{"product_id":"grace-jones-nightclubbing","title":"Grace Jones - Nightclubbing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Jones fused art, fashion and music into a singular vision on Nightclubbing, her fifth studio album released in 1981 on Island Records. Recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas with the Compass Point All Stars, the set distilled reggae pulse, dub space and new wave minimalism into sleek, commanding pop. Her coolly detached voice anchors covers like Iggy Pop’s “Nightclubbing” and Bill Withers’s “Use Me,” alongside originals such as “Pull Up to the Bumper” and “Art Groupie.” The result is both sensual and subversive, an album that blurred boundaries between genres and identities. Lauded on release and influential ever since, Nightclubbing stands as Jones’s definitive statement and a cornerstone of post-disco modernity. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeaking 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 \u0026amp; 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. — (via Andy Kellman \/\/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/nightclubbing-mw0000650329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6q8R2OCmCS9W6Y7kqnSd78?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl \/\/ Tracklist\u003cbr\u003eA1 Walking In The Rain    \u003cbr\u003eA2 Pull Up To The Bumper    \u003cbr\u003eA3 Use Me    \u003cbr\u003eA4 Nightclubbing    \u003cbr\u003eB1 Art Groupie    \u003cbr\u003eB2 I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)    \u003cbr\u003eB3 Feel Up    \u003cbr\u003eB4 Demolition Man    \u003cbr\u003eB5 I've Done It Again    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Island Records \/ Universal\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue\u003cbr\u003eReissued version \/ Original release: 1981\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Reggae, Pop, Funk\/Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: New Wave, Dub, Disco, Synth-pop, Reggae-Pop, Female Vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Electronic\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Island Records \/ Universal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46034910249118,"sku":"042284236812","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a_8a96bfaf-6b15-412e-9da3-a0597a861d7f.jpg?v=1759479598","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/grace-jones-nightclubbing","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}