Underworld (Divinyls album)

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Underworld
DivinylsUnderworld.jpg
Studio album by
Released1996
Recorded1994–1995
Genre Rock, soft rock, pop rock
Length54:28
Label BMG Records
Producer Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee
Peter Collins
Keith Forsey
Charley Drayton
Divinyls chronology
The Collection
(1993)
Underworld
(1996)
Make You Happy
(1997)
Singles from Underworld
  1. "I'm Jealous"
    Released: 12 March 1995
  2. "Heart of Steel"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Human on the Inside"
    Released: 1996
  4. "Hard On Me"
    Released: 1996
  5. "For a Good Time"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Underworld is the fifth and final studio album by Australian band Divinyls, released in 1996 by BMG Records. It was the band's first studio album release in five years and their final release with original lead singer Chrissy Amphlett. The lead single "I'm Jealous" had been successful when released in 1995, however this did not have an effect on the album as Underworld was supposed to be released in the 3rd quarter of 1995, but the album was delayed repeatedly due to production problems. Underworld debuted and peaked at number forty-seven on the ARIA Albums Chart and was their last charting album.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hard On Me" Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee 4:34
2."Sex Will Keep Us Together"Amphlett, Ellen Shipley, Rick Nowels 3:56
3."I'm Jealous"Amphlett, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly 4:15
4."For a Good Time"McEntee, Steinberg, Kelly5:06
5."Open Windows"Amphlett, McEntee4:51
6."Bleed" 0:53
7."Underworld"Amphlett, McEntee3:52
8."Human on the Inside"McEntee, Shelly Peiken 4:12
9."Come Down To Earth"Amphlett, McEntee4:38
10."Spook" 0:41
11."Sorry"Amphlett, McEntee4:51
12."Heart of Steel"Amphlett, McEntee, Guy Gray4:45
13."Save Me"Amphlett, McEntee5:36
14."Black Magic"Amphlett, McEntee5:38

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart [3] 47

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. https://www.discogs.com/it/Divinyls-Underworld/release/1563785
  3. Steffen Hung (15 September 1996). "Divinyls – Underworld". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 12 March 2012.