Zorbas Dance: Memories of Greece [Import]

1. Zorba's Dance

2. Triki, Triki

3. Mia Parenthesis Ke Mono

4. Pira Luludia

5. M. Theodorakis - Strosse To Stroma Sou

6. Siko Chorepse Sirtake

7. Kane Ton Pono Sou Chara - Top Kapi

8. Ti Orero Miro

9. Pare To Fegare

10. Maria Meta Kitrino

11. Sta Heria Sou Megalosan

12. I Balanta Tou Adrikou

13. Ta Pedia Tou Pirea

14. Do You Like The Greece

15. Opa, Opa Ta Buzuki

16. Kian Lelao Ine Psem

17. Sirtaki Kofto-To Kenourgio Minore

Zorbas Dance: Memories of Greece,Various Artists,Laserlight,World Music

Average customer rating: Great music Not just pipes Finally Found It!! A thousand horse cavalry charge! Updated Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Monk, William Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Highland Cathedral Amazing Grace: Bagpipes & Drums of Scotland Scotland the Brave: Bagpipes Greatest Hits The Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Bagpipe Marches of Scotland Atmospheres: Scottish Celtic Bagpipes ASIN: B000002WEN Release Date: 1992-03-24

Tracks:

1. Amazing Grace
2. Fanfare: Jubilant
3. Trot & Canter Medley: The Keel Row/Dundee
4. Marches Medley: The Back O'Bennachie/The Drunken Piper/72nd's Farewell To Aberdeen/Corriechoillie...
5. Cornet Carillon
6. Scottland The Brave
7. Slow Air & Jigs Medley: Leaving Rhu Vaternish/Nameless/The Duck/Eleanor's/Drummer's Salute
8. Russian Imperial Anthem
9. Slow March & Walk Medley: Garb Of Old Gaul/Men Of Harlech
10. March, Strathspey, Reels And March Medley: Achany Glen/Craig-A-Bodaich/Dalnahasaig/Mac Farlane's...
11. Slow Air: Going Home
12. Evening Hymn: Abide With Me
13. Reville: Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
14. Quick Marches Medley: Third Dragoon Guards/Highland Laddie

Album Details

Tracks Include: Amazing Grace, Paloma Blanca, Moonliner Rock March, Turn on the Sun, the Highland Cradle, Brazil, Going to Pitlochry and More.

Customer Reviews:

Great music.......2007-04-05

The pipes, like a few other things, are something you either love or hate. If you are not a Scot, they may sound like someone is scalding cats. If you are Scot, or even partly so, they will make your blood boil. This album certanily does that. It has a mix of traditional and more upbeat music. The traditional "Amazing Grace" is fantastic and the last selection is an upbeat Caribbean rendition that is great.

Not just pipes.......2007-02-12

I purchased this CD looking for bagpipe tracks to listen to. The recording of Amazing Grace is flawless, and inspiring. However - much of this CD is the entire band playing more modern music (of course this album was recorded in the 70's). The pipe playing is excellent, but this is not really a bagpipe CD.

Finally Found It!!.......2005-08-03

I have been searching for a CD of this recording for ages! In 1971, when it was originally released, I was 10 years old and couldn't appreciate the album that my brother played endlessly. As I got older I started to miss it. I found a cassette copy several years ago, but am afraid to use it anymore for fear of it breaking. My brother told me he had found a copy of the CD at his local Borders, and since I don't have one in my neighborhood I checked good old Amazon!! I have just ordered and I am looking forward to receiving it. I'm not a music critic, but after hearing many pipe and drum recordings, this has got to be the best I've ever heard.

A thousand horse cavalry charge!.......2005-06-11

I judge bagpipes by Scotland the Brave. This is magnificant; like a thousand horse cavalry charge. The only problem is that, at 45 seconds, it is too short.

It would have been far better if it had been played once on pipes alone and then again with the brass dropped in behind the pipes. A thousand highlanders screaming across the battlefield, followed by the thousand horse cavalry charge. Just thinking about it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand and my blood pressure go through the roof.

This album is magnificent, but it could have been awesome.

Updated Amazing Grace.......2003-05-09

Having reviewed the original "Amazing Grace" recording by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards from 1971 it seems that Amazon.com now offers a series of recordings that the bands released in the late 70 and 1980s under the same title. The first half of this CD contains tracks from a 1976 release of the bands entitled "The Lengendary Amazing Grace" In addition to a fine updated version of the now famous tune four years after its original world wide hit, this part of the CD contains some interesting selections for band and pipes. "Una Palma Blanca" is a true example of how the RSDG bands went to great lengths to explore the full combined sound. The regimental band supports the pipes with a variety of modern sounds including an electronic bass guitar which many military bands in fact use for concert purposes today providing as it does a useful Continuo bass line for a military band. "Theme in Glory" and "Turn on the Sun" are additional examples of just how good the RSDG bands had mastered the concept of combing their resources. These are truly exciting pieces to listen too. The regimental band shows its stuff with "Rockout" an arrangement of classic old rock music themes. The pipes and drums provide three medleys and are simply surperb. One can hear that a distinctive change had taken place in the ensemble sound of the pipe band since 1971. The RSDG drummers have incorporated the use of their tenor drums to creat an amazing drummers' accompaniment to the pipes. This innovation would become standard in the piping world, but it owes its origins largely to the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards pipes and drums. Listen to how magificent the pipe band sounds when they first enter to the 6/8 medley starting with "Macneils of Ugdale". You won't find a better sound even today. The Retreat medley starting with "Lochanside" is also amazing. Its worth getting the CD just for those tracks as well as the others. Perhaps the most haunting combined tune is an arrangment of Handel's "Largo" with the solo pipes doubling for the voice parts. Truly beautiful and moving.

The second part of the CD contains recordings of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards from the later 1970s. The listener will note that there is a subtle, but different recorded sound to the bands. They don't come across quite as clear as in the first 12 tracks on the CD. Again, there is the same rich selection of music with imaginative arrangements and unusual sounds. The regimental band gets highlighted more in these remaining tracks and the same versatility is still there. The "Slave Chorus" from Verdi's "Nabucco Opera" gets an interesting modern treatment. "Moonliner Rock March" is another great arrangement of rock tunes that gets the special Royal Scots Dragoon Guards touch. The pipes and drums are back with several combined medley's as well as two solo displays. The drummers show their stuff in "Drummer's Salute" displaying their modern percussion techniques that are still inspiring today for the pipe band world. All in all a worthy continuation of the "Amazing Grace" tradition that was started in 1971 and carred on since then. It's good to see that some of the many recordings the bands made through the years are now on CD. Enjoy the unique sound of the bands of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards who did a lot to popularize Scottish and military band music in general around the world. Truly a legend of "Amazing Grace"

Average customer rating: AMAZING GRACE Grace Jones at the top of her game! Never Heard Anything Like This Before The Definitive Grace Jones A dark libertango...

Nightclubbing Grace Jones Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Island Life Slave to the Rhythm 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions Bulletproof Heart ASIN: B000001FT2 Release Date: 1990-06-15

Tracks:

1. Walking In The Rain
2. Pull Up To The Bumper
3. Use Me
4. Nightclubbing
5. Art Groupie
6. I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
7. Feel Up
8. Demolition Man
9. I've Done It Again

Customer Reviews:

AMAZING GRACE.......2007-07-16

Sexy Jamaican French accent, Beautiful Glamazon, Warhol worshiped her, people fear her! She kills conversation when she walks into a room.
This is perhaps my favorite cd by Grace though "La Ve En Rose" is my fav song by her. Avant-Garde,Very hip New York underground late seventies (when poseurs were to cool to dance) feel to this. This is a perfect cd for lowridding or a runway fashion show.

Grace Jones at the top of her game!.......2006-11-28

This is an excellent example of the 80's disco scene! Love it!

Never Heard Anything Like This Before.......2006-06-28

Grace Jones is a very unique artist-and I used the term art because I cannot think of another word to describe the sound she achieved in Nassau in the early 80's with Sly & Robbie in the recording studio.It's a tough,stripped down sound-based loosley in reggae and caribbean styles but spice up with modern electronics,some light drum programming and very chilly atmospherics.Her menacing title cover of Iggy Pop is just that-creepy with no warmth or sentimentality.The albums basic sound is based summed up in "Walking In The Rain" in which Grace talk sings the lyrics.The hit here is "Pull Up To The Bumper" and that is a catchy contemporary funk tune with an interesting rigid beat."Libertango" is another highlite because it's partically sung in French (a Jones trademark by this time) and the music defies classification.She then tackles "Use Me" and "Demolition Man"-channeling more the aggression in the songs vocally along along with the rhythm section's attack."I've Done It Again" is another crowning achievment-a ballad featuring her best vocals (and that is saying A LOT) and another great poignant,unsentimentalized lyric.Grace Jones is just a musical artist and vocal painter with a lot of flair and a rebellious temperment.In the case of 'Nightclubbing' she is also more then willing to let everyone come along for the ride.And it certainly is a ride worth taking.

The Definitive Grace Jones.......2006-05-02

Following the excellent Warm Leatherette (1980) album, her debut on the Island Records label which saw her rewarded with more commercial acceptance, the outrageous and off-the-wall diva, Grace Jones returned to the recording studios in early 1981 for the unforgetable Nightclubbing project.

Grace Jones second album on Island Records is possibly the greatest of her considerably short recording career and captured Jones at her artistic peak. It features a series of remarkable recordings, encapsulating a multitude of styles such as New Wave, Reggae, Funk, Jazz and Soul. She was again aided by the fabulous production skills of those reggae kings, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare.

Nightclubbing (1981)begins with the curiously compelling, Walking In The Rain, which sets a dark, atmospheric tone for the duration of the project. The hypnotic, trancey arrangements are ignited by a compelling performance from Jones who literally inteprets the lyrics into an interesting spoken interlude. This is one of her most bizarre and off the wall recordings, yet there is something fascinating about this recording despite its blatant weirdness.

Jones then delivers what's possibly her very, very best recording ever - Pull Up To The Bumper. This funk-driven track, complete with spiralling rythms, is totally infectious. The lyrics are scattered with double entendres . In the U.S, Pull Up To The Bumper catapulted to No.5 on the Black music singles whilst shooting to No.2 on the Club Play listings. In the U.K Pull Up To The Bumper fell just outisde the top 50 charts though on its re-issue in 1986 zoomed in at No.12.

Her cover of Bill Withers ,Use Me has a striking musical arrangement and holds a surprisingly strong and assertive vocal performance from Grace. Her unique version of Iggy Pop's Nightclubbing is a total contrast to the original, flowing with strange, synchronized sounds that was way ahead of its time.

The New Wave sounds of Art Groupie is another interesting concoction, but the music steadily steers direction, driving into jazz on the eccentric but undeniably brilliant, I've Seen That Face Before in which Grace delivers both English and French spoken passages.

The disappointment of the album comes in the lacklustre version of Feel Up - the reason being was that she did a far better version in her A One Man Show (1982).

However the album soon gets back on track with the stomping rock track, Demolition Man which is ignited by tough, thrashing musical arrangements and a red blooded, ferocious performance from Jones who conveys a lot of spirit and fire.

The album gradually winds down with a surprise in the jazz-soul number I've Done It Again. This number allows you to appreciate the surprisingly soothing qualities of her voice. Never have I heard her sound so effeminate as she does on this track.

Nightclubbing is an ESSENTIAL Grace Jones album. It raced to No.9 on the black music album charts, whilst gliding into the U.K and U.S Top 40 album Charts. It was also voted album of the year by New Musical Express magazine.

Ian Phillips

June 2006

A dark libertango..........2006-01-08

An absolute immersion in a dark, stylish, troubling dimension. By listening to Nightclubbing you see immediately that Grace Jones is no ordinary singer. She has a natural genius and intuition to create an outstanding bunch of songs, that turn out to be not only a powerful album but also a striking and mind-blowing world by closing your eyes and listening closely to the lyrics. I highly recommend this CD, not for everyone but for those who are open minded because it's somewhat a really strange, groundbreaking album but without a doubt a very excellent album. This is of course my point of view, you sure can have yours. I will go track by track maybe to help you a little bit, who know...

The album begins with "Walking In The Rain"- With this song you know exactly what to expect from this album. It's a dark, rhythmic ballad in the way of a monologue; it's really one of my favorite songs of Grace Jones.
Then there is "Pull Up To The Bumper"- This song fits more-or-less with the dark spirit of the album but it's none the less one of the finest track on the album. When I said something about listening to the lyrics you should read these ones before you sing them out loud, the whole song is filled with double intended words, you'll see what I mean if you read them...
"Use Me"- What a great track, the vocals of Grace are really for something, more than usual, in the chorus it's great. One of my favorites...
Then the title track "Nightclubbing"- There is only one word for this song; Haunting. All those little odd sounds that appear anytime in the song really haunt me! Darker than its original version from Iggy Pop the reinterpretation make it a highlight from the album.
"Art Groupie"- A really strange little song, seems really personal. Grace wrote it herself and it shows you really see a side of her personality in this song. Still its good but it looks like it's there to put a little waiting for THE height of the album: The next song...
"Libertango or (I've Seen That Face Before)"- Mind-blowing, fascinating, sexy and dramatic. Let Grace take you to our dark part inside that is reflected thru this song, where everything can happen... Truly a remarkable song in which she sing in English and put on some French, the best track for sure on the whole album and maybe in her whole career. "Tu cherches quoi rencontrer la mort? Tu te prends pour qui? Toi aussi tu déteste la vie..." simply great!!!
"Feel Up" follows next. - I didn't really hook up on this song, the weakest track on the album in my opinion of course
"Demolition Man"- Great beat, great lyrics suited perfectly for Jones. It's one of my favorite songs on the album (I know, you are tired of hearing me saying: `It's my favorite', but I can't make my mind, it's too good to have only two favorites tunes!!!)
After the powerful start of the album and a totally outstanding height you can't expect what's next: "I've Done It Again" - A powerful ballad that shows that Grace in a more gentle and vulnerable way. It puts another height of the album and gives a very high note to finish this masterpiece.

Nightclubbing is surely one of my favorite album of all time, it just have it all. I just turned 16 years old and I say its way better than most of the music that people of my age listen to, why can't they put some Grace on the radio instead of noise considered as music...
Anyway... All in all it's simply a masterpiece

Average customer rating: Stay Away Edinburgh Military Tattoo Not like being there, but a good appetizer Pipes and Drums: Amazing Grace

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Bagpipe Marches of Scotland Manufacturer: Legacy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music British Isles | Europe | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Scotland the Brave: Bagpipes Greatest Hits Highland Pipes & Drums (Bagpipe Music of Scotland) The Bagpipes & Drums of Scotland Bagpipe Marches and Music of Scotland Regimental Marches of British Army, Vol. 1 ASIN: B000002NQ9 Release Date: 1994-07-18

Tracks:

1. Pipes And Drums: Amazing Grace/Fanfare Trumpets: Fanfare Militaire
2. Pipes And Drums: The Rock And Wee Pickle Tow/I Lo'ed A Laddie But Ane/The Drummer's Call...
3. Massed Military Bands: The Band Strikes-Mexican Hat Dance
4. 4/4 Marches And 3/4 Retreats: Hills Of Alva/Far O' Er Struy/Torosay Castle/Lord Byron...
5. Waltzes: Hearken My Love/The Herding Song/My Lodging's On The Cold Cold Ground/Westering Home
6. 2/4 Marches: Kitchener's Army/Balkan Hills/The Rhodesian Regiment
7. 2/4 March, Strathspey And Reel: Miss Elspeth Campbell/The Shepherd's Crock/Smith O' Chilliechassie
8. 4/4 And 2/4 Marches: Scotland The Brave/Highland Laddie/The Earl Of Mansfield...
9. 6/8 Marches: 10th H.L.I. Crossing The Rhine/Mrs. Lily Christie/Dovecote Park
10. Waltzes: Loch Broom Bay/My Home
11. 4/4 March, Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes And Jigs: Peter McKenzie Warren/Sporting Jamie...

Customer Reviews:

Stay Away.......2006-01-05

While the piping is excellent, the audio, particularly in the first half of the cd is terrible. Nearly 15 minutes are almost indecipherable. I think the recording was made with a hand held mike at the edge of a field.

Edinburgh Military Tattoo.......2001-05-19

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo first started in 1947 with some spirited displays of army piping and dancing. Since that time the show has grown to become a world class act, unfortunately losing some of its traditional elements along the way. The word "Tattoo" is a corruption of the Dutch "Doe den Taptoe" which literary means "turn off the taps", a reference to when a lone drummer would play a "tattoo" or drum roll to signal the inkeeprs to stop serving beer and to summon the troops back to barracks. This ceremony was performed by the British while they were in the low countries during the early 18th century, but it is a custom common to many armies of that time, in particular the various German princeapalities of the day. Over time the Tattoo evolved into a more elaborate affair as more bands and musicians were drawn into its fare. What we have here is the modern development of the form started in previous centuries. The Edinburgh Tattoo is justly famed for its display of massed pipes and bands, and while the recording quality here is not the best, the listener can still get a good idea of the spectacle produced. The original recording of this 1972 show was recorded by EMI, but this version is a knock-off cut that was done by a small American record firm, and which since has been sold about in various forms as a popular item. It is unfortunate that we don't have a better version of the show for listeners than this. The Tattoo produces a recording every year, as well as a video which can be obtained by contacting the Edinburgh Military Tattoo via their website which can be found using any search engine. The good thing about this recording is that it does provide a glimpse of the show in its heyday, where modern fluff and show biz influences had not crept in as much as they have today. For this reason this CD is worth having, and serves as an introduction to this great pageant of the Scottish regiments and the British army. Even though the show is watered down today with pop elements, the grandeur is still there when the massed pipes and drums march out onto the castle esplanade playing the grand old tunes. Even the politically correct producers can't ruin this grand sight, and its hoped they never will!

Not like being there, but a good appetizer.......2000-11-23

The producers and engineers for this CD are to be commended for the remarkable quality they obtained on this outdoor recording! While not quite like being there, it does convey the spirit and energy of the Tattoo.

Pipes and Drums: Amazing Grace.......2000-06-11

I love the sound of the pipes for this one song, and is my favorite.

Average customer rating: Not fully comprehensive

Ultimate Collection Grace Jones Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Jamaica | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bulletproof Heart Grace Jones Story Inside Story Island Life A Tom Moulton Mix ASIN: B000KEG8J8 Release Date: 2006-11-20

Tracks:

1. Vie en Rose
2. Send in the Clowns
3. I Need a Man
4. Do or Die
5. All on a Summers Night
6. Fame
7. Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City
8. Don't Mess with the Messer
9. Sinning
10. Saved
11. Private Life
12. Love Is the Drug
13. Warm Leatherette

Tracks:

1. Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
2. I've Seen That Face Before
3. Pull Up to the Bumper
4. Nightclubbing
5. Walking in the Rain
6. Demolition Man
7. Nipple to the Bottle
8. Apple Stretching
9. Inspiration
10. My Jamaican Guy
11. Slave to the Rhythm
12. I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)
13. Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician
14. Love on Top of Love

Tracks:

1. Pars [Long Version][*]
2. Private Life [Dub Version][*]
3. Use Me [Long Version][*]
4. She's Lost Control [Long Version][*]
5. Nipple to the Bottle [12" Version][*]
6. My Jamaican Guy [12" Version][*]
7. Ring of Fire [*]
8. Man Around the House [*]
9. Living My Life [*]
10. Slave to the Rhythm [Hot Blooded Version][*]
11. Sex Drive [*]

Album Details

32bit Digitally Remastered Anthology of the Jamaican Model Turned Singer. She First Made a Splash in the Disco World with Back to Back 12" Hits of "i Need a Man" and a Rousing Rendition of the Edith Piaf Classic "la Vie En Rose", Both Produced by Tom Moulton. Later, She Would Return Home to Work with the Reggae Powerhouse Rhythm Section of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare to Give an Island Accent to the New Wave/Postpunk Era with "Warm Leatherette", "Private Life", "She's Lost Control" and "Demolition Man" as Well as "Pull Up to the Bumper" and "my Jamaican Guy". The Third Disc in the Set features a Great Selection of 12" Versions and Rarities, Like a Demo Recording of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire".

Customer Reviews:

Not fully comprehensive.......2007-07-10

FOUR AND A HALF STARS

As compilations go, this one is not bad but there are still certain omissions. Disc One draws on albums like Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), Muse (1979) and Warm Leatherette (1980), whilst Disc Two draws on Nightclubbing (1981), Living My Life (1982), Slave To The Rhythm (1985), Inside Story (1986) and Bulletproof Heart (1989). The third disc contains special remixes and extended versions, including the demo of Ring Of Fire.

The tracks are arranged chronologically so it maps out her musical development from the disembodied robotic 1970s disco sounds of La Vie En Rose and Send In The Clowns through her new wave experiments with Private Life, her torch song phase on the Nightclubbing album up to the funky R&B of My Jamaican Guy and on to the pure pop of I'm Not Perfect and Love On Top Of Love.

She wasn't taken seriously as a musician up until the release of Warm Leatherette in 1980, but I have always enjoyed her early disco work, especially the Portfolio album with its great tracks like Tomorrow, Send In The Clowns, I Need A Man and La Vie en Rose.

The following album, Fame, was weaker but still contained a sprinkling of memorable disco musings like Autumn Leaves (not here) and Do Or Die. The almost totally unknown Sinning and Saved are powerful numbers from the rare Muse album.

Warm Leatherette really put her on the musical map, especially her version of the title track that was an obscure synth-pop single by Daniel Miller's The Normal. She also did interesting versions of Private Life (The Pretenders) and Love Is The Drug (Roxy Music).

Disc Two, tracks 2 to 6 come from Jones' very commercially successful Nightclubbing album. I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) and Walking In the Rain are witty, accessible pop ballads while the funky Pull Up To The Bumper is controversially sensual. The tracks from Nipple To The Bottle to My Jamaican Guy are jerky, funky and tribal with stunning vocal arrangements - all from the innovative Living My Life album.

Victor and I'm Not Perfect come from the underrated Inside Story (1986), which also contains gems like Barefoot In Beverly Hills and the soaring title track, both omitted here. Love On Top Of Love is the only track from Bulletproof Heart (1989) and a poor choice; I would have selected Amado Mio and Someone To Love.

Devoted fans will appreciate the 12-inch dance mixes on Disc Three. My favorites are She's Lost Control, Ring Of Fire and Slave To The Rhythm. This is the most extensive of the various Grace Jones compilations available as of this writing. I'm giving it 5 stars because it does offer a stunning selection of tracks. A box set is the ultimate answer to a completely comprehensive Grace Jones collection.

Average customer rating: Beyond words ... Magnificent voices, songs and arrangements Not their best album Excellent !! sacred

Sacred Irish Anonymous , Joe / Sprague, Billy / Carroll, Bruce Beck , Nicholas Brodszky , Gregorian Chant , Henri F. Hemy , Chuck / Shamblin, Allen Jones , Charlie Landsborough , John Newton , Stuart Townsend , Traditional , Irish Traditional , Shaker Traditional , Stevie Wonder , Arnie Roth , Orchestr Ceská Filharmonie , Anthony Kearns , Finbar Wright , and Irish Tenors Manufacturer: Razor & Tie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: We Three Kings Heritage The Irish Tenors - In Concert With the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra The Very Best of The Irish Tenors Ronan ASIN: B000A2GP2K Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. Deus Meus
2. Be Thou My Vision
3. Morning Has Broken
4. My Love
5. If I Can Help Somebody
6. My Forever Friend
7. Shelter Me
8. Amazing Grace
9. To Do Your Will
10. Hail Glorious St. Patrick
11. How Deep The Father's Love
12. Lord Of The Dance
13. There's No Cross
14. I'll Walk With God
15. Salve Regina

From the Label

Sacred marks John McDermott's first recording with the Irish Tenors since rejoining fellow original member Anthony Kearns and Finbar Wright (who actually replaced McDermott in 2000). The Irish Tenors live up to their reputation as "gifted interpreters" with this collection, covering a wide range of spiritual material. Sacred was produced by the Irish Tenors' long-time musical director, Arnie Roth, who has also worked with Charlotte Church, Diana Ross, and Art Garfunkel. The album was produced in Prague at the Rudlofinum and ICN Studios.

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Customer Reviews:

Beyond words ..........2007-03-22

Having only recently discovered The Irish Tenors, nothing here was a repeat to me. And, even if it was, I can't imagine being disappointed.

If you are open to the idea that music can be a vehicle for a moment of sublime and sacred ecstacy, that may help convey what I find difficult to put into words.

While I live continuously and constantly in Our Father's presence, a music album such as this can certainly heighten the moment with Him.

Magnificent voices, songs and arrangements.......2006-06-17

This is an extraordinary collection. The songs are irresistible, the voices incredibly powerful and filled with appropriate emotion, and the orchestra is very simply great. You'll want to buy this album for others. Simply beautiful. A pure joy.

Not their best album.......2006-02-27

For the most part this is an enjoyable collections of sacred music. However the inclussion of "Lord of the Dance" and other modern tunes are dreary no matter who sings them.

Excellent !!.......2005-10-26

I recently went to a concert to hear The Irish Tenors. They did several songs from this CD and it was great. If you like John McDermott as much I do then you must have this CD. This is a triple good CD with 3 top tenors.

sacred.......2005-10-23

I enjoyed most of the music. My main complaint is the repeated songs from John McDermott's Faithfullness CD. For us fans of John the repeats seem a bit too much. I think there are six reteats.

Average customer rating: Skimpy Collection Grace Jones - sanitized and bubblewrapped GRACE JONES PERSONIFIES ETHNIC BEAUTY LIKE LAURYN HILL & ERYKAH BADU "I LOVE THEM"!!!! Millenium Series is weak Free-Line B*, Soda Drinkin' Man, A Walking Disaster...

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones Grace Jones Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Disco | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Disco | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Nightclubbing Slave to the Rhythm Island Life Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions Robert Altman's Pret-A-Porter (Ready To Wear): Music From The Motion Picture ASIN: B0000DD56H Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

1. La Vie En Rose
2. Private Life
3. Love Is The Drug
4. Breakdown
5. Warm Leatherette
6. Walking In The Rain
7. Pull Up To The Bumper
8. I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
9. Demolition Man
10. My Jamaican Guy
11. Nipple To The Bottle (12' Version)

Customer Reviews:

Skimpy Collection.......2007-02-03

Although all of these tracks are very good, there are many Grace Jones compilations that are more comprehensive. La Vie En Rose is the only track from her 1970s disco trilogy, from the debut album Portfolio. The albums Fame and Muse are not represented at all.

The other songs are from the 1980s albums Warm Leatherette, Nightclubbing and Living My Life. Brilliant albums like Bulletproof Heart and Inside Story are completely ignored although they contain some of her most melodious and memorable songs like Amado Mio, Someone To Love, I'm Not Perfect and Inside Story.

As regards the other compilations, I recommend The Collection or The Grace Jones Story and for Grace Jones completists, The Ultimate Collection, a 3-disc set. Having said that, this Millennium Collection includes great songs like the awesome Warm Leatherette, the evocative Walking In The Rain, the risque Pull Up To The Bumper, the charming Libertango and the rhythmically innovative My Jamaican Guy. It showcases only a very small part of the genius of this remarkable artist.

Grace Jones - sanitized and bubblewrapped.......2005-11-14

The titles included in this CD are indeed a good representation of Grace Jones's work. The 'remastering', however, is not.

Every single track on this compilation has been reworked to dull down Grace's raw, edgy power. It's as though a roomful of suit-and-tie record executives lifted Grace's vocals and laid them across Lawrence Welk arrangements, the result being that everything that makes Grace Jones blow your mind has been comfortably pasteurized for the coffeetable chitchat set.

God forbid Grace should make anyone uncomfortable, or challenge their perceptions in any way. No, let's just turn down the volume and put a nice, safe audio bow on her.

Save your money, buy the original recordings, and pull up to the bumper, baby.

GRACE JONES PERSONIFIES ETHNIC BEAUTY LIKE LAURYN HILL & ERYKAH BADU "I LOVE THEM"!!!!.......2005-06-29

GRACE JONES' & SADES' MUSIC IS SENSUAL... YOU CAN DANCE OR MAKE LOVE 2 THEIR MUSIC!! THEY MUST BE ON CRACK IF GRACES' MUSIC IS WEAK, HER PRESENCE & HER VOICE IS STRONG!!... SHE DEMANDS THE LISTENERS' "ATTENTION"! ON ALBUM COVERS OR ON SCREEN SHE DISPLAYS THAT IT'S COOL AT THE SAME TIME SEXXY 4 A FEMALE 2 BE "BOISTEROUS"! SHE MAY COME OF 2 SOME AS "scary" BECAUSE SHE'S MYSTERIOUS, BUT GRACE IS A "SEX-SYMBOL"!!

GRACE REPRESENTS "BEAUTY" SHE DOESN'T HAVE 2 BE "bleached-blonde" LIKE THAT LEAD SINGING CHICK FROM destinys' child!!!! SEEING & HEARING GRACE BRINGS BACK THE SAYING "THE BLACKER THE BERRY, THE SWEETER THE JUICE"! *(THAT'S 4 DAMN SURE)* GRACE JONES HAS PAID HER DUES DECADES AGO... SO IT'S LONG OVER DUED 4 HER 2 GET "HER RESPECT"!

GRACES' MUSIC IS DEFINENTLY "INFLUENCIAL" BECAUSE OTHER MUSICIANS HAS SAMPLED HER SONGS... SUCH AS LL COOL Js' "Doing it Wild" WITH GRACES' "MY JAMAICAN GUY" & SHYNES' "Bonnie & Shyne" WITH "LA VIE EN ROSE"! GRACE PRODUCE THOSE SONGS PROBABLY BEFORE HALF OF THE WORLD WAS CONCEIVED & THEY'RE STILL HITS TODAY!!!!
***WELL IF YOU DON'T HAVE GRACE JONES' COLLECTION THEN BUY A COPY A S A P!!!!***

Millenium Series is weak.......2005-04-08

BUT this one is relatively OK. Still, If you like Grace at all, "Island Life" Gives a more rounded portrait, with early disco tracks and also "Slave to the Rhythm." (Don't get both--too much overlap.)
I personally think that "Private Life: Compass Point Sessions" is a great deal--$15.00 for two CDs of the reggae influenced material. If you like the mood of those tracks, it's worth it.
"Nightclubbing" is also a great place to start. In my opinion, one cannot go wrong with that album, "Warm Leatherette," or "Living My Life"--all solid albums.

Free-Line B*, Soda Drinkin' Man, A Walking Disaster..........2004-10-12

...Demolition (Wo)man.

Get it for that cut alone. The decadently droning electrosynth, the whip and tickle whiplash percussions, the 80's rock punk guitars...cool. Get it if only to hear Gracie's S&M Dietriching about drawing folks to her like a moth to a flame and 'you kept on coming, you should have ran...' on that cut. Deliciously wicked. Blast that one, Walkin' In the Rain and WARM!...Leatherete.

Missing from the overall mix: The great "Pars" and "I'm not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)". But it's still a good product. Get it and Enjoy the Mistress. And don't forget to bring your ace bandages and carbonated beverages.

Average customer rating:

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Tracks:

1. Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda) - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
2. Land of My Fathers - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
3. Dies Irae
4. Men of Harlech
5. You'll Never Walk Alone
6. Cadwyn O Emyn Donau Cymreig: Joanna (Trad./Elfion Wyn)/Crugybar (Trad.
7. Old Folks at Home
8. Il Liza Jane
9. Faust/Soldier's Chorus - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
10. Vergine Degli Angeli
11. Ballard of Rourke's Drift - Cwt-Y-Collen Choir
12. My Hero
13. God Bless the Prince of Wales - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
14. German Mass/Gloria
15. German Mass/Sanctus
16. Misbles/Master of the House/On My Own/Drink with Me/Empty Chairs at
17. All Through the Night - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
18. Arwelfa
19. Invictus
20. Softly as I Leave You

Tracks:

1. Diolch l'R L
2. Hine E Hine (Maori Lullaby)
3. Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)
4. Tribute to the USA: America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates)/God Bless ...
5. Memories of Martha
6. I Lombardi/The Crusaders' Chorus - Treorchy Male Choir
7. Myfanwy - Treorchy Male Choir
8. Tales of Hoffman/Barcarolle
9. Creation's Hymn
10. In the Spirit!
11. Shall We Gather at the River
12. Nos a Bore
13. Very Best Time of Year
14. Soon Ah Will Be Done
15. Thanks Be to God
16. Flower That Shattered the Stone
17. Rhys - Treorchy Male Choir
18. Where Shall I Be?
19. Bywyd y Bugail
20. Lord's Prayer

Tracks:

1. Ave Maria
2. Pearl Fishers/Divine Brahma
3. She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) - Treorchy Male Choir
4. Cymru Fach
5. Nidaros
6. Jacob's Ladder - Treorchy Male Choir
7. Watching the Wheat
8. Pan Ddaw y Saint (When the Saints Go Marching In)
9. Misbles/Stars
10. Rachie
11. Pirates of Penzance/With Cat-Like Tread - Treorchy Male Choir
12. There Is a Balm in Gilead
13. Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
14. My Lord, What a Mornin'
15. Bryn Myrddin
16. Jesus Christ Superstar/Medley: Jesus Christ Superstar/Hosanna/The Last
17. Finnish Forest (Suomen Salossa)
18. Nabucco/The Glory of Israel
19. Ride the Chariot
20. Tydi a Roddaist - Treorchy Male Choir

Tracks:

1. Y Nefoedd
2. Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
3. Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
4. By Babylon's Wave
5. I'm Gonna Sing
6. Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
7. Holy City - Treorchy Male Choir
8. Mefistofele: Ave Signor, Degli Angeli
9. Senzenina (Zulu Chant)
10. That's All I Want from You
11. Deep Harmony - Treorchy Male Choir
12. Give Me Jesus
13. Just a Closer Walk with Thee
14. My Wish for You
15. Jeptha/Waft Her Angels
16. Mose in Egitto/Prayer
17. Be Still My Soul (Finlandia Hymn)
18. God's Choir in the Sky
19. Floral Dance - Treorchy Male Choir
20. Smilin' Through

Tracks:

1. Calon Lan
2. True Love
3. Mor Fawr Wyt Ti (How Great Thou Art)
4. Aberystwyth
5. Comrades in Arms
6. Cats/Memory
7. They Led My Lord Away
8. State Fair/It's a Grand Night for Singing
9. When I Fall in Love
10. Let's Face the Music and Dance
11. Windmills of Your Mind
12. How Soon
13. Non Nobis Domine
14. Rhythm of Life
15. Kalinka
16. Sound an Alarm
17. Neapolitan Trilogy: It's Now or Never (Di Capua/Schroeder/Gold)/Mo ...
18. Turandot/Nessun Dorma
19. Christus Redemptor
20. Ann Evening's Pastorale

Album Details

Choirs Include the Morriston Orpheus Choir, the Pontadrddulais Male Voice Choir, the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir, the Cwrt-y-gollen Choir, the Treorchy Male Choir and the Lucknow Male Voice Choir.

Average customer rating: Only Grace Jones...... There's just something about it. Fun, French, Funk, and a dance club classic! ENJOYABLE Island Woman #1

Island Life Grace Jones Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Nightclubbing Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions Slave to the Rhythm 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones Bulletproof Heart ASIN: B000001FTH Release Date: 1990-06-15

Tracks:

1. La Vie En Rose
2. I Need a Man
3. Do or Die
4. Private Life
5. Love is the Drug
6. I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
7. Pull Up To The Bumper
8. Walking In The Rain
9. My Jamaican Guy
10. Slave To The Rhythm

Customer Reviews:

Only Grace Jones.............2007-04-02

I heard the song "Pull Up to My Bumper" when I was in college - at a nightclub near by. It's odd combination of disco, new wave and funk really was unique to my new wave/disco sensibilities. Those gutteral throaty vocals. Who was Grace Jones?

I bought the album and while I wasn't really sent with the whole thing, I had to admit to liking some of it.

Flash forward several years and there's Grace Jones again! Only this time she's in a Conan movie and then as a vampire (Vamp). Finally I saw her in concert at a small Atlanta venue and she was....completely twisted!

While I'm not a huge fan of Grace Jones overall, this album, Island Life, really does capture some of her best work. My favorite is "Ma Vie en Rose" though I was too young to have heard it during the 70's in any discotheque. Other favorites include, "Nightclubbing", "Walking in the Rain", "I've Seen that Face Before" and to a lesser degree now, "Pull up to the Bumper".

Grace Jones is an institution. She is odd, quirky, and to my sensibilities an icon of sorts of the 1980's. This is an album that can convey her unique qualities to many who just don't know who she is. Those my 14 year old son says he thinks she's weird and refuses to accept that the weird "chick" from Conan the Destroyer is singing the songs (oh and he says the cover art on the album is scary - I agree).

There's just something about it........2006-07-16

Grace is fasinating. She's such a legend, rightfully so. There's something about her music that keeps me coming back. "Island Life" is a retrospective, and a very good one. I love everything about it. Especially her cover of "La Vie En Rose" by Edith Piaf (which is one of my favorite songs ever.) The album artwork is also perfect. Very creative. Perfection.

Fun, French, Funk, and a dance club classic!.......2006-03-09

I find this album very exciting. Grace brings back the 20's song "La Vie en Rose" like no other! She also brings back a party with "Pull up to my bumper". If you love Grace Jone's intence authority, you'll love the rest of the album. Go Grace,go!!!

ENJOYABLE.......2005-05-10

As compilation albums go, this is a good offering. I'm not a big Grace Jones fan, and mainly bought this album for the two songs that bookend it - 'La Vie En Rose' and 'Slave To The Rhythm', two excellent songs. In between there is some vintage disco floor filler stuff, and the tongue-in-cheek 'Pull Up To The Bumper'. In summary, a worthy addition to any CD collection

Island Woman #1 .......2004-11-28

Grace Jones is a lady who's consistently managed to stun and shock people; even up to this day. Many might only know her by her image and a couple of movies she did in the mid eighties, but surprise! Surprise! She's also a singer. In fact; Grace Jones got signed in 1977 and stormed the charts with her lead single "I Need a Man" and the album "Portfolio" was a huge success, in spite of the albums success Grace didn't really achieve the amount of success she'd hoped for. Her second lp followed in 1978; titled "Fame." After a fair amount of success (#1 hit single with "I Need a Man and a gold selling rendition of "La Vie En Rose") she finally received her due. The single "Do or Die" hit #8 on the dance charts and the album was named one of the `most important disco albums' of the seventies.

Her third (and last) disco lp followed in 1979 called "Muse", you can't really blame the album for its lack of success and exposure, especially when you consider the disco riot that occurred in the late seventies. Despite of the incident, the album did have one somewhat successful song with "On Your Knees" which ought to be her last successful disco single. As disco slowly (or rather quickly) faded, Grace decided to change her image, and received help from her now ex-husband Jean Paul Goude. Together they created this mythological androgynous warrior, with the image followed her new music style, main stream rock fused with punk/ reggae. The bearing of the new image came in 1980; in titled "Warm Leatherette" and whatever success she did not receive in her disco years; she certainly did with this one.

The album was a hit; earning rave reviews for its sauciness and uniqueness, take her handle of the classic "Love Is the Drug" and her ferocious growl and squirm of "Private Life" if perfect had a definition "Private Life" would certainly be it. In 1981 followed the release of what ought to be her most successful record; Nightclubbing. The album includes the #5 hit single "Pull Up to the Bumper" and the album peaked at #32 on the Billboard Chart, it was also crowned "album of the year" in 1981. Songs included on this compilation, the eerie "Walking in the Rain" the hit song "Pull Up to the Bumper" and the truly terrific "I've Seen That Face Before." In 1982 she received a Grammy nomination for her "One Man Show" and the album "Living My Life" soon followed, producing two hit singles "My Jamaican Guy" and "Nipple to the Bottle." In 1985 followed her most successful single yet; Slave to the Rhythm, which is a lush tune perfectly complimented by a gorgeous music video. "Inside Story" and "Bulletproof Heart" followed in 1986 and 1989. Review by Me (R. Chris aka Chriss).

Average customer rating: This Set Is FUNKY AVANT GARDE FIYAH! Private Life:... Chronicles of her art Private Life the BEST Best of Grace Jones

Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions Grace Jones Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Nightclubbing Slave to the Rhythm Island Life Bulletproof Heart 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones ASIN: B000007QQK Release Date: 1998-06-16

Tracks:

1. Private Life (Long Version)
2. Private Life (Dub Version)
3. Love Is The Drug (Long Version)
4. Breakdown
5. Warm Leatherette (Long Version)
6. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game (Long Version)
7. I've Done It Again
8. Pars (Long Version)
9. Pull Up To The Bumper
10. Use Me (Long Version)
11. She's Lost Control (Long Version)
12. She's Lost Control (Dub Version)

Tracks:

1. Walking In The Rain
2. Cry Now, Laugh Later
3. Nightclubbing
4. The Apple Stretching
5. Nipple To The Bottle (12' Version)
6. My Jamaican Guy (12' Version)
7. Feel Up
8. I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
9. Demolition Man (Long Version)
10. Unlimited Capacity For Love
11. Ring Of Fire (Demo)
12. Man Around The House
13. Living My Life (7' Version)
14. Slave To The Rhythm (Hot Blooded Version)

Amazon.com

In the wake of Marianne Faithfull's disco-punk fusion on 1979's Broken English, Island label mate and disco diva Grace Jones made a similar left turn with a couple of albums of new-wave classics (the Pretenders' "Private Life," Iggy Pop's "Nightclubbing"), new-wave "classics" (the Normal's "Warm Leatherette") and a soul chestnut or two ("The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game") given her uniquely growling treatment. As the funk grew stronger, she even placed a few hits on the charts, notably the 1982 "Pull Up to the Bumper." Private Life surveys this, the artiest of Jones's periods, including rare 12-inch and dub mixes. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

This Set Is FUNKY AVANT GARDE FIYAH!.......2007-07-17

i recently bought this set becauase i was interested in hearing more of Grace's music.AMAZING! "Warm Leatherette"..........is "FUNK PERSONIFIED."
oh gosh...and "Private Life" (dub version) especially when you listen with stereo headphones.....you're in another realm. definitely worth the money i spent on it.this set is getting CONSTANT rotation in my portable mp3 player. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Private Life:..........2007-02-15

A Great Overall collection of her bigger songs. My favorite is the extended version of "Slave to the Rhythm (8:18)" For the collection and value of the discs, I give it - Five stars!!

Chronicles of her art.......2005-06-25

The dynamic queen of outrage; her stunning, fierce looks and her legendary temper made her famous far beyond those who would ever hear her music. That's the perfect way to describe Jones' recording career. In 1979 her disco theme were cramped; forcing Grace to evolve herself and her musical aspirations. By the help of artist Jean Paul-Goude, they created the basics: a stunning androgynous look and a fast hard hitting rhythm, controlled by reggae legends Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. "Warm Leatherette" was the first of three stunning albums recorded at the Compass Point studios in the Bahamas. The album was an immediate UK success hitting the Top 50 in the album charts; the single "Private Life" was one of her first worldwide hits establishing herself as a regular on the British top chart. "Warm Leatherette" was a compilation of several of covers, from Tom Petty "Breakdown" to Roxy Music "Love Is the Drug" to the Motown's "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" to far beyond Daniel Millers ominous title track "Warm Leatherette". "Warm Leatherette" also brought Grace the public acknowledgement she never received for her disco work; basically Grace stuck with the chosen songs and further improved them. In 1981 the second album arrived titled: Nightclubbing. Again Sly & Robbie provided the great back-up music for Grace it turned out to be Grace's most successful album to date. Proving once again that Grace had chosen the perfect songs to interpret, her amazing cover of Bill Withers' "Use Me" becomes a sexual plead, and her rocking rendition of the Police's "Demolition Man" made the original totally obsolete. "Nightclubbing" is her most delicious recording to date; from Iggy Pop "Nightclubbing" to Flash the Pan's torch song "Walking in the Rain" really put Grace on the musical map, even as far as, the New Musical Express crowned it album of the year, 1981. Despite of the great covers Grace co-wrote her perhaps biggest hit to date: Pull Up to the Bumper, which is a delicious chocolate flowing in-between dub, proving Grace to be equally versatile as the cover songs chosen. The last of three albums, came in 1982, titled, Living My Life. This time around Grace was overly more involved with the entire process, from song writing to even co-producing the songs. "Living My Life" once again proved Grace's capability as a performer. "My Jamaican Guy" has inspired many hip-hop artist over the years, noteworthy, L.L Coo J's massive hit "Doin' It". Overall "Living My Life" was such a personal piece of work, Nipple to the Bottle recycling the beat of "Pull Up to the Bumper" and "Cry Now, Laugh Later" presented the avant-garde in Grace. Think you can handle a growling rendition of Melvin Van Peebles "The Apple Stretching"? Just listen to Grace's deep conviction and be prepared to be amazed. With "Slave to the Rhythm" Grace further improved her image as the queen of outrage, proving to be one of Grace's biggest hit singles. When all is said and done, Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions is the perfect introduction to her prime-years in music. Although not career-spanning, it showcases Grace Jones' amazing capability as a singer and entertainer. Grace Jones may not regain that kind of perfection ever again, but she doesn't have to, the recordings are the chronicles of her art.

Private Life .......2005-04-22

By all means a phenomenal compilation that covers her outstanding years at Island Records.Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare takes a lot of the credits; an outstanding band leaded by the best musician there is makes for an experience beyond the limited range music in the 80's had to offer. Grace Jones, whipped up some truly remarkable songs, like Sting's "Demolition Man" with its electro-beat and crackling whip lashing makes for what I'd classify as downright naughty. Warm Leatherette the first of three albums by Sly, Robbie and Grace; the album represents some of Jones' most experimental stuff to date, she covers songs from Tom Petty "Breakdown" to The Pretenders "Private Life" and the truly magnificent rendition of The Motown's "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game". The aforementioned song is one of her most delicious tracks; the amazing beat is perfectly complimented by Grace's soulful vocal deliverance (anyone who claims that Grace Jones can't sing should take the time to listen to this marvelous song).

Her cover of The Normals "Warm Leatherette" is something special, indeed. The continuous hints at sex and the amazing band is truly something that everyone should experience, once in a life time that is. My favorite track off Warm Leatherette is the exotic French tune: Pars. Amazing capable of a tranquillest buzz, the breathy, sexy vocals are amongst some her finest and once again the band drains each beat to the bone, truly stunning. Also included is the hypnotic "Private Life" (Presented in both a long and a dub version) stands as one of her biggest hit singles to date. Grace hit the height of her career in 1981 with the album: Nightclubbing. The album was something completely new, a perfect kind of chill: making sex on warm leatherette. The jungle rhythm of "Pull Up to the Bumper" still sounds as fresh and naughty as did nearly 25 years ago and the dog breathing slob of "Feel Up" is equally matched by the mysterious On-Paris-streets-at-night "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango). Seldom have I heard Grace sound as intimate as she does on "I've Done It Again" which slides right down and strips you off instant breath.

The final session the album cull songs from is "Living My Life" which contains songs of the more personal direction. On the album Grace co-wrote and eventually co-produced each and every song on the album. The beast songs chosen from Living My Life are: the stunning "Nipple to the Bottle", "My Jamaican Guy", "The Apple Stretching" and the heart-throbbing "Unlimited Capacity for Love" which stands as one of my personal favorites. Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions is stunning representation of Grace's Island material; includes 26 songs and many of them are presented in extended and in different mixes. It also includes 2 previously unreleased songs prior to the album release: the funky "Vamp-ish" Man Around the House and the reggae influenced Johnny Cash cover "Ring of Fire". Private Life: The Compass Point sessions are mostly aimed at hard-core Grace Jones fans (who anxiously await a new album release) but it also makes for a great listen to the casual fan who wants to explore the "Grace Jones Legend" a little closer.

the BEST Best of Grace Jones.......2004-09-17

There are SO MANY compilations devoted to this woman's music. I think she actually has more compilation albums than she had regular albums. Whatever. This one's a real winner. Especially if you liked her early eighties work. This double cd covers everything from hard-edged dance tunes ( Warm Leatherette ) to ballads ( the gorgeous I've Done It Again ) to dub reggae ( just about everything else ). Appearing on cd for the first time are several extended versions of songs from her albums ( which were actually recorded as extended versions, by the studio band, the Compass Point All-Stars, not just remixed and extended by some studio boffin ). Great liner notes. Great cover versions. I LOVE THIS CD. Very highly recommended.

Average customer rating: One of the best albums of 1980 Warrrrm Leatherette! THE REINVENTION TOUR DE FORCE mmmmh Never grows old

Warm Leatherette Grace Jones Manufacturer: Ume Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Nightclubbing Slave to the Rhythm Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions Bulletproof Heart Island Life ASIN: B000001FU5 Release Date: 1990-06-15

Tracks:

1. Warm Leatherette
2. Private Life
3. A Rolling Stone
4. Love Is The Drug
5. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
6. Bullshit
7. Breakdown
8. Pars

Customer Reviews:

One of the best albums of 1980.......2006-07-01

What great albums were released in 1980? This and maybe Pink Floyd's The Wall (and that isn't even the best of Pink Floyd).

This CD is 46 minutes long (I have seen reports that the original LP and CD were shorter, but I don't think that is true). The sound quality is very good to excellent.

Before this, Grace Jones was doing disco and lavish pop songs. (Unlike what someone said, her first 3 albums have been available on CD). These did not suit her voice well at all and were not very successful.....except amoung the Gay community where she became known as the Queen of the Gay Discos.

On Warm Leatherette, Grace transforms to a electronica/new wave style. At the time it was released, it was underground, edgy and subversive. It was at the forefront of the video rock era, being supported with music videos on "underground" TV programs, about a year before MTV was launched. I think that the music still holds up today.

She covers a lot of hits from the day. Her versions are much better than the orignals, and the originals are pretty good. Her version of Love Is A Drug is much better than Roxy Music, which could get to be tedious. She also greatly improves on Tom Petty's Breakout. I am even amazed that she could make Private Life into an even better song than what the Pretenders did with it.

This CD was coproduced by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare who were big in the raggae scene, along with Chris Blackwell who cofounded Virgin and was big in Progressive and early New Wave
Sound. The music comes off as an electronic hybrid, with lush sounds of progressive rock along with staccato rhythms of raggae. But the music sounds like neither.

There are some lesser parts, like Rolling Stone and Hunter, where the music trends more to her pop days. But, these songs are still fairly good.

As good as the covers are, the really powerhouse is the title track, Warm Leatherette. At the time, 26 years ago, it was so shocking it may have offended some. Today, it may seem tame, but I still think the music and rhythm are explosive.

After this, Jones would continue putting on several very good New Wave/disco dance type albums. But, I still think this is her best.

Warrrrm Leatherette!.......2006-06-24

This album is a dramatic transition from Grace's disco diva days. Warm leatherette is an amazing arrangement. It's what I'd call an s&m classic. Her music video from a One Man Show performing Warm Leatherette was very industrial, mechanical, and yet sexual. This album, in addition to Nightclubbing, is timeless. Her sound was and still is very much ahead of its time. The only songs that were not particularly interesting for me were Breakdown and Pars. Nevertheless, they're still great songs. Collectively, this album is her best or at least a close tie to Nightclubbing. Nightclubbing probably gets more attention because it contains her epic classics Pull Up to the Bumper, I've Seen that Face Before, and Walking in the Rain. Like I have said before, the artwork is just as important as the music itself when it comes to Grace Jones. Love is the Drug was also a clever arrangement but the Island Life edition was superb. I would highly recommended this CD. Enjoy.

THE REINVENTION TOUR DE FORCE.......2006-03-17

WARM LEATHERETTE is Grace Jones career defining moment. This one album single-handly transformed her into ICON status. No other album since the 26 years it has been released combined effortlessly R&B, Rock, Funk and Reggae that was rounded off with a splash of New Wave. From the intense energy of LOVE IS THE DRUG (MY FAVORITE GJ TRACK), to the Caribbean-Parisian flavor of PARS, the conviction of songs PRIVATE LIFE and the title track WARM LEATHERETTE, this album proves that image and music do go hand in hand. We are so right now dying for a Grace Jones truimph return! We need her more than ever now in today's boring-one dimensional popular music landscape.

mmmmh.......2005-12-28

still waiting for the FAME and MUSE albums in cd format

Never grows old.......2005-12-02

I have had this album since it was first released. It has never grown old. This is Miss Jones at her best! My favorite is Love is the Drug. What a great tune!

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