In 1994 a newly remixed version of the song reached the top 40 in the uk charts. Music, film and fashion icon grace jones curates meltdown 2020, the 27th edition of the uks longestrunning artistcurated music festival. Slave to the rhythm was the first single from grace jones album of the same name, which was released in 1985. 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 jones slave to the rhythm one of 80s brilliant lp from the phenomenal miss grace jones. 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. Grace jones slave to the rhythm 1985, vinyl discogs. Feb 16, 2012 uploaded with free video converter from freemake. Rhythm is both the songs manacle and its demonic charge. She has since topped this chart with slave to the rhythm in 1985, love. The music video to slave to the rhythm is a true grace jones classic, with a lot of goude influence. Slave to the rhythm is a 1985 hit song performed by grace jones. Since then, she has flitted between the worlds of music, film and fashion without losing an atom of her intrinsic grace ness, an achievement.
Find album credit information for slave to the rhythm grace jones on allmusic. Grace jones slave to the rythme hot blooded version. When she was 12 she moved to syracuse, new york, joining her family who had already moved there. May 20, 2016 taken from the album slave to the rhythm vinyl, 12, 45 rpm, single, italiay 1985 manhattan records 14 2008906 1080p 00. Grace jones live at the queens diamond jubilee concert. 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 grace jones song info allmusic. The album was written by bruce woolley, simon darlow, stephen lipson and trevor horn. Grace jones slave to the rhythm long 12 inch version. 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. Grace jones songs list overview biography songs similar artists vinyl dvds blurays cds. 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. Grace jones slave to the rhythm bootleg by ucp berlin.
Slave to the rhythm is a concept album featuring several, radical interpretations of one title track. Jun 08, 2012 grace jones sings slave to the rhythm while twirling a hula hoop. Now the inimitable grace jones is back at meltdown. We revisit grace jones triumphant slave to the rhythm, which turns 30.
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. Grace jones height weight body measurements facts family. Documentary maker sophie fiennes follows veteran artpop diva grace jones around the globe in her tiff openingnight premiere bloodlight and bami. Seems the album listed here, the uk version anyway seems very different from the cd i have. 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. Grace jones slave to the rhythm 2015, black, cd discogs. Grace jones, 70, steals the show at the tommy x zendaya pfw. Exstensively synclavier sound enhancing this fashionable jones aura. Grace jones slave to the rhythm official music video. Grace jones grace jones slave to the rhythm 1994 remix. Grace jones slave to the rhythm mp3 album download. Grace jones slave to the rhythm love to infinity classic paradise 12 inch marlin jase. The hit single version of the song is in fact confusingly retitled ladies and gentlemen.
Since then, she has flitted between the worlds of music, film and fashion without losing an atom of her intrinsic graceness, an achievement made. About us whats new help center jobs api become a partner. It is the original breath, it is the whisper of unremitting demand. It performed best in germanspeaking countries and the netherlands, where it secured top 10 placings. Slave to the rhythm grace jones album simple english. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Get the guaranteed best price on rock vinyl dg like the grace jones slave to the rhythm at musicians friend. Paroles slave to the rhythm par grace jones lyrics. Listen free to grace jones slave to the rhythm slave to the rhythm, g.
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. Slave to the rhythm was proclaimed the best single of 1985 by the face magazine. Subtitled a biography in the liner notes, slave to the rhythm is a concept album. 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. I must admit this is not my absolute favorite album by grace jones, but this was her last great album from the 80s. Grace jones full official chart history official charts company. The music video for slave to the rhythm features the hit single version of the song, billed as ladies and gentlemen. The story of grace jones slave to the rhythm classic album. 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. 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.
Grace jones slave to the rhythm 1985 full 12 single. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Grace jones slave to the rhythm page 2 steve hoffman. 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. The song and the album was written by bruce woolley, simon darlow, stephen lipson and trevor horn and was produced by horn. 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. 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. His great grandfather came from nigeria, from the igbo tribe. 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. Grace jones discography consists of 10 studio albums, eight compilation albums and 53 singles. Grace jones biggest song came in 1985, with slave to the rhythm, originally intended as a release by frankie goes to hollywood. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Its pretty clear why these finished movies were never released.
The song and the album were written by bruce woolley, simon darlow, stephen lipson and trevor horn and produced by horn. See more ideas about grace jones, amazing grace and jones fashion. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Grace jones slave to the rhythm instrumental slave stereo hq sound duration. 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. Vo introduction to 1987 video for slave to the rhythm i. Its essentially one song slave to the rhythm with several variations with interview commentary in between. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Larger than life, wild, scary and androgynous grace jones plays all these parts. Grace jones utrecht th april 2010 slave to the rhythm. Grace jones slave to the rhythm lyrics lyricsfreak. 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. Grace jones slave to the rhythm official video youtube.
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 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. A great performance and whatever you make of her, this is amazing for someone that is now 64. 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. Grace jones was born on may 19, 1948 in spanish town, st catherine, jamaica to marjorie jones nee williams and reverend robert w. Slave to the rhythm is one of the most successful of all grace jones albums in terms of commercial performance. After finishing the compass point trilogy in 1982, jones took a break from recording to concentrate on her acting career. Grace jones slave to the rhythm bootleg by ucp berlin by kempstarr published on 20. Under his supervision, grace jones entered the studio on a weekly basis to record. Music video by grace jones performing slave to the rhyt. 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. Unlike most albums that feature a collection of different songs.
A visual experience where jones appears in many different forms, with several images that apparently. Grace jones was, and still is, an icon without comparison. 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. The first single from grace jones 1985 album of the same name. Grace jones, 70, steals the show at the tommy x zendaya. Sep 02, 2015 grace jones slave to the rhythm love to infinity classic paradise 12 inch marlin jase. Slave to the rhythm by trevor horn, stephen lipson is a remix of grace joness slave to the rhythm album version. It was produced by trevor horn assisted by stephen lipson and released in 1985.
She later appeared in the james bond film a view to a kill as the villain may day. Slave to the rhythm is the seventh album by grace jones. 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. Vinyl 12 grace jones slave to the rhythm 1985, vinyl discogs. 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. Slave to the rhythm is the seventh studio album by grace jones, released on 28 october 1985 by island records. Grace jones slave to the rhythm lyrics genius lyrics. Slave to the rhythm is the seventh studio album by grace jones, released on 28 october 1985. Grace jones slave to the rhythm lyrics and tracklist. Grace jones slave to the rhythm lyrics and tracklist genius. 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. The song and the album were written by bruce woolley, simon darlow, stephen lipson.
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