Disco (Grace Jones album)

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Disco
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ReleasedMay 4, 2015
Recorded1975–1979
Genre
Length227:13
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Producer Tom Moulton
Grace Jones chronology
Hurricane
(2008)
Disco
(2015)
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Louder Than War 4/10 [4]
The Quietus Favorable [5]

Disco is a boxed set of Jamaican singer Grace Jones's first three studio 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. [6] 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" Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban 5:15
3."Tomorrow" Martin Charnin, Charles Strouse 5:48
4."La Vie en rose" Édith Piaf, Louis Guglielmi 7:28
5."Sorry" Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis 3:58
6."That's the Trouble"Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis3:36
7."I Need a Man"Pierre Papadiamandis, Paul Slade3:23
8."Sorry" (long version)Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis6:45
9."That's the Trouble" (long version)Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis7:01
10."I Need a Man" (long version)Pierre Papadiamandis, Paul Slade7:37
11."I Need a Man" (instrumental version)Pierre Papadiamandis, Paul Slade4:57
12."Sorry" (instrumental version)Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis4:47
13."That's the Trouble" (instrumental version)Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis3:53
14."La Vie en Rose" (instrumental version)Édith Piaf, Louis Guglielmi7:26
Total length:79:33
Fame (1978)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do or Die" Jack Robinson, James Bolden 6:43
2."Pride"Jack Robinson, James Bolden6:27
3."Fame"Jack Robinson, Gil Slavin, Rodgers5:35
4."Autumn Leaves" Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma 7:03
5."All on a Summers Night"Jack Robinson, James Bolden4:18
6."Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City"Jack Robinson, Vivienne Savoie Robinson, James Bolden5:26
7."Below the Belt" Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis4:55
8."Do or Die" (12" disco version)Jack Robinson, James Bolden6:16
9."Comme un oiseau qui s'envole" (long version)Jean-Claude Cosson, Gil Slavin4:31
10."Anema e core" (long version)Tito Manlio, Salve D'Esposito5:04
11."Do or Die" (instrumental version)Jack Robinson, James Bolden6:24
12."Comme un oiseau qui s'envole" (instrumental version)Jean-Claude Cosson, Gil Slavin4:32
13."Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City" (instrumental version)Jack Robinson, Vivienne Savoie Robinson, James Bolden5:30
14."Anema e core" (instrumental version)Tito Manlio, Salve D'Esposito4:31
Total length:77:05
Muse (1979)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sinning"Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis5:07
2."Suffer" Tom Moulton, Thor Baldursson 4:15
3."Repentance (Forgive Me)"Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis3:51
4."Saved"Jack Robinson, James Bolden, Vivienne Savoie Robinson7:09
5."Atlantic City Gambler"Tom Moulton, Duke Williams 5:48
6."I'll Find My Way to You" Stelvio Cipriani, Hal Shaper 5:16
7."Don't Mess with the Messer"Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis4:51
8."On Your Knees" D.C. LaRue, Jerry Corbetta 6:30
9."Don't Mess with the Messer" (long version)Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis6:33
10."La Vie en Rose" (short version)Piaf, Guglielmi3:36
11."Do or Die" (short version)Jack Robinson, James Bolden3:24
12."Comme Un Oiseau Qui S’Envole" (short version)Jean-Claude Cosson, Gil Slavin3:10
13."Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City" (short version)Jack Robinson, Vivienne Savoie Robinson, James Bolden3:33
14."On Your Knees" (edit)D.C. LaRue, Jerry Corbetta3:43
15."Don’t Mess With The Messer" (edit)Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis4:10
Total length:70:58

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] 132
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 99

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