"Make It Real" is a song by the American dance-pop

Dance-pop

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 sibling group, The Jets, released as a single from their album, Magic

Magic (Jets album)

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, in the spring of 1988 (see 1988 in music

1988 in music

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).

"Make It Real" became the group's fifth (and, to date, final) top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 chart, where it spent two weeks at number four in late June and early July in 1988. On the adult contemporary chart

Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks

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, the song became the group's second number-one hit (following "You Got It All

You Got It All

"You Got It All" was the fourth single released by the 1980s dance-pop band, The Jets, from their commercially successful debut 1985 album, The Jets. It was written by Rupert Holmes, most famous for the song, "Escape ."...

" from the previous year). On the R&B chart

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, "Make It Real" reached number 24.

The B-side of the 7" single is a Spanglish

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 version of "Make It Real" titled "Allá Tu", with lyrics in both English

English language

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 and Spanish

Spanish language

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; the 12" single

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 also contains a version of the song sung entirely in Spanish, which is also titled "Allá Tu".

"Make It Real" is a pop ballad that is reflecting back upon a past relationship from one year since the singer met her lover. The singer is reminded of the happy times in their relationship and wants another opportunity to rekindle the passion: I love you / You didn't feel the same / Though we're apart, you're in my heart / Give me one more chance to make it real.

Track List

01. Make it real
02. Allá Tu (Spanish Version of "Make it real")

Chart performance

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	24
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1