| Make You Happy | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 21 October 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1981-1993 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 77:21 | |||
| Label | Raven | |||
| Divinyls chronology | ||||
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Make You Happy (also known as Make You Happy 1981-1993 (Hits, Rarities & Essential Moments of an Incendiary Australian Band)) is a compilation album by Australian rock band Divinyls, which was released on 21 October 1997. It consists of material spanning from 1981 to 1993 including the hits " Boys in Town", " Science Fiction", " Pleasure and Pain" and their number-one signature song " I Touch Myself". [1] The album's name comes from "I'll Make You Happy", the B-side of "Science Fiction" and a cover version of the 1960s track by The Easybeats. [2] Track 20, " Love in Motion", is a 1992 rerecording of Icehouse's 1981 single with Divinyls' Christina Amphlett featuring on co-lead vocals. [2]
Despite being released in 1997, this compilation did not include recordings from the band's 1996 album Underworld.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Christina Amphlett and Mark McEntee; [3] unless otherwise indicated
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Boys in Town" | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Girlfriends" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Only Lonely" | 3:24 |
| 4. | " Science Fiction" | 3:32 |
| 5. | " Siren (Never Let You Go)" (Bjarne Ohlin) | 2:32 |
| 6. | "I'll Make You Happy" ( Stevie Wright, George Young) | 3:20 |
| 7. | "9:50" ( Terence Ernest Britten) | 3:14 |
| 8. | " Pleasure and Pain" ( Michael Chapman, Holly Knight) | 3:51 |
| 9. | " Good Die Young" | 3:39 |
| 10. | " Sleeping Beauty" | 3:41 |
| 11. | " Hey Little Boy" (Don Baskin, Bob Gonzales) | 3:22 |
| 12. | " Back to the Wall" (Amphlett, McEntee, Richard Feldman) | 4:38 |
| 13. | "Temperamental" | 4:30 |
| 14. | " I Touch Myself" (Amphlett, Thomas Kelly, McEntee, William Steinberg) | 3:47 |
| 15. | " Love School" | 5:24 |
| 16. | " I'm on Your Side" (Steinberg, Kelly) | 4:16 |
| 17. | " Wild Thing" ( Chip Taylor) | 4:11 |
| 18. | " I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" ( Pam Sawyer, Laurie Burton) | 4:32 |
| 19. | " Love Is the Drug" ( Bryan Ferry, Andy MacKay) | 4:35 |
| 20. | " Love in Motion" ( Iva Davies) | 4:47 |
Charts
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Album Chart [4] | 190 |
References
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^ Peak chart positions for charting releases in Australia:
- Kent Music Report:– Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ARIA Albums Chart:– Hung, Steffen. "Albums – Divinyls Search Result". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ARIA Singles Chart:– Hung, Steffen. "Singles – Divinyls Search Result". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Divinyls'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "'Boys in Town' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2012. Note: user may have to click on 'Search again' tab and type details at Enter a title, e.g. Boys in Town. Or, at Performer type in Divinyls.
- ^ "Divinyls ARIA chart history, received 16 June 2020 from ARIA". ARIA. Retrieved 16 June 2020 – via Imgur.com.
