Album
Island Life
1985 · Electronic, Pop
25 collectors on Gatefold own this
Island Life is a Soul & Funk album by Grace Jones, originally released in 1985. On Gatefold: 126 pressings tracked, owned by 25 collectors.
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Island Life is a compilation album by Grace Jones, under Island Records, released in December 1985, summing up the first nine years of her musical career. The album sits among Jones' best-selling works. The songs are taken from all of her first album during that time (excluding "Muse").
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Tracklist
- 1La Vie en rose7:25
- 2I Need a Man3:21
- 3Do or Die (7" Version)3:22
- 4Private Life5:11
- 5Love Is the Drug6:02
- 6I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)4:29
- 7Pull Up to the Bumper (Edit)3:38
- 8Walking In the Rain4:18
- 9My Jamaican Guy5:59
- 10Slave to the Rhythm (7" Edit)4:22
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Disco
- synthetic
- swaggering
- nocturnal
Island Life is a best-of compilation by Grace Jones released in December 1985 to capitalise on the success of Slave To The Rhythm released earlier that same year. It sums up the first nine years of her musical career and includes songs from all her albums, except Muse.
Some of the songs appear in edited forms, and a remix of "Love Is the Drug" is included.
The same tracklist was used for all versions except:
• Australian LP - Island Life (Australia 1985) (opens in a new tab) - including a bonus 12" containing four additional tracks, "My Jamaican Guy", "Pull Up To The Bumper", "On Your Knees" and "Warm Leatherette";
• 1986 UK cassette - Island Life (opens in a new tab) - including three bonus tracks, "Demolition Man", "Nipple To The Bottle" and "Grace Jones Musclemix".
The vinyl release comes normally in a gatefold sleeve.
In France, the compilation was re-released in 1990 as Dance Collection, then again in 1996 under the title Island Life 2, with four additional tracks, "Pars", "Feel Up" and two versions of the 1993 single "Sex Drive".
Singles from the album:
• Pull Up To The Bumper (Remix) / La Vie En Rose
• Re-Mix Re-Mask
• Private Life, My Jamaican Guy, Feel Up, She's Lost Control
• Love Is The Drug
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Grace JonesVOCALS
25 collectors on Gatefold own this · 126 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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