The Grace Jones Story
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The Grace Jones Story is the 2006 anthology of Grace Jones'
career spanning from 1977 to 1993. The Grace Jones Story is Island Records/Universal Music's first attempt to create a comprehensive documentation of Jones' recording career; starting in 1977 with her debut album Portfolio, and ending with the one-off Island Records single "Sex Drive" in 1993. The compilation however omits her biggest commercial hit, 1985's "Slave To The Rhythm", as well as other standout tracks like "Demolition Man", "Victor Should Have Been A Jazz Musician" and "Amado Mio".
Disc two gathers tracks from five albums, an EP and a B-side single: Warm Leatherette, Nightclubbing, Living My Life, Inside Story, Bulletproof Heart, Sex Drive and a B-side of the single Private Life, but is sorely missing out on her 1985 collaboration with Trevor Horn
, Slave to the Rhythm.
Grace Jones
Grace Jones is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress.Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance-club hits. In the late 1970s, she adapted the emerging electronic music style and adopted a severe, androgynous look with square-cut hair and...
career spanning from 1977 to 1993. The Grace Jones Story is Island Records/Universal Music's first attempt to create a comprehensive documentation of Jones' recording career; starting in 1977 with her debut album Portfolio, and ending with the one-off Island Records single "Sex Drive" in 1993. The compilation however omits her biggest commercial hit, 1985's "Slave To The Rhythm", as well as other standout tracks like "Demolition Man", "Victor Should Have Been A Jazz Musician" and "Amado Mio".
Disc one
- "That's the Trouble" (Grace Jones/Pierre Papadiamandis) - 3:39
- From 1977 album Portfolio
- "I Need A ManI Need a Man (Grace Jones song)"I Need a Man" was the debut single by singer and actress Grace Jones, originally recorded and released in France for the label Orfeus while Jones was still working as a fashion model. The track was later released in the U.S...
" (Pierre Papadiamandis/Paul Adrian Slade) - 3:24- From 1977 album Portfolio
- "La Vie En Rose" (Edith GassionÉdith PiafÉdith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...
/Luis/David Mack Guglielmi) - 7:28- From 1977 album Portfolio
- "Send in the Clowns" (Stephen SondheimStephen SondheimStephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist for stage and film. He is the winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award...
) - 7:35- From 1977 album Portfolio
- "What I Did for Love" (Marvin HamlischMarvin HamlischMarvin Frederick Hamlisch is an American composer. He is one of only thirteen people to have been awarded Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, and a Tony . He is also one of only two people to EGOT and also win a Pulitzer Prize...
/Edward Kleban) - 5:17- From 1977 album Portfolio
- "Do Or Die" (7" Edit) (James Jaques Bolden/Jack Robinson) - 3:22
- Original version appears 1978 album FameFame (album)-Charts:-References:*[ Allmusic]...
- Original version appears 1978 album Fame
- "Fame" (Jack Robinson/Martin Slavin) - 5:36
- From 1978 album FameFame (album)-Charts:-References:*[ Allmusic]...
- From 1978 album Fame
- "Am I Ever Going to Fall in Love in New York City?" (James Jaques Bolden/Jack Robinson) - 5:28
- From 1978 album FameFame (album)-Charts:-References:*[ Allmusic]...
- From 1978 album Fame
- "Don't Mess With the Messer" (Willie DixonWillie DixonWilliam James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
) - 4:52- From 1979 album Muse
- "Sinning" (Grace Jones) - 5:06
- From 1979 album Muse
- "Saved" (Grace Jones) - 5:01 (Original length 7:13; this CD inexplicably skips the first two minutes of the track, subsequently starting with the first line of the second verse)
- Original version appears on 1979 album Muse
- "Warm LeatheretteWarm Leatherette"Warm Leatherette" is a song by Daniel Miller.-Overview:"Warm Leatherette" was released as the B-side to "T.V.O.D.", the only single by Miller's musical project The Normal. It was the very first release on his Mute Records label, and an early example of the then-burgeoning industrial music genre....
" (LP Version) (Daniel Miller) - 4:29- From 1980 album Warm Leatherette
- "Love Is The Drug" (LP Version) (Bryan FerryBryan FerryBryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in...
/Andy MackayAndy MackayAndrew "Andy" Mackay is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known as a founder member of the art-rock group Roxy Music....
) - 7:11- From 1980 album Warm Leatherette
- "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" (LP Version) (Smokey RobinsonSmokey RobinsonWilliam "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
) - 3:48- From 1980 album Warm Leatherette
Disc two
- "Private Life" (LP Version) (Chrissie HyndeChrissie HyndeChristine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...
) - 5:13- From 1980 album Warm Leatherette
- "She's Lost Control" (Full-length long version) (Ian CurtisIan CurtisIan Kevin Curtis was an English singer and lyricist, famous for leading the post-punk band Joy Division. Joy Division released their debut album, Unknown Pleasures, in 1979 and recorded their follow-up, Closer, in 1980...
/Bernard DickinBernard SumnerBernard Sumner , also known as Bernard Dickin, Bernard Dicken and Bernard Albrecht is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer....
/Peter HookPeter HookPeter Hook is an English bass player, musician and author.He was a co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division along with Bernard Sumner in the mid-1970s. Following the death of lead singer Ian Curtis, the band reformed as New Order, and Hook played bass with them throughout their career until...
/Stephen MorrisStephen MorrisStephen Paul David Morris is a musician best known for his work in the Salford-based rock band New Order and, previously, Joy Division. He also drummed in The Other Two, a band made up of Morris and his wife, Gillian Gilbert. Currently, Morris performs live with the post-New Order band, Bad...
) - 8:23- From 1998 compilation Private Life: The Compass Point SessionsPrivate Life: The Compass Point SessionsPrivate Life: The Compass Point Sessions is a two disc anthology of recordings by Grace Jones released by Island Records in 1998.Grace Jones recorded three albums with Sly & Robbie in the legendary Compass Point Studios, Bahamas during the period of 1980-1982; Warm Leatherette, Nightclubbing and...
. Single B-side from the Warm Leatherette sessions, 1980
- From 1998 compilation Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions
- "Pull Up to the BumperPull Up to the Bumper"Pull Up to the Bumper" was the second single released by Grace Jones from her critically acclaimed 1981 album Nightclubbing and has since come to be one of Jones' signature tunes. The song was co-written by Jones herself, Sly Dunbar, Dana Mano and Robbie Shakespeare.Upon its release, the song...
" (7" Edit) (Sly Dunbar/Dana Manno/Robbie Shakespeare/Grace Jones) - 3:41- Original version appears on 1981 album NightclubbingNightclubbingNightclubbing is the fifth studio album by Grace Jones, released in 1981. It is the second of three post-disco albums that Jones made at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and became Jones' commercial breakthrough and also formed the basis of her groundbreaking concept tour A One Man Show...
- Original version appears on 1981 album Nightclubbing
- "Walking in the RainWalking in the Rain"Walking in the Rain" was the third single from Grace Jones' 1981 album Nightclubbing. The song was originally composed and recorded by Australian band Flash and the Pan and included on their eponymous debut album....
" (Harry VandaHarry VandaHarry Vanda , is a Dutch-born Australian popular music singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer.-Career:...
/George Young) - 4:20- From 1981 album NightclubbingNightclubbingNightclubbing is the fifth studio album by Grace Jones, released in 1981. It is the second of three post-disco albums that Jones made at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and became Jones' commercial breakthrough and also formed the basis of her groundbreaking concept tour A One Man Show...
- From 1981 album Nightclubbing
- "Use Me" (Bill WithersBill WithersWilliam Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"...
) - 5:05- From 1981 album NightclubbingNightclubbingNightclubbing is the fifth studio album by Grace Jones, released in 1981. It is the second of three post-disco albums that Jones made at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and became Jones' commercial breakthrough and also formed the basis of her groundbreaking concept tour A One Man Show...
- From 1981 album Nightclubbing
- "Nightclubbing" (David BowieDavid BowieDavid Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
/Iggy PopIggy PopIggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
) - 5:06- From 1981 album NightclubbingNightclubbingNightclubbing is the fifth studio album by Grace Jones, released in 1981. It is the second of three post-disco albums that Jones made at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and became Jones' commercial breakthrough and also formed the basis of her groundbreaking concept tour A One Man Show...
- From 1981 album Nightclubbing
- "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"I've Seen That Face Before " is the third single from Grace Jones' album Nightclubbing. The song juxtaposes "Libertango", an Argentine tango classic, written by bandoneonist Ástor Piazzolla and first recorded by the composer himself in 1974, against a reggae arrangement and new lyrics penned by...
" (Ástor PiazzollaÁstor PiazzollaÁstor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music...
/Barry Reynolds/Dennis Wilkey) - 4:30- From 1981 album NightclubbingNightclubbingNightclubbing is the fifth studio album by Grace Jones, released in 1981. It is the second of three post-disco albums that Jones made at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and became Jones' commercial breakthrough and also formed the basis of her groundbreaking concept tour A One Man Show...
- From 1981 album Nightclubbing
- "My Jamaican GuyMy Jamaican Guy"My Jamaican Guy" was the lead single to Grace Jones' 1982 album Living My Life, her third and last album recorded in the Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas. The single was released in January 1983....
" (Grace Jones) - 6:01- From 1982 album Living My LifeLiving My Life (album)-Charts:AlbumSingle...
- From 1982 album Living My Life
- "The Apple StretchingThe Apple Stretching"The Apple Stretching/Nipple to the Bottle" is the second and last single from Grace Jones' album Living My Life, her 3rd and last album recorded in the famous Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas....
" (Melvin van PeeblesMelvin Van PeeblesMelvin "Block" Van Peebles is an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer.He is most famous for creating the acclaimed film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African American focused films...
) - 7:10- From 1982 album Living My LifeLiving My Life (album)-Charts:AlbumSingle...
- From 1982 album Living My Life
- "Nipple to the Bottle" (Sly Dunbar/Grace Jones) - 5:53
- From 1982 album Living My LifeLiving My Life (album)-Charts:AlbumSingle...
- From 1982 album Living My Life
- "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)"I'm Not Perfect " is the first single from Grace Jones' album Inside Story. The song was co-written by Bruce Woolley and produced by Nile Rodgers of Chic fame.-Chart performance:...
" (Grace Jones/Bruce Woolley) - 3:59- From 1986 album Inside Story
- "Love on Top of LoveLove on Top of Love"Love on Top of Love " is the first single from Grace Jones' album Bulletproof Heart. It was produced by C+C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivilles...
" (David Cole/Grace Jones) - 6:16- From 1989 album Bulletproof HeartBulletproof HeartBulletproof Heart is the ninth studio album by Grace Jones and was released in 1989. Singles from the album were "Love on Top of Love" and "Amado Mio"...
- From 1989 album Bulletproof Heart
- "Someone to Love" (Grace Jones/Chris Stanley) - 4:49
- From 1989 album Bulletproof HeartBulletproof HeartBulletproof Heart is the ninth studio album by Grace Jones and was released in 1989. Singles from the album were "Love on Top of Love" and "Amado Mio"...
- From 1989 album Bulletproof Heart
- "Sexdrive" (7" Edit of the Sex Pitch Mix) (Fraser/Rodriguez) - 4:00
- 1993 non-album single
Overview
Disc one gathers tracks from her first four albums: Portfolio, Fame, Muse and Warm Leatherette.Disc two gathers tracks from five albums, an EP and a B-side single: Warm Leatherette, Nightclubbing, Living My Life, Inside Story, Bulletproof Heart, Sex Drive and a B-side of the single Private Life, but is sorely missing out on her 1985 collaboration with Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Trevor Charles Horn CBE is an English pop music record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in north-east England....
, Slave to the Rhythm.