Divine Emotions

"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.[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]

This article is about the song. For the album, see Divine Emotion.
"Divine Emotions"
Single by Narada Michael Walden
from the album Divine Emotion
B-side"Tighter"
ReleasedMarch 14, 1988
GenreR&B, funk
Length5:13 (album version)
4:12 (single mix)
8:48 (12" version)
4:27 (Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack version)
LabelReprise Records
Songwriter(s)Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen
Producer(s)Narada Michael Walden

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

Track listings

7": Reprise (US)/ 9 27967-7[4]
  1. "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)" - 4:12 ^
  2. "Tighter" - 5:08

12": Reprise (US)/ 0-20874[5]
  1. "Divine Emotions (Remix)" - 8:48 ^
  2. "Divine Emotions (Dub Mix)" - 7:45
  3. "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)" - 4:12 ^
  4. "Tighter" - 5:08

3 Inch CD Single: Reprise (Europe)/ 920 955-2, W 7967 CD[6]
  1. "Divine Emotions (Remix)" - 8:48 ^
  2. "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)"- 4:12 ^
  3. "Tighter" - 5:08

^Remix created by Shep Pettibone

Charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 21
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] 1

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 274.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 606.
  3. http://www.top40.nl/narada/narada-divine-emotions_5768
  4. https://www.discogs.com/es/Narada-Divine-Emotions/release/413337
  5. https://www.discogs.com/Narada-Divine-Emotions/release/411504
  6. https://www.discogs.com/Narada-Divine-Emotions/release/974017
  7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Narada Michael Walden" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  8. "Narada Michael Walden: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  9. "Narada Michael Walden Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  10. "Narada Michael Walden Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
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