The Collection (Divinyls album)

The Collection
Greatest hits album by
Divinyls
Released6 December 1993[1]
Recorded1990–1993
GenreRock
LabelVirgin
Divinyls chronology
Essential
(1991) 		The Collection
(1993) 		Underworld
(1996)
Singles from The Collection
  1. "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore"
    Released: 5 October 1992[2]
  2. "Wild Thing"
    Released: 15 March 1993[3]
  3. "Love Is the Drug"
    Released: 29 November 1993[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

The Collection is the second compilation album by Australian band Divinyls, released on 6 December 1993.[1] The album does not include any of their 1980s singles, which were released on a different record label. The album failed to enter the Australian ARIA top 100.[6]

In late 1992, the Divinyls covered The Young Rascals song, "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore", for the soundtrack to the film Buffy the Vampire Slayer.[7][8] It was subsequently issued as the lead single from The Collection, in October 1992. The single peaked at No. 19 on the Australian singles charts and spent sixteen weeks in the top fifty.[9] The second single released, "Wild Thing", was recorded for the soundtrack to the Australian comedy film Reckless Kelly (1993). The song reached No. 39 on the Australian singles charts.[10] The third single, a cover of Roxy Music's "Love Is the Drug", was recorded for the soundtrack to Super Mario Bros.. The single failed to enter the top 100.[6]

  1. ^ a b "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 06/12/93 > Albums (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 200)". Imgur.com (original source published by ARIA). Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 05/10/92 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 140)". Imgur.com (original source published by ARIA). Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 14/03/93 (sic) > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 162)". Imgur.com (original source published by ARIA). Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  4. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 29/11/93 > Albums (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 199)". Imgur.com (original source published by ARIA). Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. ^ "The Collection". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  7. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  8. ^ "Christina Amphlett at Internet Movie Database (IMDb)". IMDb. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  9. ^ "Divinyls - I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore (Song)". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  10. ^ "Divinyls - Wild Thing (Song)". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2012.