Private Life - The Compass Point Sessions

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"Private Life - The Compass Point Sessions" contains the classic Grace Jones has added to the Compass Point Studios in Nassau / Bahamas. Produced by Chris Blackwell & Alex Sadkin, with the musicians Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, among others, the covers albums "Warm Leatherette" (1980), "nightclubbing" (1981) and "Living My Life" (1982). It is basically a mixture of pop and reggae, with the diva attitude known by Grace Jones.
The items are usually rare Maxi versions and B-sides, including 2 unreleased (II 11/12), 4 times previously unreleased versions and previously unpublished 9 on CD. Songs or versions.
In addition to original songs, there are also a whole range cover versions, eg. As of Roxy Music, Pretenders, Smokey Robinson (Hunter ...), Sting / Police (Demolition Man) as well as Iggy Pop & David Bowie (nightclubbing).
Who of Grace Jones is looking for a compilation but should note that only speak the 2nd phase of your career is. The first hits of the 1970s (La vie en rose, etc.) are missing as well as the disco-pop hits mid / late 1980s (Slave to the Rhythm is included here as a bonus track and also acts like a foreign body even though it a great Song is).
Unfortunately, there is no perfect compilation of complete career, as would be most likely to recommend "Iceland Life", the best in the rare "Vol. 2" version with 14 (and 4 bonus) titles. But even that is not completely because it focuses on the time in Iceland Records and thus does not include the two late-Eighties albums.
CD 1
01. Private Life - Long Version
02. Private Life - Dub Version
03. Love Is The Drug - Long Version
04. Breakdown
05. Warm Leatherette - Long Version
06. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game - Long Version
07. I've Done It Again
08. Pars - Long Version
09. Pull Up To The Bumper
10. Use Me - Long Version
11. She's Lost Control - Long Version
12. She's Lost Control - Dub Version
CD 2
01. Walking In The Rain
02. Cry Now, Laugh Later
03. nightclubbing
04. The Apple Stretching
05. Nipple To The Bottle - 12 "Version
06. My Jamaican Guy - 12 "Version
07. Feel Up
08. I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
09. Demolition Man - Long Version
10. Unlimited Capacity For Love
11. Ring Of Fire - Demo
12. Man Around The House
13. Living My Life - 7 "Version
14. Slave To The Rhythm - Hot Blooded Version
Conclusion: Great music, many rarities, for all Grace Jones fans a feast! And even the liner notes are informative, the information on the songs include everything worth knowing.