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By all means a phenomenal pop album that hit number nine on the black albums chart and crossed over to penetrate the pop charts at number 32, Nightclubbing saw Grace Jones working once again with Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, and the remainder of the Compass Point team. Nightclubbing also continues Jones' tradition of picking excellent songs to reinterpret. This time out, the Police's "Demolition Man," Bill Withers' "Use Me," and Iggy Pop's "Nightclubbing" receive radical reinterpretations; "Nightclubbing" is glacial in both tempo and lack of warmth, while both "Use Me" and "Demolition Man" fit perfectly into Jones' lyrical scheme. Speaking of a lyrical scheme, "Pull Up to the Bumper" (number five black singles, number two club play) is so riddled with naughty double entendres -- or is it just about parallel parking? -- that it renders Musique's "In the Bush" as daring as Paul Anka's "Puppy Love." Drive it in between what, Grace? It's not just lyrics that make the song stick out; jingling spirals of rhythm guitar and a simplistic, squelching, mid-tempo rhythm make the song effective, even without considering Jones' presence. Sly & Robbie provide ideal backdrops for Jones yet again, casting a brisk but not bristly sheen over buoyant structures. Never before and never since has a precisely chipped block of ore been so seductive.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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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.
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
℗ 1981 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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, ComposerLyricist - Barry Reynolds, ComposerLyricist
℗ 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 - 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 - 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 - Marianne Faithfull, ComposerLyricist - Grace Jones, MainArtist - Barry Reynolds, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 The Island Def Jam Music Group
DISC 2
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sting, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 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
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dana Manno, ComposerLyricist - Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 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
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Astor Piazzolla, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 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
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Harry Vanda, ComposerLyricist - Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Redburn Young, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - 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
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Steven Stanley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dana Manno, ComposerLyricist - Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 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
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Bill Withers, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 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
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Steven Stanley, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Dana Manno, ComposerLyricist - Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Robbie Shakespeare, ComposerLyricist - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 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
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dana Manno, ComposerLyricist - Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 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 - Paul Groucho Smykle, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Sly Dunbar, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Steve Stanley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Compass Point All Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1982 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Composer Unknown, 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
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Gary Numan, ComposerLyricist - Grace Jones, MainArtist
℗ 2014 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Astor Piazzolla, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - D. Wilkey, ComposerLyricist - Wally Badarou, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Chung, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Grace Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Reynolds, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - N. Delon, ComposerLyricist - Uziah Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
By all means a phenomenal pop album that hit number nine on the black albums chart and crossed over to penetrate the pop charts at number 32, Nightclubbing saw Grace Jones working once again with Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, and the remainder of the Compass Point team. Nightclubbing also continues Jones' tradition of picking excellent songs to reinterpret. This time out, the Police's "Demolition Man," Bill Withers' "Use Me," and Iggy Pop's "Nightclubbing" receive radical reinterpretations; "Nightclubbing" is glacial in both tempo and lack of warmth, while both "Use Me" and "Demolition Man" fit perfectly into Jones' lyrical scheme. Speaking of a lyrical scheme, "Pull Up to the Bumper" (number five black singles, number two club play) is so riddled with naughty double entendres -- or is it just about parallel parking? -- that it renders Musique's "In the Bush" as daring as Paul Anka's "Puppy Love." Drive it in between what, Grace? It's not just lyrics that make the song stick out; jingling spirals of rhythm guitar and a simplistic, squelching, mid-tempo rhythm make the song effective, even without considering Jones' presence. Sly & Robbie provide ideal backdrops for Jones yet again, casting a brisk but not bristly sheen over buoyant structures. Never before and never since has a precisely chipped block of ore been so seductive.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:54:58
- Main artists: Grace Jones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Disco
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