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  • Artist: Grace Jones
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: June 16, 1998
  • Total Time: 152:40
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Comprised entirely of recordings Grace Jones made at Compass Point Studios during the early '80s, the double-disc Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions features 26 tracks, including two unreleased cuts and four previously unreleased mixes of hit songs. These are unquestionably Jones' best material, mainly because she was supported by a top-notch studio band and produced by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. Several of these cuts work well, and there's no denying that any serious fans of her work will find this necessary. Less-dedicated listeners, however, are advised to stick with Nightclubbing, which is the best album to be culled from these sessions. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks



CD 1

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Private Life [Long Version] Danny Elfman, Chrissie Hynde Grace Jones (6:17)
Private Life [Dub Version][#] Danny Elfman, Chrissie Hynde Grace Jones (8:04)
Love Is the Drug [Long Version] Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay Grace Jones (8:38)
Breakdown (Lyrics) Tom Petty Grace Jones (5:29)
Warm Leatherette [Long Version] Daniel Miller Grace Jones (5:35)
The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game [Long Version] Smokey Robinson Grace Jones (6:44)
I've Done It Again (Lyrics) Barry Reynolds Grace Jones (3:50)
Pars [Long Version][#] Jacques Higelin Grace Jones (5:41)
Pull Up to the Bumper (Lyrics) Grace Jones, Ronald Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Dana Mano, Koo Koo Baya Grace Jones (4:33)
Use Me [Long Version][#] Bill Withers Grace Jones (6:10)
She's Lost Control [Long Version] Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner Grace Jones (8:23)
She's Lost Control [Dub Version][#] Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner Grace Jones (8:38)


CD 2

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Walking in the Rain George Young, Harry Vanda Grace Jones (4:27)
Cry Now, Laugh Later (Lyrics) Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds Grace Jones (5:01)
Nightclubbing (Lyrics) David Bowie, Iggy Pop Grace Jones (5:03)
The Apple Stretching Melvin Van Peebles Grace Jones (7:05)
Nipple to the Bottle [12" Version] Grace Jones, Ronald Dunbar, Sly Dunbar Grace Jones (6:53)
My Jamaican Guy [12" Version] Grace Jones Grace Jones (7:01)
Feel Up (Lyrics) Grace Jones Grace Jones (4:02)
I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) Astor Piazzolla, Barry Reynolds Grace Jones (4:29)
Demolition Man [Long Version] Sting Grace Jones (4:56)
Unlimited Capacity for Love (Lyrics) Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds Grace Jones (5:44)
Ring of Fire [#][Demo Version] June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore Grace Jones (3:56)
Man Around the House [#] Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds Grace Jones (4:12)
Living My Life [7" Version] Grace Jones Grace Jones (3:31)
Slave to the Rhythm [Hot Blooded Version] Trevor Horn, Steve Lipson, Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow Grace Jones (8:18)

Credits

Shorty Tim (Percussion), Gavyn Wright (Leader), Ambrosian Singers (Ensemble), S.J. Lipson (Guitar), John Thirkell (Trumpet), S.J. Lipson (Engineer), Trevor Wyatt (Compilation Producer), Glenn Gregory (?), Guy Barker (Trumpet), Robbie Shakespeare (Bass), Chris Blackwell (Producer), S.J. Lipson (Keyboards), S.J. Lipson (Assistant Producer), David Snell (Harp), Bruce Woolley (Guitar), Jean Paul Goude (Photography), Brian Chin (Liner Notes), John McCarthy (Choir Master), Louis Jardim (Vocals), Bruce Woolley (Keyboards), Alex Sadkin (Engineer), Gary Maughan (?), Andrew Richards (Keyboards), Pete Beachill (Trombone), Richard Niles (Arranger), Tessa Niles (Vocals (Background)), Bruce Woolley (Vocals (Background)), Sly Dunbar (Drums), Louis Jardim (Guitar (Bass)), Ambrosian Singers (Choir, Chorus), S.J. Lipson (Synclavier), John Sinclair (?), Dave Bishop (Sax (Tenor)), Trevor Horn (Producer), Wally Badarou (Keyboards), Benji Armbrister (Assistant Engineer), Louis Jardim (Percussion), John Pigneguy (French Horn), Andy Macintosh (Sax (Baritone)), Jerry Rappaport (Compilation Producer), Stuart Brook (Trumpet), Robbie Shakespeare (Guitar (Bass)), Mikey Chung (Guitar), J.J. Belle (Guitar (Rhythm)), S.J. Lipson (Guitar (Bass)), Geoff Perkins (Trombone (Bass)), Barry Reynolds (Guitar), Grace Jones (Vocals), Frank Ricotti (Percussion), Stan Sulzmann (?), Alex Sadkin (Producer), Bill Levenson (Compilation Producer), Suha Gur (Mastering), Adrian Boot (Photography), Uziah "Sticky" Thompson (Percussion)
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Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions
Compilation album by Grace Jones
Released June 16, 1998
Recorded 1980-1982, 1985, 1987
Genre Urban, Dance-pop, Soul, Disco, R'n'B
Length 152:40
Label Island Records
Professional reviews
Grace Jones chronology
Island Life 2
1996		 Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions
1998		 20th Century Masters-The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones
2003

Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions is a two disc anthology of recordings by Grace Jones released by Island Records in 1998.

Grace Jones recorded three albums with Sly & Robbie in the legendary Compass Point Studios, Bahamas during the period of 1980-1982; Warm Leatherette, Nightclubbing and Living My Life. Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions contains long and extended version of her hits, although the CD booklet claims that these haven't been issued before, most of them have in fact appeared on numerous CD re-issues around the world. Other tracks were remixed or re-edited by the PolyGram/Universal engineers in 1998 for this particular compilation - this instead of using the many existing long or extended versions by original producers Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin that were mixed and released on vinyl in 1980-1982. The track "Living My Life" appears as an edited remix by Paul "Groucho" Smykle - dating from 1986, which the liner notes fail to mention. Another anomaly on The Compass Point Sessions is that it concludes with "Slave To The Rhythm", a track which was recorded in 1985, in London and with British producer Trevor Horn. Also the mix used, here renamed "Hot Blooded Version", is again an alternate 1998 re-mix/re-edit of the original 12" version entitled "Blooded."

This compilation, however, collects what is generally regarded to be Jones' best work and it also offers a well-researched essay and two previously unreleased songs from the Living My Life sessions: "Man Around The House" and a demo recording of Johnny Cash's classic "Ring of Fire."

Track listing

Disc One

  1. "Private Life" (Original Long Version) - 6:17
  2. "Private Life" (1998 Dub Re-Edit/Remix) - 8:04
  3. "Love is the Drug" (Original Long Version) - 8:38
  4. "Breakdown" - 5:29
  5. "Warm Leatherette" (Original Long Version) - 5:35
  6. "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" (Original Long Version) - 6:44
  7. "I've Done It Again" - 3:50
  8. "Pars" (1998 Re-Edit/Remix) - 5:41
  9. "Pull Up to the Bumper" - 4:33
  10. "Use Me" (1998 Re-Edit/Remix) - 6:10
  11. "She's Lost Control" (1998 Re-Edit/Remix) - 8:23
  12. "She's Lost Control" (1998 Dub Re-Edit/Remix) - 8:38


Disc Two

  1. "Walking in the Rain" (1998 Remix/Re-Edit) - 4:27
  2. "Cry Now, Laugh Later" - 5:01
  3. "Nightclubbing" - 5:03
  4. "The Apple Stretching" - 7:05
  5. "Nipple to the Bottle" (Original UK 12" Version) - 6:53
  6. "My Jamaican Guy" (Original US 12" Version) - 7:01
  7. "Feel Up" - 4:02
  8. "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" - 4:29
  9. "Demolition Man" (Original Long Version) - 4:56
  10. "Unlimited Capacity for Love" - 5:44
  11. "Ring of Fire" (Demo) - 3:56
  12. "Man Around the House" - 4:12
  13. "Living My Life" (1986 7" Remix Edit) - 3:31
  14. "Slave to the Rhythm" (1998 "Hot Blooded Version") - 8:18




v • d • e
Grace Jones
Studio albums
Portfolio (1977)  · Fame (1978)  · Muse (1979)  · Warm Leatherette (1980)  · Nightclubbing (1981)  · Living My Life (1982)  · Slave to the Rhythm (1985)  · Inside Story (1986)  · Bulletproof Heart (1989)  · Hurricane (2008)
Compilations
Island Life (1985)  · The Ultimate (1993)  · Island Life 2 (1996)  · Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions (1998)  · 20th Century Masters-The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones (2003)  · The Universal Masters Collection (2003)  · The Collection (2004)  · The Grace Jones Story (2006)  · Colour Collection (2006)  · The Ultimate Collection
Soundtracks
Boomerang (1992)  · Toys (1992)  · Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1993)  · The Avengers (1998)
Singles
"I Need a Man" | "Sorry" | "La Vie en rose" | "Do or Die" | "On Your Knees" | "A Rolling Stone" | "Love Is the Drug" | "Private Life" | "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" | "Breakdown" | "Demolition Man" | "Pull Up to the Bumper" | "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" | "Use Me" | "Walking in the Rain" | "Feel Up" | "Nipple to the Bottle" | "The Apple Stretching" | "My Jamaican Guy" | "Living My Life"
"Cry Now, Laugh Later" | "Slave to the Rhythm" | "Jones the Rhythm" | "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)" | "Party Girl" | "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" | "Crush" | "Love on Top of Love" | "Amado Mio" | "7 Day Weekend"  | "Evilmainya" | "SexDrive" | "Love Bites" | "Hurricane (Cradle to the Grave)" | "Corporate Cannibal" | "Williams' Blood"
Filmography
Gordon's War | Let's Make a Dirty Movie | Army of Lovers or Revolution of the Perverts | Deadly Vengeance | Made in France | A One Man Show | Conan the Destroyer | A View to a Kill | Vamp | Straight to Hell | Siesta | Boomerang | Cyber Bandits | McCinsey's Island | Palmer's Pick Up | Shaka Zulu: The Last Great Warrior | Wolf Girl
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