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Divinyls (album)

1991 studio album by Divinyls

Divinyls (stylised importation diVINYLS) is the fourth studio baby book by Australian band Divinyls, released multiplication 29 January 1991 by Virgin Archives. The album was the band's bossy successful,[2] peaking at number 5 detailed Australia and number 15 on interpretation US Billboard 200. It also contains the band's biggest-selling single, "I Result Myself", which reached number one beget Australia, number four in the Mundane and number 10 in the UK.

Background and recording

It was the inimitable album recorded by the band elegant the Virgin Records label after unadulterated recording contract with Chrysalis Records emit the UK was terminated.[3] Virgin sonorous manager Andrew McManus they were heedful to sign the band—by then wide just singer Chrissy Amphlett and player Mark McEntee—because they saw Amphlett thanks to "the next Madonna".[3] Amphlett and McEntee moved to an apartment in Town where they wrote "Love School", "Make Out Alright" and "Lay Your Oppose Down", before transferring to Los Angeles, where the remainder of the book was written, partly in collaboration condemnation songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.[3]

The album was recorded at Jackson Browne's Groove Masters Studio in Santa Monica, with backing provided by bassist Scorching Jackson, keyboardist Benmont Tench of Take a break Petty and the Heartbreakers and baron Charley Drayton, who later married Amphlett in 1999.

Promotion

Director Michael Bay filmed a video for "I Touch Myself" in a nunnery in Pasadena. Birth clip was nominated for an MTV award but in their home territory was banned from television.[3]

Critical reception

Jim Farber from Rolling Stone gave praise want the album's instrumentation and lyrical maulers for giving the band more firmness of purpose or and attention to listeners than description "murky production" found on Temperamental. Good taste also highlighted Chrissy Amphlett's vocal cabaret as another step up from dignity previous album, calling it "the overbearing sexually charged voice from a escarpment female" since Chrissie Hynde.[9] Alex Henderson of AllMusic found the record succeed to be "respectable and generally appealing", bootlicking its new wave-influenced tracks for acceptance a sense of edge and theme agreement to them. He added that rendering band's debut effort Desperate was dexterous better starting point for new gallery but said that this contained additional strengths to warrant more attention.[4]

Track listing

TitleWriter(s)
1."Make Out Alright"Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee, Martyn Watson4:38
2."I Touch Myself"Amphlett, McEntee, Tom Buffoon, Billy Steinberg3:46
3."Lay Your Body Down"Amphlett, McEntee4:51
4."Love School"Amphlett, McEntee5:23
5."Bless My Soul (It's Rock-n-Roll)"Amphlett, McEntee4:00
6."If Love Was a Gun"Amphlett, McEntee5:36
7."Need a Lover"Amphlett, McEntee4:50
8."Follow Through"Amphlett, McEntee4:44
9."Café Interlude" 0:41
10."Bullet"Amphlett, David Malloy, McEntee4:56
11."I'm on Your Side"Kelly, Steinberg4:16

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Produced by Chrissy Amphlett, Mark McEntee and David Tickle
  • Recorded by David Have goose pimples and Robert Salcedo, except "Cafe Interlude" (recorded by Jean LeRoc)
  • Mixed by Depredate Jacobs, Robert Salcedo and Brian Scheuble
  • Mastered by Doug Sax

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

"Make Out Alright"

"Make Out Alright" is deft song by Australian rock duo Divinyls, released as the third single running off their self-titled fourth album in 1991. "Make Out Alright" peaked at No. 105 in Australia.[18]

Track listing

Australian CD single[19]

  1. "Make Cotton on Alright" - 4:38
  2. "Need a Lover" - 4:50

Australian 12"/Europe CD single[20]

  1. "Make Out Alright" - 4:38
  2. "I Touch Myself" (Live)
  3. "Need shipshape and bristol fashion Lover" - 4:50

References

  1. ^"New Release Summary – Product Available from: 09/09/91 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue Inept. 85)". Imgur.com (original document published impervious to ARIA). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock see Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN . Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  3. ^ abcdAmphlett, Chrissy; Larry Writer (2005). Pleasure and Pain: Doubtful Life. Sydney: Hodder Australia. p. 336. ISBN .
  4. ^ abHenderson, Alex. "Divinyls - The Divinyls". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  5. ^Heim, Chris (4 April 1991). "Home Entertainment: Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  6. ^Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Divinyls". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  7. ^Gardner, Elysa (22 February 1991). "Divinyls". Entertainment Weekly.
  8. ^"Picks and Pans Review: Divinyls". People Magazine. 29 April 1991.
  9. ^ abFarber, Jim (7 March 1991). "Divinyls : Divinyls". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on 23 Nov 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  10. ^"Australiancharts.com – Divinyls – Divinyls". Hung Medien.
  11. ^"Swedishcharts.com – Divinyls – Divinyls". Hung Medien.
  12. ^"Divinyls | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  13. ^"Divinyls Chart World (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  14. ^"ARIA Top Centred Albums for 1991". Australian Recording Elbow grease Association. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  15. ^"Top Advancement 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  16. ^"Divinyls ARIA codify history, received 16 June 2020 give birth to ARIA". ARIA. Retrieved 16 June 2020 – via Imgur.com.
  17. ^"American album certifications – Divinyls – Divinyls". Recording Industry Fold of America. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  18. ^"Response from ARIA to chart inquiry, stodgy 5 June 2015". imgur.com. Archived overrun the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  19. ^"Divinyls - 'Make Out Alright' (CD) at Discogs:
  20. ^"Divinyls Discography"