Fame (album)

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Fame
Studio album by Grace Jones
Released	1978
Genre	R&B, Disco
Label	Island Records
Producer	Tom Moulton
Professional reviews
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Grace Jones chronology
Portfolio 1977 Fame 1978 Muse 1979

Fame is the second studio album by Grace Jones. It was released in 1978. Just like on her debut album, Portfolio, side A is a continuous Tom Moulton-disco medley, with a total running time of 18:47. As Portfolio opened with "La Vie en rose", side B on "Fame" also opens with a French language cover, Jacques Prevert's "Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes)".

The Canadian edition of the original vinyl album included another French language track, "Comme Un Oiseau Qui S'envole", which, in most other territories, was issued as the B-side of the single "Do or Die". In Italy, the song "Anema E Core" was included on the album.

The album was a hit on the American dance scene, rocketing into the top 10 on the dance charts, and both of its singles, "Do or Die" and "Fame", reaching #3 on the dance club play chart.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side A 1.2 Side B 2 Release history 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 Singles 5.1 "Do Or Die" 5.2 "Fame" 5.3 "Autumn Leaves" 6 References

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side A

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
   • Non-stop medley: total time - 18:47

[edit] Side B

1. "Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes)" (Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma) - 7:02
2. "All on a Summers Night" (Jack Robinson, James Bolden) - 4:17
3. "Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City" (Jack Robinson, Vivienne Savoie Robinson, James Bolden) - 5:28
4. "Below the Belt (La Vieille Fille)" (Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamondis) - 4:43

• • "Anema E Core" * (Tito Manlio, Salve D’Esposito) - 3:58
    This track was issued only on the Italian pressing of Fame, replacing the final track.

[edit] Release history

LP:

• Island ILPS 9525
• Italian 12” vinyl album by Island Records on ILPS I9525 with alternative track listing

CD:

• Currently unavailable on CD. (A limited CD edition was issued in Germany and Australia by PolyGram's (now Universal Music) midprice label Karussell/Spectrum in 1993.)

[edit] Personnel

• Grace Jones - vocals
• Sweethearts of Sigma - background vocals
• Barbara Ingrim - background vocals
• Carla Benson - background vocals
• Yvette Benton - background vocals
• Keith Benson - drums
• Jimmy Williams - bass guitar
• Larry Washington - congas and percussion
• Moto - tambourines
• John Davis - all keyboards
• Piggy Pigerino - violin solo in track B1

[edit] Production

• Tom Moulton - producer, for Beam Junction Productions
• John Davis - arranger
• A Tom Moulton Mix
• Recorded and mixed at Sigma Sound Studios, Phila., PA
• Don Renaldo - strings, horns
• Arthur Stoppe - recording and mixing engineer
• Darrell Rogers - recording and mixing assistant
• José Rodriguez - mastering at Sterling Sound Studios, N.Y.
• Richard Bernstein - design, illustration
• Francis Ing - photographer
• Sonia Moskewitz - photographer
• Neil Terk - art direction
• Dedicated with love to a true Artist, Jean-Paul Goude - GRACE

[edit] Singles

[edit] "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)IS1008

1. "Do or Die" (12" Mix) - 6:15
2. "Comme Un Oiseau Qui S'envole" - 4:30

• UK 12" single (1978)

1. "Do or Die" (12" Mix) - 6:15
2. "Comme Un Oiseau Qui S'envole" - 4:30

• FR 12" single (1978)

1. "Do or Die" (12" Mix) - 6:15
2. "Comme Un Oiseau Qui S'envole" - 4:30

[edit] "Fame"

• US 12" promo (1978) PRO-A-763

1. "Fame" (Edit) - 4:51
2. "Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City?" - 5:28

[edit] "Autumn Leaves"

• FR 7" single (1978)

1. "Autumn Leaves" (Part 1) - 3:20
2. "Autumn Leaves" (Part 2) - 3:40

[edit] References

• All Music Guide

v • d • e Grace Jones Studio albums Portfolio (1977) | Fame (1978) | Muse (1979) | Warm Leatherette (1980) | Nightclubbing (1981) | Living My Life (1982) | Slave to the Rhythm (1985) | Inside Story (1986) | Bulletproof Heart (1989) | Corporate Cannibal (2008) Compilations, anthologies and reissues Island Life | The Ultimate | Island Life 2 | Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions – 20th Century Masters-The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones | The Universal Masters Collection | The Collection | The Grace Jones Story – Colour Collection | The Ultimate Collection Singles "I Need a Man" | "Sorry" | "La Vie en rose" | "Do or Die" | "On Your Knees" | "Private Life" | "Love Is the Drug" | "Breakdown" | "A Rolling Stone" | "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" | "Demolition Man" | "Pull Up to the Bumper" | "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" | "Use Me" | "Walking in the Rain" | "Feel Up" | "My Jamaican Guy" | "Nipple to the Bottle" | "The Apple Stretching" | "Living My Life" | "Slave to the Rhythm" | "Jones the Rhythm" | "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)" | "Party Girl" | "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" | "Crush" | "Amado Mio" | "Love on Top of Love" | "7 Day Weekend"  | "Evilmainya" | "Sexdrive" | "Love Bites" Songs Grace Jones singles discography | Grace Jones B-Sides and Non-Album Tracks Filmography Gordon's War | Let's Make a Dirty Movie | Army of Lovers or Revolution of the Perverts | Deadly Vengeance | Made in France | A One Man Show | 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