Track Listing

1. I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)
2. Hollywood Liar
3. Chan Hitchhikes to Shanghai
4. Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician
5. Party Girl
6. Crush
7. Barefoot in Beverly Hills
8. Scary But Fun
9. White Collar Crime
10. Inside Story

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #103666 in Music
• Released on: 2004-05-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Album Description
Out of print in the U.S.! Grace Jones' flamboyant outfits and statuesque looks made her one of the most unforgettable characters to emerge from New York in the late '70s. Teaming the singer/model with Chic mainman Nile Rodgers was a musical marriage made in heaven. Rodgers' sleek and funky production wrapped around Jones' deadpan and powerful delivery created some of the most memorable music of her career. With former Camera Club leader Bruce Woolley on keyboards and songwriting chores, this was a perfect blend of New York sass and New Wave sauce. 10 tracks including 'I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)'. EMI.

Customer Reviews

AMAZING
IMO This is one if Graces' Best albums. She for once on all her CD's sings every song with no chanting, talking (Except for Beverly Hills) or yelling! It has some great music to go with it and provide many life anthems like Scary but Fun.

Recommended tracks:
I'm not perfect
Hollywood Liar
Scary But Fun
Barefoot in beverly hills
Victor should have been a Jazz musician

Not her best work
I have tried to like this album but it just doesn't work for me. It simply does not compare to Warm Leatherette and Nightclubbing. It lacks the funk element of Sly and Robbie and the songs themselves are just too ordinary for Grace Jones. The artwork is very creative, like all of the GJ albums. 'I'm Not Perfect' is probably the best song on the album. Information is speculating on the internet that something new is in the works for 2007. Let's hope so.

Great album!!!
Although I consider that the albums made is her island period (more precisely with Sly and Robbie) is the best of Grace Jones, her two last albums were something really different and something quite good too. On this album it's made quite clear from he start that Grace is no more mumbling. The sounds is a lot more 80`s than her others album and a lot more personal which make it quite appealing. The production is top notch... It's different all right but not a total departure from her island period; her extravagant personality is still around, it's pop and dance all the way... So it should please every fans of her and even attrack some new listeners.

I`M NOT PERFECT: One of the very best tracks on the album... It's a perfect pop number and Grace Vocals are amazing! You need to dance, sing or shout along Jones for sure.

HOLLYWOOD LIAR: Great track, get stuck in my mind for sure each time I listen to it... The tune is ordinary at the start but she the French lyrics make their entrance it became something else. And it's quite good, one of my favorite.

CHAN HITCHHIKES TO SHANGHAI: Sounds 80`s but has a upright beat which make it a nice piece of pop but somehow gets repetitive.

VICTOR: Great, simply stunning... You get stuck in some kind of trance when you listen to victor; it's actually one of the best tracks she ever recorded in her entire career. The vocals of Grace are once again amazing, a more jazzy, late night style which work quite well.

PARTY GIRL: Danceable track, quite personal for Jones. But really nothing shine in the song. I can't understand why this track was chosen for a single.

CRUSH: Imaginative and daring. It has a special feel that Grace never tried before. It's a great song in a more rock style.

BAREFOOT IN BEVERLY HILLS: Unoriginal, stands out as the only bad track of the album. Really nothing interesting in the track; the vocals are flat, the musical unimaginative and the sound is 80.

SCARY BUT FUN: Great, great... So original and it delivers a beautiful message thru this song; taking chances on the life you've won.

WHITE COLLAR CRIME: Wow, the stand out of this album must be the last two tracks... This one is absolutely amazingly gorgeous... Grace sings like she never sings before. Seriously she get that note at the end of the song, it's incredible.

INSIDE STORY: This one is a gem. Although it's not the style that Grace is used to it became one of the great tracks on Inside Story. I love the lyrics...

Altought I considered it not her best album, inside story is still above today's music and by far. Grace is emotional, direct, sure and strange... That what's makes this album work so well... Have a try if you find it somewhere, you won`t regret it!!!