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''Slave to the Rhythm'' is the seventh studio album by Grace Jones, released on 28 October 1985 by Island Records. Subtitled ''a biography'' in the liner notes, ''Slave to the Rhythm'' is a concept album, produced by ZTT Records founder and producer Trevor Horn, that went on to become one of Jones' greatest album triumphs commercially and spawned her biggest hit, "Slave to the Rhythm". ==Background== After finishing sessions at Compass Point for her ''Living My Life'' album in late 1982, Jones took a break from recording music and focused on an acting career. Within two years, she made her debut as an actress in the 1984 film ''Conan the Destroyer'' where she played alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. She later gained even more notoriety in 1985 in the James Bond film ''A View to a Kill'' where she played the villain May Day. After finishing filming in late 1984 she returned to the studio to work on a follow up, ending an almost three-year-long hiatus. ''Slave to the Rhythm'', both song and album, was written by Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson and Trevor Horn and was produced by Trevor Horn, who was assisted by Lipson. Unlike most albums that feature a collection of different songs, ''Slave to the Rhythm'' was a concept album that featured several, radical interpretations of one title track. The project was originally intended for Frankie Goes to Hollywood as a follow-up to their hit "Relax", but was finally given to Jones.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Perfect Songs artists/writers Trevor Horn )〕 The recording process featured Horn, Lipson and Jones creating a new version of the song every week or so, ballooning the budget for a single song to nearly $385,000 USD. As such, several versions were collected and released as the album proper. Musically, ''Slave to the Rhythm'' ranges from funk to R&B, incorporating go-go beats throughout the album.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Go Go History )〕 All eight tracks are interspersed with excerpts from a conversation with Grace about her life, conducted by journalist Paul Morley, hence the ''a biography'' subtitle. The album also contains voice-overs from actor Ian McShane reciting passages from Jean-Paul Goude's biography ''Jungle Fever''. Though recording dates of each version of the song are unknown, "Operattack" was created with vocal samples from "Jones the Rhythm"; while "Don't Cry - It's Only the Rhythm" is a variation of the bridge that appears on "Slave to the Rhythm." Also, "The Fashion Show" could potentially be an early version of "Ladies and Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones". "Ladies and Gentlemen" would be released as a single, under the title of "Slave to the Rhythm". ''Slave to the Rhythm'' is one of the most successful of all Grace Jones' albums in terms of commercial performance. It performed best in German speaking countries and the Netherlands, where it secured top 10 placings. It also reached number 12 on the UK Albums Chart in November 1985. The album remains the second highest-charting album of Jones' on the US ''Billboard'' 200 (after ''Nightclubbing'') and her only entry on Canadian Albums Chart. In 1986 ''Billboard'' magazine reported that the album sold 150,000 copies in the USA and 1 million worldwide. 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「Slave to the Rhythm (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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