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The Island label reissued Grace Jones' first three albums as digital downloads in 2014, but The Disco Years, released the following year, brought the recordings back to physical life with compact disc and vinyl editions. Collectors were obviously in mind. The set contains Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), and Muse (1979), all of which were recorded at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound with disco pioneer Tom Moulton as producer, in their entirety. Additionally, there are cuts from the single releases, including the 1977 nonalbum A-side "La Vie en Rose." The packaging is striking and colorful, joined by in-depth liner notes. While not as distinctive as her '80s work with Sly & Robbie and Trevor Horn, these recordings are undeniable -- the source of a half-dozen Top Ten Billboard disco hits, all rich with drama and finesse.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Stephen Sondheim, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marvin Hamlisch, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Edward Lawrence Kleban, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
CHARLES STROUSE, ComposerLyricist - Martin Charnin, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Louiguy, ComposerLyricist - Mack David, ComposerLyricist - EDITH GASSION, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Stoppe, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Mark, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Duke Williams, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Montana Jr., Conductor, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Mark, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Montana Jr., Conductor, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Mark, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Montana Jr., Conductor, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Mark, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist - Paul Adrian Slade, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Montana Jr., Conductor, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Mark, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Montana Jr., Conductor, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Mark, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist - Paul Adrian Slade, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1985 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Vincent Montana Jr., Conductor, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Mark, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist - Paul Adrian Slade, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Montana Jr., Conductor, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Mark, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Montana Jr., Conductor, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Mark, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Louiguy, ComposerLyricist - Mack David, ComposerLyricist - EDITH GASSION, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Duke Williams, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Jack Robinson, ComposerLyricist - James Bolden, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jack Robinson, ComposerLyricist - James Bolden, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jack Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Gil Slavin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Jacques Prevert, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Kosma, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jack Robinson, ComposerLyricist - James Bolden, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jack Robinson, ComposerLyricist - James Bolden, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Vivienne Robinson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, Translator, MainArtist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Davis, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Robinson, ComposerLyricist - James Bolden, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Montana Jr., Conductor, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - J.C. Cosson, Author - Arthur Stoppe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Mark, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Gil Slavin, Composer
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - S. d'esposito, ComposerLyricist - Tito Manlio, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jack Robinson, ComposerLyricist - James Bolden, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Montana Jr., Conductor, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - J.C. Cosson, Author - Arthur Stoppe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Mark, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Gil Slavin, Composer
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jack Robinson, ComposerLyricist - James Bolden, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Vivienne Robinson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - S. d'esposito, ComposerLyricist - Tito Manlio, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 3
Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Thor Baldursson, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jack Robinson, ComposerLyricist - James Bolden, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Vivienne Robinson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tom Moulton, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Duke Williams, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Hal Shaper, ComposerLyricist - Stelvio Cipriani, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1979 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Davis, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jerry Corbetta, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - D.C. LaRue, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
John Davis, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Louiguy, ComposerLyricist - Mack David, ComposerLyricist - EDITH GASSION, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Duke Williams, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jack Robinson, ComposerLyricist - James Bolden, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Montana Jr., Conductor, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - J.C. Cosson, Author - Arthur Stoppe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Mark, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Gil Slavin, Composer
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jack Robinson, ComposerLyricist - James Bolden, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Vivienne Robinson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Corbetta, ComposerLyricist - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - David C. L'Heureux, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Davis, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Moulton, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Papadiamandis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
The Island label reissued Grace Jones' first three albums as digital downloads in 2014, but The Disco Years, released the following year, brought the recordings back to physical life with compact disc and vinyl editions. Collectors were obviously in mind. The set contains Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), and Muse (1979), all of which were recorded at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound with disco pioneer Tom Moulton as producer, in their entirety. Additionally, there are cuts from the single releases, including the 1977 nonalbum A-side "La Vie en Rose." The packaging is striking and colorful, joined by in-depth liner notes. While not as distinctive as her '80s work with Sly & Robbie and Trevor Horn, these recordings are undeniable -- the source of a half-dozen Top Ten Billboard disco hits, all rich with drama and finesse.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 43 track(s)
- Total length: 03:47:09
- Main artists: Grace Jones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Group International
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Disco
© 2015 Universal International Music B.V. This Compilation ℗ 2015 Universal International Music B.V.
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