The Universal Masters Collection (Grace Jones album)

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The Universal Masters Collection
Compilation album by
Grace Jones
ReleasedDecember 2, 2003
Recorded1977–1982
Genre
LabelUniversal
Grace Jones chronology
Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions
(1998) 		The Universal Masters Collection
(2003) 		The Grace Jones Story
(2006)
Alternative cover
2006 Colour Collection re-release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Universal Masters Collection is a mid-price greatest hits album by Jamaican singer and songwriter Grace Jones, first released on December 2, 2003 by Universal Music.

Background[edit]

With the exception of "La Vie en rose" from Jones' debut studio album Portfolio (1977), the 13-track package focuses on material from Jones' Compass Point trilogy: Warm Leatherette (1980), Nightclubbing (1981), and Living My Life (1982). Included in the booklet is an essay by Daryl Easlea, which incorrectly states Jones' birth year.[2]

The album was later re-released a number of times by Universal with the same track listing, but alternate covers and new titles. 2005 saw the release of Best 1200 on the Japanese market. Colour Collection, released in 2006, used the Living My Life picture on its cover, while the German pressing Star-Club präsentiert Grace Jones (2008) recycled the Nightclubbing cover art. In 2008 the album was re-issued as Classic Grace Jones.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Private Life" - 5:10
  2. "Inspiration" - 4:34
  3. "Warm Leatherette" - 4:25
  4. "Pull Up to the Bumper" - 4:30
  5. "Love Is the Drug" - 7:15
  6. "Nightclubbing" - 5:05
  7. "Nipple to the Bottle" - 5:55
  8. "Breakdown" - 5:30
  9. "Demolition Man" - 4:00
  10. "La Vie en rose" - 7:27
  11. "My Jamaican Guy" - 6:00
  12. "Walking in the Rain" - 4:18
  13. "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" - 4:28

Release history[edit]

Region Year Name Format(s) Label
Worldwide 2003 The Universal Masters Collection CD Universal
Japan 2005 Best 1200
Worldwide 2006 Colour Collection
Germany 2008 Star-Club präsentiert Grace Jones
Worldwide Classic Grace Jones CD, Download Universal, Spectrum

References[edit]

  1. ^ Andy Kellman. "Universal Masters Collection - Grace Jones". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  2. ^ "Images for Grace Jones - Classic Grace Jones - The Universal Masters Collection". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

External links[edit]

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