"Make a Little" is a song recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
band
Midland. It was released on September 25, 2017, as the second single from their debut album ''
On the Rocks
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Definitions and usage
Straight, up, and straight up
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''. The band members wrote the song with
Josh Osborne
Josh Osborne (born c. 1980) is an American songwriter with several number-one singles to his credit.
Early life
Josh Osborne was born in Pike County, Kentucky, and raised in Virgie, Kentucky. Osborne grew up on US 23, renamed Country Music High ...
and
Shane McAnally
Shane McAnally (born October 12, 1974) 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 Y ...
, the latter of whom also produced it.
Content
''Wide Open Country'' describes the song as "coyly sing
ngabout sex in a way that wouldn’t make your grandma blush" It features three-part vocal harmony and
pedal steel guitar
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accompaniment.
Personnel
Adapted from ''On the Rocks'' liner notes.
*Jess Carson - acoustic guitar, background vocals
*Cameron Duddy - bass guitar, background vocals
*
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
*
Dann Huff
Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Co ...
- 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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
2017 singles
Midland (band) songs
Big Machine Records singles
Songs written by Jess Carson
Songs written by Cameron Duddy
Songs written by Shane McAnally
Songs written by Josh Osborne
Songs written by Mark Wystrach
Song recordings produced by Shane McAnally
Song recordings produced by Dann Huff
2017 songs
Music videos directed by Cameron Duddy
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