My First Album (Divine album)

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My First Album
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 12, 1982
Genre Hi-NRG
Length34:06
Label
  • Metronome (Germany)
  • O (US)
Producer Bobby Orlando
Divine chronology
My First Album
(1982)
T Shirts and Tight Blue Jeans
(1984)

My First Album (also known as Jungle Jezebel and Divine [1] ) is the first album by American performance artist Divine. It was released in 1982. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shoot Your Shot"Bobby Orlando6:24
2."Jungle Jezebel"Orlando4:42
3."Native Love (Step by Step)"Orlando / Mark Bauman3:56
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kick Your Butt"Orlando5:22
2."Alphabet Rap"Orlando6:32
3."Native Love" (instrumental)Orlando / Bauman8:10

Charts

Chart performance for My First Album
Chart (1983)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] 35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [4] 48

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References

  1. "Divine – Jungle Jezebel". Discogs. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. "Divine – My First Album". Discogs. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Divine – My First Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. "Swedishcharts.com – Divine – Divine". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 3, 2021.