Disco (Grace Jones album)

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Disco
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ReleasedMay 4, 2015
Recorded1977–1979
Genre Disco
Length227:13
Label Island, Universal Music Group
Producer Tom Moulton
Grace Jones chronology
Hurricane
(2008)
Disco
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Louder Than War 4/10 [3]
The Quietus Favorable [4]

Disco is a boxed set of three Grace Jones's first three albums, released in 2015. The set contains Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), and Muse (1979), all of which were recorded at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios with disco pioneer Tom Moulton as producer, in their entirety. The albums were remastered and each of the three CDs included seven bonus tracks while the vinyl box maintains the original track listings and offers a fourth record, that collects mainly long versions of the 45s from this era. [5] The LP version includes the original 3 LP releases and a 4th LP which includes 8 tracks with selected remixes, b-sides and edited versions.

Contents

Track listing

Portfolio (1977)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Send in the Clowns" Stephen Sondheim 7:37
2."What I Did for Love"5:15
3."Tomorrow"5:48
4."La Vie en rose"7:28
5."Sorry"3:58
6."That's the Trouble"
  • Jones
  • Papadiamandis
3:36
7."I Need a Man"
  • Papadiamandis
  • Paul Slade
3:23
8."Sorry" (long version)
  • Jones
  • Papadiamandis
6:45
9."That's the Trouble" (long version)
  • Jones
  • Papadiamandis
7:01
10."I Need a Man" (long version)
  • Papadiamandis
  • Slade
7:37
11."I Need a Man" (instrumental version)
  • Papadiamandis
  • Slade
4:57
12."Sorry" (instrumental version)
  • Jones
  • Papadiamandis
4:47
13."That's the Trouble" (instrumental version)
  • Jones
  • Papadiamandis
3:53
14."La Vie en Rose" (instrumental version)
  • Piaf
  • Guglielmi
7:26
Total length:79:33
Fame (1978)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do or Die"6:43
2."Pride"
  • Robinson
  • Bolden
6:27
3."Fame"
  • Robinson
  • Gil Slavin
5:35
4."Autumn Leaves"7:03
5."All on a Summers Night"
  • Robinson
  • Bolden
4:18
6."Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City"
  • Robinson
  • Vivienne Savoie Robinson
  • Bolden
5:26
7."Below the Belt"
  • Jones
  • Papadiamandis
4:55
8."Do or Die" (12" disco version)
  • Robinson
  • Bolden
6:16
9."Comme un oiseau qui s'envole" (long version)
  • Jean-Claude Cosson
  • Slavin
4:31
10."Anema e core" (long version)
  • Tito Manlio
  • Salve D'Esposito
5:04
11."Do or Die" (instrumental version)
  • Robinson
  • Bolden
6:24
12."Comme un oiseau qui s'envole" (instrumental version)
  • Cosson
  • Slavin
4:32
13."Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City" (instrumental version)
  • Robinson
  • V. Robinson
  • Bolden
5:30
14."Anema e core" (instrumental version)
  • Manlio
  • D'Esposito
4:31
Total length:77:05
Muse (1979)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sinning"
  • Jones
  • Papadiamandis
5:07
2."Suffer"4:15
3."Repentance (Forgive Me)"
  • Jones
  • Papadiamandis
3:51
4."Saved"
  • Robinson
  • Bolden
  • V. Robinson
7:09
5."Atlantic City Gambler"
5:48
6."I'll Find My Way to You"5:16
7."Don't Mess with the Messer"
  • Jones
  • Papadiamandis
4:51
8."On Your Knees"6:30
9."Don't Mess with the Messer" (long version)
  • Jones
  • Papadiamandis
6:33
10."La Vie en Rose" (short version)
  • Piaf
  • Guglielmi
3:36
11."Do or Die" (short version)
  • Robinson
  • Bolden
3:24
12."Comme Un Oiseau Qui S’Envole" (short version)
  • Cosson
  • Slavin
3:10
13."Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City" (short version)
  • Robinson
  • V. Robinson
  • Bolden
3:33
14."On Your Knees" (edit)
  • LaRue
  • Corbetta
3:43
15."Don’t Mess With The Messer" (edit)
  • Jones
  • Papadiamandis
4:10
Total length:70:58

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [6] 132
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 99
UK Albums Sales Chart (OCC) [8] 72
UK Physical Albums Chart (OCC) [9] 48

References

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  3. Tucker, Simon (6 May 2015). "Grace Jones: The Disco Years - album review". Louder Than War . Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. Allen, Jeremy (April 15, 2015). "Grace Jones - The Disco Years". thequietus.com. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  5. "Grace Jones / Disco box set". superdeluxeedition.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Ultratop.be – Grace Jones – Disco" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  7. "Grace Jones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  8. "Official Albums Sales Chart 10 May 2015 - 16 May 2015". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  9. "Official Physical Albums Chart 10 May 2015 - 16 May 2015". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 15 July 2025.