Temperamental (Divinyls album)

Rehearsals began in Los Angeles in October 1986, with the band by then reduced to just singer Chrissy Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. Guitarist Bjarne Ohlin had already left and drummer JJ Harris was sacked at the insistence of producer Mike Chapman, who regarded him as inadequate for the task. The band's label, Chrysalis Records, told Amphlett and McEntee it regarded the album as a make-or-break record, following the lacklustre sales performance of its predecessor, What a Life!. The pair returned to Australia in December 1986 for a series of Australian Made gigs in the capital cities, with Divinyls joining a lineup that included Mental As Anything, I'm Talking, The Triffids, The Saints, Models, Jimmy Barnes and INXS. Amphlett and McEntee were supported on stage by Rick Grossman (bass), Kenny Lyon (keyboards) and Americans Tommy Cain (drums) and Frank Infante (guitar). Grossman quit at the close of the Australian Made tour and checked into a rehabilitation clinic for treatment for heroin addiction and Amphlett and McEntee returned to Los Angeles in 1987 to begin recording. The new lineup for the album included Lyon, Machinations drummer Warren McLean and Tootieville bassist Tim Millikan. Recording began at Rumbo Recorders, but ceased after complaints about noise by Neil Diamond, who was recording in the next studio. The band transferred to Sunset Sound Recorders with Chapman to complete the album. ==Reception==

Spin said the album was, "the sort of inspired, tuneful pop no one seems capable of making anymore. Christina Amphlett has a strong, fearless vocal presence, almost like a female Eddie Cochran, unafraid of whatever whoops or hiccups get into the words." ==Track listing==

All tracks composed by Christine Amphlett and Mark McEntee; except where noted. • "Temperamental" − 4:30 • "Back to the Wall" (Amphlett, McEntee, Richard Feldman) − 4:38 • "Hey Little Boy" (Don Baskin, Bob Gonzales) − 3:21 • "Punxsie" − 4:16 • "Dance of Love" − 4:04 • "Better Days" − 4:00 • "Dirty Love" − 4:35 • "Because" − 4:06 • "Fighting" − 3:45 • "Run-a-Way Train" − 4:30 • "Out of Time" [CD-only bonus track; not on LP] − 5:46 ==Personnel==

• Christine Amphlett − vocals • Mark McEntee − guitars, vocals • Tom Lang – guitar, piano, Hammond organ, backing vocals • Warren McLean − drums • Tim Millikan − bass ;Technical • Mike Chapman − producer • Bob Clearmountain – mixing (all tracks except "Fighting", "Run-a-Way Train", "Out of Time") • Hubert Kretzschmar – design, photography ==Charts==