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Offiziellecharts.de – Grace Jones – Island Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 December 2021. Top 100 Albums (January to December 1986)" (PDF). Music Week. 24 January 1987. p. 25. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

The cover picture is one of the most famous images of Grace Jones and was created by her then-partner Jean-Paul Goude. The impossibly graceful arabesque is actually a montage of separate images, following Goude's ideas on creating credible illusions with his cut-and-paint technique. The body position is "anatomically unlikely". [4] The picture was originally published in New York magazine in 1978 and subsequently used in the music video for Jones' hit single " La Vie en rose". It has been since described as "one of pop culture's most famous photographs". [5] Also included in the album sleeve are other iconic images of Jones, among them the "twins" photograph, Grace Jones in a cage and wearing a "maternity" dress. European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 5. 8 February 1986. p. 17. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History. British album certifications – Grace Jones – Island Life". British Phonographic Industry. 11 February 1986.Grace Jones's iconic 1985 Island Life album cover". Lostateminor. Archived from the original on 2015-10-14 . Retrieved 2015-10-16. Images: Grace Jones by Jean-Paul Goude". afirstclassriot.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16 . Retrieved 2015-10-16. Most outstanding from her disco era between 1977-1979, was Grace's inspired, magnificent and vibrant re-working of the Edith Piaf classic from the 1920's, 'La Vie En Rose'. Grace alternately, and endearingly, sings in a strikingly rich, warm, engaging voice, delivering both English and French passages. The glorious, shimmering opening flows into a blend of sprightly-played Latin guitars and a smooth, reggae-like beat. 'La Vie En Rose' captures, arguably, Grace Jones' most expressive and passionate vocal performance of her career. She literally caresses the lyrics and exudes impressive, nifty vocal phrasing. Quite a masterpiece! Whether this exceeds Edith Piaf's original is subjective, but either way, Ms. Jones most certainly stamps her own undeniably unique mark on it.

Discography Grace Jones". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23 . Retrieved 2015-10-16. As no new material was recorded for Island Life, the album was promoted by re-releases of singles. " Pull Up to the Bumper" was remixed and released at the end of 1985. The song, which had peaked at number 53 in the UK when released originally in 1981, climbed to number 12 and became one of Jones' greatest hits in the UK. A special "Musclemix" version of the song was also released, which was a megamix of "Pull Up to the Bumper" and other hits. Island Life is a best-of compilation by Grace Jones released in December 1985 to capitalise on the success of Slave To The Rhythm released earlier that same year. It sums up the first nine years of her musical career and includes songs from all her albums, except Muse. The Official Charts Company - Island Life by Grace Jones Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013. The dark, swirling, hypnotic sounds and unearthly vibes of 'Walking In The Rain' from 1981's critically-acclaimed 'Nightclubbing' (a top 10 R&B hit album and also voted 'Album Of The Year' by readers of NME magazine) is a stand out! Grace delivers her trademark half-sung, half-spoken passages, all adding to the intensity of the beguiling mood and atmosphere. The song had originally been composed and recorded by the Australian band Flash and the Pan in 1979. Grace's version was culled as the final single from 'Nightclubbing', but despite being a top notch cut, only met with mediocre success commercially.Tom Townsend. "The Queen of music Grace Jones meets HRH The Queen!". music.uk.msn.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012 . Retrieved 17 August 2012.

Austrian album certifications – Grace Jones – Island Life" (in German). IFPI Austria. 11 December 1990. Images: Grace Jones by Jean-Paul Goude". afirstclassriot.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012 . Retrieved 15 August 2012. Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a B− and felt that a "lot of her best material is simply ignored" in the record. Will Hodgkinson. "Snapshot: Grace Jones". arts.guardian.co.uk. web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008 . Retrieved 1 August 2009. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 160. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

The funk-driven 'Pull Up To The Bumper' hosts lyrics which are riddled with double entendres (drive it in between WHAT, exactly? She definitely isn't referring to parallel parking). The fabulous arrangement contains lots of groovy, spiraling rhythms, incessant jangly guitars and a persistent, squelching, reggae-like beat. For those that don't know, and without being crude, the song is, in fact, all about the joys of anal sex! 'Pull Up To The Bumper' was originally released in 1981 and stalled at a disappointing #53. Upon its re-issue in 1985, which was to tie-in with the release of this compilation album, it raced into the Top 20, hitting #12, and also scored high on the Club and R&B Charts.

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