Born in jamaica, she moved when she was, along with her siblings, to live with her parents in syracuse, new york. Build on up, dont break the chain, sparks will fly when the whistle blows fire burns, hearts beat strong sing out loud, the chain gang song oh, oh oh, oh, slave to the rhythm oh, oh oh, oh, slave to the rhythm oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, slave to the rhythm oh, oh. Island life the greatest hits av grace jones cd platekompaniet. I must admit this is not my absolute favorite album by grace jones, but this was her last great album from the 80s.
The album was written by bruce woolley, simon darlow, stephen lipson and trevor horn. Na een kort uitstapje als actrice in james bondfilms komt grace jones in 1985 terug met een nieuw c. The recovery of a microchip off the body of a fellow agent, leads james bond to a mad industrialist who plans to create a worldwide microchip monopoly by destroying californias silicon valley. I would also recommend nightclubbing, warm leatherette, and living my life. Grace jones slave to the rhythm lyrics genius lyrics. May 20, 2016 taken from the album slave to the rhythm vinyl, 12, 45 rpm, single, italiay 1985 manhattan records 14 2008906 1080p 00. Grace jones slave to the rhythm 1985, vinyl discogs. Jan 28, 20 slave to the rhythm grace jones duration. Slave to the rhythm is the seventh studio album by grace jones, released on 28 october 1985 by island records. Oct 29, 2015 grace jones slave to the rhythm 1985 work all day, as men who know, wheels must turn to keep, to keep the flow, build on up, dont break the chain, sparks will fly, when the whistle blows, never. Jones the rhythm was the opening track on the album and was one of the eight variations on the slave to the rhythm theme, this one more rockinfluenced and dramatic than the hit single version, featuring the ambrosian singers and symphonic orchestration, effectively serving as the overture to the audiobiography. Slave to the rhythm, a 1997 book by liz jones disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title slave to the rhythm.
Larger than life, wild, scary and androgynous grace jones plays all these parts. Slave to the rhythm, an album by grace jones on spotify. His great grandfather came from nigeria, from the igbo tribe. With roger moore, christopher walken, tanya roberts, grace jones. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Grace jones slave to the rhythm page 2 steve hoffman. Jones began her recording career in 1975 with a disco song i need a man which became her first number one on billboards hot dance club songs chart two years later. Slave to the rhythm was released in 1985, three years after her last album living my life as she had taken a break and began to act in movies such as conan the destroyer in 1984 and in the james bond film a view to kill in 1985. Called a biography in the liner notes, the record is a concept album, with each of the eight tracks featuring excerpts from a spoken interview with journalist paul morley. Kijk online luister online op je mobiel alle luisteropties gemist podcasts. Oh, oh, slave to the rhythm oh, oh oh, oh, slave to the rhythm work to the rhythm. Grace jones slave to the rhythm official music video. Slave to the rhythm is a 1985 hit song performed by grace jones.
See the art of noises first two albums and the seemingly endless array of remixes. You work all day, and men you know the wheels must turn to keep the flow build on up, dont break the chain sparks will fly, wh. Complex, sexy, mysterious, unusual, groundbreaking and one that has been copied by other divalike stars of our current days and none of. The song and the album was written by bruce woolley, simon darlow, stephen lipson and trevor horn and was produced by horn. Planned as a biography in the albums booklet, slave to the rhythm is a concept album, produced by ztt records founder and producer trevor horn. Slave to the rhythm was the first single from grace jones album of the same name, which was released in 1985. Subtitled a biography in the liner notes, slave to the rhythm is a concept album.
Slave to the rhythm is a concept album featuring several, radical interpretations of one title track. The single slave to the rhythm and the attendant album of the same name are the culmination of trevor horns modular production style of 1983 1985, in which the producersongwriter would create dizzying variations of a piece of music by juxtaposing several different musical elements in different combinations. Jones began her modelling career in new york state, then in paris, working for fashion houses such as yves st. Jul 04, 2015 1985 philips cd player cd650 plays grace jones slave to the rhythm. Background slave to the rhythm was the first single from grace jones album of the same name, which was released in 1985. Slave to the rhythm grace jones album simple english. An audio biography of grace jones, produced by trevor horn, its a sonic treat along the lines of yess 90125 or frankie goes to hollywoods first album both produced by horn. Grace jones slave to the rhythm lyrics and tracklist genius. Another similar edition, slave to the rhythm, features the mention excerpts from slave to the rhythm the album by grace jones on the aside label and displays the island logo on top of ztts. Grace jones slave to the rhythm lyrics and tracklist. Slave to the rhythm, a 1985 album by grace jones slave to the rhythm grace jones song slave to the rhythm michael jackson song slave to the rhythm, a 1997 book by liz jones. Listen free to grace jones slave to the rhythm slave to the rhythm, g.
The music video to slave to the rhythm is a true grace jones classic, with a lot of goude influence. Subtitled a biography in the liner notes, slave to the rhythm is a concept album, produced by ztt records founder and producer trevor horn, that went on to become one of jones most commercially successful albums and spawned her biggest hit, slave to the rhythm. Released october 28, 1985, slave to the rhythm is the seventh studio album from the incomparable singer, songwriter, producer, artist, actress, supermodel and provocateur, ms. Grace jones slave to the rhythm 1985 full 12 single. Leggi il testo completo slave to the rhythm di grace jones tratto dallalbum island life. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The single slave to the rhythm and the attendant album of the same name are the culmination of trevor horns modular production style of 19831985, in which the producersongwriter would create dizzying variations of a piece of music by juxtaposing several different musical elements in different combinations. Called a biography in the liner notes, the record is a concept album, with each of the eight tracks featuring excerpts from a spoken interview with. Although not especially a fan of grace jones, ive always enjoyed this concept album masterfully produced by trevor horn that takes the title song through. It largely consists of previously seen footage, using excerpts from jones previously released music videos, my jamaican guy and living my life, as well as the a one man show. Originally released in 1985, slave to the rhythm, produced by trevor horn, was both an aural departure and a natural progression from her earlier releases.
A visual experience where jones appears in many different forms, with several images that apparently. The song includes a spoken introduction by ian mcshane, reciting a. Manhattan island records 1a k06020 0890 6,manhattan island records k060 20 0890 6. Background jones the rhythm was the opening track on the album and was one of the eight variations on the slave to the rhythm theme, this one more rockinfluenced and dramatic than the hit single version, featuring the ambrosian singers and symphonic orchestration, effectively serving as the overture to the audiobiography. Produced by trevor horn slave to the rhythm is the seventh studio album by grace jones, released in october 1985 featuring her biggest single hit of the. Slave to the rhythm oh baby, im just playin around baby work all day as men who know wheels must turn to keep the flow build on up, dont break the chain sparks will fly when the whistle blows never stop the action keep it up, keep it up never stop the action keep. The song and the album were written by bruce woolley, simon darlow, stephen lipson and trevor horn and produced by horn. Slave to the rhythm, subtitled a biography in the liner notes, is the seventh studio album by grace jones, produced by trevor horn and released in 1985. It was produced by trevor horn assisted by stephen lipson and released in 1985. Slave to the rhythm oh baby, im just playin around baby work all day as men who know wheels must turn to keep the flow build on up, dont. She has since topped this chart with slave to the rhythm in 1985, love on top of love in 1989 and sex drive in 1993, scoring four number one club hits in the united states, with a total of 17 entries on this chart. The music video for slave to the rhythm features the hit single version of the song, billed as ladies and gentlemen. By 1985 trevor horn was worldrenowned for his bold production having worked with the likes of abc, frankie goes to hollywood, and malcolm mclaren. Grace jones slave to the rhythm official video youtube.
This double album, complete with outtakes and hardtofind single versions, provides an unbeatable introduction to the work. Unlike most albums that feature a collection of different songs. Manhattan island records 1a k06020 0890 6,manhattan island records k060 20 0890 6 format. Grace beverly jones oj born 19 may 1948 is a jamaicanamerican model, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Slave to the rhythm is the seventh album by grace jones. This was graces first album in three years, and it contained eight variations of the same song the singles bside is another variation, yet to be. The first single from grace jones 1985 album of the same name. Slave to the rhythm grace jones song song facebook. The story of grace jones slave to the rhythm classic album. Like many outstanding works of art, this clip is a frankenstein of video clips using of a selection of several collages and edits of previous grace jones clips and commercials that make a new whole work, creating a shock to the senses.
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