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Island Life (Grace Jones album)

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Island Life
Compilation album by
Grace Jones
ReleasedDecember 1985
Recorded1977–1985
Genre
Length47:48
LabelIsland
Grace Jones chronology
Slave to the Rhythm
(1985) 		Island Life
(1985) 		Inside Story
(1986)

Island Life is the first greatest hits album by Jamaican singer Grace Jones, it released in December 1985. It includes songs from her first seven albums. The albums' artwork is Jones' is her most iconic artwork.[1][2][3] The album was later re-released in 1996 under the name of Island Life 2 and included two remixes of a new song called "Sex Drive" which was originally going to appear on a album called "Black Marilyn" which was due out in the 1990s but never got released.

Track listing

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Standard release

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Side A

No. TitleWriter(s)Album Length
1. "La Vie en rose"  Édith Piaf, Louigny, Mack DavidPortfolio 7:25
2. "I Need a Man"  Paul Adrian Slade, Pierre PapadiamondisPortfolio 3:22
3. "Do or Die"  Jack Robinson, James BoldenFame 3:22
4. "Private Life"  Chrissie HyndeWarm Leatherette 5:10
5. "Love Is the Drug"  Bryan Ferry, Andy MackayWarm Leatherette 6:02

Side B

No. TitleWriter(s)Album Length
6. "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"  Ástor Piazzolla, Barry Reynolds, Dennis Wilkey, Nathalie DelonNightclubbing 4:29
7. "Pull Up to the Bumper"  Kookoo Baya, Grace Jones, Dana ManoNightclubbing 3:38
8. "Walking in the Rain"  Harry Vanda, George YoungNightclubbing 4:18
9. "My Jamaican Guy"  Grace JonesLiving My Life 6:00
10. "Slave to the Rhythm"  Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson, Trevor HornSlave to the Rhythm 4:22

Notes: 7" edits of "Do or Die", "Pull Up to the Bumper" and "Slave to the Rhythm" are included. "Love Is the Drug" appears in Eric "E.T." Thorngren's remix.

UK cassette release

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Side A

No. TitleWriter(s)Album Length
1. "La Vie en rose"  Édith Piaf, Louigny, Mack DavidPortfolio 7:25
2. "I Need a Man"  Paul Adrian Slade, Pierre PapadiamondisPortfolio 3:22
3. "Do or Die"  Jack Robinson, James BoldenFame 3:22
4. "Private Life"  Chrissie HyndeWarm Leatherette 5:10
5. "Love Is the Drug"  Bryan Ferry, Andy MackayWarm Leatherette 6:02
6. "Demolition Man"  StingNightclubbing  
7. "Nipple to the Bottle"  Grace Jones, Sly DunbarLiving My Life  

Side B

No. TitleWriter(s)Album Length
8. "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"  Ástor Piazzolla, Barry Reynolds, Dennis Wilkey, Nathalie DelonNightclubbing 4:29
9. "Pull Up to the Bumper"  Kookoo Baya, Grace Jones, Dana ManoNightclubbing 3:38
10. "Walking in the Rain"  Harry Vanda, George YoungNightclubbing 4:18
11. "My Jamaican Guy"  Grace JonesLiving My Life 6:00
12. "Slave to the Rhythm"  Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson, Trevor HornSlave to the Rhythm 4:22
13. "Grace Jones Musclemix"  variousIsland Life  

Island Life 2

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No. TitleWriter(s)Album Length
1. "La Vie en rose"  Édith Piaf, Louigny, Mack DavidPortfolio 7:25
2. "I Need a Man"  Paul Adrian Slade, Pierre PapadiamondisPortfolio 3:22
3. "Do or Die"  Jack Robinson, James BoldenFame 3:22
4. "Private Life"  Chrissie HyndeWarm Leatherette 5:11
5. "Love Is the Drug"  Bryan Ferry, Andy MackayWarm Leatherette 6:03
6. "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"  Ástor Piazzolla, Barry Reynolds, Dennis Wilkey, Nathalie DelonNightclubbing 4:29
7. "Pull Up to the Bumper"  Kookoo Baya, Grace Jones, Dana ManoNightclubbing 3:39
8. "Walking in the Rain"  Harry Vanda, George YoungNightclubbing 4:18
9. "My Jamaican Guy"  Grace JonesLiving My Life 6:00
10. "Slave to the Rhythm"  Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson, Trevor HornSlave to the Rhythm 4:23
11. "Pars"  Jacques HigelinWarm Leatherette 4:48
12. "Feel Up"  Grace JonesNightclubbing 4:04
13. "Sex Drive (Sex Pitch Mix)"  Sheep on DrugsBlack Marilyn 7:18
14. "Sex Drive (Hard Drive Mix)"  Sheep on DrugsBlack Marilyn 5:10

Commercial reception

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References

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  1. ↑ "Grace Jones's iconic 1985 Island Life album cover". Lostateminor. Archived from the original on 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  2. ↑ Will Hodgkinson. "Snapshot: Grace Jones". arts.guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2008-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Images: Grace Jones by Jean-Paul Goude". afirstclassriot.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 160. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ↑ "Discographie Grace Jones" (in German). austriancharts.at.
  6. ↑ "Suche nach "grace jones"". www.charts.de (in German).
  7. ↑ "Liedsuche" (in German). www.charts-surfer.de.
  8. ↑ "Discografie Grace Jones" (in Dutch). www.dutchcharts.nl.
  9. ↑ "Discography Grace Jones". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  10. ↑ "Discography Grace Jones". norwegiancharts.com.
  11. ↑ "Grace Jones" (in German). hitparade.ch.
  12. ↑ "The Official Charts Company - Island Life by Grace Jones Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  13. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. p. 288. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  14. ↑ "Grace Jones". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
  15. ↑ "Grace Jones Album & Song Chart History". www.billboard.com.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  17. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Grace Jones – Island Life" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  18. ↑ "British album certifications – Grace Jones – Island Life". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Island Life in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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