You Must Be Certain of the Devil

You Must Be Certain of the Devil
Studio album by Diamanda Galás
Released	May 23, 1988
Recorded	1987 at Studio Hansa, Berlin
Genre	Experimental
Length	31:47
Label	Mute
Producer	Gareth Jones Diamanda Galás
Diamanda Galás chronology
Saint of the Pit (1986) You Must Be Certain of the Devil (1988) Masque of the Red Death (1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

You Must Be Certain of the Devil is the fifth album by avant-garde performer Diamanda Galás, and the third installment of her "Masque of the Red Death Trilogy" about the AIDS epidemic. The selections from this installment are rooted in American gospel music.

Track listing

Side one
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 two
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

• John Dent - Mastering
• F. M. Einheit - Drums (Side 2, Track 2), Chains (Side 1, Track 2)
• Diamanda Galás - Vocals, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Producer
• Naut Humon - Sampler
• Gareth Jones - Producer
• Kurt Schmidt - Guitar (Side 1, Tracks 2 & 4)
• Pete Schmidt - Engineering
• Charlie Terstappen - Drums
• Peter Zimmermann - Percussion

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[2]	12

References

1. Olewnick, Brian. You Must Be Certain of the Devil at AllMusic. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
2. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.