Warm Leatherette (album)

Warm Leatherette
Studio album by Grace Jones
Released	1980
Recorded	1979–1980, Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Genre	R&B, new Wave, reggae, soul, disco
Length	LP 39:04 Cassette/CD: 46:40
Label	Island
Producer	Chris Blackwell, Alex Sadkin
Grace Jones chronology
Muse (1979) Warm Leatherette (1980) Nightclubbing (1981) Singles from Warm Leatherette "A Rolling Stone" Released: April 1980 "Love Is the Drug" Released: May 1980 "Warm Leatherette" Released: 1980 "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" Released: May 1980 "Private Life" Released: June 1980 "Breakdown" Released: July 1980 "Pars" Released: September 1980

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	B+

Warm Leatherette is the fourth studio album by Grace Jones. Released in 1980, Warm Leatherette was the first of three albums produced by Chris Blackwell at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. The album included covers of songs by the Normal, the Pretenders, Roxy Music, Smokey Robinson, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Jacques Higelin.

After the commercial success of Nightclubbing Island Records re-released the Warm Leatherette album with new artwork, replacing Jean-Paul Goude's original black-and-white studio portrait with pictures of Jones in performance taken from her 1981/82 tour A One Man Show.

Most current compact disc editions include the longer or extended 12" mixes of selected tracks that originally appeared on the so-called "1+1" chrome audio cassette; side one consisting of the regular album and side two of five alternate versions.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Warm Leatherette" (Daniel Miller) – 4:25 (Cassette/CD – 5:38)
2. "Private Life" (Chrissie Hynde) – 5:10 (Cassette/CD – 6:19)
3. "A Rolling Stone" (Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett, Grace Jones) – 3:30
4. "Love is the Drug" (Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay) – 7:15 (Cassette/CD – 8:41)

Side B

1. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" (Smokey Robinson) – 3:50 (Cassette/CD – 6:45)
2. "Bullshit" (Barry Reynolds) – 5:20
3. "Breakdown" (Tom Petty) – 5:30
4. "Pars" (Jacques Higelin) – 4:05 (Cassette/CD – 4:44)

Personnel

• Wally Badarou – Keyboards
• Chris Blackwell – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Mikey Chung – Guitar
• Sly Dunbar – Drums
• Jean-Paul Goude – Artwork
• Grace Jones – Vocals, Background Vocals
• Barry Reynolds – Guitar
• Alex Sadkin – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Robbie Shakespeare – Bass
• Kendal Stubbs – Assistant Engineer
• Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – Percussion

Singles

• "A Rolling Stone"

• • UK 7" single (1980) Island WIP 6591
  1. "A Rolling Stone" – 3:31
  2. "Sinning" – 4:08
  • UK 12" single (1980) 12WIP 6591
  1. "A Rolling Stone" (Extended ) 5:39
  2. "Sinning" – 5:05

• "Love Is The Drug"

• • CL 7" single (1980) Quatro IS 10025
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Edit) – 4:40
  2. "Sinning" – 4:16
  • EU 12" single (1986) Island 608 032
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Remix) – 6:57
  2. "Living My Life" (Long Version) – 5:28
  3. "The Apple Stretching" – 6:55
  • FR 7" single (1986) Island 884 675-7
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Remix Edit) – 3:42
  2. "Living My Life" (7" Mix) – 3:58
  • FR 7" promo (1980) Island 6010 179
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Edit) – 4:40
  2. "Sinning" (Single Version) – 4:08
  • FR 12" single (1986) Island 884 675-1
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Remix) – 6:57
  2. "Living My Life" (Long Version) – 5:28
  3. "The Apple Stretching" – 6:55
  • GE 7" single (1980) Island 101 819
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Edit) – 4:40
  2. "Sinning" (Single Version) – 4:08
  • GE 7" single (1986) Island 108 032
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Remix Edit) – 3:42
  2. "Living My Life" (Long Version) – 5:28
  • GE 12" single (1980) Island 600 198
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Extended) – 8:40
  2. "Sinning" (Single Version) – 4:08
  • GE 12" single (1986)
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Eric "E.T." Thorngren Mix – Extended) – 8:40
  2. "Sinning" (Single Version) – 4:10
  3. "Love Is The Drug" (Eric "E.T." Thorngren Mix – 7" Edit) 3:42
  4. "Living My Life" (7" Remix) – 3:58
  • GE 12" single (1986) Island 608 032
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Remix) – 6:57
  2. "Living My Life" (Long Version) – 5:28
  3. "The Apple Stretching" – 6:55
  • SP 7" single (1980) 101.819
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Edit) – 4:40
  2. "Sinning" – 4:16
  • UK 7" single (1986) Island IS 266/ISG 266
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Remix Edit) – 3:47
  2. "Living My Life" (Long Version) – 5:28
  • UK 12" single (1986) Island 12 IS 266/12 ISP 266
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Remix) – 6:57
  2. "Living My Life" (Long Version) – 5:28
  3. "The Apple Stretching" – 6:55
  • US 7" single (1980)
  1. "Love Is The Drug" (Edit) – 4:40
  2. "Sinning" – 4:16
  • US 12" single (1985) Island 0-96860
  1. "Love Is The Drug" – 7:15
  2. "Demolition Man" – 4:04

• "Warm Leatherette"

• • US 7" promo (?) IS 7-94993
  1. "Warm Leatherette" – 4:26
  2. "La Vie En Rose" – 3:35
  • US 12" promo (1980) Island PRO-A-879
  1. "Warm Leatherette" – 4:25
  2. "Love Is The Drug" – 7:15
  3. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" – 3:50
  4. "Bullshit" – 5:20

• "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game"

• • CL 7" single (1980) Quatro IS 10036
  1. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" – 3:50
  2. "Pars" – 4:05
  • GE 7" single (1980) Island 102.410
  1. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" – 3:50
  2. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" (Special Version) – 3:50
  • GE 12" single (1980) Island 600.271
  1. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" (Long Version) – 6:45
  2. "Warm Leatherette" (Long Version) – 5:36
  • NE 12" single (1980) Island 600.271
  1. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" (Long Version) – 6:45
  2. "Warm Leatherette" (Long Version) – 5:36
  • UK 7" single (1980) Island WIP 6645
  1. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" – 3:50
  2. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" (Special Version) – 3:50
  • UK 12" single (1980) Island 12WIP 6645
  1. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" (Long Version) – 6:45
  2. "Warm Leatherette" (Long Version) – 5:38
  • US 7" single (1980) Island IS49531
  1. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" – 3:49
  2. "Sinning" – 5:06
  • US 12" promo (1980) Island PRO-A-892
  1. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" – 3:50

• "Private Life"

• • GE 7" single (1980) Island 102 261
  1. "Private Life" (7" Mix) – 4.37
  2. "She's Lost Control" (7" Mix) – 3:35
  • GE 7" single (1983) Island 108 237
  1. "Private Life" (Remix Edit) – 3:57
  2. "My Jamaican Guy" (Edit) – 4:16
  • GE 12" single (1980) Island 600 261
  1. "Private Life" (Long Version) – 6:19
  2. "She's Lost Control" (Long Version) – 8:23
  • GE 12" single (1986) Island 608 327
  1. "Private Life" (Remix) – 7:00
  2. "My Jamaican Guy" – 6:00
  3. "Feel Up" – 6:14
  4. "She's Lost Control" – 5:45
  • NE 7" single (1980) Island 102.305
  1. "Private Life" (7" Mix) – 4:36
  2. "Pars" – 4:05
  • UK 7" single (1980) Island WIP 6629
  1. "Private Life" (7" Mix) – 4:36
  2. "She's Lost Control" (7" Mix) – 3:39
  • UK 7" single (1986) Island IS 273/ISG 273
  1. "Private Life" (Remix Edit) – 3:57
  2. "My Jamaican Guy" (Edit) – 4:16
  • UK 12" single (1980) Island 12WIP 6629
  1. "Private Life" (Long Version) – 6:19
  2. "She's Lost Control" (Long Version) – 8:23
  • UK 12" single (1986) Island 12 IS 273
  1. "Private Life" (Remix) – 7:00
  2. "My Jamaican Guy" – 6:00
  3. "Feel Up" – 6:14
  4. "She's Lost Control" – 5:45
  • US 12" single (1980)
  1. "Private Life" (Long Version) – 6:19
  2. "She's Lost Control" (Long Version) – 8:23

• "Breakdown"

• • US 7" promo (1980) Island 49603
  1. "Breakdown" (Edit/Stereo) – 3:00
  2. "Breakdown" (Edit/Mono) – 3:00
  • US 7" single (1980) Island 49697
  1. "Breakdown"
  2. "Pull Up To The Bumper"
  • US 12" promo (1980) Island PRO-A-920
  1. "Breakdown" – 5:30
  2. "Breakdown" (Edit) – 3:10
  3. "Warm Leatherette" – 4:25

• "Pars"

• • CA 7" single (1980) Island IS308
  1. "Pars" – 4:05
  2. "Warm Leatherette" – 4:25
  • CA 7" promo (1980)
  1. "Pars" – 4:05
  2. "Warm Leatherette" – 4:25
  3. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" – 3:50