Make You Happy (album)

Make You Happy
Compilation album by
Released21 October 1997 (1997-10-21)
Recorded1981–1993
GenreRock
Length77:21
LabelRaven
Divinyls chronology
Underworld
(1996)
Make You Happy
(1997)
Greatest Hits
(2006)

Make You Happy (also known as Make You Happy 1981-1993 (Hits, Rarities & Essential Moments of an Incendiary Australian Band)) is a compilation album by Australian rock band Divinyls, which was released on 21 October 1997. It consists of material spanning from 1981 to 1993 including the hits "Boys in Town", "Science Fiction", "Pleasure and Pain" and their number-one signature song "I Touch Myself".[1] The album's name comes from "I'll Make You Happy", the B-side of "Science Fiction" and a cover version of the 1960s track by The Easybeats.[2] Track 20, "Love in Motion", is a 1992 rerecording of Icehouse's 1981 single with Divinyls' Christina Amphlett featuring on co-lead vocals.[2]

Despite being released in 1997, this compilation did not include recordings from the band's 1996 album Underworld.

  1. ^ Peak chart positions for charting releases in Australia:
    • Kent Music Report:– Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
    • ARIA Albums Chart:– Hung, Steffen. "Albums – Divinyls Search Result". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 23 December 2012.
    • ARIA Singles Chart:– Hung, Steffen. "Singles – Divinyls Search Result". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Divinyls'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 23 December 2012.