Muse (Grace Jones album)

Muse is the third studio album by Jamaican singer Grace Jones. The album was release d in September 4, 1979 by Island Records.

Muse
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 1979
Recorded1976-1979
Genre
Length42:36
LabelIsland
ProducerTom Moulton
Grace Jones chronology
Fame
(1978)
Muse
(1979)
Warm Leatherette
(1980)
Singles from Muse
  1. "On Your Knees"
    Released: August 1979
  2. "Don't Mess with the Messer"
    Released: October 1979
  3. "Saved"
    Released: December 18, 1979

Background

Muse was the last of Jones's disco and R&B albums that was recorded with producer Tom Moulton. Her first album to feature that sound was with her debut Portfolio (1977). After Muse Jones moved on to making reggae and electronica sounding albums in the 1980s.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Sinning" (Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis) – 5:06
  2. "Suffer" (Tom Moulton, Thor Baldursson) – 4:17
  3. "Repentance (Forgive Me)" (Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis) – 3:50
  4. "Saved" (Jack Robinson, James Bolden, Vivienne Savoie Robinson) – 7:13

Side B

  1. "Atlantic City Gambler" (Tom Moulton, Duke Williams) – 5:46
  2. "I'll Find My Way to You" (Stelvio Cipriani, Hal Shaper) – 5:14
  3. "Don't Mess with the Messer" (Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis) – 4:50
  4. "On Your Knees" (D.C. LaRue, Jerry Corbetta) – 6:30

Personnel

  • Thor Baldursson - guest vocals, keyboards, arrangements
  • Carla Benson - background vocals
  • Keith Benson - drums
  • Evette Benton - background vocals
  • Richard Bernstein - artwork design
  • Eve Boman - photography
  • Carl Davis - arrangements
  • Carl Helm - background vocals
  • Phil Hurt - background vocals
  • Barbara Ingram - background vocals
  • Grace Jones - lead vocals
  • Francis Jug - artwork design
  • Tom Moulton - production
  • Don Renaldo - strings, horns
  • José Rodriguez - mastering
  • Craig Snyder - guitar
  • Arthur Stoppe - mixing
  • Sweethearts of Sigma - background vocals
  • Neil Terk - art direction
  • Ron Tyson - background vocals
  • Jim Walker - percussion
  • Larry Washington - percussion
  • Jimmy Williams - bass guitar

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
Sweden[1] 22
United States[2] 156

Release history

Region Year Format(s) Label
Worldwide 1979 LP/Cassette Island
USA 2011 CD Gold Legion
USA 2014 CD Island Records

References

  1. "Grace Jones - Muse". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  2. "Muse - Grace Jones : Awards : AllMusic". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.

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