The Grace Jones Story by Grace Jones - DeepRiffs

COMPILATION

Volume 1

Volume 2

Though its scope is wide, ranging from Jones' 1977 debut through 1993's number one club single "Sex Drive," The Grace Jones Story -- a two-disc compilation released in 2006 -- contains nothing from 1985's Slave to the Rhythm, likely due to a licensing issue with the ZTT label. Otherwise, this contains virtually everything a casual fan could want, and it's wise to give Jones' '70s material (much of it solid, straightforward disco) more attention. There are 28 tracks in all, including classic early-'80s club singles like "Pull Up to the Bumper" and "Nipple to the Bottle" -- some of the baddest genre-defying club music ever laid down.
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Volume 1

1. That's The Trouble

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Performer: Vincent Montana Jr.; Performer
Composer: Grace Jones
Pierre Papadiamandis; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Vincent Montana Jr.; Composer
Conductor: Vincent Montana Jr.; Conductor
Mixing: Arthur Stoppe
Jay Mark; Production
Producer: Tom Moulton; Production
Studio Personnel: Arthur Stoppe
Jay Mark; Production
Composer Lyricist: Grace Jones
Pierre Papadiamandis; Other
Horn Arranger: Vincent Montana Jr.; Other

2. I Need A Man

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Adrian Slade
Pierre Papadiamandis; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Pierre Papadiamandis
Paul Adrian Slade; Other

3. La vie en rose

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Performer: Duke Williams; Performer
Composer: Edith Gassion
Luis Guglielmi
Mack David; Composer
Engineer: Arthur Stoppe
Jay Mark; Production
Producer: Tom Moulton; Production
Recording Arrangement: Duke Williams; Production
Studio Personnel: Arthur Stoppe
Jay Mark; Production
Composer Lyricist: Luis Guglielmi
Mack David
Edith Gassion; Other

4. Send In The Clowns

Producer: Tom Moulton; Production
Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Sondheim; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim; Other

5. What I Did For Love

Producer: Tom Moulton; Production
Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Edward Lawrence Kleban
Marvin Hamlisch; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Marvin Hamlisch
Edward Lawrence Kleban; Other

6. Do Or Die

Producer: Tom Moulton; Production
Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Jack Robinson
James Bolden; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Jack Robinson
James Bolden; Other

7. Fame

Producer: Tom Moulton; Production
Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Gil Slavin
Jack Robinson; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Jack Robinson
Gil Slavin; Other

8. Am I Ever Gonna Fall In Love In New York City

Producer: Tom Moulton; Production
Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Jack Robinson
James Bolden
Vivienne Robinson; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Jack Robinson
James Bolden
Vivienne Robinson; Other

9. Don't Mess With The Messer

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Performer: John Davis; Performer
Composer: Grace Jones
Pierre Papadiamondis; Composer
Producer: Tom Moulton; Production
Recording Arrangement: John Davis; Production
Composer Lyricist: Grace Jones
Pierre Papadiamondis; Other

10. Sinning

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Grace Jones
Pierre Papadiamondis; Composer
Producer: Tom Moulton; Production
Composer Lyricist: Grace Jones
Pierre Papadiamondis; Other

11. Saved

Producer: Tom Moulton; Production
Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Jack Robinson
James Bolden
Vivienne Robinson; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Jack Robinson
James Bolden
Vivienne Robinson; Other

12. Warm Leatherette

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Robbie Shakespeare; Performer
Drums: Sly Dunbar; Performer
Guitar: Mikey Chung
Barry Reynolds; Performer
Keyboard: Wally Badarou; Performer
Percussion: Uziah Thompson; Performer
Performer: Sly Dunbar
Wally Badarou
Mikey Chung
Robbie Shakespeare
Grace Jones
Barry Reynolds
Uziah Thompson; Performer
Vocals: Grace Jones; Performer
Composer: Daniel Otto Miller; Composer
Producer: Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Daniel Otto Miller; Other

13. Love Is The Drug

Bass Guitar: Robbie Shakespeare; Performer
Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Drums: Sly Dunbar; Performer
Guitar: Mikey Chung
Barry Reynolds; Performer
Keyboard: Wally Badarou; Performer
Percussion: Uziah Thompson; Performer
Performer: Sly Dunbar
Wally Badarou
Mikey Chung
Robbie Shakespeare
Grace Jones
Barry Reynolds
Uziah Thompson; Performer
Vocals: Grace Jones; Performer
Composer: Andy Mackay
Bryan Ferry; Composer
Producer: Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bryan Ferry
Andy Mackay; Other

14. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Smokey Robinson; Composer
Producer: Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Smokey Robinson; Other

Volume 2

1. Private Life

Bass Guitar: Robbie Shakespeare; Performer
Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Drums: Sly Dunbar; Performer
Guitar: Mikey Chung
Barry Reynolds; Performer
Keyboard: Wally Badarou; Performer
Percussion: Uziah Thompson; Performer
Performer: Sly Dunbar
Wally Badarou
Mikey Chung
Robbie Shakespeare
Grace Jones
Barry Reynolds
Uziah Thompson; Performer
Vocals: Grace Jones; Performer
Composer: Chrissie Hynde; Composer
Producer: Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Chrissie Hynde; Other

2. She's Lost Control

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Morris
Peter Hook
Bernard Dickin
Ian Curtis; Composer
Producer: Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ian Curtis; Other

3. Pull Up To The Bumper

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Performer: Grace Jones; Performer
Vocals: Grace Jones; Performer
Composer: Dana Manno
Robbie Shakespeare
Sly Dunbar; Composer
Producer: Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dana Manno
Sly Dunbar
Robbie Shakespeare; Other

4. Walking In The Rain

Bass Guitar: Robbie Shakespeare; Performer
Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Drums: Sly Dunbar; Performer
Guitar: Mikey Chung
Barry Reynolds; Performer
Keyboard: Wally Badarou; Performer
Percussion: Uziah Thompson; Performer
Performer: Sly Dunbar
Wally Badarou
Mikey Chung
Robbie Shakespeare
Grace Jones
Barry Reynolds
Uziah Thompson; Performer
Vocals: Grace Jones; Performer
Composer: George Redburn Young
Harry Vanda; Composer
Producer: Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Harry Vanda
George Redburn Young; Other

5. Use Me

Bass Guitar: Robbie Shakespeare; Performer
Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Drums: Sly Dunbar; Performer
Guitar: Mikey Chung
Barry Reynolds; Performer
Keyboard: Wally Badarou; Performer
Percussion: Uziah Thompson; Performer
Performer: Sly Dunbar
Wally Badarou
Mikey Chung
Robbie Shakespeare
Grace Jones
Barry Reynolds
Uziah Thompson; Performer
Vocals: Grace Jones; Performer
Composer: Bill Withers; Composer
Producer: Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bill Withers; Other

6. Nightclubbing

Producer: Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell; Production
Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: David Bowie
Iggy Pop; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Iggy Pop
David Bowie; Other

7. I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)

Bass Guitar: Robbie Shakespeare; Performer
Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Drums: Sly Dunbar; Performer
Guitar: Mikey Chung
Barry Reynolds; Performer
Keyboard: Wally Badarou; Performer
Percussion: Uziah Thompson; Performer
Performer: Sly Dunbar
Wally Badarou
Mikey Chung
Robbie Shakespeare
Grace Jones
Barry Reynolds
Uziah Thompson; Performer
Vocals: Grace Jones; Performer
Composer: Astor Piazzolla
Barry Reynolds
Dennis Wilkey; Composer
Producer: Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Astor Piazzolla
Barry Reynolds
Dennis Wilkey; Other

8. My Jamaican Guy

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Robbie Shakespeare; Performer
Drums: Sly Dunbar; Performer
Guitar: Mikey Chung
Barry Reynolds; Performer
Keyboard: Wally Badarou; Performer
Percussion: Uziah Thompson; Performer
Performer: Sly Dunbar
Wally Badarou
Mikey Chung
Robbie Shakespeare
Grace Jones
Barry Reynolds
Uziah Thompson; Performer
Vocals: Grace Jones; Performer
Composer: Grace Jones; Composer
Producer: Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Grace Jones; Other

9. The Apple Stretching

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Melvin Van Peebles; Composer
Producer: Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Melvin Van Peebles; Other

10. Nipple To The Bottle

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Grace Jones
Sly Dunbar; Composer
Producer: Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sly Dunbar
Grace Jones; Other

11. I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Bruce Woolley
Grace Jones; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Bruce Woolley
Grace Jones; Other

12. Love On Top Of Love

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: David Cole
Grace Jones; Composer
Composer Lyricist: David Cole
Grace Jones; Other

13. Someone To Love

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Grace Jones
Stanley; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Stanley
Grace Jones; Other

14. Sex Drive

Primary Artist: Grace Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Duncan Gil-rodriguez
Lee Fraser; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lee Fraser
Duncan Gil-rodriguez; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

2 volumes in total

Tracks

28 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

2 hours, 25 minutes and 50 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1672x1672 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

15/28 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Dance, R&B, Soul, Disco, Electronic

Label

UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Netherlands

Language

English (United States)
French (France)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2005

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602498332863