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Maid in England

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Maid in England
Compilation album by
Released1988
GenreHi-NRG
LabelBellaphon
Producer
  • Barry Evangeli
  • Colin Peter
  • Nick Titchener
  • Pete Waterman
  • Ian Penman
Divine chronology
The Story So Far
(1984)
Maid in England
(1988)

Maid in England is an album by the American drag queen Divine. It contains 12 songs. The album's first three singles, "Walk Like a Man", "Twistin' the Night Away" and "Hard Magic", all charted in the UK.[1]

Critical reception

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Reviewing the album's re-release for Louder Than War, 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."[2]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Divine's Theme"
  • Colin Peter
  • Ian Penman
  • Nick Titchener
2:10
2."You Think You're a Man"Geoffrey Deane6:59
3."Give It Up"
  • Paul Klein
  • Philip Walsh
2:45
4."I'm So Beautiful"7:08
5."Show Me Around"Philip Walsh3:17
6."Walk Like a Man" (Remix)5:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Twistin' the Night Away" (Remix)Sam Cooke5:34
8."Good Time '88"
  • Colin Peter
  • Nick Titchener
3:45
9."Hard Magic" (Magic Mix)
  • Mick Flinn
  • Nick Titchener
  • Pete Ware
  • Peter Morris
3:22
10."Little Baby" (Remix)
6:15
11."Hey You!" (Remix)
  • Francis Usmar
  • Steve Johnston
5:42
12."Divine Reprise"
  • Colin Peter
  • Ian Penman
0:56
13."Hey You" (The Trumpet Mix) 5:40
Total length:59:00

References

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  1. ^ "Divine | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Newall, Phil (June 21, 2013). "Divine 'Maid in England' – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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