How the Mighty Fall

How the Mighty Fall is the third studio album from Take That band member, Mark Owen. The album was released on 18 April 2005,^[1] nearly two years after his second album and produced by Tony Hoffer. The album only sold 3,280 copies in the UK and it charted at #78 in the UK charts, not only making it his lowest charting album, but also his lowest selling album in his entire solo career. Three singles were released from the album: "Makin' Out", "Believe in the Boogie" and "Hail Mary". This was the last studio album released by Owen before the reunion of his band Take That.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
MusicOMH	(positive)^[4]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Tony Hoffer.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"They Do"	Mark Owen	3:14
2.	"Sorry Lately"	Mark Owen, Paul Freeman	3:33
3.	"Makin' Out"	Mark Owen, Paul Freeman	3:50
4.	"Waiting For the Girl"	Mark Owen	2:38
5.	"Believe in the Boogie"	Mark Owen, Paul Freeman, Adam Falkner	3:59
6.	"3:15"	Mark Owen, Paul Freeman	3:06
7.	"Hail Mary"	Mark Owen	5:27
8.	"Wasting Away"	Mark Owen, Paul Freeman	4:13
9.	"Stand"	Mark Owen, Paul Freeman, Jamie Norton	4:01
10.	"Come On"	Mark Owen	5:39

Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"We Could Rule"	Mark Owen, Rob Harris	4:03
12.	"Falling Star"	Mark Owen, Guy Batson, Henry Priestman	4:25

German Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Makin' Out" (Acoustic)	Mark Owen, Paul Freeman	3:50
12.	"Believe in the Boogie" (Acoustic)	Mark Owen, Paul Freeman, Adam Falkner	3:59
13.	"Hail Mary" (Acoustic)	Mark Owen	5:27
14.	"Wasting Away" (Acoustic)	Mark Owen, Paul Freeman	4:13

Credits

Ben Mark - Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Vocals (Backing Vocals)
Jamie Norton - Piano, Vocals (Backing Vocals)
David Campbell - Viola, Strings and Horns
Paul Freeman - Guitar, Vocals (Backing Vocals)
Mark Owen - Vocals, Vocals (Backing Vocals)
Dan Rothchild - Bass
Rose Corrigan - Bassoon
Larry Corbett - Cello
Martin Jenkins - Recording
Roger J. Manning Jr. - Keyboards, Piano, Synth
Suzie Katayama - Cello, Contractor
James Self - Tuba
Leo Abraham - Piano
Adam Falkner - Drums, Percussion
Rachel Stegeman - Violin
Tony Hoffer - Producer, Mixer
Mark Christian - Guitar
Daniel Higgins - Clarinet
Joey Waronker - Drums, Percussion
Neil Heal - Engineer
Greg Kurstin - Piano
Todd Burke - Engineer
Sara Parkins - Violin
Chris Reynolds - Engineer (Assistant)
Bettie Ross-Blumer - Copyist
Jon Lewis - Trumpet
Dave Palmer - Keyboards, Synth (Additional)
William Reichenbach - Trombone
Jason Mott - Engineer (Assistant)
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner - Mastering

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	56
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	78
UK Indie Chart	30

References

1 2 "How the Mighty Fall: Mark Owen: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/how-the-mighty-fall-mw0000466233
↑ O'Brien, Jon. "How the Mighty Fall [Bonus Tracks] - Mark Owen". Retrieved 12 August 2011.
↑ http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/mark-owen-how-the-mighty-fall
↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
↑ "{{{artist}}} | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart

Mark Owen

Studio albums	Green Man (1996) In Your Own Time (2003) How the Mighty Fall (2005) The Art of Doing Nothing (2013)

Singles	"Child" "Clementine" "I Am What I Am" "Four Minute Warning" "Alone Without You" "Makin' Out" "Believe in the Boogie" "Hail Mary" "Stars"

Featured singles	"Everybody Hurts"

Related articles	Take That

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