How the Mighty Fall
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{{Infobox album
| name = How the Mighty Fall
| type = Album
| artist = Mark Owen
| cover = MarkOwen-HowTheMightyFall.jpg
| alt =
| released = 18 April 2005{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007ZP1AC |title=How the Mighty Fall: Mark Owen: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-02-22}}
| recorded = 2004–2005
| venue =
| studio =
- Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
- Miloco Studios (London, England)
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Pop rock
- indie pop{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/how-the-mighty-fall-mw0000466233|title = How the Mighty Fall - Mark Owen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website = AllMusic}}
- Brit pop
}}
| length = 64:19
| label = Sedna Records (UK)
Edel Records (ROW)
| producer = Tony Hoffer
| prev_title = In Your Own Time
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = The Art of Doing Nothing
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Singles
| name = How the Mighty Fall
| type = Studio
| single1 = Makin' Out
| single1date = 7 June 2004
| single2 = Believe in the Boogie
| single2date = 22 August 2005
| single3 = Hail Mary
| single3date = 2 December 2005
}}
}}
How the Mighty Fall is the third solo studio album from Take That band member, Mark Owen. The album was released on 18 April 2005, nearly two years after his second album and produced by Tony Hoffer. The album sold 3,280 copies in the UK and missed the top 100, remaining his lowest selling album in his 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.
{{Music ratings
|rev1=Allmusic
|rev1Score={{Rating|3|5}} {{Cite web
|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r675431|pure_url=yes}}
|title=How the Mighty Fall
|last=O'Brien
|first=Jon
|accessdate=12 August 2011
}}
|noprose=yes
|rev2=MusicOMH
|rev2Score=(positive){{Cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/mark-owen-how-the-mighty-fall|title = Mark Owen - How the Mighty Fall | Album Reviews|date = 17 April 2005}}
}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Standard edition
| all_writing = Mark Owen and produced by Tony Hoffer, additional songwriters are listed below
| title1 = They Do
| length1 = 3:14
| title2 = Sorry Lately
| writer2 = Paul Freeman
| length2 = 3:33
| title3 = Makin' Out
| writer3 = Freeman
| length3 = 3:50
| title4 = Waiting for the Girl
| length4 = 2:38
| title5 = Believe in the Boogie
| writer5 = {{hlist|Freeman|Adam Falkner}}
| length5 = 3:59
| title6 = 3:15
| writer6 = Freeman
| length6 = 3:06
| title7 = Hail Mary
| length7 = 5:27
| title8 = Wasting Away
| writer8 = Freeman
| length8 = 4:13
| title9 = Stand
| writer9 = {{hlist|Freeman|Jamie Norton}}
| length9 = 4:01
| title10 = Come On
| length10 = 5:39
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks
| title11 = We Could Rule
| writer11 = Rob Harris
| length11 = 4:03
| title12 = Falling Star
| writer12 = {{hlist|Guy Batson|Henry Priestman}}
| length12 = 4:25
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = German edition bonus tracks
| title11 = Makin' Out
| note11 = acoustic
| writer11 = Freeman
| length11 = 3:50
| title12 = Believe in the Boogie
| note12 = acoustic
| writer12 = {{hlist|Freeman|Falkner}}
| length12 = 3:59
| title13 = Hail Mary
| note13 = acoustic
| length13 = 5:27
| title14 = Wasting Away
| note14 = acoustic
| writer14 = Freeman
| length14 = 4:13
}}
Personnel
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- 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 (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)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. - Trombone
- Jason Mott - Engineer (Assistant)
- Brian "Big Bass" Gardner - Mastering
{{div col end}}
Chart performance
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| Chart
! Peak |
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| {{album chart|Germany4|56|id=21349|album=How the Mighty Fall|artist=Mark Owen|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2019}} |
| scope="row"|UK Indie Chart (OCC){{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20050424/131/ | title=Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company | website=Official Charts }}
| style="text-align:center;"|28 |
References
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