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You Must Be Certain of the Devil is the fifth album by American avant-garde performer Diamanda Galás, released on May 23, 1988 by record label Mute.
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| Released | May 23, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 at Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin, Germany | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde | |||
| Length | 31:47 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Content
You Must Be Certain of the Devil is the final instalment in her "Masque of the Red Death" trilogy about the AIDS epidemic.[2] The selections from this instalment are rooted in American gospel music.[citation needed]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | Wallace Willis | 2:44 |
| 2. | "Double-Barrel Prayer" | Diamanda Galás | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Let's Not Chat About Despair" | Diamanda Galás | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Birds of Death" | Diamanda Galás | 5:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "You Must Be Certain of the Devil" | Diamanda Galás | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Let My People Go" | Diamanda Galás, traditional | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Malediction" | Diamanda Galás | 4:17 |
| 4. | "The Lord Is My Shepherd" | Diamanda Galás | 1:13 |
Personnel
- Diamanda Galás – vocals, organ, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, production
- John Dent – mastering
- F. M. Einheit – drums (B2), chains (A2)
- Naut Humon – samples
- Gareth Jones – production
- Kurt Schmidt – guitar (A2 & 4)
- Pete Schmidt – engineering
- Charlie Terstappen – drums
- Peter Zimmermann – percussion
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| UK Indie Chart[3] | 12 |
References
- Olewnick, Brian. You Must Be Certain of the Devil at AllMusic. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Diamanda Galas". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
External links
- You Must Be Certain of the Devil at Discogs (list of releases)
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