Grace Jones Story, The - Grace Jones

Advantages: The funky, I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)
Disadvantages: The painfully dated, Victor Should Have Been A Jazz Musican

...This 1986 studio effort from the outrageous Diva, Grace Jones, marked her debut on the Manhatten label and saw her immediately teamed with hot R&B master, Nile Rodgers, one half of the 1970's disco group, Chic, and who had produced classics for the likes of Soul music legend Diana Ross and the Queen of Pop, Madonna. Allegedly Nile Rodgers and Grace Jones did not get on at all well and the recording sessions for Inside Story were a little intense. Following on from her Reggae/Funk/Rock/New Wave infused albums such as the excellent Warm Leatherette (1980) and the critically-acclaimed Nightclubbing (1981), Inside Story (1986) divulged Jones into a far more commercial sound. Inside Story was a mixed concoction of Pop/Dance/Funk/R&B with subtle hints of jazz on one particularly awful track, Victor Should Have Been A Jazz Muscian. I... Read review

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Advantages: Some of the tracks ignite
Disadvantages: Others are too dated

...Grace Jones rarely recorded in the mid to late 1980's and infact you could probably argue that her recording career reached its peak with the Trevor Horn produced Slave To The Rhythm album in 1985. After her 1986 studio entry Inside Story which became only a moderate seller (though was devoured by her legion of gay male fans)no one quite knew what to expect next from the off-the-wall diva. At the fall of 1989, Jones returned to the recording studios with producers Chris Stanley, David Cole and Robert Chivilles for the rather disjointed Bulletproof Heart album. Jones co-wrote the majority of songs along with singer Chris Stanley. Bulletproof Heart (1989) like Inside Story (1986) was another foray into mainstream Pop, divulging into Funk, R&B and Dance. The project seemed more of an effort on Jones' part to catapult her back... Read review

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Advantages: The funky Pull Up To The Bumper
Disadvantages: None that really springs to mind

...Following the excellent Warm Leatherette (1980) album, her debut on the Island Records label which saw her rewarded with more commercial acceptance, the outrageous and off-the-wall diva, Grace Jones returned to the recording studios in early 1981 for the unforgetable Nightclubbing project. Grace Jones second album on Island Records is possibly the greatest of her considerably short recording career and captured Jones at her artistic peak. It features a series of remarkable recordings, encapsulating a multitude of styles such as New Wave, Reggae, Funk, Jazz and Soul. She was again aided by the fabulous production skills of those reggae kings, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. Nightclubbing (1981)begins with the curiously compelling, Walking In The Rain, which sets a dark, atmospheric tone for the duration of the project... Read review

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