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Spanish Town, Jamaica (1977 – present)
Raised in Syracuse, New York, she found success in the 70s as a model, working in New York and Paris (where she shared an apartment with Jerry Hall and Jessica Lange), before rising to public prominence as a singer and personality.
Jones secured a record deal with Island Records, which resulted in a string of club hits. The three disco albums she recorded - Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), and Muse (1979) - generated dance singles such as
Sorry/That’s The Trouble, I Need A Man, and a classic cover of La Vie En Rose.
During this period, she also became a muse to Andy Warhol, appearing in his portraits and accompanying him to Studio 54 on many occasions.As the 70s drew to a close, Jones adapted the emerging new wave music to suit a different style, a significant departure from her previous output that resulted in some of her strongest work. Still with Island, and now working with producers Alex Sadkin and Chris Blackwell at Compass Point Studios, and with the considerable talents of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare (Sly & Robbie) behind her, she released the acclaimed Warm Leatherette (1980) and Nightclubbing (1981). These included re-imaginings of songs by Sting, Iggy Pop, The Pretenders, Roxy Music, Flash and the Pan, The Normal, and Tom Petty, as well as originals like the innuendo-filled
Pull Up To The Bumper and the haunting I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango). Parallel to her musical shift was an equally dramatic visual departure; Jones - working heavily with style artist Jean-Paul Goude - adopted a severe, androgynous look that enhanced her already striking presence, the iconic cover of Nightclubbing exemplifying this new identity.
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Island Life
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FatKidsEatPlain
@Ustareth idk rather its this month or not but she is definitely is in the studio recording some new tracks --- http://www.muumuse.com/2013/06/grace-jones-is-recording-new-music-nothing-else-matters.html/
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Ladies & Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones. ICON ♥
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Digaummad
waiting hard for her new album.
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Ustareth
v That was posted last year. It doesn't seem like she's releasing anything this month.
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FatKidsEatPlain
"And is a new Grace Jones album on the way? “I’m keeping it under wraps,” she says coyly, admitting that there’s not much to tell yet. Then she adds, “It will be something like no one’s ever heard before, including myself.” Much like her designer friends, she’s kept a group of her production team from Hurricane intact, aiming for a June 2013 release. “We’re visiting Africa,” she tells me. Figuratively, I ask? “No, we’re actually going to a few places including Nigeria, Kenya and Congo. I’m bringing out my Nigerian-ness,” she says and begins laughing, asking me, “Nigerian-ness. Is that a word?” from http://www.nextmagazine.com/content/face
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discotequedude
I reached 500 plays of Grace Jones in my library with the song "Fame", the hit title track from her sophomore album.
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pa_llo
I pray for one thing only - just one more album [2]
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MusiQ3985
HBD!!!
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TheRazboynick_2
I pray for one thing only - just one more album, The Ultimate Diva, please!!!
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Lucas_Brigido
Diva ♥
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Devatsu
iconic
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luen05
She'll always have the most amazing album covers i've seen <3
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niqart
♥ La Vie En Rose ♥ Slave To The Rhythm ♥
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rainy-dog
can we just take a moment to remember how brilliant the artwork in the booklet for "hurricane" is?
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niqart
Grace Jones is beyond iconic [13] Striking as a model!
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igotshot10
PUT SOME GRACE IN YOUR FACE/BASS <3
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tresfoufou
Fuck Yeah Grace Jones!
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thetimeiisnow
tranny gaga who?
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discotequedude
"Amado Mio" <3
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discotequedude
Over 400 scrobbles of Grace in my library!
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