Divine Emotions Explained

Divine Emotions
Type:	single
Artist:	Narada Michael Walden
Album:	Divine Emotion
B-Side:	Tighter
Released:	March 14, 1988
Genre:	R&B, funk
Length:	5:13 4:12 8:48 4:27
Label:	Reprise Records
Producer:	Narada Michael Walden

"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]

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 .
• 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

1. "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)" - 4:12 ^
2. "Tighter" - 5:08

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12": Reprise (US)/ 0-20874

1. "Divine Emotions (Remix)" - 8:48 ^
2. "Divine Emotions (Dub Mix)" - 7:45
3. "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)" - 4:12 ^
4. "Tighter" - 5:08

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3 Inch CD Single: Reprise (Europe)/ 920 955-2, W 7967 CD

1. "Divine Emotions (Remix)" - 8:48 ^
2. "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)"- 4:12 ^
3. "Tighter" - 5:08

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^Remix created by Shep Pettibone

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	66
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	47
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	90

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 274.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 606.
3. Web site: Narada - Divine Emotions.
4. Web site: Narada – Divine Emotions (1988, Vinyl).
5. Web site: Narada – Divine Emotions (1988, Vinyl).
6. Web site: Narada – Divine Emotions (1988, CD).
7. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1988. Ultratop. August 16, 2021.
8. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1988. Dutch Top 40. August 16, 2021.
9. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1988. dutchcharts.nl. August 16, 2021.