"Divine Emotions" is a 1988 single by

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, from the album '' Divine Emotion''. A successful producer, Walden billed himself as Narada for his later music releases. After producing acts like

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and

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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. Although the single did not chart on the

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, it peaked at number twenty-one on the soul singles chart. 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.

Use in media

*The song was featured in the 1988 film, '' Bright Lights, Big City''. *The song was also on the

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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 ''

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Personnel

: lead vocals, songwriter, producer, arranger, Simmons drums * Jeffrey Cohen: songwriter *

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keyboards * Walter "Baby Love" Afanasieff:

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keyboards * Robert "Bongo Bob" Smith: drum sampling, percussion programming * Randy "The King" Jackson:

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bass guitar *

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guitar solo *

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: saxophone *

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: background vocals

Track listings

7": Reprise (US)/ 9 27967-7

#"Divine Emotions (Single Mix)" - 4:12 ^ #"Tighter" - 5:08

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

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 ^Remix created by

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control 1988 songs 1988 singles Songs written by Jeffrey E. Cohen Songs written by Narada Michael Walden Reprise Records singles