Grace Jones - Disco (2015)

Three CD edition. 2015 release from the Pop icon containing a trio of albums plus rarities and unheard tracks. Signed to Chris Blackwell's Island Records, Jones' three albums Portfolio, Fame and Muse were produced by none other than Tom Moulton, 'the father of the disco mix,' who earned his title by assembling the first continuous mix side of an album in 1974 with Gloria Gaynor's Never Can Say Goodbye. After working with the Three Degrees, MFSB and Trammps, he was hot property, and Jones seemed a natural choice for him to work with. Disco a beguiling time capsule. Exciting, vibrant, camp, showy, it is the intro-to-coda of this early flowering of Grace Jones. It's a look back to another time, one that seems much further removed than the constantly evolving modernism of her Compass Point trilogy. This is the music that established Jones; glossily theatrical, toughly camp party pieces with portentous overtones. This beautiful newly-remastered collection brings together the three albums and unreleased tracks, in-era mixes and instrumental versions.

Track List

CD 1: Portfolio
1. Send In The Clowns (7:32)
2. What I Did For Love (5:15)
3. Tomorrow (5:47)
4. La Vie En Rose (7:27)
5. Sorry (3:59)
6. That's The Trouble (3:37)
7. I Need A Man (3:25)
8. Sorry (Bonus / Disco Mix) (6:45)
9. That's The Trouble (Bonus / Disco Mix) (7:01)
10. I Need A Man (Bonus / 12" Version) (7:36)
11. I Need A Man (Bonus / Instrumental Version) (4:56)
12. Sorry (Bonus / Instrumental Version) (4:46)
13. That's The Trouble (Bonus / Instrumental Version) (3:52)
14. La Vie En Rose (Bonus / Instrumental Version) (7:25)

CD 2: Fame
1. Do Or Die (6:42)
2. Pride (6:26)
3. Fame (5:35)
4. Autumn Leaves (7:03)
5. All On A Summers Night (4:17)
6. Am I Ever Gonna Fall In Love In New York City (5:31)
7. Below The Belt (4:44)
8. Do Or Die (Bonus / Disco Version) (6:15)
9. Comme Un Oiseau Qui S'envole (Bonus / 12" Version) (4:30)
10. Anema E Core (Bonus / Long Version) (5:03)
11. Do Or Die (Bonus / Instrumental) (6:24)
12. Comme Un Oiseau Qui S'envole (Bonus / Instrumental) (4:31)
13. Am I Ever Gonna Fall In Love In New York City (Bonus / Instrumental) (5:29)
14. Anema E Core (Bonus / Instrumental) (4:28)

CD 3: Muse
1. Sinning (5:07)
2. Suffer (4:15)
3. Repentance (Forgive Me) (3:51)
4. Saved (7:09)
5. Atlantic City Gambler (5:47)
6. I'll Find My Way To You (5:16)
7. Don't Mess With The Messer (4:51)
8. On Your Knees (6:30)
9. Don't Mess With The Messer (Bonus / 12" Version) (6:30)
10. La Vie En Rose (Bonus / Short Version) (3:35)
11. Do Or Die (Bonus / 7" Version) (3:23)
12. Comme Un Oiseau Qui S'envole (Bonus / 7" Version) (3:10)
13. Am I Ever Gonna Fall In Love In New York City (Bonus / 7" Version) (3:30)
14. On Your Knees (Bonus / Edit) (3:49)
15. Don't Mess With The Messer (Bonus / Single Version) (4:09)


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