hewitt & Yoyo
Backing Vocals : Mae McKenna, Miriam Stockley
Location: Rhinoceros Studios, PWL Studios
Date: 1988
Chart: 1
7" (3.32) Pete Hammond
12"/Extended Version (6.00) Pete Hammond
Instrumental (3.32) Pete Hammond
Backing Track (3.32) Pete Hammond
7" PWL PWL 24
Especially For You (Single Version)
All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine (7")
12" PWL PWLT 24
Especially For You (Extended Version)
All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine (12")
CD5 PWL PWCD 24
Especially For You (Single Version)
Especially For You (Extended Version)
All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine (12")
Digital
Especially For You (Single Version)
Especially For You (Extended Version)
Especially For You (Instrumental)
Especially For You (Backing Track)
Especially For You (Original 7" Mix)
Especially For You (Original 12" Mix)
All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine
All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine (Extended Version)
All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine (Instrumental)
All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine (Backing Track)
VERSE 1
YOU HAVE GOT TO BELIEVE ME
I WOULD NEVER DECEIVE YOU
I WOULD NEVER LET YOU GO
DON'T TALK ABOUT LEAVING
LEAVING ME HERE
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VERSE 2
YOU WERE NEVER AT HOME WHEN
I CALL YOU ON THE 'PHONE AND
I'M TAKEN FOR A FOOL
DON'T TALK ABOUT ROMANCE
TALK ABOUT LET'S DANCE
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BRIDGE 1
DON'T TALK ABOUT
LOVE LIKE IT'S A FASHION
LOVE WITHOUT TRUE PASSION
ARE WE REALLY STILL IN LOVE
AND ALL I WANNA DO
IS MAKE YOU MINE, MINE, MINE
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CHORUS
ALL I REALLY WANNA DO
IS MAKE YOU SO SO HAPPY
ALL I REALLY WANNA DO
IS MAKE YOU SMILE
WE CAN'T GO TALKING THIS
OVER AND OVER AND
ALL I WANNA DO IS
MAKE YOU MINE
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VERSE 2
DON'T LET'S TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
YOU STILL WANNA BE WANTED
ALL WE EVER DO IS FIGHT
AND TALK ABOUT LEAVING
EACH OTHER BEHIND
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BRIDGE 2
DON'T TALK ABOUT LOVE
LIKE IT HAS NO MEANING
LOVE WITHOUT TRUE FEELING
ARE WE REALLY SO ALONE
'COS ALL I WANNA DO
IS MAKE YOU MINE, MINE, MINE
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CHORUS (X 2)
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PIANO SOLO
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BRIDGE 1
DON'T TALK ABOUT
LOVE LIKE IT'S A FASHION
LOVE WITHOUT TRUE PASSION
ARE WE REALLY STILL IN LOVE
AND ALL I WANNA DO
IS MAKE YOU MINE, MINE, MINE
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CHORUS
ALL I REALLY WANNA DO
IS MAKE YOU SO SO HAPPY
ALL I REALLY WANNA DO
IS MAKE YOU SMILE
WE CAN'T GO TALKING THIS
OVER AND OVER AND
ALL I WANNA DO IS
MAKE YOU MINE, MINE, MINE
CHORUSES TO FADE
©1988 Mike Stock Publishing Ltd / Matt Aitken Music Publishing / All Boys Music Ltd