Album
Inside Story
1986 · Electronic, Jazz
6 collectors on Gatefold own this
Inside Story is a Soul & Funk album by Grace Jones, originally released in 1986. On Gatefold: 56 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.
About
After making the experimental hit album <i>Slave to the Rhythm</i> with producer Trevor Horn, Grace Jones went back to basics for 1986’s <i>Inside Story</i>. Produced and arranged by disco-funk mastermind Nile Rodgers (a friend of Jones’ since the Studio 54 days), the album focuses on the sultry, tightly woven grooves that had always been an important part of Jones’ sound but up to this point hadn't been the main attraction. “I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect for You)” is one of the toughest, jazziest songs of Rodgers’ or Jones’ career. Meanwhile, “Crush” and the reggae-tinted “Party Girl” are glossy dance tunes that are far more intricate than they initially appear. The album exudes the mysterious glamour of an international travelogue, as we meet the characters of “Chan Hitchhikes to Shanghai” and “Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician.” We get a sense of Jones’ misadventures in La La Land on “Hollywood Liar” and “Barefoot in Beverly Hills.” While Jones remained an icon of the colorful '80s, <i>Inside Story</i> also cast a critical eye on the decade's excesses in “White Collar Crime” and the beautiful but rueful “Scary but Fun.”
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Tracklist
- 1I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)3:58
- 2Hollywood Liar3:49
- 3Chan Hitchhikes to Shanghai4:33
- 4Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician4:43
- 5Party Girl3:44
- 6Crush3:28
- 7Barefoot In Beverley Hills4:07
- 8Scary But Fun3:55
- 9White Collar Crime5:03
- 10Inside Story4:32
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- polished
- swaggering
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Brenda White KingBACKING VOCALS
- Bruce WoolleyCOMPOSED BY, ARRANGED BY, WRITTEN BY, DRUMS, PERCUSSION, SYNTHESIZER, BACKING VOCALS, PIANO DRUMS, PERCUSSION, SYNTHESIZER WRITTEN-BY, DRUMS, PERCUSSION, SYNTHESIZER
- Chris JonesBACKING VOCALS
- Cindy MizelleBACKING VOCALS
- Clarissa DaneBACKING VOCALS
- Curtis KingBACKING VOCALS
- Diane GaristoBACKING VOCALS
- Felicia CollinsGUITAR
- Kevin JonesOTHER , SEQUENCED BY, DRUM PROGRAMMING SEQUENCED BY , DRUM PROGRAMMING, SYNTHESIZER SEQUENCED BY , DRUM PROGRAMMING
- Lenny PickettHORNS , TENOR SAXOPHONE PERFORMER , TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Mac GollehonHORNS , TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN , EUPHONIUM HORNS , TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN, EUPHONIUM TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN, EUPHONIUM
- Philippe SaisseSYNTHESIZER, PIANO, BASS BASS KEYBOARDS
- Randall CoeBACKING VOCALS
- Stan HarrisonALTO SAXOPHONE HORNS , ALTO SAXOPHONE PERFORMER , ALTO SAXOPHONE
- Steve ElsonBARITONE SAXOPHONE , FLUTE BARITONE SAXOPHONE, FLUTE HORNS , BARITONE SAXOPHONE , FLUTE
- Steven GildenbergBACKING VOCALS
- Terri GonzalezBACKING VOCALS
- The Borneo HornsHORNS
6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 56 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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