You Must Be Certain of the Devil

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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.

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.

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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
UK Indie Chart	12

External links

• You Must Be Certain of the Devil at Discogs (list of releases)