Fame (album)

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Fame
Fame cover
Studio album by Grace Jones
Released 1978
Genre R&B, Disco
Label Island Records
Producer(s) Tom Moulton
Professional reviews
Grace Jones chronology
Portfolio (1979) Fame Muse (1979)


Fame is an album by Grace Jones. It was released in 1978. The album was a huge hit in America, rocketing into the top 10 dance charts, with both of its singles (Do or Die and Fame) reaching #3 on the dance charts.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Do or Die" (Jack Robinson, James Bolden) - 6:47
  2. "Pride" (Jack Robinson, James Bolden) - 6:23
  3. "Fame" (Jack Robinson, Gil Slavin) - 5:37
  4. "Autumn Leaves" (Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma) - 7:02
  5. "All On A Summers Night" (Jack Robinson, James Bolden) - 4:17
  6. "Am I Ever Gonna Fall In Love In New York City" (Jack Robinson, Vivienne Savoie Robinson, James Bolden) - 5:28
  7. "Below The Belt" (Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamondis) - 4:43

[edit] Singles

  • Do Or Die
US 7" single (1978)
1.Do Or Die (7" Version)  3.22 
2.Comme Un Oiseau Qui S'envole (7" Version)  3.10
US 12" single (1978)
1.Do Or Die  6.15
2.Comme Un Oiseau Qui S'envole  4.30
UK 12" single (1978)
1.Do Or Die  6.15
2.Comme Un Oiseau Qui S'envole  4.30
FR 12" single (1978)
1.Do Or Die  6.15
2.Comme Un Oiseau Qui S'envole  4.30
  • Fame
US 12" promo (1978)
1.Fame (Edit)  4.51
2.Am I Ever Gonna Fall In Love In New York City?  5.28
  • Autumn Leaves
FR 7" single (1978)
1.Autumn Leaves (Part 1)  3.20
2.Autumn Leaves (Part 2)  3.40

[edit] CD Release

A limited CD edition was issued in Australia by Karussell label in 1993.

[edit] References

AMG

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 | Wolf Girl