Essential (Divinyls album)

1991 compilation album by Divinyls

Essential

Compilation album by

Divinyls

Released| November 1991
Recorded| 1982–1988
Genre| Rock
Length| 46:31
Label| Chrysalis
Producer| Christine Amphlett
Mark McEntee
Divinyls chronology
| Divinyls
(1991)  | Essential
(1991)  | The Collection
(1993)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Essential is a 1991 collection of hits by Australian rock band Divinyls.[2] The album was released by Divinyls previous record label, and includes tracks from their first three studio albums.

## Track listing

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1. "Pleasure and Pain" (3:51)
2. "Temperamental" (4:31)
3. "Back to the Wall" (4:41)
4. "Only Lonely" (3:14)
5. "Punxsie" (4:16)
6. "Don't You Go Walking" (6:04)
7. "Boys in Town" (2:52)
8. "Hey Little Boy" (3:23)
9. "Science Fiction" (3:33)
10. "Sleeping Beauty" (3:41)
11. "Casual Encounter" (3:06)
12. "I'll Make You Happy" (3:18)

## Charts

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Chart (1991)  | Peak
position

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Australian Album Chart[3] | 17

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[4] | Platinum  | 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Divinyls – Essential". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
3. ^ "DIVINYLS - THE COLLECTION (ALBUM)". australiancharts. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
4. ^ "Divinyls ARIA chart history, received 16 June 2020 from ARIA". ARIA. Retrieved 16 June 2020 - via Imgur.com.

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Divinyls

* Chrissy Amphlett
* Mark McEntee
* Bjarne Ohlin
* Jeremy Paul
* Richard Harvey
* Richard Grossman
* Frank Infante
* Charley Drayton
* Charlie Owen
* Jerome Smith
* Clayton Doley

Studio albums|

* Desperate
* What a Life!
* Temperamental
* Divinyls
* Underworld

Compilation albums|

* Essential
* The Collection
* Make You Happy
* Greatest Hits
* The Essential

Singles|

* "Boys in Town"
* "Science Fiction"
* "Siren (Never Let You Go)"
* "Casual Encounter"
* "Good Die Young"
* "In My Life"
* "Pleasure and Pain"
* "Sleeping Beauty"
* "Heart Telegraph"
* "Back to the Wall"
* "Hey Little Boy"
* "Punxsie"
* "I Touch Myself"
* "Love School"
* "I'm On Your Side"
* "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore"
* "Wild Thing"
* "Love Is the Drug"
* "I'm Jealous"
* "Hard On Me"
* "Human on the Inside"
* "For a Good Time"
* "Don't Wanna Do This"

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