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Makin' Happy
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Makin' Happy
| cover = Makin'_happy.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Crystal Waters
| album = Surprise
| released = 1991
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = House
| length =
* 5:33 (album version)
* 6:21 (Hurley's Happy House Mix)
| label =
* Mercury
* A&M
| writer =
* Neal Conway
* Mark Harris
* Crystal Waters
| producer = The Basement Boys
| prev_title = Gypsy Woman
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = 100% Pure Love
| next_year = 1994
| misc =
}}
"'Makin' Happy'" is a song by American singer and songwriter Crystal Waters, released in 1991 as the second single from her debut studio album, 'Surprise' (1991). It achieved moderate success in European countries, but spent one week at number-one on the US 'Billboard' Dance Club Songs chart and also reached the top of the Canadian 'RPM' Dance/Urban chart. In the United Kingdom, the single peaked at number 18.
Critical reception
Alex Henderson from AllMusic deemed the song a "highly addictive and enjoyable house/neo-disco fare". Larry Flick from 'Billboard' described it as "a frenetic and hypnotic jam". He noted that it "maintains a similar deep house vibe [as her first single]. Waters more than proves her songwriting talent here, while her unique feline vocals will test some and delight others." Andy Kastanas from 'The Charlotte Observer' complimented it as "a housy tune that's bound to, well, make you happy, what else?"Kastanas, Andy (1991-08-28). "Sounds of Progress". p. 10. 'The Charlotte Observer'. Machgiel Bakker from 'Music & Media' called it "pop-house". The magazine also commented, "Just repeat the words Makin' Happy endlessly and you'll get a good flavour of 'Gypsy Woman, Part II'." James Hamilton from 'Music Week's 'RM' Dance Update wrote that "the strange nasally pitched girl is less Eartha Kitt-like for her follow-up to 'Gypsy Woman', a jauntly trotting repetitive canterer with some "ooh wee ooh wee ooh" (and a guy's "so happy") instead of all the "la da dee, la dee da"." Jonathan Bernstein from 'Spin' described the song as "ebullient".
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References
Category:1993 singles
Category:Crystal Waters songs
Category:1991 songs
Category:Mercury Records singles
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