| | Grace Jones Island Life CD Grace Jones Discography of CDs
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A veiled compilation album of Grace Jones' Island sides from an assortment of albums. Instead of calling it The Best of Grace Jones, Island dubbed it Island Life. But it doesn't matter what name is used -- many of these cuts are the typical '70s European disco mush that doesn't have enough seasoning for American music appetites. ~ Andrew Hamilton
This release from Island France has a misleading title. Not a sequel to 1985's Island Life compilation, Island Life 2 only adds a handful of bonus tracks to the original release's running order. A cut apiece from the Warm Leatherette and Nightclubbing albums are tacked on, as are two jarring (and pointless) club remixes of "Sex Drive." There's no reason to hunt this down and shell out the extra cash. The U.S. version is perfectly adequate, albeit brief and trumped in the early 2000s by a handful of more extensive (if flawed) anthologies. Regardless of format, "Love Is the Drug," "Warm Leatherette," "Slave to the Rhythm," and "Pull Up to the Bumper" continue to pack a lot of bite. ~ Andy Kellman Grace Jones Island Life Songs Island Life Music Review Average Rating: (3.5 out of 5 stars)   Confused !!!
I was confused by this compilation when I first purchased it.
Although it covers some of Grace Jones' hits it lacks alot of them songs such as: Feel Up, Breakdown, The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game, Autumn Leaves, The Apple Stretching, A Rolling Stone, Nipple To The Bottle and Warm Leatherette. Many of the songs on this album are cut short or changed, this brings down the quality of Grace Jones' high music standard.
Very Dissapointing.
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 Retro music...
These songs brings so many wonderful memories back from the 80's. Grace's music has always been top notch, the production as well as the choice of songs she's performed. Her cover of "La Vie en Rose" is nothing short of fantastic and her androgyne persona suits well with "Walking in the Rain" and "Private Life". The music, the person and of course the songs, songs like the classic "Love Is the Drug" and "Pull Up to the Bumper" hit the U.K charts once again in 1985 when this compilation was issued. Other highlights "Slave to the Rhythm", "I Need a Man" and "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)".
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