By all means a phenomenal pop album that hit number nine on the black albums chart and crossed over to penetrate the pop charts at number 32, Nightclubbing saw Grace Jones working once again with Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, and the remainder of the Compass Point team.
Nightclubbing also continues Jones' tradition of picking excellent songs to reinterpret.
This time out, the Police's "Demolition Man," Bill Withers' "Use Me," and Iggy Pop's "Nightclubbing" receive radical reinterpretations; "Nightclubbing" is glacial in both tempo and lack of warmth, while both "Use Me" and "Demolition Man" fit perfectly into Jones' lyrical scheme.
Speaking of a lyrical scheme, "Pull Up to the Bumper" (number five black singles, number two club play) is so riddled with naughty double entendres -- or is it just about parallel parking? -- that it renders Musique's "In the Bush" as daring as Paul Anka's "Puppy Love." Drive it in between what, Grace? It's not just lyrics that make the song stick out; jingling spirals of rhythm guitar and a simplistic, squelching, mid-tempo rhythm make the song effective, even without considering Jones' presence.
Sly & Robbie provide ideal backdrops for Jones yet again, casting a brisk but not bristly sheen over buoyant structures.
Never before and never since has a precisely chipped block of ore been so seductive.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pull up to the BumperKoo Koo Baya, Ronald Dunbar, Grace Jones, Dana Mano, Robbie Shakespeare | Grace Jones | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | Use MeBill Withers | Grace Jones | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | NightclubbingDavid Bowie, Allen Lanier, Iggy Pop | Grace Jones | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Art GroupieGrace Jones, Barry Reynolds | Grace Jones | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 5 | Feel UpGrace Jones | Grace Jones | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Demolition ManSting | Grace Jones | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | I've Done It AgainBarry Reynolds | Grace Jones | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 29 mins | 67 MB | |||||
| 29 mins | 173 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wally Badarou | Keyboards |
| 2 | Koo Koo Baya | Composer |
| 3 | Chris Blackwell | Producer |
| 4 | David Bowie | Composer |
| 5 | Monte Browne | Guitar |
| 6 | Mikey Chung | Guitar |
| 7 | Masai Delon | Vocals |
| 8 | Tyrone Downie | Keyboards, Vocals |
| 9 | Ronald Dunbar | Composer |
| 10 | Sly Dunbar | Drums |
| 11 | Jack Emblow | Accordion |
| 12 | Jean Paul Goude | Design, Illustrations, Photography |
| 13 | Grace Jones | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 14 | Allen Lanier | Composer |
| 15 | Dana Mano | Composer |
| 16 | Astor Piazzolla | Composer |
| 17 | Iggy Pop | Composer |
| 18 | Barry Reynolds | Composer, Guitar |
| 19 | Jess Roden | Vocals |
| 20 | Alan Sadkin | Producer |
| 21 | Alex Sadkin | Producer |
| 22 | Robbie Shakespeare | Bass, Composer |
| 23 | Sly & Robbie | Guest Artist |
| 24 | Mel Speller | Percussion, Vocals |
| 25 | Sting | Composer |
| 26 | Uziah "Sticky" Thompson | Percussion |
| 27 | Harry Vanda | Composer |
| 28 | Bill Withers | Composer |
| 29 | George Young | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |