Grace Jones

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Grace Jones (born Grace Mendoza on May 19, 1948, in Spanish Town, Kingston, Jamaica) is a model, singer and actress.

Raised in Syracuse, New York, she found success in the 70s as a model, working in New York and Paris (where she shared an apartment with Jerry Hall), before rising to public prominence as a singer and personality.

Jones secured a record deal with Island Records, which resulted in a string of club hits and attracted a large gay following. The three disco albums she recorded - Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), and Muse (1979) - generated dance singles such as

Sorry/

That’s The Trouble,

I Need A Man, and a classic cover of

La Vie en rose. During this period, she also became a muse to Andy Warhol, appearing in his portraits and accompanying him to Studio 54 on many occasions.

As the 70s drew to a close, Jones adapted the emerging new wave music to suit a different style, a significant departure from her previous output that resulted in some of her strongest work. Still with Island, and now working with producers Alex Sadkin and Chris Blackwell at Compass Point Studios, and with the considerable talents of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare (Sly & Robbie) behind her, she released the acclaimed Warm Leatherette (1980) and Nightclubbing (1981). These included re-imaginings of songs by Sting, Iggy Pop, The Pretenders, Roxy Music, Flash and the Pan, The Normal, and Tom Petty, as well as originals like the innuendo-filled

Pull Up to the Bumper and the haunting

I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango).

1	Pull Up to the Bumper full track	386
2	La vie en rose full track	342
3	I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) full track	340
4	Slave to the Rhythm full track	275
5	Walking in the Rain full track	164
6	Private Life full track	139
7	My Jamaican Guy full track	138
8	Nightclubbing full track	127
9	Love Is the Drug full track	121
10	I Need A Man full track	105
11	Corporate Cannibal	87
12	Libertango	83
13	Feel Up full track	73
14	Warm Leatherette full track	67
15	I've Seen That Face Before	66

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somebodyunot wrote:
last month

Man Around the House! <333

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snowballhalf wrote:
last month

They are great, I got all their albums here na http://mixmusique.com/Search/?bg=Grace+Jones

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DarkShaolin wrote:
last month

havmaleducado, you can try the compilation "Island Life". =]

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havmaleducado wrote:
last month

anybody recommends me some album to begin listening to her?

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meaghan86 wrote:
last month

@emscob yes! Corporate Cannibal is so good, and it got such a good write up here: http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/music-team-2636/new-releases-25th-aug-dance-special-417/ on the newest singles of the week. I hope I hear it while out this weekend!

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emscob wrote:
last month

Omg loving corporate cannibale at the mo :D and yeah theres an exclusive interview on myspace, you can see it on www.myspace.com/scenejunkie or on the official grace jones myspace page. check it out x x

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DarkShaolin wrote:
last month

Whoa, her official MySpace is up and has an awesome remix for "Corporate Cannibal", along with some recent interviews. http://www.myspace.com/gracejonesofficial

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magaut wrote:
last month

90's funky?

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cannibalroses wrote:
last month

She's 60? Oh my, you can't tell.

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radiopork wrote:
last month

Nightclubbing was the best and the only 90's funky Album! Thank you Mrs.Jones!

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TeenageWildlife wrote:
last month

Corporate Cannibal is the shit, I can't wait

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last month

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ashcrol wrote:
July 2008

Fookle-doodle-doo - !!!

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RobGreen wrote:
July 2008

Not bad for 60, she gave a good performance at Secret Garden Party, including dancing rather sexually with a girl from the audience. Shame she was cut off by the local council moaning about noise pollution.

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pivegajr wrote:
July 2008

i can´t wait for the new record.

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GraceCiccone wrote:
July 2008

A woman with guts! In fact the only woman I'd sleep with...

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netoyank wrote:
July 2008

Just found this link for Corporate Cannibal in HQ (remove the spaces) rapidshare . com / files / 130253065 / Grace_Jones_-_Corporate_Cannibal . mp3

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ilovemrg wrote:
July 2008

woooooo top listener =D =D

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emscob wrote:
July 2008

Hello just dropping to by to let you know that finally there is an official channel for Grace Jones on Youtube, they have an amazing high quality copy of Corporate Cannibal and will be adding the back catalogue shortly, just type Corporate Cannibal in to You Tube and look out for the version posted by Grace Jones TV

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Psychari wrote:
July 2008

Come-Back of the year?

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