Slave to the Rhythm
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| Studio album by Grace Jones | ||||||||||
| Released | 30 November 1985 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1984–1985 | |||||||||
| Genre | Go-Go | |||||||||
| Length | 43:09 (CD: 37:42) | |||||||||
| Label | Island | |||||||||
| Producer | Trevor Horn | |||||||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Slave to the Rhythm is the seventh album by Grace Jones. It was produced by Trevor Horn (assisted by Stephen Lipson) and released in 1985. The album was written by Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson and Trevor Horn. Unlike most albums that feature a collection of different songs, Slave to the Rhythm was a concept album that featured several, radical interpretations of the title track, interviews with Jones as well as actor Ian McShane reciting passages from Jean-Paul Goude's biography Jungle Fever (Goude designed the album cover).
The album reached number #12 on the UK Album Chart in November 1985 and #10 on the German Album Charts. In 1986 Billboard told that the album sold 150.000 in USA and 1 million copies worldwide.[2][3]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] LP: ZTT / GRACE 1 (UK)
Side A
- "Jones the Rhythm" – 6:26
- "The Fashion Show" – 6:26
- "The Frog and the Princess" – 7:04
- "Operattack" – 2:45
Side B
- "Slave to the Rhythm" – 6:35
- "The Crossing (Oohh the Action...)" – 4:58
- "Don't Cry – It's Only the Rhythm" – 2:53
- "Ladies & Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones" – 5:56
[edit] CD: ZTT-Island / CID 4011 (UK)
Several minutes from the original LP are absent on the CD reissue; many songs are shortened, the track order is altered, and fragments of an interview with Jones conducted by Paul Morley are also omitted.
The US CD (Island 422–842 612-2) retained the same track listing and running times as the vinyl version.
- "Jones The Rhythm" – 5:24
- "The Fashion Show" – 4:05
- "Operattack" – 2:16
- "Slave to the Rhythm" – 6:12
- "The Frog and the Princess" – 7:34
- "The Crossing (Oohh the Action...)" – 4:51
- "Don't Cry – It's Only the Rhythm" – 2:53
- "Ladies & Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones" ("Slave to the Rhythm" 7" Edit) – 4:27
[edit] Personnel
- The Ambrosian Singers – Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus
- Guy Barker – Trumpet
- Pete Beachill – Trombone, Trumpet
- J.J. Belle – Guitar, Percussion, Bass, Vocals, Hi Hat
- Dave Bishop – Tenor Saxophone
- Stuart Brook – Trumpet
- David Gilmour - Guitar samples[4]
- Glenn Gregory – Background Vocals
- Jean-Paul Goude – Design
- Goude's cover is very like an earlier design of his for Cristina's Sleep It Off
- Trevor Horn – Producer
- Luis Jardim – Percussion, Bass
- Grace Jones – Leader, Vocals
- S.J. Lipson – Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Engineer, Synclavier, Assistant Producer
- Andy Macintosh – Tenor Saxophone
- Gary Maughan – Keyboards
- John McCarthy – Conductor, Choir, Chorus
- Andra Faye McIntosh – Baritone Saxophone
- Richard Niles – Arranger
- Tessa Niles – Harp, Background Vocals
- Geoff Perkins – Trombone
- John Pignegny – French Horn
- Andrew Richards – Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals
- Andy Richards – Drums, Keyboards
- Frank Ricotti – Percussion, Arranger
- Jon Sinclair – Keyboards
- David Snell – Harp, French Horn
- Stan Sulzmann – Alto & Tenor Saxophone
- James Talbert – Alto Saxophone
- John Thirkell – Percussion, Trumpet
- Shorty Tim – Percussion
- Philip Todd – Alto Saxophone
- Wallmen – Keyboards
- Bruce Woolley – Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Background Vocals
[edit] Video
The music video for the title track 'Slave to the Rhythm' featured a voiceover from actor Ian McShane and scenes from the 1986 series of French television advertisements for the futuristic Citroën CX GTi Turbo automobile. The spots also featured Ms. Jones. The climax of the video, synchronised with the lyric "Here's Grace!" features Jones pointing a pistol to her own head, apparently on the brink of suicide.
[edit] Singles
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"Slave To The Rhythm"
(this single is actually a version of the album track "Ladies and Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones", the closing song of the album, not the album track titled "Slave To The Rhythm")
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"Jones The Rhythm"
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"Slave To The Rhythm"
(this is the album track titled "Slave To The Rhythm")
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| Sweden | 23 |
| Netherlands | 9 |
| Germany | 10 |
| USA | 71 |
| Norway | 13 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1985 | "Slave to the Rhythm" | UK | 12 |
| Germany | 4 | ||
| Netherlands | 3 | ||
| Australia | 20 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Billboard – Google Livros". Google Books. 22 November 1986. http://books.google.com/books?id=9SQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=billboard+grace+jones+inside+story&hl=pt-BR&ei=xhGRTeH3A8TqgQea5qgZ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ "Billboard – Google Livros". Google Books. 13 December 1986. http://books.google.com.br/books?id=ICUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA74&dq=grace+jones+million&hl=pt-br&ei=OmqRTbeCGsLegQfghoUZ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CEoQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=grace%20jones%20million&f=false. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ "The Rightful Heir?". Q Magazine #48. September 1990. http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/t1475-david-gilmour-rightful-heir-q.html. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
