Living My Life (album)
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| Living My Life | ||
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| Studio album by Grace Jones | ||
| Released | 1982 | |
| Genre | Reggae, Dance, Soul, New Wave | |
| Length | 37:32 | |
| Label | Island Records | |
| Producer(s) | Chris Blackwell, Alex Sadkin, | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Grace Jones chronology | ||
| Nightclubbing (1981) |
Living My Life'' (1982) |
Island Life (1985) |
Living My Life is an album by Grace Jones released in 1982. This album is a part of a trilogy of albums that she recorded during the early eighties. This time around, Jones wrote or co-wrote every song on the album, except for one, The Apple Stretching, which was originally written by Melvin Van Peebles and used in the Broadway show, Waltz of the Stork.
The album reached number #15 on the UK Album Chart in November, 1982.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "My Jamaican Guy" (Grace Jones) - 6:00
- "Nipple to the Bottle" (Grace Jones, Sly Dunbar) - 5:55
- "The Apple Stretching" (Melvin Van Peebles) - 6:45
- "Everybody Hold Still" (Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds) - 3:10
- "Cry Now, Laugh Later" (Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds) - 5:00
- "Inspiration" (Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds) - 4:35
- "Unlimited Capacity for Love" (Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds) - 5:45
[edit] Singles
- My Jamaican Guy
UK 7" single (1982) 1.My Jamaican Guy 2.Cry Now, Laugh Later
JP 7" promo (1982) 1.My Jamaican Guy 2.Everybody Hold Still
US 12" single (1982) 1.My Jamaican Guy 4.05 2.JA Guys (Dub) 3.11 3.Cry Now, Laugh Later (Remix) 5.55
GE 12" single (1983) 1.My Jamaican Guy 4.05 2.JA Guys (Dub) 3.00 3.Cry Now, Laugh Later (Remix) 5.55
- Nipple To The Bottle
US 7" single (1982) 1.Nipple To The Bottle (7" Version) 3.39 2.JA Guys (Dub) 3.11
US 12" single (1982) 1.Nipple To The Bottle (Club Cut) 6.59 2.The Apple Stretching 8.40
US 12" single (1982) 1.Nipple To The Bottle (Club Cut) 6.57 2.JA Guys (Dub) 7.15
- The Apple Stretching
US 7" single (1982) 1.The Apple Stretching (7" Version) 3.23 2.Nipple To The Bottle (Club Cut 7" Version) 4.22
US 12" single (1982) 1.The Apple Stretching 8.40 2.Nipple to The Bottle (Club Cut) 6.59
- Cry Now, Laugh Later
US 12" single (1983) 1.Cry Now, Laugh Later (Remix) 5.51 2.Cry Now, Laugh Later (Dub) 6.04 3.Nipple To The Bottle (Dub) 3.40
UK 7" single (1983) 1.Cry Now, Laugh Later 4.06 2.My Jamaican Guy 4.05
CA 12" single (1983) 1.Cry Now, Laugh Later (Remix) 5.51 2.Cry Now, Laugh Later (Dub) 6.04 3.Nipple To The Bottle (Dub) 3.40
US 7" promo (1983) 1.Cry Now, Laugh Later 4.25 2.Cry Now, Laugh Later 4.25
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | Billboard Black Albums | 19 |
| 1981 | Billboard Pop Albums | 86 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | "Nipple to the Bottle" | Billboard Black Singles | 17 |
| 1982 | "Cry Now, Laugh Later" | Billboard Club Play Singles | 2 |
[edit] Personnel
- Benji Armbrister - Assistant Engineer
- Wally Badarou - Keyboards
- Chris Blackwell - Producer
- Michael Brauer - Mixing
- Mikey Chung - Guitar
- Sly Dunbar - Drums, Syndrum
- Jean Paul Goude - Design, Photography
- Ted Jensen - Mastering
- Grace Jones - Vocals
- Rob O'Connor - Design
- Barry Reynolds - Guitar
- Trevor Rogers - Photography
- Alex Sadkin - Organ (Hand), Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Robbie Shakespeare - Guitar (Bass)
- Steven Stanley - Engineer, Mixing
- Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - Percussion
| 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 |
