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For anyone but die-hard fans, Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions will simply be too much Grace Jones in one place. Comprised entirely of recordings she made at Compass Point Studios during the early '80s, the double-disc set features 26 tracks, including two unreleased cuts and four previously unreleased mixes of hit songs. These are unquestionably Jones' best material, mainly because she was supported by a top-notch studio band and produced by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. Given that talent, it's hard to go wrong, but Jones' arch, detached persona hasn't aged well. Several of these cuts work well, several seem hampered by Jones, but there's no denying that any serious fans of her work will find this necessary. Less-dedicated listeners, however, are advised to stick with Nightclubbing, which is the best album to be culled from these sessions. It's much more palatable for casual listeners.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Alex Sadkin, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1980 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1998 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Bryan Ferry, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Andy Mackay, ComposerLyricist - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1980 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Petty, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Wally Badarou, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Chung, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Grace Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Reynolds, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uziah Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Daniel Otto Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex Sadkin, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1980 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex Sadkin, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Marianne Faithfull, ComposerLyricist - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Barry Reynolds, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Jacques Joseph Higelin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dana Manno, ComposerLyricist - Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Wally Badarou, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Chung, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Grace Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Reynolds, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uziah Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Bill Withers, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Wally Badarou, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Chung, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Grace Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Reynolds, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uziah Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Stephen Morris, Composer - Ian Curtis, ComposerLyricist - PETER HOOK, Composer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Bernard Dickin, Composer
℗ 1980 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Stephen Morris, Composer - Ian Curtis, ComposerLyricist - PETER HOOK, Composer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Bernard Dickin, Composer
℗ 1998 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Harry Vanda, ComposerLyricist - Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Redburn Young, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Wally Badarou, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Chung, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Grace Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Reynolds, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uziah Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex Sadkin, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Barry Reynolds, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Iggy Pop, ComposerLyricist - Alex Sadkin, Producer - David Bowie, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1981 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Melvin Van Peebles, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Wally Badarou, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Chung, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Grace Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Barry Reynolds, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uziah Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Wally Badarou, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Chung, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Grace Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Barry Reynolds, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uziah Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Astor Piazzolla, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Wally Badarou, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Chung, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Grace Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Reynolds, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Wilkey, ComposerLyricist - Uziah Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sting, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Wally Badarou, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Chung, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Grace Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Reynolds, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uziah Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Barry Reynolds, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
June Carter Cash, ComposerLyricist - Alex Sadkin, Producer - MERLE KILGORE, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex Sadkin, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Barry Reynolds, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex Sadkin, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Grace Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Trevor Horn, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Martin Woolley, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Lipson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Darlow, ComposerLyricist - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1985 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
For anyone but die-hard fans, Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions will simply be too much Grace Jones in one place. Comprised entirely of recordings she made at Compass Point Studios during the early '80s, the double-disc set features 26 tracks, including two unreleased cuts and four previously unreleased mixes of hit songs. These are unquestionably Jones' best material, mainly because she was supported by a top-notch studio band and produced by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. Given that talent, it's hard to go wrong, but Jones' arch, detached persona hasn't aged well. Several of these cuts work well, several seem hampered by Jones, but there's no denying that any serious fans of her work will find this necessary. Less-dedicated listeners, however, are advised to stick with Nightclubbing, which is the best album to be culled from these sessions. It's much more palatable for casual listeners.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 02:33:18
- Main artists: Grace Jones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group This Compilation ℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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