Grace Jones
Real Name:
Grace Beverly Jones
Profile:
Jamaican singer, actress and supermodel born on May 19, 1948 [some sources claim 1950 or 1952] in Spanish Town, Jamaica, West Indies. She moved to Syracuse, New York, in her early teens, where her parents had relocated and founded the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ.
She moved to New York at 18 and began a modelling career that took her to Paris where she worked for Yves Saint Laurent, Azzedine Alaïa and Kenzo Takada and photographers such as Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin. While in Paris, she branched out into a recording career, first as a disco diva, working with Tom Moulton, before evolving towards a reggae / new wave sound created at Compass Point Studios with Sly & Robbie and marked by striking visuals created by her then partner Jean-Paul Goude.
Her first connection with music perhaps is her uncredited appearance on the cover of the 1973 reissue of Billy Paul - Ebony Woman.
She published her autobiography in 2015, I'll Never Write My Memoirs (a line taken from her song Art Groupie), co-written with Paul Morley, in which she comes back on her early childhood in Jamaica, denies some longstanding rumours and fuels a few new ones.
Grace is the granddaughter of Dan Williams (8), daughter of Marjorie Jones, sister of Bishop Noel Jones and Chris Jones (20), and mother of Paulo Goude.
She moved to New York at 18 and began a modelling career that took her to Paris where she worked for Yves Saint Laurent, Azzedine Alaïa and Kenzo Takada and photographers such as Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin. While in Paris, she branched out into a recording career, first as a disco diva, working with Tom Moulton, before evolving towards a reggae / new wave sound created at Compass Point Studios with Sly & Robbie and marked by striking visuals created by her then partner Jean-Paul Goude.
Her first connection with music perhaps is her uncredited appearance on the cover of the 1973 reissue of Billy Paul - Ebony Woman.
She published her autobiography in 2015, I'll Never Write My Memoirs (a line taken from her song Art Groupie), co-written with Paul Morley, in which she comes back on her early childhood in Jamaica, denies some longstanding rumours and fuels a few new ones.
Grace is the granddaughter of Dan Williams (8), daughter of Marjorie Jones, sister of Bishop Noel Jones and Chris Jones (20), and mother of Paulo Goude.
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ZCI-9470 |
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Grace Jones | Portfolio (Album) | Island Records | ZCI-9470 | US | 1977 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7250 020 |
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Grace Jones | Fame (Album) | Island Records | 7250 020 | France | 1978 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ILK 719538 |
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Grace Jones | Muse (Album) | Island Records | ILK 719538 | Italy | 1979 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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YSL M8 9592 |
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Grace Jones | Warm Leatherette (Album, Comp) | Island Records | YSL M8 9592 | US | 1980 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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203 481 |
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Grace Jones | Nightclubbing (Album, Comp) | Island Records | 203 481 | Europe | 1981 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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79-00184 |
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Grace Jones | Living My Life (Album) | Island Records, Island Records | 79-00184 | Canada | 1982 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grace Jones | Slave To The Rhythm (Album) | ZTT, Island Records | ST-53021, ST 53021 | US | 1985 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MTL 1007 |
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Grace Jones | Inside Story (Album) | Manhattan Records | MTL 1007 | Ireland | 1986 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CI-91737 |
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Grace Jones | Bulletproof Heart (Album) | Capitol Records | CI-91737 | Greece | 1989 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grace Jones | Hurricane (Album) | Wall Of Sound, Wall Of Sound | none | 2008 | Sell This Version | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WOS050DLPX, 949.2050.013 |
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Grace Jones | Hurricane - Dub (Album) | Wall Of Sound, Wall Of Sound | WOS050DLPX, 949.2050.013 | UK & Europe | 2011 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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990.140 |
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Grace Jones | I Need A Man (Single, EP, Maxi) | Orfeus (2) | 990.140 | France | 1975 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MDF 098 |
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Grace Jones | I'll Find My Way To You / Again And Again (Single) | Cinevox Record | MDF 098 | Italy | 1976 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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グレイス・ジョーンズ* | Sorry (Single) | Orfeus (2) | VIP-2495 | Japan | 1976 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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J.B. 104 |
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Stelvio Cipriani / Grace Jones | Stelvio Cipriani / Grace Jones - Dedicato A Una Stella / I'll Find My Way To You (7", Jukebox) | Cinevox Record | J.B. 104 | Italy | 1976 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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IS-098 |
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Grace Jones | La Vie En Rose (Single, Maxi) | Island Records | IS-098 | US | 1977 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grace Jones | Tomorrow (7") | Island Records | ISL-45-019 | Philippines | 1977 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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J.B. 123 |
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Patty Pravo / Grace Jones | Patty Pravo / Grace Jones - Tutto Il Mondo È Casa Mia / La Vie En Rose (7", Jukebox) | Ricordi, Island Records | J.B. 123 | Italy | 1977 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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X 13013, WIP-6471 |
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Grace Jones | Am I Ever Gonna Fall In Love In N.Y. City (Single) | Island Records, Island Records | X 13013, WIP-6471 | Australia | 1978 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6172 542 |
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Grace Jones | Autumn Leaves Part. 1 & 2 (Les Feuilles Mortes) (Single) | Island Records | 6172 542 | France | 1978 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grace Jones | Do Or Die (Single, Maxi) | Island Records | IS 1008 | US | 1978 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0094 |
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Grace Jones / Amanda Lear | Grace Jones / Amanda Lear - Do Or Die / Run Baby Run (12", Promo, Red) | Island Records, Ariola | 0094 | Spain | 1978 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Supercharge (2) / Grace Jones | Supercharge (2) / Grace Jones - Creo Que Me Voy A Enamorar (I Think I'm Gonna Fall In Love) / La Vida En Rosa (La Vie En Rose) (12", Promo) | Ariola | 0085 | Spain | 1978 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JB 067 |
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Gianni Faré / Grace Jones | Gianni Faré / Grace Jones - Io Per Te / Do Or Die (7", Jukebox) | Ariston, Island Records | JB 067 | Italy | 1978 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grace Jones | Fame / Comme Un Oiseau Qui Senvole (Acetate, 12") | Island Records | none | US | 1978 | Sell This Version |
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kevinsingel
August 27, 2021
Does anyone know the real background story of the single of Living My Life. Was it recorded at the album sessions ? Was it intended to be the title track and just didn't make the final cut? And if it was only intended to be a stand alone single, a common practice in the 80's, why was it only released in Portugal? And finally , no 7" version/why only 12" as there is obviously a single edit used in the One Man Show video?

REENO
July 23, 2020
edited over 3 years ago
I love Grace. She's incomparable, even in 2020 and beyond. Having said that, I strongly favor her trilogy of Compass Point/Sly & Robbie albums over her first 3 (disco albums).
Grace's voice & vibe seemed better suited to the new wave-ish productions she gravitated to post 70's.
Grace's voice & vibe seemed better suited to the new wave-ish productions she gravitated to post 70's.
rondoe.au
November 10, 2018
Webmaster - Why doesn't this release Grace-Jones-The-Ultimate-Collection/release/1437840 appear on this page? I only got to it from a link on the Wikipedia page for this album.
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professormouse
October 6, 2021https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfALrtu2Mqw
I do hope the expanded albums thang hasn't stopped with Our Grace ?
Where d'ya buy all these like ?
https://www.discogs.com/release/4470930-Grace-Jones-Corporate-Cannibal-Mixes