Nightclubbing

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Nightclubbing
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
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B-) link
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.

The album reached number #35 on the UK Album Chart in May of 1981.

Contents 1 Trivia 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Singles 5 Charts

[edit] Trivia

• The music video for "Pull up to the Bumper" featured clips from Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

[edit] Track listing

1. "Walking in the Rain" (Harry Vanda, George Young) – 4:18
2. "Pull Up to the Bumper" (Koo Koo Baya, Grace Jones, Dana Mano) – 4:41
3. "Use Me" (Bill Withers) – 5:04
4. "Nightclubbing" (David Bowie, James Osterberg) – 5:06
5. "Art Groupie" (Barry Reynolds, Grace Jones) – 2:39
6. "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" (Ástor Piazzolla, Barry Reynolds, D. Wilkey, N. Delon]]) – 4:30
7. "Feel Up" (Grace Jones) – 4:03
8. "Demolition Man" (Sting) – 4:03
9. "I've Done It Again" (Barry Reynolds) – 3:51

[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] Singles

• Demolition Man

US 7" single (1981)
1.Demolition Man
2.Walking In The Rain

UK 7" single (1981)  WIP6673
1.Demolition Man
2.Warm Leatherette

US 7" promo (1981)
1.Demolition Man

US 12" single (1981)
1.Demolition Man
2.Love Is The Drug

UK 12" single (1981)
1.Demolition Man
2.Bullshit

• Feel Up

US 7" single (1981)
1.Feel Up (Edit)  3.41
2.Walking In The Rain  4.18

US 7" promo (1981)
1.Feel Up (Mono Edit)  3.41
2.Feel Up (Stereo Edit)  3.41

US 12" promo (1981)
1.Feel Up (Long Version)  6.15
2.Walking In The Rain  4.18

• I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)

US 7" single (1981)
1.I've Seen That Face Before  4.29
2.Warm Leatherette  4.25

GE 7" single (1981)  103.184
1.I've Seen That Face Before  4.30
2.Demolition Man  4.32

BR 7" single (1981)  103030
1.I've Seen That Face Before  4.29
2.Warm Leatherette  4.25

US 12" single (1981)
1.I've Seen That Face Before  5.36
2.Pull Up To The Bumper  5.01

FR 12" single (1981)  6010363
1.I've Seen That Face Before  5.32
2.Warm Leatherette  4.25

UK 12" single (2005)  GIGOLO136
1.I've Seen That Face Before (Berlin Mix)
2.I've Seen That Face Before (Vienna Mix)

GE 12" single (1981)
1.I've Seen That Face Before  5.36
2.Pull Up To The Bumper  5.01

NE 12" single (1981)  600366
1.I've Seen That Face Before  5.36
2.Pull Up To The Bumper  5.01

• Pull Up To The Bumper

US 7" single (1981)
1.Pull Up To The Bumper (Edit)  3.40
2.Breakdown

UK 7" single (1981)  WIP6696
1.Pull Up To The Bumper (Edit)  3.40
2.La Vie En Rose (7" Version)  3.35

MX 7" promo (1981)
1.Pull Up To The Bumper
2.Feel Up

US 12" promo (1981)  PRO-A-936
1.Pull Up To The Bumper (Party Version)  5.45
2.Pull Up To The Bumper

UK 12" single (1981)  12WIP6696
1.Pull Up To The Bumper (Remix)
2.Feel Up

GE 12" single (1981)
1.Pull Up To The Bumper (Remix)
2.La Vie En Rose
3.Nipple To The Bottle

UK 7" single (1985) IS240
1.Pull Up To The Bumper
2.La Vie En Rose

UK CASS single (1986)  CIS240
1.Pull Up To The Bumper
2.Nipple To The Bottle
3.La Vie En Rose
4.Peanut Butter  3.05  (instrumental of Pull Up To The Bumper) 

US 12" promo (2000)  ED20PR
1.Pull Up To The Bumper (Funks' Drive It In Between Dub)  6.27 
2.Pull Up To The Bumper (Funks' Extension Mix)  6.26
3.Pull Up To The Bumper (Airplay Mix)  3.23

UK 12" single (2000)  CLU012144-0
1.Pull Up To The Bumper (Airplay Mix)  3.23
2.Pull Up To The Bumper (Funks' Extension Mix)  6.26
3.Pinguino  not a Grace Jones track

GE 12" single (2000)  CLU012037-0
1.Pull Up To The Bumper (Funks' Extension Mix)  6.26
2.Pull Up To The Bumper (Funks' Drive It In Between Dub)  6.27
3.Pull Up To The Bumper (Airplay Mix)  3.23
4.Pinguino  not a Grace Jones track

GE CD single (2000)  CLU012037-5
1.Pull Up To The Bumper (Airplay Mix)  3.23
2.Pull Up To The Bumper (Funks' Extension Mix)  6.26
3.Pull Up To The Bumper (Funks' Drive It In Between Dub)  6.27
4.Pinguino  not a Grace Jones track

AU CD single (2000)  ADICT103CD
1.Pull Up To The Bumper (Airplay Mix)  3.23
2.Pull Up To The Bumper (Funks' Extension Mix)  6.26
3.Pull Up To The Bumper (Funks' Drive It In Between Dub)  6.27
4.Pinguino  not a Grace Jones track

• Use Me

US 7" single (1981)
1.Use Me (Edit)  3.41
2.Feel Up

US 7" promo (1981)
1.Use Me (Stereo Edit)  3.41
2.Use Me (Mono Edit)  3.41

• Walking In The Rain

US 7" single (1981)
1.Walking In The Rain  4.18
2.Pull Up To The Bumper  4.40

UK 7" single (1981)  WIP6739
1.Walking In The Rain  4.18
2.Peanut Butter  3.05  (instrumental of Pull Up To The Bumper)

UK 12" single (1981)  12WIP6739
1.Walking In The Rain (Remix) 
2.Pull Up To The Bumper (Remix)

GE 12" single (1981)  600459-213
1.Walking In The Rain (Long Version)  7.25
2.Pull Up To The Bumper (Disconet Version)  7.15
3.Peanut Butter  3.05  (instrumental of Pull Up To The Bumper)

AU 12" single (1981)
1.Walking In The Rain (Long Version)  7.25
2.Peanut Butter  3.05  (instrumental of Pull Up To The Bumper)

AU 7" single (1981)
1.Walking In The Rain (Edited Version)  3.52
2.Peanut Butter  3.07  (instrumental of Pull Up To The Bumper)

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Billboard Black Albums	9
1981	Billboard Pop Albums	32

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
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 | Wolf Girl