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SIMPLY DIVINE

Jason | Raleigh, NC USA | 11/17/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Ironically, the best album Divine ever made was released a few months after her death. That's unfortunate, because most of the material on this CD is far superior to the more well-known songs she did with producer Bobby Orlando.

With a few exceptions, most of "Bobby-O's" songs sounded exactly the alike, and they each sounded like they were written and recorded in about five minutes. Furthermore, those songs have been released and re-released on countless "Best Of" compilations over the years.

"MAID in the UK" is a collection of singles and B-sides he recorded in England with English producers after Divine parted ways with Bobby-O. It contains some of the best songs she ever recorded, including "I'm So Beautiful," "Hard Magic," and my personal favorite, "You Think You're a Man." Even the brief instumental, "Divine's Theme" is a winner.

While there are some dull moments, like "Good Time-88" and three indentical mixes of "Hey You!," this is THE Divine album to get. Even if you already have her other "Best Of" CD's, your collection is NOT complete without this one!"

WARNING: Misleading Title!

Jason | Raleigh, NC USA | 08/07/2004

(2 out of 5 stars)

"In 1988, shortly after her death, Divine's last album was released.

It was called "Maid in the UK" and was a collection of all of the songs and singles

she recorded AFTER she left producer Bobby Orlando. Songs she recorded in England

with European producers. It included her European hits:

"You Think Your'e a Man"

"I'm So Beautiful"

"Walk Like a Man"

"Hey You!"

as well as many others. It was the ONLY album of Divine's

which featured ALL of her post-Bobby-O songs.



Sadly, that CD is not currently available. But suddenly,

ANOTHER Divine CD has appeared in it's place with the SAME title!

But it contains NONE of her UK-produced songs! THIS collection contains

ALL of her BOBBY ORLANDO songs. The SAME songs that are available on

EVERY other Divine "best-of" CD out there.In fact, this CD has the exact SAME track-listing

as one of her OTHER compilation CDs, "Unforgettable Hits!"(Amazon ASIN# B0000AVSKO)

It's the SAME CD with a DIFFERENT title!



The title is MISLEADING. These songs were NOT made in the UK.

It is NOT the original "Maid in the UK" album. It seems to be a sneaky and deliberate

attempt to fool the consumer into buying the wrong album.



INSTEAD of buying this CD, I would recommend getting "The Best of Divine: Native Love"

which contains ALL of the songs on this CD, as well as 4 of her UK singles.

(the four songs mentioned above)

I would also recommend hunting down a used copy of the original UK release.

Also, if you are ordering a CD titled "Maid in the UK" over the internet,

make sure you are ordering the correct one.



My 2-Star rating is based not so much on the songs themselves,

(though I always prefered her UK singles to her Bobby-O singles)

but on it's misleading title and presentaion. Whosever idea this was...SHAME ON YOU!





NOTE: The original "Maid in the UK" album featured a picture of Divine wrapped in an American flag

standing in front of a yellow background. The producers of this compilation at least had the decency

to release it with a new cover [featuring Divine's image superimposed in front of a British flag(!?)]

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Rare tracks on CD

G. Gallagher | San Francisco, CA | 02/23/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This import CD was released in 1996 on Galaxis CD9006(Germany) in conjunction with the dance music ZYX label and is now out of print. Much of Divine's music on CD is a repackaging of the same popular Divine songs produced by Bobby "O". This release contains tracks not available on CD anywhere else which makes it a great CD to own. It was billed as Divine's first official album release as mentioned on the cover flag. Some of these tracks were B-sides on 12" vinyl releases. Interestingly, one of Divine's most popular songs, "Walk Like A Man" is commonly left off most Divine CD collections, but is contained here.



The tracks are:

1. Divine's Theme 2:10

2. You Think You're A Man 6:59

3. Give It Up 2:45

4. I'm So Beautiful 7:08

5 Show Me Around 3:17

6. Walk Like A Man (Remix) 5:27

7. Twistin' The Night Away (Remix) 5:34

8. Good Time '88 3:45

9. Hard Magic (Magic Mix) 3:22

10. Little Baby (Remix) 6:15

11. Hey You! (Remix) 5:42

12. Divine Reprise 0:56

13. Hey You! (The Trumpet Mix) 5:40





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