Album Title
Grace Jones
Nightclubbing (1981)
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Track List
01) Walking in the Rain
02) Pull Up to the Bumper
03) Use Me
04) Nightclubbing
05) Art Groupie
06) I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
07) Feel Up
08) Demolition Man
09) I've Done It Again

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First Released

1981

Genre

R&B

Mood

Gritty

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Urban/R&B

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A todas luces un fenomenal álbum pop que alcanzó el número nueve en la lista de álbumes negros y pasó a penetrar en las listas de pop en el número 32, Nightclubbing vio a Grace Jones trabajando una vez más con Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare y el resto del equipo de Compass Point. Nightclubbing también continúa la tradición de Jones de escoger excelentes canciones para reinterpretar. En esta ocasión, "Demolition Man" de The Police, "Use Me" de Bill Withers y "Nightclubbing" de Iggy Pop reciben reinterpretaciones radicales; "Nightclubbing" es glacial tanto en tempo como en falta de calidez, mientras que tanto "Use Me" como "Demolition Man" encajan perfectamente en el esquema lírico de Jones. Hablando de esquema lírico, "Pull Up to the Bumper" (número cinco en singles negros, número dos en discotecas) está tan plagada de traviesos dobles sentidos -¿o se trata sólo de aparcar en paralelo? -- que hace que "In the Bush" de Musique sea tan atrevida como "Puppy Love" de Paul Anka. ¿Manejarlo entre qué, Grace? No es sólo la letra lo que hace que la canción destaque; las espirales tintineantes de la guitarra rítmica y un ritmo simplista, aplastante y a medio tempo hacen que la canción sea efectiva, incluso sin tener en cuenta la presencia de Jones. Sly & Robbie vuelven a ser el telón de fondo ideal para Jones, aportando un brillo enérgico pero no erizado a unas estructuras boyantes. Nunca antes y nunca después un bloque de mineral picado con precisión había sido tan seductor.



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By all means a phenomenal pop album that hit number nine on the black albums chart and crossed over to penetrate the pop charts at number 32, Nightclubbing saw Grace Jones working once again with Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, and the remainder of the Compass Point team. Nightclubbing also continues Jones' tradition of picking excellent songs to reinterpret. This time out, the Police's "Demolition Man," Bill Withers' "Use Me," and Iggy Pop's "Nightclubbing" receive radical reinterpretations; "Nightclubbing" is glacial in both tempo and lack of warmth, while both "Use Me" and "Demolition Man" fit perfectly into Jones' lyrical scheme. Speaking of a lyrical scheme, "Pull Up to the Bumper" (number five black singles, number two club play) is so riddled with naughty double entendres -- or is it just about parallel parking? -- that it renders Musique's "In the Bush" as daring as Paul Anka's "Puppy Love." Drive it in between what, Grace? It's not just lyrics that make the song stick out; jingling spirals of rhythm guitar and a simplistic, squelching, mid-tempo rhythm make the song effective, even without considering Jones' presence. Sly & Robbie provide ideal backdrops for Jones yet again, casting a brisk but not bristly sheen over buoyant structures. Never before and never since has a precisely chipped block of ore been so seductive.


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