Category: Grace Jones

August 12, 2013

Grace Jones – A Rolling Stone (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1980

“A Rolling Stone” is a 1980 single by Jamaican singer Grace Jones.

The song was recorded on Jones’ 1980 album Warm Leatherette, her first post-disco album, and was released as the first single from the album in the UK. It didn’t garner much attention and was quickly followed by “Love Is the Drug” and “Private Life”. Unlike the majority of the Warm Leatherette album’s material the song wasn’t a cover version but a new composition co-written by Jones herself, Deniece Williams and Fritz Baskett. In the lyrics Jones complains to her lover about something missing in their relationship, which is affection. The 7″ single featured an edited version of “Sinning”, the opening track from the previous disco album Muse as the B-side. The 12″ single included an extended remix of “A Rolling Stone” which was only released in the UK and still remains unreleased on CD.

SIDE A:
A Rolling Stone 5:40
Written-By – D. Williams*, F. Baskett*, G. Jones*

SIDE B:
Sinning 5:07
Written-By – G. Jones*, P. Papadiamondis*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (generic)

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– 12WIP 6591
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1980
Genre: Funk / Soul, Reggae, Rock
Style: Dub, Disco
Credits: Producer – Alex Sadkin (tracks: A), Chris Blackwell (tracks: A), Tom Moulton (tracks: B)

NOTES:
Side B: “A TOM MOULTON MIX”

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June 12, 2012

Grace Jones – Do Or Die (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1978

“Do or Die” – a single by Grace Jones, released in 1978, promoting her album Fame.

“Do or Die” was the first and in most parts of the world the only single release from Jones’ Fame, her second disco album. On Fame it made up the first part of the A-side non-stop medley “Do or Die”/”Pride”/”Fame”. The 7″ single featured a heavily edited version (3:22) with the French-language non-album track “Comme un oiseau qui s’envole” as the B-side, included as a bonus track on the Canadian edition of the Fame album. The 12″ single featured a slightly shorter mix of the album version with a cold end, and the B-side an extended mix of “Comme un oiseau qui s’envole”. “Do or Die” reached #3 on the U.S. Billboard dance chart, but failed to make a chart impact anywhere else.

In 1985 the 7″ edit of “Do or Die” was included as one of three disco tracks on the career retrospective Island Life, the other being the album versions of “I Need a Man” and “La Vie en rose” (1977).

A music video was shot as a part of an Italian TV show Stryx, for which Jones made several more clips. It uses the Stryx studio set and sees Jones dancing with a surreal scenography in the background.

Eartha Kitt recorded a cover of the song for her 1989 album I’m Still Here.

SIDE A:
Do Or Die 6:15
Music By – James Bolden
Words By – Jack Robinson

SIDE B:
Comme Un Oiseau Qui S’Envole 4:30
Lyrics By [French Lyrics] –J.C. Cosson*
Music By – Gil Slavin

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	Do Or Die	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records – IS 1008
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Arranged By – John Davis (5)
Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez*
Producer, Mixed By –Tom Moulton

NOTES:
Produced for Beam Junction Prod.
“A Tom Moulton Mix”

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January 31, 2012

Grace Jones – Fame (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1978

BTG DISCO CLASSIC REQUEST

“Fame” is a song by Jamaican singer-songwriter Grace Jones from her second studio album of the same name (1978). It was released in 1978, by Island Records as the album’s second single. Produced by Tom Moulton, “Fame” was originally part of a 20 minute medley on the “Fame” LP. On this 12″ promo “Fame” is presented in it’s edited form.

The song was not a hit on the pop charts but was huge in the dance clubs reaching the #3 position.

SIDE A:
Fame (Edit) 4:51
Lyrics By [Words By] – ack Robinson
Music By – Gil Slavin

SIDE B:
Am I Ever Gonna Fall In Love In NYC 5:28
Lyrics By [Words By] – Jack Robinson, Vivienne Savoie Robinson
Music By – James Bolden

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	Fame	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records – PRO-B-763
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Arranged By – John Davis (5)
Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez*
Producer, Mixed By – Tom Moultonn

NOTES:
Produced by Tom Moulton for Beam Junction Productions.
“A Tom Moulton Mix”

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January 30, 2012

Grace Jones – On Your Knees (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

BTG DISCO CLASSIC REQUEST

“On Your Knees” is a 1979 single by a Jamaican singer Grace Jones.

The song was the first and in most parts of the world the only single release from Grace Jones’ third album Muse (1979). In most territories it was credited as a double A-side with “Don’t Mess with the Messer”. The 7″ single featured edited versions of both tracks while the 12″ included a very slightly different mix of “On Your Knees” and an extended remix of “Don’t Mess with the Messer”. None of these mixes and edits have been re-issued on CD. Originally released in the year of the so-called anti-disco backlash. The single was ignored by the record-buying public and left no impact on music charts.

The record cover artwork, designed by Richard Bevistein, was featured in Michael Ochs’ 1996 book 1000 Record Covers.

SIDE A:
On Your Knees (Tom Moulton Mix) 6:30
Arranged By – Thor Bauldursson*
Written-By – D.C. LaRue, J. Corbetta*

SIDE B:
Don’t Mess With The Messer (Tom Moulton Mix) 6:27
Arranged By – John Davis (5)
Written-By – G. Jones*, P. Papadiamandis*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	On Your Knees	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#28

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records – DISD 8869
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez*
Producer, Mixed By – Tom Moulton

NOTES:
Mastered at Sterling Sound.
From the Island Records LP “MUSE”

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi