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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

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Gritty

Style

Urban/R&B

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Island

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Nightclubbing var på alle måter et fenomenalt popalbum som nådde niendeplass på den svarte albumlisten og krysset over til å gå inn på poplistene på 32. Med Nightclubbing samarbeidet Grace Jones igjen med Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare og resten av Compass Point-teamet. Nightclubbing fortsetter også Jones' tradisjon med å velge ut utmerkede låter å nytolke. Denne gangen er det Polices "Demolition Man", Bill Withers' "Use Me" og Iggy Pops "Nightclubbing" som får radikale nytolkninger; "Nightclubbing" er iskald i både tempo og mangel på varme, mens både "Use Me" og "Demolition Man" passer perfekt inn i Jones' lyriske opplegg. Apropos lyrisk opplegg, "Pull Up to the Bumper" (nummer fem på Black Singles, nummer to på Club Play) er så full av slemme dobbeltbetydninger - eller handler den bare om parallellparkering? -- at den gjør Musiques "In the Bush" like dristig som Paul Ankas "Puppy Love". Mellom hva da, Grace? Det er ikke bare teksten som gjør at låten skiller seg ut; klirrende spiraler av rytmegitar og en enkel, knirkende midtempo-rytme gjør låten effektiv, selv uten å ta hensyn til Jones' tilstedeværelse. Sly & Robbie er nok en gang ideelle kulisser for Jones, og kaster et friskt, men ikke bustete skjær over de spenstige strukturene. Aldri før og aldri siden har en presist tilhugget malmblokk vært så forførende.



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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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