The Universal Masters Collection (Grace Jones album)

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The Universal Masters Collection
Grace Jones - Universal Masters Collection.jpg
Compilation album by
Grace Jones
ReleasedDecember 2, 2003
Recorded1977–1982
Genre
Label Universal
Grace Jones chronology
Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions
(1998)		The Universal Masters Collection
(2003)		 The Grace Jones Story
(2006)
Alternative cover
Grace Jones - Colour Collection (EU).jpg
2006 Colour Collection re-release
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The Universal Masters Collection is a mid-price compilation of recordings by Grace Jones, first released by Universal Music in 2003.

Contents

Background

With the exception of "La Vie en rose" from the 1977 album Portfolio , the 13-track package focuses on material from Jones' Compass Point trilogy: Warm Leatherette (1980), Nightclubbing (1981), and Living My Life (1982). Included in the booklet is an essay by Daryl Easlea, which incorrectly states Jones' birth year. [2]

The album was later re-released a number of times by Universal with the same track listing, but alternate covers and new titles. 2005 saw the release of Best 1200 on the Japanese market. Colour Collection, released in 2006, used the Living My Life picture on its cover, while the German pressing Star-Club präsentiert Grace Jones (2008) recycled the Nightclubbing cover art. In 2008 the album was re-issued as Classic Grace Jones.

Track listing

  1. "Private Life" - 5:10
  2. "Inspiration" - 4:34
  3. "Warm Leatherette" - 4:25
  4. "Pull Up to the Bumper" - 4:30
  5. "Love Is the Drug" - 7:15
  6. "Nightclubbing" - 5:05
  7. "Nipple to the Bottle" - 5:55
  8. "Breakdown" - 5:30
  9. "Demolition Man" - 4:00
  10. "La Vie en rose" - 7:27
  11. "My Jamaican Guy" - 6:00
  12. "Walking in the Rain" - 4:18
  13. "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" - 4:28

Release history

RegionYearNameFormat(s)Label
Worldwide2003The Universal Masters Collection CD Universal
Japan2005Best 1200
Worldwide2006Colour Collection
Germany2008Star-Club präsentiert Grace Jones
WorldwideClassic Grace JonesCD, Download Universal, Spectrum

References

  1. ↑ Andy Kellman. "Universal Masters Collection - Grace Jones". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Images for Grace Jones - Classic Grace Jones - The Universal Masters Collection". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
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