Grace Jones – Warm Leatherette (Deluxe) (1980/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Warm Leatherette represents a watershed moment in the career of Grace Jones. It was the first of her much loved and critically-lauded ‘Compass Point trilogy’ and also very much a leap into the unknown when it was released on Island Records in May 1980. At that time, Jones had a reputation as a disco-diva second to none, a fact underlined by her first three Island albums (Fame, Portfolio and Muse). But, by the end of the 70s, disco was over. It was time to move on.

This is a beautiful newly-remastered collection, bringing together the entire Warm Leatherette album, b-sides and rare in-era mixes and instrumental versions (to fit the album on to the 39 minutes prescribed for vinyl at the time, a considerable amount of editing had to be done). It is a perfect demonstration of players, writers, producers, at the very apex of their game, headed up by the most singular performer, singing as if her life depended on it.

“Grace Jones teamed with the great reggae production duo of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare on this ’80 album, and made the transition from straight dance and club act into quasi-pop star with reggae and urban contemporary leaning. The single ‘Private Life’ was one of her best, and the overall album had more energy and production gloss than previous LPs that had been aimed completely at the club market. It helped that Jones seemed enthused about the session and really put herself into the songs.“” ~~ AllMusic Review by Ron Wynn

Tracklist:
01. Grace Jones – Warm Leatherette (04:28)
02. Grace Jones – Private Life (05:13)
03. Grace Jones – A Rolling Stone (03:32)
04. Grace Jones – Love Is The Drug (07:12)
05. Grace Jones – The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game (03:51)
06. Grace Jones – Bullshit (05:22)
07. Grace Jones – Breakdown (05:31)
08. Grace Jones – Pars (04:09)
09. Grace Jones – Warm Leatherette (Long Version) (05:36)
10. Grace Jones – Private Life (Long Version) (06:20)
11. Grace Jones – A Rolling Stone (Long Version) (05:43)
12. Grace Jones – Love Is The Drug (Long Version) (08:41)
13. Grace Jones – Pars (Single Version) (04:24)
14. Grace Jones – Pars (Dub Version) (04:41)
15. Grace Jones – Love Is The Drug (12 Single Remix) (07:23)
16. Grace Jones – Private Life (12 Single Remix) (07:04)
17. Grace Jones – She’s Lost Control (Long Version 2) (06:42)
18. Grace Jones – She’s Lost Control (Long Version 3) (05:48)
19. Grace Jones – Love Is The Drug (Single Remix) (03:23)
20. Grace Jones – Private Life (Single Remix) (04:04)
21. Grace Jones – Warm Leatherette (Francois Kevorkian Remix) (06:28)

Personnel:
Grace Jones, vocals, background vocals
Wally Badarou, keyboards
Mikey Chung, guitar
Barry Reynolds, guitar
Robbie Shakespeare, bass
Sly Dunbar, drums
Uziah Thompson, percussion

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