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. It contains 12 songs. The album's first three singles, " Walk Like a Man", "

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" and " Hard Magic", all charted in the UK.

Critical reception

Reviewing the album's re-release for ''

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'', Phil Newall wrote that "all the expected Hi-NRG characteristics are present, frantic syncopated beats, massed male backing vocals insistent keyboard melodies", concluding that "what lifts Divine from the ranks of Hi-NRG masses are the growled vocals and the knowledge that Divine actually lived a counter culture life style as opposed to just singing about it."

Track listing

#"Divine's Theme" (Colin Peter, Ian Penman, Nick Titchener) #"

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" (Geoffrey Deane) #"Give It Up" (Paul Klein, Philip Walsh) #"

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" ( Mike Stock,

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) #"Show Me Around" (Philip Walsh) #" Walk Like a Man" (

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, Bob Gaudio) #"

" (

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) #"Good Time '88" (Colin Peter, Nick Titchener) #" Hard Magic" (Magic Mix) (Mick Flinn, Nick Titchener, Pete Ware, Peter Morris) #"Little Baby" (

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, Richard Underwood) #"Hey You!" (Francis Usmar, Steve Johnston) #"Divine Reprise" (Colin Peter, Ian Penman) #"Hey You!" (Trumpet Mix) (Nick Titchener)

References

External links

Discogs
{{Authority control Divine (performer) albums 1988 albums Bellaphon Records albums