Nightclubbing (Grace Jones album)
Nightclubbing is the fifth studio album by Jamaican singer Grace Jones, released on May 11, 1981 by Island Records.
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| Released | May 11, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
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| Length | 38:40 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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Background
The album includes reggae-oriented covers of the songs by Flash and the Pan, Bill Withers, Iggy Pop, and Ástor Piazzolla, as well as several new tracks, three of which were co-written by Jones. The album was Jones' second album to use a reggae, electronica and R&B sound.
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Walking in the Rain" | Harry Vanda, George Young | 4:18 | ||||||
| 2. | "Pull Up to the Bumper" | Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya, Dana Mano | 4:41 | ||||||
| 3. | "Use Me" | Bill Withers | 5:04 | ||||||
| 4. | "Nightclubbing" | David Bowie, Iggy Pop | 5:06 | ||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 5. | "Art Groupie" | Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds | 2:39 | ||||||
| 6. | "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" | Astor Piazzolla, Barry Reynolds, Dennis Wilkey, Nathalie Delon | 4:30 | ||||||
| 7. | "Feel Up" | Grace Jones | 4:03 | ||||||
| 8. | "Demolition Man" | Sting | 4:03 | ||||||
| 9. | "I've Done It Again" | Barry Reynolds, Marianne Faithfull | 3:51 | ||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Demolition Man" (12" Version) | Sting | 4:58 | ||||||
| 2. | "Pull Up to the Bumper" (12" Version) | Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya, Dana Mano | 5:45 | ||||||
| 3. | "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" (12" Version) | Astor Piazzolla, Barry Reynolds, Dennis Wilkey, Nathalie Delon | 5:38 | ||||||
| 4. | "Walking in the Rain" (12" Version) | Harry Vanda, George Young | 7:25 | ||||||
| 5. | "Pull Up to the Bumper" (Remixed Version) | Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya, Dana Mano | 7:15 | ||||||
| 6. | "Use Me" (Long Version) | Bill Withers | 6:10 | ||||||
| 7. | "Pull Up to the Bumper" (US Party Version) | Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya, Dana Mano | 5:00 | ||||||
| 8. | "Feel Up" (Extended Version) | Grace Jones | 6:15 | ||||||
| 9. | "Pull Up to the Bumper" (1985 Remix) | Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya, Dana Mano | 6:24 | ||||||
| 10. | "Peanut Butter" (Performed by Compass Point All-Stars) | Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya, Dana Mano | 5:10 | ||||||
| 11. | "If You Wanna Be My Lover" (Previously unreleased) | 6:35 | |||||||
| 12. | "Me! I Disconnect from You" (Previously unreleased) | Gary Numan | 5:33 | ||||||
| 13. | "Esta Cara Me es Conocida" (Spanish version of "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)") | Astor Piazzolla, Barry Reynolds, Dennis Wilkey, Nathalie Delon | 4:32 | ||||||
- The 2-Disc Deluxe Remastered Version states that the writer(s) of "If You Wanna Be My Lover" is unknown.
Personnel
- Wally Badarou – keyboards
- Monte Browne – rhythm guitar
- Mikey Chung – guitar
- Masai Delon – vocals
- Tyrone Downie – keyboards, vocals
- Sly Dunbar – drums, syndrums
- Jack Emblow – accordion
- Grace Jones – vocals, backing vocals
- Barry Reynolds – guitar
- Jess Roden – vocals
- Robbie Shakespeare – bass
- Mel Speller – percussion, vocals
- Uziah Thompson – percussion
- Chris Blackwell, Alex Sadkin - producers
- Ted Jensen - mastering
Commercial reception
Chart performance
2014 Deluxe Edition:
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Nightclubbing (Grace Jones Album) Media
Jones performing at the West Coast Blues & Roots Festival, 2011.
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References
- ↑ "Nightclubbing". 28 April 2014 – via Amazon.
- ↑ "Grace Jones / "Nightclubbing": 2CD deluxe, blu-ray audio and 2LP - superdeluxeedition".
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 160. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Grace Jones – Nightclubbing". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Top 100 Longplay, 14.09.1981". Top 100 Longplay (Germany: Media Control). http://www.officialcharts.de/charts.asp?cat=a&country=de&year=1981&date=19810914&x=23&y=7. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Grace Jones – Nightclubbing" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Charts.nz – Grace Jones – Nightclubbing". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Grace Jones – Nightclubbing". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Grace Jones – Nightclubbing". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Grace Jones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Billboard 200, retrieved from "Grace Jones – Nightclubbing" Awards at Allmusic". Billboard 200 (United States: Nielsen Business Media). http://www.allmusic.com/album/nightclubbing-mw0000650329/awards. Retrieved October 12, 2015.