Nightclubbing (Grace Jones album)

album by Grace Jones

Nightclubbing is the fifth studio album by Jamaican singer Grace Jones, released on May 11, 1981 by Island Records.

Nightclubbing
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 1981
Recorded1981
Genre
Length38:40
LabelIsland
Producer
Grace Jones chronology
Warm Leatherette
(1980)
Nightclubbing
(1981)
Living My Life
(1982)
Singles from Nightclubbing
  1. "Demolition Man"
    Released: March 1981
  2. "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"
    Released: May 1981
  3. "Pull Up to the Bumper"
    Released: June 1981
  4. "Use Me"
    Released: June 1981
  5. "Feel Up"
    Released: July 1981
  6. "Walking in the Rain"
    Released: October 1981

Background

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The album includes reggae-oriented covers of the songs by Flash and the Pan, Bill Withers, Iggy Pop, and Ástor Piazzolla, as well as several new tracks, three of which were co-written by Jones. The album was Jones' second album to use a reggae, electronica and R&B sound.

Track listing

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Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Walking in the Rain"  Harry Vanda, George Young 4:18
2. "Pull Up to the Bumper"  Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya, Dana Mano 4:41
3. "Use Me"  Bill Withers 5:04
4. "Nightclubbing"  David Bowie, Iggy Pop 5:06
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
5. "Art Groupie"  Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds 2:39
6. "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"  Astor Piazzolla, Barry Reynolds, Dennis Wilkey, Nathalie Delon 4:30
7. "Feel Up"  Grace Jones 4:03
8. "Demolition Man"  Sting 4:03
9. "I've Done It Again"  Barry Reynolds, Marianne Faithfull 3:51
  • The 2-Disc Deluxe Remastered Version states that the writer(s) of "If You Wanna Be My Lover" is unknown.

Personnel

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Commercial reception

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References

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  1. "Nightclubbing". 28 April 2014 – via Amazon.
  2. "Grace Jones / "Nightclubbing": 2CD deluxe, blu-ray audio and 2LP - superdeluxeedition".
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 160. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Lescharts.com – Grace Jones – Nightclubbing". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  5. "Top 100 Longplay, 14.09.1981". Top 100 Longplay. Germany: Media Control. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Grace Jones – Nightclubbing" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  7. "Charts.nz – Grace Jones – Nightclubbing". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Grace Jones – Nightclubbing". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Grace Jones – Nightclubbing". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Grace Jones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  11. "Billboard 200, retrieved from "Grace Jones – Nightclubbing" Awards at Allmusic". Billboard 200. United States: Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved October 12, 2015.