I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
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| “I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)” | |||||
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| Single by Grace Jones from the album Nightclubbing |
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| B-side | "Warm Leatherette" | ||||
| Released | 1981 | ||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Genre | Reggae/ New Wave/ Downtempo | ||||
| Length | 4:29 | ||||
| Label | Island Records 102587 | ||||
| Writer(s) | A. Piazzolla, Barry Reynolds, D. Wilkey, N. Delon | ||||
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"I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" is the third single from Grace Jones' album Nightclubbing. The song was released in both Italian and Spanish versions.
This song was composed by Astor Piazzolla and first recorded by himself in 1974.
Julien Clerc, Guy Marchand, Herb Alpert, Gary Burton, Al Di Meola, Richard Galliano, Yo-Yo Ma, and Iva Zanicchi, also have recorded versions of this song.
It was also featured in key moments of the 1988 thriller movie 'Frantic (film)', starring Harrison Ford, however did not make it onto the film's accompanying soundtrack album.
[edit] 12" version
The single was also released as a long version (time 5:36). This version is not yet released on CD.
[edit] Music video
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The song is famous for its groundbreaking video. The single cover (shown right) recreates an image from that video.
The song also ends her classic A One Man Show video with some new footage.
The original video can be watched at Youtube; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZRTbjpFCF4&feature=related
