Island Life

back in stock and budget price - 'island life 'is a collection of grace jones' biggest hits on the island records label. it draws from albums like 'portfolio' (1977), 'fame' (1978), 'muse' (1979), 'warm leatherette' (1980), 'nightclubbing' (1981), 'living my life' (1982) and 'slave to the rhythm' (1985). the tracks are arranged chronologically so it maps out her musical development from the robotic disco sounds of 'la vie en rose' through her new wave experiments with 'private life', her torch song phase in 'libertango' up to the funky r&b of 'my jamaican guy'.