Nightclubbing
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| Nightclubbing | ||
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| Studio album by Grace Jones | ||
| Released | 1981 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | New Wave/Disco | |
| Length | 38:14 | |
| Label | Island Records | |
| Producer(s) | Chris Blackwell, Alex Sadkin | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Grace Jones chronology | ||
| Warm Leatherette (1980) |
Nightclubbing'' (1981) |
Living My Life (1981) |
Nightclubbing is an album by Grace Jones released in 1981, featuring a cover of the Flash and the Pan song Walking in the Rain. The album also included the single-hit Pull Up to the Bumper which made #53 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1981. The track was later re-released as a double a-side together with La Vie En Rose and got to #12 in January 1986. The title track is a cover of an Iggy Pop song, which was co-written by David Bowie.
[edit] Track listing
- "Walking in the Rain" (Harry Vanda, George Young) – 4:30
- "Pull Up to the Bumper" (Kookoo Baya, Grace Jones, Dana Mano) – 4:30
- "Use Me" (Bill Withers) – 5:05
- "Nightclubbing" (David Bowie, James Osterberg) – 5:05
- "Art Groupie" (Barry Reynolds, Grace Jones) – 3:20
- "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" (Ástor Piazzolla, Reynolds, Dennis Wilkey, Masai Delon) – 4:30
- "Feel Up" (Jones) – 3:55
- "Demolition Man" (Sting) – 4:00
- "I've Done It Again" (Reynolds) – 3:45
[edit] Personnel
- Grace Jones – vocals
- Wally Badarou – keyboards
- Monte Browne – guitar
- Robbie Shakespeare – bass
- Sly Dunbar – drums
- Mikey Chung – guitar
- Masai Delon – vocals
- Tyrone Downie – keyboards, vocals
- Jack Emblow - accordion
- Barry Reynolds – guitar
- Jess Roden – vocals
- Mel Speller – percussion, vocals
- Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – percussion
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | Billboard Black Albums | 9 |
| 1981 | Billboard Pop Albums | 32 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | "Pull Up to the Bumper" | Billboard Black Singles | 5 |
| 1981 | "Pull Up to the Bumper" | Billboard Club Play Singles | 2 |
| Grace Jones | |
| Discography/Filmography | |
| Studio albums, anthologies, and reissues: Portfolio | Fame | Muse | Warm Leatherette | Nightclubbing | Living My Life | Island Life | Slave to the Rhythm | Inside Story | Bulletproof Heart | Island Life 2 | Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions | 20th Century Masters-The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Grace Jones | Universal Masters Collection | The Collection | Fame / Muse | The Grace Jones Story | |
| Filmography: Gordon's War | Let's Make a Dirty Movie | Army of Lovers or Revolution of the Perverts | Deadly Vengeance | Made in France | Conan the Destroyer | A View to a Kill | Vamp | Straight to Hell | Siesta | Boomerang | Cyber Bandits | McCinsey's Island | Palmer's Pick Up | Shaka Zulu: The Last Great Warrior | Blood Moon/ Wolf Girl |
