Nightclubbing (Grace Jones album)

Nightclubbing (Grace Jones album)

Nightclubbing
Studio album by Grace Jones Released Recorded Genre Length Label Producer May 11, 1981 1981 Reggae, New Wave, soul 38:40 Island Chris Blackwell, Alex Sadkin Grace Jones chronology

Warm Leatherette (1980)

Nightclubbing (1981)

Living My Life (1982)

Singles from Nightclubbing

"Demolition Man"
Released: March 1981

"I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"

Released: May 1981

"Pull Up to the Bumper"

Released: June 1981

"Use Me"
Released: June 1981

"Feel Up"
Released: July 1981

"Walking in the Rain"

Released: October 1981

Professional ratings Review scores

Source Allmusic Robert Christgau B[2] Rating [1]

Nightclubbing is the fifth studio album by Grace Jones, released in 1981. It was the second album of her Compass Point trilogy, and has become her best-selling studio release, spawning hits "Pull Up to the Bumper" and "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)".

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Background
Grace Jones has transformed her musical and visual style on the turn of 1970s and 1980s, evolving from disco to rock and reggae-fueled New Wave music with the release of Warm Leatherette in 1980. The record earned her critical acclaim, and the singer teamed up once again with producers Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin for the second album recorded at the Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. The album includes reggae-oriented re-interpretations of the songs by Flash and the Pan, Bill Withers, Iggy Pop and stor Piazzolla, in addition to several new tracks, three of which co-written by Jones. Three songs share contributions from Barry Reynolds, with whom Jones would go on to compose most of the material for the 1982 album Living My Life. One song, "Demolition Man", was written by Sting of The Police, who would later that year record it with the band and include on their album Ghost in the Machine. The strong rhythm section which features on most of the tracks was provided by Sly and Robbie, Wally Badarou, Barry Reynolds, Mikey Chung and Uziah "Sticky" Thompson, aka the Compass Point Allstars. Nightclubbing became Jones' chart breakthrough and remains one of the greatest commercial triumphs of her entire career. It entered top 5 in no less than four countries, and became the singer's highest-charting record on the U.S. Billboard mainstream albums and R&B charts. The album brought Jones from being a former disco diva with a loyal cult following but dropping sales figures to an international star with mainstream chart success. It later formed the basis of her groundbreaking concept tour A One Man Show. The album was released to a high critical acclaim, claiming the number one slot on NME's Album of the Year list.[3] Slant Magazine listed the album at #40 on its list of Best Albums of the 1980s.[4] Nightclubbing is now widely considered Jones' best studio album.[5] The liner notes of the 2006 Universal Music compilation The Grace Jones Story stated that "a double deluxe CD edition of Nightclubbing is being released in May 2006 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her keynote work". The deluxe edition of "Nightclubbing" was not released in 2006, and was later set to be released in 2009 to coincide with Island Records 50th anniversary. Release is now delayed indefinitely; meanwhile Universal Music Group re-released the album on vinyl in 2009.[6]

Artwork
The Nightclubbing album cover is one of the most memorable images of Grace Jones.[7][8] Actually a painting, based on a previously taken photograph, both by Jean-Paul Goude, it presents Jones posing as a man, wearing an Armani jacket and holding a cigarette in her mouth.[9] The look is complete with her trademark flattop haircut.

Singles
The lead single from the album was "Demolition Man", written by Sting. The single was not a commercial success and did not chart, although would later become one of Jones' signature songs. "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" was released as the second single and became one of the most commercially successful songs in Jones' repertoire. It secured top 20 positions in several European countries and became another signature song for Jones. The R&B-dance track "Pull Up to the Bumper" was a quick follow-up to "Libertango". It met with a great success on the U.S. club market, but turned out a modest hit in Europe upon original release. The song would re-emerge in Europe in 1985 as a major success, especially in the UK, where backed with "La Vie en rose" it became one of Jones' highest-charting singles in that country. "Use Me" and "Feel Up" were then released as singles, but were unsuccessful in charts. The final single off Nightclubbing, "Walking in the Rain", was a minor chart success.

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Track listing
Side A 1. 2. 3. 4. "Walking in the Rain" (Harry Vanda, George Young) 4:18 "Pull Up to the Bumper" (Koo Koo Baya, Grace Jones, Dana Mano) 4:41 "Use Me" (Bill Withers) 5:04 "Nightclubbing" (David Bowie, Iggy Pop) 5:06

Side B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. "Art Groupie" (Barry Reynolds, Grace Jones) 2:39 "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" (stor Piazzolla, Barry Reynolds, Dennis Wilkey, Nathalie Delon) 4:30 "Feel Up" (Grace Jones) 4:03 "Demolition Man" (Sting) 4:03 "I've Done It Again" (Barry Reynolds, Marianne Faithfull) 3:51

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

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Commercial reception
Chart performance
Chart Peak position [10] [11][12] [13] [14] 5 8 2 3 19 4 [17] 35 32 [18][20] 9

Certifications and sales

Country Certification

France

[21] Platinum (+70,000) Australia Germany [22] Gold (+250,000)

Germany

Netherlands

New Zealand Norway Sweden [15]

[16]

United Kingdom United States

[18][19]

United States (Top R&B Albums)

Release history
Region Year Format(s) Label

Worldwide 1981 LP, Cassette Island Yugoslavia Europe 1989 CD Jugoton Island Masters Island

Worldwide 1990

References
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External links
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