The album cover, an iconic shot of an openmouthed jones with both her hair and mouth extended by repeating small samples of the original photo, is a perfect illustration of the album as a whole, which is basically an epic version of the song slave to the rhythm spread over two sides, with remixes and reworked versions of the basic musical. Grace jones biggest song came in 1985, with slave to the rhythm, originally intended as a release by frankie goes to hollywood. Music, film and fashion icon grace jones curates meltdown 2020, the 27th edition of the uks longestrunning artistcurated music festival. One of the most recognised figures of contemporary culture, jones has had an enduring influence on countless artists from bjork to lady gaga with her attitude of fierce individuality and fearless selfexpression. Slave to the rhythm is one of the most successful of all grace jones albums in terms of commercial performance.
The song and the album was written by bruce woolley, simon darlow, stephen lipson and trevor horn and was produced by horn. Planned as a biography in the albums booklet, slave to the rhythm is a concept album, produced by ztt records founder and producer trevor horn. Grace jones slave to the rythme hot blooded version. Jamaican singer grace jones height weight body measurements facts family ethnicity details along with her age, bra cup, shoe size, body shape, hair eye color, parents, siblings, husband, son, boyfriends, career wiki, nationality, albums, movies, net worth, biography and vital statistics are discussed in this article. Sep 02, 2015 grace jones slave to the rhythm love to infinity classic paradise 12 inch marlin jase. Grace jones is an icon of music, fashion, film, and more the womans 67 years old and shes still prospering like someone 40 years her junior.
Grace jones slave to the rhythm love to infinity classic paradise 12 inch marlin jase. Grace jones slave to the rhythm mp3 album download. Jun 08, 2012 grace jones sings slave to the rhythm while twirling a hula hoop. Grace jones slave to the rhythm 2015, black, cd discogs. Background jones the rhythm was the opening track on the album and was one of the eight variations on the slave to the rhythm theme, this one more rockinfluenced and dramatic than the hit single version, featuring the ambrosian singers and symphonic orchestration, effectively serving as the overture to the audiobiography. Grace jones slave to the rhythm instrumental slave stereo hq sound duration.
Grace jones slave to the rhythm 1985 full 12 single. A great performance and whatever you make of her, this is amazing for someone that is now 64. Grace jones height weight body measurements facts family. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes.
Grace jones made a glorious return to the catwalk during the tommy x zendaya paris fashion week show, as the collection pays reference to fashion mavens from the. Grace jones songs list overview biography songs similar artists vinyl dvds blurays cds. About us whats new help center jobs api become a partner. Grace jones full official chart history official charts company. After finishing the compass point trilogy in 1982, jones took a break from recording to concentrate on her acting career. Although it contains fewer standalone hits than jones other major albums, slave to the rhythm is a defining achievement from one of the most original and provocative artists of her time. Since then, she has flitted between the worlds of music, film and fashion without losing an atom of her intrinsic grace ness, an achievement. See more ideas about grace jones, amazing grace and jones fashion. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Grace jones slave to the rhythm page 2 steve hoffman.
Grace jones was born on may 19, 1948 in spanish town, st catherine, jamaica to marjorie jones nee williams and reverend robert w. The music video to slave to the rhythm is a true grace jones classic, with a lot of goude influence. Remastered version of a one man show with 3 bonus music videos, slave to the rhythm, love is the drug and crush 2012 the diamond jubilee concert tv special guest performer. Grace joness performance of slave to the rhythm at the queens diamond jubilee crowned a couple of days off work in which, for some at least, the working week continued but the labour had become more completely free than usual. The music video for slave to the rhythm features the hit single version of the song, billed as ladies and gentlemen. Grace jones was, and still is, an icon without comparison. Grace jones slave to the rhythm lyrics and tracklist. Slave to the rhythm was released in 1985, three years after her last album living my life as she had taken a break and began to act in movies such as conan the destroyer in 1984 and in the james bond film a view to kill in 1985.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. May 20, 2016 taken from the album slave to the rhythm vinyl, 12, 45 rpm, single, italiay 1985 manhattan records 14 2008906 1080p 00. Mar 02, 2019 grace jones made a glorious return to the catwalk during the tommy x zendaya paris fashion week show, as the collection pays reference to fashion mavens from the golden era of the 1970s. Its essentially one song slave to the rhythm with several variations with interview commentary in between.
The first single from grace jones 1985 album of the same name. Jamaican singer grace jones height weight body measurements facts family ethnicity details along with her age, bra cup, shoe size, body shape, hair eye color, parents, siblings, husband, son, boyfriends, career wiki, nationality, albums, movies, net worth, biography and vital statistics are discussed in. Slave to the rhythm was proclaimed the best single of 1985 by the face magazine. Vo introduction to 1987 video for slave to the rhythm i. Grace jones, 70, steals the show at the tommy x zendaya pfw. Released october 28, 1985, slave to the rhythm is the seventh studio album from the incomparable singer, songwriter, producer, artist, actress, supermodel and provocateur, ms. Under his supervision, grace jones entered the studio on a weekly basis to record. Slave to the rhythm grace jones album simple english. In 1994 a newly remixed version of the song reached the top 40 in the uk charts. Documentary maker sophie fiennes follows veteran artpop diva grace jones around the globe in her tiff openingnight premiere bloodlight and bami.
Work all day, as men who know, wheels must turn to keep, to keep the flow, build on up, dont break the chain, sparks will fly, when the whistle blows, never stop the action, keep it up, keep it up, work to the rhythm, live to the rhythm. It is the original breath, it is the whisper of unremitting demand. Grace jones slave to the rhythm one of 80s brilliant lp from the phenomenal miss grace jones. Slave to the rhythm, subtitled a biography in the liner notes, is the seventh studio album by grace jones, produced by trevor horn and released in 1985.
Slave to the rhythm is the seventh album by grace jones. Grace jones slave to the rhythm lyrics lyricsfreak. We revisit grace jones triumphant slave to the rhythm, which turns 30. Slave to the rhythm is the seventh studio album by grace jones, released on 28 october 1985 by island records. Slave to the rhythm grace jones song info allmusic. A visual experience where jones appears in many different forms, with several images that apparently. Jones began her recording career in 1975 with a disco song i need a man which became her first number one on billboard s hot dance club songs chart two years later. Slave to the rhythm oh baby, im just playin around baby work all day as men who know wheels must turn to keep the flow build on up, dont. Find album credit information for slave to the rhythm grace jones on allmusic. Slave to the rhythm was the first single from grace jones album of the same name, which was released in 1985. Work all day, as men who know, wheels must turn to keep, to keep the flow, build on up, dont break the chain, sparks will fly, when the whistle blows, never stop the action, keep it up, keep it up. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations.
She later appeared in the james bond film a view to a kill as the villain may day. Now the inimitable grace jones is back at meltdown. Grace jones live at the queens diamond jubilee concert. Grace jones slave to the rhythm lyrics genius lyrics. Grace jones slave to the rhythm 1985, vinyl discogs. Grace jones, 70, steals the show at the tommy x zendaya. Top grace jones lyrics ive seen that face before my jamaican guy pull up to the bumper chan hitchhikes to shanghai the hunter gets captured by the game paper plan strange williams blood unlimited capacity for love nipple to the bottle. Since then, she has flitted between the worlds of music, film and fashion without losing an atom of her intrinsic graceness, an achievement made. It largely consists of previously seen footage, using excerpts from jones previously released music videos, my jamaican guy and living my life, as well as the a one man show. Subtitled a biography in the liner notes, slave to the rhythm is a concept album. Slave to the rhythm is a concept album featuring several, radical interpretations of one title track. The story of grace jones slave to the rhythm classic album.
Aug 30, 2010 music video by grace jones performing ive seen that face before libertango. When she was 12 she moved to syracuse, new york, joining her family who had already moved there. Seems the album listed here, the uk version anyway seems very different from the cd i have. Slave to the rhythm dance to the rhythm axe to wood in ancient times man machine, production line the fire burns, with heartbeats strong sing out loud, the chain gang song never stop the action keep it up, keep it up. Slave to the rhythm by trevor horn, stephen lipson is a remix of grace joness slave to the rhythm album version. Subtitled a biography in the liner notes, slave to the rhythm is a concept album, produced by ztt records founder and producer trevor horn, that went on to become one of jones most commercially successful albums and spawned her biggest hit, slave to the rhythm. Rhythm is both the songs manacle and its demonic charge. Called a biography in the liner notes, the record is a concept album, with each of the eight tracks featuring excerpts from a spoken interview with journalist paul morley. Slave to the rhythm is a 1985 hit song performed by grace jones.
Grace jones slave to the rhythm official video youtube. Grace jones utrecht th april 2010 slave to the rhythm. It performed best in germanspeaking countries and the netherlands, where it secured top 10 placings. Grace jones slave to the rhythm lyrics and tracklist genius. Slave to the rhythm is the seventh studio album by grace jones, released on 28 october 1985. Its pretty clear why these finished movies were never released. Grace jones slave to the rhythm official music video. Vinyl 12 grace jones slave to the rhythm 1985, vinyl discogs. The song and the album were written by bruce woolley, simon darlow, stephen lipson and trevor horn and produced by horn.
Grace jones slave to the rhythm bootleg by ucp berlin. Grace jones grace jones slave to the rhythm 1994 remix. I must admit this is not my absolute favorite album by grace jones, but this was her last great album from the 80s. Music video by grace jones performing slave to the rhyt. Exstensively synclavier sound enhancing this fashionable jones aura. The hit single version of the song is in fact confusingly retitled ladies and gentlemen. Grace jones slave to the rhythm bootleg by ucp berlin by kempstarr published on 20. Stream grace jones slave to the rhythm bootleg by ucp berlin by kempstarr from desktop or your mobile device. The song and the album were written by bruce woolley, simon darlow, stephen lipson.
Listen free to grace jones slave to the rhythm slave to the rhythm, g. Grace jones grace jones 10 of the best the more creative input jones had in her 10 studio albums, the better the songs, mixing genres including disco, reggae, electro, dub and pop. Unlike most albums that feature a collection of different songs. Grace joness album slave to the rhythm was written by bruce woolley, simon darlow, stephen lipson and trevor horn and was originally intended to be used as a followup album for frankie goes to hollywood after relax. Get the guaranteed best price on rock vinyl dg like the grace jones slave to the rhythm at musicians friend. Grace jones slave to the rhythm long 12 inch version. Paroles slave to the rhythm par grace jones lyrics. Larger than life, wild, scary and androgynous grace jones plays all these parts. Like many outstanding works of art, this clip is a frankenstein of video clips using of a selection of several collages and edits of previous grace jones clips and commercials that make a new whole work, creating a shock to the senses. Grace jones discography consists of 10 studio albums, eight compilation albums and 53 singles. It was produced by trevor horn assisted by stephen lipson and released in 1985. The album was written by bruce woolley, simon darlow, stephen lipson and trevor horn. Feb 16, 2012 uploaded with free video converter from freemake.
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