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Grace Jones is tagged as: disco, female vocalists, 80s, pop, new wave

Grace Jones (born Grace Mendoza on May 19, 1948, in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a model, singer and actress.
Raised in Syracuse, New York, she found success in the 70s as a model, working in New York and Paris (where she shared an apartment with Jerry Hall and Jessica Lange), before rising to public prominence as a singer and personality.
Jones secured a record deal with Island Records, which resulted in a string of club hits. The three disco albums she recorded - Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), and Muse (1979) - generated dance singles such as Sorry/That’s The Trouble, I Need A Man, and a classic cover of La Vie En Rose. During this period, she also became a muse to Andy Warhol, appearing in his portraits and accompanying him to Studio 54 on many occasions.
As the 70s drew to a close, Jones adapted the emerging new wave music to suit a different style, a significant departure from her previous output that resulted in some of her strongest work. Still with Island, and now working with producers Alex Sadkin and Chris Blackwell at Compass Point Studios, and with the considerable talents of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare (Sly & Robbie) behind her, she released the acclaimed Warm Leatherette (1980) and Nightclubbing (1981). These included re-imaginings of songs by ...
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Top 10 Grace Jones Songs
Pull Up To The Bumper
I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
La Vie En Rose
Slave To The Rhythm
Walking In The Rain
Private Life
Love Is The Drug
Nightclubbing
My Jamaican Guy
I Need A Man
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Top 10 Grace Jones Albums
Island Life
Nightclubbing
Warm Leatherette
Slave To The Rhythm
Living My Life
Portfolio
Private Life - The Compass Point Years
Inside Story
Bulletproof Heart
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