Makin' Happy

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“Makin' Happy”
“Makin' Happy” cover
Single by Crystal Waters
from the album Surprise
Released November 10, 1991
Format CD single
CD maxi
12" maxi
Recorded 1991
Genre Dance
Length 3:49
Label Mercury
A&M Records
Writer(s) Crystal Waters
Neal Conway
Mark Harris
Producer Teddy Douglas
Jay Steinhour
Crystal Waters singles chronology
"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)"
(1991)
"Makin' Happy"
(1991)
"Megamix"
(1992)

"Makin' Happy" was a successful single recorded by house musician Crystal Waters. It was the second single from her debut album Surprise and was released in November 1991.

The single achieved a moderate success in the European countries, but spent one week at #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play, in the US.

[edit] Track listings

7"-Single - UK
  1. "Makin' Happy" (Hurley's Happy House Mix) (3:49)
  2. "Makin' Happy" (Basement Boys Happy Club Mix) (3:31)
CD-Maxi - UK
  1. "Makin' Happy" (Hurley's Happy House Mix) (3:49)
  2. "Makin' Happy" (Hurley's Happy House Mix II) (6:22)
  3. "Makin' Happy" (Basement Boys Happy Club Mix) (3:31)
  4. "Makin' Happy" (Basement Boys Happy Club Mix II) (7:52)
12"-Single - UK, Netherlands
  1. "Makin' Happy" (Hurley's Happy House Mix) (6:22)
  2. "Makin' Happy" (Basement Boys Happy Club Mix) (7:52)
CD-Maxi - UK
  1. "Makin' Happy" (Hurley's Happy House Mix 7") (3:52)
  2. "Makin' Happy" (Hurley's Happy House Mix 12") (6:24)
  3. "Makin' Happy" (Basement Boys Happy Club Mix 12") (7:52)
12"-Maxi - US
  1. "Makin' Happy" (Hurley's Happy House Mix) (6:23)
  2. "Makin' Happy" (Hurley's Insane Mix) (6:24)
  3. "Makin' Happy" (Basement Boys Happy Club Mix) (7:52)
  4. "Makin' Happy" (Basement Boys Happy Hump) (6:14)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1991)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs 63
French Singles Chart 17
Irish Singles Chart 22
Swiss Singles Chart 22
UK Singles Chart 18
Preceded by
"The Whistle Song" by Frankie Knuckles
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
number-one singles

September 21, 1991
Succeeded by
"Gett Off" by Prince and the New Power Generation

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Makin' Happy", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
  2. ^ UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
  3. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
  4. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  5. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
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