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Grace Jones - Portfolio album flac Performer: Grace Jones
Title: Portfolio
Style: Chanson, Disco
Released: 1977
Country: US
MP3 album: 1853 mb
FLAC album: 1938 mb
Rating: 4.6
Other formats: APE VOC MP1 DXD AUD AIFF XM
Genre: Electronic / Pop

Portfolio is the debut studio album by Grace Jones, released in 1977 by Island Records. It spawned her first big hit, "La Vie en rose". Having enjoyed a successful modelling career in Paris and New York in the early 1970s, Jones released a series of singles throughout 1975–1976. None of them, however, managed to succeed in mainstream charts. Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977 and found wider recognition only with her debut Island album, Portfolio.

Portfolio is the debut studio album by Jamaican recording artist Grace Jones. It was released in September 1977 by Island Records. Before releasing Portfolio Jones had been a model The album's music is a mix of disco and R&B. Side A. "Send in the Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) – 7:33. What I Did for Love" (Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban) – 5:15. Tomorrow" (Martin Charnin, Charles Strouse) – 5:48. Side B. "La Vie en rose" (Édith Piaf, Louis Guglielmi) – 7:27.

Portfolio ‎(LP, Album, P/Mixed). Island Records, Philips. Grace Jones' debut album is a bit of a mixed bag. Some of the disco recordings sound formulaic and lack the unique quality for which she would become renowned. Saying that, it's all purely dependent on what era of Ms Jones you prefer.

Portfolio is the debut album by Jamaican singer Grace Jones, released on September 6, 1977. It is the first of three disco albums produced by Tom Moulton. I Need A Man was released as Jones' debut single in 1975. It was re-mastered for the album in 1977 and later became a dance hit in the US. The biggest hit from the album, a cover of Édith Piaf’s La vie en rose, was released in 1977 as her first single for Island Records and the last from Portfolio.

Band Name Grace Jones. Album Name Portfolio.

Grace Jones - Tomorrow (song from Annie) - I Need a Man (Grace Jones song) - La Vie en rose - Inside Story (Grace Jones album) - Sorry (Grace Jones song) - Wilbur Bascomb - Fame (Grace Jones album) - Allan Schwartzberg - Island Records - Sigma Sound Studios - Philadelphia - Disco - Tom Moulton - List of musical medleys - Cover version - Broadway theatre - Send In the Clowns - Stephen Sondheim - A Little Night Music - A Chorus Line - Annie (musical) - Édith Piaf - Richard Bernstein (artist) - Interview (magazine). Portfolio is the debut studio album by Grace Jones, released in 1977 by Island Records. Moulton worked at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, and Portfolio, was released in 1977. Nightclubbing (Grace Jones album) Warm Leatherette (album) Slave to the Rhythm (album) Pull Up to the Bumper Slave to the Rhythm (Grace Jones song). Tomorrow (song from Annie). TomorrowMañanaTomorrow" (song from ''Annie'').

The results are quite different: though polished, these tracks don't jump out at you. It's really a producer's album. Moulton probably had these tracks completed long before he knew who was going to sing them.

7 December 2017 ·. Grace Jones' 'Portfolio' (1977) is included among our staff's list of the 100 Most Dynamic Debut Albums Ever Made, as selected by Quentin Harrison. 100 Most Dynamic Debut Albums: Grace Jones’ ‘Portfolio’ (1977). Though thousands of excellent first albums have been recorded, our team has weighed in on the 100 most dynamic debuts of all time.

词: Marvin Hamlisch - Edward Lawrence Kleban. 词: Grace Jones - Pierre Papadiamandis. 06. That's The Trouble.

Продавец: Интернет-магазин Ozon. Адрес: Россия, Москва, Пресненская набережная, 10. ОГРН: 1027739244741

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Send In The Clowns
Written-By – S. Sondheim*
7:33
A2 What I Did For Love
Written-By – E. Kleban*, M. Hamlish*
5:15
A3 Tomorrow
Written-By – Chs. Strouse*, M. Charnim*
5:48
B1 La Vie En Rose
Arranged By – Duke WilliamsWritten-By – E. Piaf*, Louigny*
7:27
B2 Sorry
Written-By – G. Jones*, P. Papadiamondis*
3:58
B3 That's The Trouble
Arranged By – Duke WilliamsWritten-By – G. Jones*, P. Papadiamondis*
3:36
B4 I Need A Man
Written-By – P. Slade*, P. Papadiamondis*
3:22

Credits

  • Arranged By [Horns, Strings], Conductor [Horns, Strings], Vibraphone – Vincent Montana, Jr.
  • Artwork [Album Graphics] – Richard Bernstein
  • Backing Vocals – Sweethearts Of Sigma*
  • Bass – Wilbur Bascomb
  • Congas – Larry Washington
  • Drums – Allen Schwatzberg*
  • Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey*
  • Engineer, Mixed By, Recorded By – Arthur Stoppe, Jay Mark
  • Guitar – Bobby Eli, Cliff Morris, Lance Quinn
  • Horns, Strings – Don Renaldo's Strings And Horns*
  • Keyboards, Piano – Carlton "Cotton" Kent*
  • Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez*
  • Photography By – Antonio Lopez , Francis Ing
  • Producer – Tom Moulton
  • Tambourine – Moto

Notes

Tracks A1 to A3 are a continuous mix.

Tracks B2 to B4 ℗ 1976 Éditions Orfeus.

Produced by Tom Moulton for Beam Junction Productions. A Tom Moulton Mix.
Dedicated in loving memory of Jeremy Stuard

Recorded and mixed at Sigma Sound Studios, Phila., PA.
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne, N.Y.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: ncb
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): ILPS 9470 BA1 EG
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): ILPS 9470 AB1 EG JONZ
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A & B, stamped): 2

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
ILPS 9470 Grace Jones Portfolio ‎(LP, Album, P/Mixed, Gat) Island Records ILPS 9470 US 1977
258 272, CID 9470 (90 038-2) Grace Jones Portfolio ‎(CD, Album, P/Mixed, RE) Island Records, Island Records 258 272, CID 9470 (90 038-2) Europe 1987
ILS-81049 Grace Jones Portfolio ‎(LP, Album) Island Records ILS-81049 Japan 1977
ORK 719470 Grace Jones Portfolio ‎(Cass, Album, RE) Island Records ORK 719470 Italy Unknown
ILPS 9470 Grace Jones Portfolio ‎(LP, Album, P/Mixed, Gat) Island Records ILPS 9470 UK 1977