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You Must Be Certain of the Devil

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Released
  
May 23, 1988

Artist
  
Diamanda Galás

Label
  
Mute Records

Length
  
31:47

Release date
  
23 May 1988

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Recorded
  
1987 at Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin, Germany

You Must Be Certain of the Devil (1988)
  
Masque of the Red Death (1988)

Genres
  
Experimental music, Avant-garde music

Producers
  
Gareth Jones, Diamanda Galás

Similar
  
Saint of the Pit, The Divine Punishment, Masque of the Red Death, The Singer, Malediction and Prayer

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.

Contents

Content

You Must Be Certain of the Devil is the final instalment in her "Masque of the Red Death" trilogy about the AIDS epidemic. The selections from this instalment are rooted in American gospel music.

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

    • Songs

    1Swing Low Sweet Chariot2:44
    2Double Barrel Prayer5:05
    3Let's Not Chat About Despair4:58

    References

    You Must Be Certain of the Devil Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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