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''Nightclubbing'' is the fifth studio album by Jamaican singer Grace Jones, released on May 11, 1981 by Island Records. Recorded at Compass Point Studios with producers Alex Sadkin and Island Records' president Chris Blackwell, as well as a team of session musicians rooted by Sly & Robbie, the album further cemented Jones' movement towards reggae-tinged new wave music. Jones had released ''Warm Leatherette'' the year before, which was also recorded at Compass Point with Sadkin and Blackwell and had established her departure from disco music. She would record another album with them, ''Living My Life'' (1982), forming what is now considered a trilogy. Musically, the album is a Reggae, electronic, disco, blues, salsa funk record that incorporates strong elements of new wave and pop music within its composition, making it a departure from her previous disco work. Additionally, it incorporates several genres and subgenres, including rock, funk, dub, dance-rock, post-disco, post-punk and tango. It mainly consists of cover versions from artists including David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Astor Piazzolla and Sting; it contains three original songs written by Jones. The album received positive reviews upon its release and continues to be praised by critics, with reviewers commending the singer's unique sound and organic fusion of genres. The album entered in the top 10 in five countries, and became Jones' highest-ranking record on the US ''Billboard'' mainstream albums and R&B charts. Six singles were released from the album, including the hits "Pull Up to the Bumper" and "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)". Critics and scholars have noted the album's influence on popular music, especially how its unique sound has been emulated by both pop and alternative acts, and how the persona Jones adopted —deeply influenced by art and fashion— has had an enduring influence in modern female pop singers. Around the time of the album's release, she adopted her characteristic androgynous look which would become popular in fashion. ''Nightclubbing'' is widely regarded as Jones' finest and most emblematic work, and what cemented her pop icon status. ==Background== Grace Jones had transformed her musical and visual style on the turn of 1970s and 1980s, evolving from disco to rock and reggae-fueled new wave music with the release of ''Warm Leatherette'' in 1980. The record earned her critical acclaim, and the singer teamed up once again with producers Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin for the second album recorded at the Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. The album includes reggae-oriented re-interpretations of the songs by Flash and the Pan, Bill Withers, Iggy Pop, and Ástor Piazzolla, in addition to several new tracks, three of which were co-written by Jones. Three songs share contributions from Barry Reynolds, with whom Jones would go on to compose most of the material for the 1982 album ''Living My Life''. One song, "Demolition Man", was written by Sting of The Police, who would later that year record it with the band and include on their album ''Ghost in the Machine''. The strong rhythm section which features on most of the tracks was provided by Sly and Robbie, Wally Badarou, Barry Reynolds, Mikey Chung and Uziah "Sticky" Thompson, aka the Compass Point Allstars. ''Nightclubbing'' became Jones' chart breakthrough and remains one of the greatest commercial triumphs of her entire career. It entered top 5 in no less than four countries, and became the singer's highest-charting record on the U.S. ''Billboard'' mainstream albums and R&B charts. The album brought Jones from being a former disco diva with a loyal cult following but dropping sales figures to an international star with mainstream chart success. It later formed the basis of her groundbreaking concept tour A One Man Show. The album was released to critical acclaim, claiming the number one slot on ''NMEs Album of the Year list. Slant Magazine listed the album at #40 on its list of Best Albums of the 1980s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Best Albums of the 1980s )〕 ''Nightclubbing'' is now widely considered Jones' best studio album.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=3333. "Walking In The Rain" by Grace Jones )〕 Universal Music Group re-released the album on vinyl in 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Grace Jones - Nightclubbing (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs )〕 Release of a two disc deluxe set, containing most of the 12" single versions of singles, plus two unreleased tracks from the "Nightclubbing" sessions, occurred on April 28, 2014, and Jones enjoyed a UK Top 50 chart placing the following week - her first since 2008. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nightclubbing (Grace Jones album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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