Desperate (Divinyls album)

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Studio album by Divinyls
Released January 1983
Recorded 1981-1982
Genre Rock, new wave, pub rock
Length 30:38 (Australian release)
33:25 (International release)
Label Chrysalis Records
Producer Mark Opitz
Divinyls chronology
Monkey Grip
What a Life!
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]

Desperate is the debut studio album and second overall album by Australian rock band Divinyls, released in 1983 by Chrysalis Records. The album contains the hits "Boys in Town", "Science Fiction" and "Siren (Never Let You Go)".





The majority of the songs on Desperate were written by Amphlett and/or McEntee except "Siren (Never Let You Go)", which was written by band member Bjarne Ohlin, and "I'll Make You Happy", which was a cover of the original 1966 song by The Easybeats.

Caroline Records[2] announced that a remastered CD version of the international version of Desperate album was released on 5 February 2008.

"Ring Me Up" was used in the film Sixteen Candles.

Track listing (Australian release)[edit]

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "I'll Make You Happy"   Harry Vanda, George Young 3:21
2. "Science Fiction"   Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee 3:32
3. "Casual Encounter"   Amphlett, McEntee 3:05
4. "Victoria"   McEntee 3:22
5. "Siren (Never Let You Go)"   Bjarne Ohlin 2:28
6. "Motion"   Amphlett, McEntee 3:16
7. "Ring Me Up"   Amphlett, McEntee 3:07
8. "Take A Chance"   Amphlett, McEntee 3:23
9. "Sahara Rock"   Amphlett, McEntee 2:35
10. "Don't You Go Walking"   McEntee 6:09

Track listing (International release)[edit]

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Boys in Town"   Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee 2:50
2. "Only Lonely"   Amphlett, McEntee 3:15
3. "Science Fiction"   Amphlett, McEntee 3:32
4. "Siren (Never Let You Go)"   Bjarne Ohlin 2:28
5. "Elsie"   Amphlett, McEntee 6:42
6. "Only You"   Amphlett, McEntee 2:48
8. "Victoria"   McEntee 3:19
9. "Take A Chance"   Amphlett, McEntee 3:23
10. "I'll Make You Happy"   Harry Vanda, George Young 3:21




  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ ":: welcome to caroline records ::". Retrieved 2012-02-13. 
  3. ^ "Divinyls discography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". Retrieved 2012-02-13. 
  4. ^ "List of Top 25 albums for 1983 in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". Retrieved 2012-02-13.