Classic Grace Jones, released in 2008 by the Spectrum subsidiary of Universal Europe, contains most of
Jones' highlights through 1982's
Living My Life. Since it doesn't include 1985's "Slave to the Rhythm" or the 1977 number one club single "I Need a Man," it is not definitive, but it's a handy overview of her earlier work, containing lots of classic material -- "My Jamaican Guy," "Nipple to the Bottle," and "Pull Up to the Bumper," along with inspired covers of
the Pretenders' "Private Life,"
Roxy Music's "Love Is the Drug," and
the Normal's "Warm Leatherette" -- recorded at Compass Point in the Bahamas with the studio's all-star backing cast, anchored by
Sly & Robbie. Only "La Vie en Rose" dates from her '70s releases.