Divine Emotions
{{About|the song|the album|Divine Emotion}}
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| name = Divine Emotions
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| type = single
| artist = Narada Michael Walden
| album = Divine Emotion
| B-side = Tighter
| released = March 14, 1988
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| length = 5:13 {{small|(album version)}}
4:12 {{small|(single mix)}}
8:48 {{small|(12" version)}}
4:27 {{small|(Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack version)}}
| label = Reprise Records
| writer = Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen
| producer = Narada Michael Walden
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"Divine Emotions" is a 1988 single by Narada Michael Walden, from the album Divine Emotion. 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.{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=274}} Although the single did not chart on the Hot 100, it peaked at number twenty-one on the soul singles chart.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=606}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/narada/narada-divine-emotions_5768|title=Narada - Divine Emotions}}
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
- Robert "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 =
- "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)" - 4:12 ^
- "Tighter" - 5:08
{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/es/Narada-Divine-Emotions/release/413337|title = Narada – Divine Emotions (1988, Vinyl)| website=Discogs | date=1988 }}
=12": Reprise (US)/ 0-20874=
- "Divine Emotions (Remix)" - 8:48 ^
- "Divine Emotions (Dub Mix)" - 7:45
- "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)" - 4:12 ^
- "Tighter" - 5:08
{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Narada-Divine-Emotions/release/411504|title = Narada – Divine Emotions (1988, Vinyl)| website=Discogs | date=1988 }}
=3 Inch CD Single: Reprise (Europe)/ 920 955-2, W 7967 CD=
- "Divine Emotions (Remix)" - 8:48 ^
- "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)"- 4:12 ^
- "Tighter" - 5:08
{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Narada-Divine-Emotions/release/974017|title = Narada – Divine Emotions (1988, CD)| website=Discogs | date=1988 }}
^Remix created by Shep Pettibone
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (1988)
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{{single chart|Flanders|6|artist=Narada|song=Divine Emotions|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 16, 2021}} |
{{single chart|Dutch40|4|year=1988|week=25|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 16, 2021}} |
{{single chart|Dutch100|8|artist=Narada|song=Divine Emotions|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 16, 2021}} |
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|8|artist=Narada Michael Walden|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 29, 2017}} |
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|21|artist=Narada Michael Walden|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 29, 2017}} |
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Narada Michael Walden|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 29, 2017}} |
{{single chart|West Germany|35|songid=136869|artist=Narada|song=Divine Emotions|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 16, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (1988)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1988|title=Jaaroverzichten 1988|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=August 16, 2021}}
| 66 |
scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1988|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1988|publisher=Dutch Top 40|accessdate=August 16, 2021}}
| 47 |
scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1988&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1988|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=August 16, 2021}}
| 90 |
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References
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Category:Songs written by Jeffrey E. Cohen