Find great deals on eBay for grace jones inside story cd. Shop with confidence. ℗ © 1986 Manhattan Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc. # listed as: - 7 46340 2 on artwork (CD case spine), - CDP 7 46340 2 in booklet, - 7463402 on disc. Add'l reference listed in booklet: DIDX #913 Digital Audio Technologies Australia 0 7777-46340-2 1 CD inlay features a text about Grace: 'The outrageous singer/model/actress was born in Jamaica in 1952. After moving from New York to Paris, and achieving stardom in Europe as a top fashion model in the mid 70's, she signed a recording deal with Island Records and recorded her first album in 1977. With the release of the first album early in 1978, she immediately took to the throne as the darling of the world club/disco scene. Both Grace's popularity and critical acclaim grew throughout the world over the next few albums, and finally in 1981, she achieved her first international hit single with a cover of The Pretenders 'Private Life'. Since then Grace has continued to record her reggae/funk slanted dance albums (9 albums in total), including this 1986 album 'Inside Story', which incidentally features her biggest U.S. Hit 'I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)'. Grace has also made a name for herself as a lead actor in movies such as 'Conan The Destroyer', 'Vamp' and the James Bond film 'A View To A Kill'.' Contents • • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] Having achieved a major success with the comeback album and the best-selling hits compilation, both in 1985, Grace Jones delivered her next album the following year. Released under her new contract with, Inside Story saw Jones working with producer of (Jones had previously tried to work with the band during the disco era ). The album was recorded at Skyline Studios in New York and post-produced at Atlantic Studios and Sterling Sound. Inside Story is notable for being Jones' first foray into production, which resulted in frequent, heated clashes with Rodgers. Musically, the album explores varieties of pop music, with elements of jazz, gospel and Caribbean sounds, marking the point when Jones turned towards a more accessible, commercial sound. All songs were written by Grace Jones and. Grace JonesThe artwork for the album was designed by Richard Bernstein, who had previously worked with Jones on artwork for the '70s albums, and. The release of Inside Story was surrounded by Manhattan Records' 'most extensive marketing and merchandising campaign ever', as described by the magazine. The promotional strategy would include magazine and newspaper advertisements, street posters, radio spots and more, with the record company targeting the US market, where Grace had never been a mainstream pop star. Grace Jones Inside Story Rarlabs![]() Eventually, Inside Story would become one of Jones' greatest album successes, making the top 40 in a number of European countries. Despite being her lowest-charting album in the UK, it still sold well enough in the British market to be certified silver there. The album also remains her last entry to date on the US albums chart. A remastered, edition of the album was released in 2004 on, along with. Unlike the latter, the re-released Inside Story came with no bonus tracks. Imageready cs2 download. Singles [ ] ' became the album's lead single, accompanied by a popular music video. The song would become one of Jones' most successful singles and her highest (as well as last ever) entry on.
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