Divine Emotions
| "Divine Emotions" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Narada Michael Walden | |
| from the album Divine Emotion | |
| B-side | "Tighter" |
| Released | March 14, 1988 |
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD |
| Genre | R&B, funk |
| Length |
5:13 (album version) 4:12 (single mix) 8:48 (12" version) 4:27 (Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack version) |
| Label | Reprise Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen |
| Producer(s) | Narada Michael Walden |
"Divine Emotions" is a 1988 single by Narada Michael Walden. A successful producer, Walden billed himself as Narada for his later music releases. After producing acts like Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston in the mid-1980s, Walden released "Divine Emotions," in 1988. The single went to number one on the Billboard dance club play chart for one week.[1] Although the single did not chart on the Hot 100, it peaked at number twenty-one on the soul singles chart.[2] Overseas, "Divine Emotions", was a Top Ten hit in the UK, peaking at #8, and in the Netherlands, peaking at #4 in the Dutch Top40.[3]
Use in media
- The song was featured in the 1988 film, Bright Lights, Big City.
- The song was also on the soundtrack for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.
- The instrumental for the song was used as the original theme to the Canadian dance music show Electric Circus
Personnel
- Narada Michael Walden: lead vocals, songwriter, producer, arranger, Simmons drums
- Jeffrey Cohen: songwriter
- David Sancious: Fairlight keyboards
- Walter "Baby Love" Afanasieff: Roland Juno keyboards
- Bongo Bob Smith: drum sampling, percussion programming
- Randy "The King" Jackson: Spector bass guitar
- Corrado Rustici: Jackson MIDI guitar solo
- Marc Russo: saxophone
- Claytoven Richardson: background vocals
Track listings
7": Reprise (US)/ 9 27967-7[4]
- "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)" - 4:12 ^
- "Tighter" - 5:08
12": Reprise (US)/ 0-20874[5]
- "Divine Emotions (Remix)" - 8:48 ^
- "Divine Emotions (Dub Mix)" - 7:45
- "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)" - 4:12 ^
- "Tighter" - 5:08
3 Inch CD Single: Reprise (Europe)/ 920 955-2, W 7967 CD[6]
- "Divine Emotions (Remix)" - 8:48 ^
- "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)"- 4:12 ^
- "Tighter" - 5:08
^Remix created by Shep Pettibone
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 4 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] | 8 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] | 21 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 274.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 606.
- ↑ http://www.top40.nl/narada/narada-divine-emotions_5768
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/es/Narada-Divine-Emotions/release/413337
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Narada-Divine-Emotions/release/411504
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Narada-Divine-Emotions/release/974017
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Narada Michael Walden" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Narada Michael Walden: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Narada Michael Walden Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Narada Michael Walden Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
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