David Cole of
C+C Music Factory produced some tracks on the album.
1990–2004: ''Boomerang'', soundtracks, and collaborations
In 1990, Jones appeared as herself in the documentary, ''Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol''. 1992 saw Jones starring as Helen Strangé, in the
Eddie Murphy film ''
Boomerang'', for which she also contributed the song "
7 Day Weekend" to
its soundtrack. Jones released two more soundtrack songs in 1992; "
Evilmainya", recorded for the film ''
Freddie as F.R.O.7
''Freddie as F.R.O.7'' (also known as ''Freddie the Frog'') is a 1992 British animated musical action fantasy comedy film written and directed by Jon Acevski and starring the voice of Ben Kingsley. Inspired by bedtime stories Acevski told to hi ...
'', and "Let Joy and Innocence Prevail" for the film ''
Toys''. In 1994, she was due to release an
electro album titled ''Black Marilyn'' with artwork featuring the singer as
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 4 August 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic " blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as wel ...
. "
Sex Drive" was released as the first single in September 1993, but due to unknown reasons the record was eventually shelved. The track "Volunteer", recorded during the same sessions, leaked in 2009. In 1995, Jones reunited with Tom Moulton for a
disco
Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric p ...
-
house
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air cond ...
take on
Candi Staton
Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton (, ) (born March 13, 1940) is an American singer–songwriter, best known in the United States for her 1970 remake of Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" and her 1976 disco chart-topper " Young Hearts Run Free". In E ...
's 1978 song "Victim", however, the song's release was cancelled by Island Records.
In 1996, Jones released "
Love Bites", an up-tempo electronic track to promote the
Sci-Fi Channel's ''Vampire Week'', which consisted of a series of vampire-themed films aired on the channel in early November 1996. The track features Jones singing from the perspective of a vampire. The track was released as a non-label promo-only single. , it had not been made commercially available.
In June 1998, Jones was scheduled to release an album entitled ''Force of Nature'', on which she worked with
trip hop
Trip hop (sometimes used synonymously with " downtempo") is a musical genre that originated in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom, especially Bristol. It has been described as a psychedelic fusion of hip hop and electronica with slow tem ...
musician
Tricky. The release of ''Force of Nature'' was cancelled due to a disagreement between the two, and only a
white label
A white label record is a vinyl record with white labels attached. There are several variations each with a different purpose. Variations include test pressings, white label promos, and plain white labels.
Test pressings
Test pressings, usua ...
12" single featuring two dance mixes of "
Hurricane
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Dep ...
" was issued at the time; a slowed-down version of this song became the title track of her comeback album released ten years later while another unreleased track from the album, "Clandestine Affair" (recycling the chorus from her unreleased 1993 track "Volunteer"), appeared on a bootleg 12" in 2004. Jones recorded the track "Storm" in 1998 for the movie ''
The Avengers'', and in 1999, appeared in an episode of the ''
Beastmaster'' television series as the Umpatra Warrior.
The same year, Jones recorded "The Perfect Crime", an up-tempo song for Danish TV written by the composer duo Floppy M. aka Jacob Duus and Kåre Jacobsen. Jones was also ranked 82nd place on
VH1's "100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll". In 2000, Jones collaborated with rapper
Lil' Kim
Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974), Those giving 1974 include:
*
*
*
*
* better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and reality television personality. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, she lived much of h ...
, appearing on the song "Revolution" from her album ''
The Notorious K.I.M.''. In 2001, Jones starred in the made-for-television film, ''
Wolf Girl'' (also known as ''Blood Moon''), as an
intersex
Intersex people are individuals born with any of several sex characteristics including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical b ...
circus performer named Christoph/Christine. In 2002, Jones joined
Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti (, , ; 12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numero ...
on stage for his annual
Pavarotti and Friends
Pavarotti & Friends was a series of benefit concerts hosted by Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti between 1992 and 2003 in his home town of Modena, Italy. Proceeds from the events were donated to humanitarian causes including the internation ...
fundraiser concert to support the United Nations refugee agency's programs for Angolan refugees in
Zambia
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. In November 2004, Jones sang "
Slave to the Rhythm" at a tribute concert for record producer
Trevor Horn
Trevor Charles Horn (born 15 July 1949) is an English music producer, label and recording studio owner, musician and composer. He is best known for his production work in the 1980s, and for being one half of the new wave band The Buggles (wit ...
at London's
Wembley Arena
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.
2008–2015: ''Hurricane'' and memoir
Despite several comeback attempts throughout the 1990s, Jones's next full-length record was released almost twenty years later, after Jones decided "never to do an album again," changing her mind after meeting music producer
Ivor Guest through a mutual friend,
milliner
Hat-making or millinery is the design, manufacture and sale of hats and other headwear. A person engaged in this trade is called a milliner or hatter.
Historically, milliners, typically women shopkeepers, produced or imported an inventory of ...
Philip Treacy. After the two became acquainted, Guest let Jones listen to a track he had been working on, which became "Devil in My Life", once Jones set the lyrics to the song. The lyrics to the song were written after a party in Venice.
The two ended up with 23 tracks. The album, ''
Hurricane
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Dep ...
'', included autobiographical songs, such as "This Is", "
Williams' Blood" and "I'm Crying (Mother's Tears)", an ode to her mother Marjorie. "
Love You to Life" was another track based on real events and "
Corporate Cannibal" referred to
corporate capitalism
In social science and economics, corporate capitalism is a capitalist marketplace characterized by the dominance of hierarchical and bureaucratic corporations.
Overview
A large proportion of the economy of the United States and its labour mark ...
. "Well Well Well" was recorded in memory of
Alex Sadkin, member of
Compass Point All Stars who had died in a motor accident 1987. "Sunset Sunrise" was written by Jones's son, Paulo; the song ponders the relationship between mankind and mother nature. Four songs were removed from the album, "The Key to Funky", "Body Phenomenon", "Sister Sister" and "Misery". For the production of the album, Jones teamed up with
Sly and Robbie
Sly and Robbie were a prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production duo, associated primarily with the reggae and dub genres. Drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare teamed up in the mid-1970s after establishing themselves separa ...
,
Wally Badarou
Waliou Jacques Daniel Isheola "Wally" Badarou (born 22 March 1955) is a French musician. Born in France with ancestry from Benin, West Africa, Badarou is known for his close association with the English group Level 42, and for his prolific work ...
,
Barry Reynolds
Barry Reynolds (born 27 October 1949, in Bolton, Lancashire) is a British guitar player, songwriter, composer and producer, best known for his long-lasting collaboration with Marianne Faithfull.
Reynolds first emerged with the band Pacific Drift ...
,
Mikey Chung, and
Uziah "Sticky" Thompson, of the
Compass Point All Stars, with contributions from trip-hop artist
Tricky, and
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer and visual artist best known for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop a ...
.
The album was released on
Wall of Sound
The Wall of Sound (also called the Spector Sound) is a music production formula developed by American record producer Phil Spector at Gold Star Studios, in the 1960s, with assistance from engineer Larry Levine and the conglomerate of sessio ...
on 3 November 2008, in the United Kingdom.
PIAS, the umbrella company of Wall of Sound, distributed ''Hurricane'' worldwide excluding North America. The album scored 72 out of 100 on review aggregator
Metacritic
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. Prior to the album's release, Jones performed at
Massive Attack
Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol by Robert "3D" Del Naja, Adrian "Tricky" Thaws, Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall.
The debut Massive Attack album '' Blue Lines'' was releas ...
's
Meltdown festival
Meltdown is an annual festival held in London, featuring a mix of music, art, performance and film. Meltdown is held in June at Southbank Centre, the arts complex covering and including the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and ...
in London on 19 June 2008, Jones performed four new songs from the album and premiered the music video which Jones and artist Nick Hooker collaborated on, which resulted in "
Corporate Cannibal". Jones promoted the album even further by appearing on talk show ''
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'', performed at several awards galas, and embarked on ''The Hurricane Tour''. The same year, Jones was honoured with
Q Idol Award.
In 2009,
Chris Cunningham
Chris Cunningham (born 15 October 1970) is a British video artist and music video director, best known for his music videos for electronic musicians such as Autechre, Squarepusher, and most notably Aphex Twin on videos for "Windowlicker" and ...
produced a fashion shoot for ''
Dazed & Confused'' using Jones as a model to create "Nubian versions" of Rubber Johnny. In an interview for BBC's ''The Culture Show'', it was suggested that the collaboration may expand into a video project. Jones also worked with the avant-garde poet
Brigitte Fontaine
Brigitte Fontaine, (born 24 June 1939) is a singer of avant-garde music. She has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry, and world. She has collaborated with Stereolab, Mic ...
on a duet named "Soufi" from Fontaine's album ''
Prohibition
Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law; more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholi ...
'' released in 2009, and produced by
Ivor Guest.
In March 2010 Jones performed for guests at the 18th annual
Elton John AIDS Foundation
The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) is a nonprofit organization, established by rock musician Sir Elton John in 1992 in the United States and 1993 in the United Kingdom to support innovative HIV prevention, education programs, direct care a ...
Academy Award
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Viewing Party. The Elton John AIDS Foundation is one of the world's leading nonprofit organisations supporting HIV prevention programs, and works to eliminate the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS. The event raised US$3.7 million. The same year, a budget DVD version of ''A One Man Show'' was released, as ''Grace Jones – Live in Concert''. It included three bonus video clips ("
Slave to the Rhythm", "
Love Is the Drug
"Love Is the Drug" is a 1975 song from English rock band Roxy Music's fifth studio album '' Siren'', released as a single in September 1975. Co-written by Bryan Ferry and Andy Mackay, the song originated as a slower, dreamier track until the b ...
" and "
Crush".
In 2011, Jones collaborated again with Brigitte Fontaine on two tracks from her release entitled and performed at the opening ceremony of the
61st FIFA Congress
The 61st FIFA Congress was held between 31 May and 1 June 2011 at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA is the governing body of world association football, and the congress is the annual meeting of FIFA's supreme legislative body. Thi ...
.
Jones released a dub version of the album, ''Hurricane – Dub'', which came out on 5 September 2011. The dub versions were made by
Ivor Guest, with contributions from
Adam Green, Frank Byng, Robert Logan and Ben Cowan.
In April 2012, Jones joined
Deborah Harry,
Bebel Gilberto
Isabel Buarque de Hollanda Gilberto de Oliveira (born May 12, 1966), known as Bebel Gilberto, is an American-born Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her uncle i ...
, and
Sharon Stone
Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress. Known for primarily playing femme fatales and women of mystery on film and television, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1990s. She is the recipient of various ...
at the Inspiration Gala in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaW ...
, Brazil, raising $1.3 million for amfAR (the Foundation for AIDS Research). Jones closed the evening with a performance of and "Pull Up to the Bumper". Two months later, Jones performed "Slave to the Rhythm" at the
Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II
The year 2012 marked the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II being the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. The only diamond jubilee celebration for any of Elizabeth's predecessors was in 1897, for the 60th a ...
(whilst keeping a hula hoop spinning round her waist throughout), and the
Lovebox Festival. On 27 October 2012, Jones performed her only North American show of 2012, a performance at New York City's
Roseland Ballroom
The Roseland Ballroom was a multipurpose hall, in a converted ice skating rink, with a colorful ballroom dancing pedigree, in New York City's theater district, on West 52nd Street in Manhattan.
The venue, according to its website, accommodat ...
. The same year, Jones presented
Sir Tom Jones with not only the ''
GQ'' Men of the Year award, but her underwear. Tom Jones accepted the gift in good humour, and replied by saying, "I didn't think you wore any".
Universal Music Group released a deluxe edition of her ''Nightclubbing'' album as a two-disc set and Blu-ray audio on 28 April 2014. The set contains most of the 12" mixes of singles from that album, plus two previously unreleased tracks from the ''Nightclubbing'' sessions, including a cover of the
Gary Numan
Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English musician. He entered the music industry as frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two albums with the band, he released his d ...
track "Me! I Disconnect from You".
In October 2014, Jones was announced as having contributed a song, "Original Beast", to the soundtrack of ''
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1''.
Jones's memoir entitled ''I'll Never Write My Memoirs'' was released on 29 September 2015.
2017-present" Collaborations and festivals
In 2017, Jones collaborated with British
virtual band Gorillaz
Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guit ...
, appearing on the song "
Charger" from their fifth studio album ''
Humanz''.
In October 2018, Jones received the
Order of Jamaica
The Order of Jamaica is the fifth of the six orders in the Jamaican honours system. The Order was established in 1969, and it is considered the equivalent of a knighthood in the British honours system.
Membership in the Order can be conferred upon ...
from the Jamaican government.
In June 2022, Jones served as curator of the 27th edition of the Meltdown Festival, the UK's longest-running artist-curated music festival. Jones had been announced as the curator already for the 2020 festival, but due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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it was rescheduled to 2022. During her show that closed the festival, Jones announced that a brand new 'African hybrid' record was in production, and previewed "The Sun Shines in Wartime" (or "Sunshine In Wartime) and "Blacker Than Black" (or "Born Black") from the album.
Jones provided guest vocals on
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
's song "Move" from her seventh studio album ''
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ide ...
'', released in July 2022.
On 14 November 2022, music festival
Camp Bestival
Camp Bestival is a British music festival, the "little sister" of Bestival, both organised by BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank. It is held annually, in July, at Lulworth Castle in Dorset and is targeted at families with small children. In 2019 it ha ...
announced their 2023 lineup, which included Jones, alongside
Primal Scream
Primal Scream are a Scottish rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. The band's current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Simone Butler (bass), and Darrin Mooney (drums). ...
,
Melanie C
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,
Craig David
Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981) is a British singer and songwriter who rose to fame in 1999, featuring on the single " Re-Rewind" by Artful Dodger. David's debut studio album, ''Born to Do It'', was released in 2000, after which he has re ...
,
The Kooks
The Kooks () are an English pop-rock band formed in 2004 in Brighton. The band consists of Luke Pritchard (vocals/rhythm guitar), Hugh Harris (lead guitar/synthesizer/bass) and Alexis Nunez (drums).
Their music is primarily influenced by the ...
, the
Human League, and others.
Artistry and influence
Image
Jones' "appearance was equally divisive" as the sonic fluidity of her music - with her "striking visuals
eadingto her becoming a muse for the likes of
Issey Miyake
was a Japanese fashion designer. He was known for his technology-driven clothing designs, exhibitions and fragrances, such as '' L'eau d'Issey'', which became his best-known product.
Life and career
Miyake was born on 22 April 1938 in Hiroshi ...
and
Thierry Mugler
Manfred Thierry Mugler (; 21 December 1948 – 23 January 2022) was a French fashion designer, creative director and creative adviser of Mugler. In the 1970s, Mugler launched his eponymous fashion house; and quickly rose to prominence in the fo ...
.
Her image has been described as "neo-
cubist
Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture. In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassemble ...
".
Jones's distinctive
androgynous
Androgyny is the possession of both masculine and feminine characteristics. Androgyny may be expressed with regard to biological sex, gender identity, or gender expression.
When ''androgyny'' refers to mixed biological sex characteristics in ...
appearance, square-cut, angular padded clothing, manner, and height of 179 cm (5′ ″) influenced the
cross-dressing
Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothes usually worn by a different gender. From as early as pre-modern history, cross-dressing has been practiced in order to disguise, comfort, entertain, and self-express oneself.
Cross-dressing has play ...
movement of the 1980s. To this day, she is known for her unique look at least as much as she is for her music
and has been an inspiration for numerous artists, including
Annie Lennox
Ann Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band the Tourists, she and fellow musician Dave Stewart w ...
,
Lorde
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), known professionally as Lorde ( ), is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Taking inspiration from aristocracy for her stage name, she is known for her unconventional musical styles and i ...
,
and
Nile Rodgers
Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million ...
.
Jones was listed as one of the 50 best-dressed over 50 by ''The Guardian'' in March 2013.
Kyle Munzenrieder of ''
W'' magazine wrote that "everyone from
Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
to
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...
to
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
to
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
has taken more than a few pages from her playbook". Jones's work is often discussed for its visual aspect, which was largely the work of French illustrator, photographer, and graphic designer
Jean-Paul Goude. According to Jake Hall of ''
i-D
''i-D'' is a British bimonthly magazine published by Vice Media, dedicated to fashion, music, art and youth culture. ''i-D'' was founded by designer and former '' Vogue'' art director Terry Jones in 1980. The first issue was published in the fo ...
'', "their collaborative work
ent onto define the visual landscape of the 70s and 80s," and Goude "helped create one of the most intriguing legends in musical history."
Goude saw Jones as his
muse
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in ...
, declaring she was "beautiful and
grotesque
Since at least the 18th century (in French and German as well as English), grotesque has come to be used as a general adjective for the strange, mysterious, magnificent, fantastic, hideous, ugly, incongruous, unpleasant, or disgusting, and thus ...
at the same time,"
and dated her from 1977 to 1984. He "
esigned heralbum covers,
..directed her music videos, choreographed live performances, and helped develop her image."
Jones was featured prominently in Goude's work from that period, "which, over the course of the '80s, became increasingly synonymous with willful distortion" - using a technique he refers to as "French correction".
The artist stated in 2012: "chopping up photos and rearranging them in a montage to elongate limbs or exaggerate the size of someone's head or some other aspect appealed to me on a lot of levels – I'm always searching for equilibrium, symmetry, and rhythm in an image."
Goude's work "centers around artistic depictions of
race,
ethnicity
An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...
, and
global culture", with an "enchantment with the far-away and the
exotic
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Mathematics and physics
* Exotic R4, a differentiable 4-manifold, homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the Euclidean space R4
*Exotic sphere, a differentiable ''n''-manifold, homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the ordinar ...
".
As a result, much of his depictions of
black women
Black women are women of sub-Saharan African and Afro-diasporic descent, as well as women of Australian Aboriginal and Melanesian descent. The term 'Black' is a racial classification of people, the definition of which has shifted over time and a ...
are considered controversial and exploitative,
as Jones was presented as "a
white man
White is a racialized classification of people and a skin color specifier, generally used for people of European origin, although the definition can vary depending on context, nationality, and point of view.
Description of populations as ...
's rendition of the African feminine."
[Gardner, 2012. p. 88] Goude's images depicted her
hypersexualized and androgynous, emphasizing her "
blackness" and
Jamaican heritage. Writer Abigail Gardner felt Jones' body "was presented and manipulated in ways that are clearly congruent with conceiving of that display as artefactual."
Essentially, Hall writes, "Goude treated Jones as an artistic vehicle first and foremost - a
hyperbole
Hyperbole (; adj. hyperbolic ) is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. In rhetoric, it is also sometimes known as auxesis (literally 'growth'). In poetry and oratory, it emphasizes, evokes strong feelings, and ...
which, despite destroying their personal relationship, allowed Goude to translate his grandiose vision of Jones the phenomenon into a series of imagery which painted her as a
surreal, impossible muse."
It has been noted that Jones' ties with the 1970s and 1980s New York art scene are important in understanding her visual identity during this period, and she was close to
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationsh ...
, who created a number of paintings and other works of the singer.
She also knew artist
Richard Bernstein, and artist and social activist
Keith Haring
Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist whose pop art emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s. His animated imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language". Much of his wor ...
, who painted her head-to-toe for a series of photographs taken by
Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-p ...
and for her role in the 1986 film ''
Vamp''.
In 2020, the first ever art exhibition centred around Jones was presented at
Nottingham Contemporary
Nottingham Contemporary (formerly known as the Centre for Contemporary Art Nottingham (CCAN)) is a contemporary art centre in the Lace Market area of Nottingham. The gallery opened in 2009.
The gallery describes its site as being "the oldest i ...
in the United Kingdom, in an attempt to represent "a multi-faceted
pop culture
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' ...
icon
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while trying to reformulate an alternative image of Grace Jones that does not fall into clichés."
Music
''
Vice
A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character t ...
'' described Jones's musical output as "weird, vibrant and progressive," stating that she "has woven
disco
Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric p ...
,
new wave,
post-punk
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,
art pop
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,
industrial,
reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...
, and
gospel
Gospel originally meant the Christian message (" the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words a ...
into a tight sound that is distinctly hers, threaded together with lilting, powerful vocals."
Her early music was rooted in disco. She opted for a new wave sound in the early 1980s. She recorded a series of albums (1980's ''
Warm Leatherette'' through 1982's ''
Living My Life'') backed by the Jamaica
rhythm section
A rhythm section is a group of musicians within a music ensemble or band that provides the underlying rhythm, harmony and pulse of the accompaniment, providing a rhythmic and harmonic reference and "beat" for the rest of the band.
The rhyth ...
duo
Sly and Robbie
Sly and Robbie were a prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production duo, associated primarily with the reggae and dub genres. Drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare teamed up in the mid-1970s after establishing themselves separa ...
. Her music during this era was described as a new wave hybrid of reggae,
funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the mi ...
,
pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' ( ...
, and
rock.
According to
John Doran of
BBC Music
BBC Music is responsible for the music played across the BBC. The current director of music is Bob Shennan, who is also the controller of BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music, and the BBC Asian Network.
Officially it is a part of the BBC's Radio ...
, ''Warm Leatherette'' and ''
Nightclubbing'' were "post-punk pop" albums that, "delved into the worlds of disco, reggae and funk much more successfully than most of her '
alternative
Alternative or alternate may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki''
* ''The Alternative'' (film), a 1978 Australian television film
* ''The Alternative ...
' contemporaries, while still retaining a blank-eyed alienation that was more reminiscent of
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
or
Ian Curtis than most of her peers."
Jones has a
contralto
A contralto () is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type.
The contralto's vocal range is fairly rare; similar to the mezzo-soprano, and almost identical to that of a countertenor, typica ...
vocal range. She sings in two modes: either in her monotone speak-sing voice as in songs such as "
Private Life Private Life may refer to:
*life in the private sphere The private sphere is the complement or opposite to the public sphere. The private sphere is a certain sector of societal life in which an individual enjoys a degree of authority, unhampered by ...
", "
Walking in the Rain" and "
The Apple Stretching
"The Apple Stretching" is a song by American recording artist Grace Jones, released as a single in 1982.
Background
"The Apple Stretching" was written by Melvin Van Peebles for his 1982 play '' Waltz of the Stork''. The song describes New York Cit ...
", or in an almost-
soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880& ...
mode in songs such as "
La Vie en Rose
"La Vie en rose" (; ) is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945, popularized in 1946, and released as a single in 1947. The song became very popular in the US in 1950, when seven versions reached the ''Billboard ...
", "
Slave to the Rhythm", and "
Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician
"Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" is a 1987 single by Grace Jones.
Background
The song was the third European single from Grace Jones' 1986 album '' Inside Story'', co-produced by Jones and Nile Rodgers. It was released simultaneously wit ...
". Jones's voice spans 4 octaves, 1 note and a semitone from the low note of C
2 (in "
Corporate Cannibal") to the high note of E
6 (in "Slave to the Rhythm).
Personal life
Jones's father was strict and their relationship was strained. According to his particular denomination's beliefs, one should only use one's singing ability to glorify God.
Bishop Robert W. Jones died on 7 May 2008.
Her mother, Marjorie, always supported Jones's career (she sings on "
Williams' Blood" and "
My Jamaican Guy
"My Jamaican Guy" is a single by the Jamaican singer and actress Grace Jones, released in 1983.
Background
"My Jamaican Guy" was the third single to Grace Jones' 1982 album ''Living My Life'', her third and last album recorded in the Compass Poi ...
") but could not be publicly associated with her music.
Marjorie's father, John Williams, was also a musician and played with
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...
.
Jones described her childhood as having been "crushed underneath the Bible", and since has refused to enter a Jamaican church due to her bad childhood experiences.
Through her relationship with longtime collaborator
Jean-Paul Goude, Jones has one son, Paulo. From Paulo, Jones has one granddaughter.
Jones married Atila Altaunbay in 1996. She disputes rumors that she married Chris Stanley in her 2015 memoir ''I'll Never Write My Memoirs'', saying, "The truth is, I only ever married one of my boyfriends, Atila Altaunbay, a Muslim from Turkey." She spent four years with Swedish actor
Dolph Lundgren, her former bodyguard; she got him a part as a KGB officer in ''
A View to a Kill''.
Jones started dating Danish actor and stuntman
Sven-Ole Thorsen in 1990, and was in an open relationship as of 2007.
Jones's brother is
megachurch preacher Bishop
Noel Jones, who starred on the 2013 reality show ''Preachers of LA''.
Jones used the surname "Mendoza" in her 20s, so that her parents would not know that she was working as a
go-go dancer.
Awards and nominations
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, -
! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result
, -
, 1983
,
''Billboard'' Music Awards
, Herself
, Top Disco Artist - Female
,
, -
, 1984
,
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre ...
, ''
A One Man Show
''A One Man Show'' is a long-form music video collection featuring Jamaican singer Grace Jones, released in 1982. The video mainly consists of music videos, with some concert footage filmed when Jones was touring with the eponymous tour.
Backgroun ...
''
,
Best Video Album
,
, -
, rowspan=2, 1985
,
Bravo Otto Awards
The Bravo Otto is a German accolade honoring excellence of performers in film, television and music. Established in 1957, the award is presented annually, with winners selected by the readers of ''Bravo'' magazine. The award is presented in ...
, Herself
, Best Female Actress (Silver)
,
, -
, rowspan=2,
Saturn Awards
The Saturn Awards are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, but have since grown to reward other films be ...
, ''
Conan the Destroyer
''Conan the Destroyer'' is a 1984 American epic sword and sorcery film directed by Richard Fleischer from a screenplay by Stanley Mann and a story by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. Based on the character Conan the Barbarian created by Robert E. ...
''
, rowspan=2,
Best Supporting Actress
,
, -
, rowspan=2, 1986
, ''
A View to a Kill''
,
, -
,
MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honour the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category) ...
, "
Slave to the Rhythm"
,
Best Female Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video is one of the original general awards that has been handed out every year since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. In 2007, however, the award was briefly renamed Female Artist of the Y ...
,
, -
, 1987
,
Saturn Awards
The Saturn Awards are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, but have since grown to reward other films be ...
, ''
Vamp''
,
Best Supporting Actress
,
, -
, 1988
,
Golden Raspberry Awards
The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards) is a parody award show honoring the worst of cinematic under-achievements. Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film industry veterans John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy, ...
, ''
Siesta
A ''siesta'' (from Spanish, pronounced and meaning "nap") is a short nap taken in the early afternoon, often after the midday meal. Such a period of sleep is a common tradition in some countries, particularly those in warm-weather zones. The ...
''
,
Worst Supporting Actress
,
, -
, 1999
,
Golden Raspberry Awards
The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards) is a parody award show honoring the worst of cinematic under-achievements. Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film industry veterans John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy, ...
, "Storm"
,
Worst Original Song
,
, -
, 2008
,
Q Awards
The Q Awards were the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine '' Q''. Since they began in 1990, the Q Awards became one of Britain's biggest and best publicised music awards. Locations for the awards ceremony included Abbey Road Studios ...
, Herself
, Q Icon
,
, -
, 2009
,
Helpmann Awards
The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001.
The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical th ...
, ''Hurricane Tour''
, Best International Contemporary Music Concert
,
, -
, 2014
, Rober Awards Music Poll
, ''
Nightclubbing''
, Best Reissue
,
, -
, 2016
,
NME Awards
The ''NME'' Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine '' NME'' (''New Musical Express''). The first awards show was held in 1953 as the ''NME'' Poll Winners Concerts, shortly after the founding ...
, ''I'll Never Write My Memoirs''
, Best Book
,
, -
, rowspan=2, 2017
,
The Voice of a Woman Awards
The Voice of a Woman (VOW) is an organization founded by Maureen A. Bryan in 2009, as a platform for the works of women filmmakers, artists and thought leaders internationally. The Voice of a Woman Festival, Awards, Talks and Masterclasses are pre ...
, rowspan=2, Herself
, Lifetime Achievement Award
,
, -
,
Bahamas International Film Festival
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is a non-profit film festival held in the Bahamas. Open to both locals and international visitors, the festival was founded by Leslie Vanderpool in 2004.
BIFF also hosts a youth film workshop that a ...
, Career Achievement Award
,
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Portfolio
Portfolio may refer to:
Objects
* Portfolio (briefcase), a type of briefcase
Collections
* Portfolio (finance), a collection of assets held by an institution or a private individual
* Artist's portfolio, a sample of an artist's work or a c ...
'' (1977)
* ''
Fame'' (1978)
* ''
Muse
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in ...
'' (1979)
* ''
Warm Leatherette'' (1980)
* ''
Nightclubbing'' (1981)
* ''
Living My Life'' (1982)
* ''
Slave to the Rhythm'' (1985)
* ''
Inside Story'' (1986)
* ''
Bulletproof Heart
''Bulletproof Heart'' is the ninth studio album by Jamaican singer, songwriter and model Grace Jones, released on October 13, 1989. The album, co-produced by Chris Stanley, would be Jones' last studio album for 19 years, until the release of ''Hu ...
'' (1989)
* ''
Hurricane
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Dep ...
'' (2008)
Tours
*
A One Man Show
''A One Man Show'' is a long-form music video collection featuring Jamaican singer Grace Jones, released in 1982. The video mainly consists of music videos, with some concert footage filmed when Jones was touring with the eponymous tour.
Backgroun ...
(1981)
* Grace in Your Face (1990)
* Hurricane Tour (2009)
Filmography
{, class="wikitable"
, -
! colspan="5" style="background:#B0C4DE;" , As actress
, -
! style="background:#ccc;" , Year
! style="background:#ccc;" , Title
! style="background:#ccc;" , Role
! style="background:#ccc;" , Notes
, -
, 1973
, ''
Gordon's War''
, Mary
,
, -
, rowspan=2, 1976
, ''Attention les yeux!''
, Cuidy
,
, -
, ''
Quelli della Calibro 38''
, Club Singer
, Uncredited
, -
, 1978
, ''
Stryx
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, image =
, caption =
, alt_name =
, genre =
, creator =
, developer =
, writer = Ennio di Majo
, director = ...
''
, Rumstryx
, TV series
, -
, 1981
, ''Deadly Vengeance''
, Slick's girlfriend
,
, -
, 1984
, ''
Conan the Destroyer
''Conan the Destroyer'' is a 1984 American epic sword and sorcery film directed by Richard Fleischer from a screenplay by Stanley Mann and a story by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. Based on the character Conan the Barbarian created by Robert E. ...
''
, Zula
,
, -
, , 1985
, ''
A View to a Kill''
,
May Day
,
, -
, 1986
, ''
Vamp''
, Katrina
,
, -
, rowspan="2", 1987
, ''
Straight to Hell''
, Sonya
,
, -
, ''
Siesta
A ''siesta'' (from Spanish, pronounced and meaning "nap") is a short nap taken in the early afternoon, often after the midday meal. Such a period of sleep is a common tradition in some countries, particularly those in warm-weather zones. The ...
''
, Conchita
,
, -
, 1992
, ''
Boomerang''
, Helen Strangé
,
, -
, 1995
, ''
Cyber Bandits''
, Masako Yokohama
,
, -
, rowspan="2", 1998
, ''McCinsey's Island''
, Alanso Richter
,
, -
, ''Palmer's Pick Up''
, Ms. Remo
,
, -
, 1999
, ''
BeastMaster''
, Nokinja
, Episode: "The Umpatra"
, -
, rowspan="2", 2001
, ''
Wolf Girl''
, Christoph/Christine
, TV movie
, -
, ''Shaka Zulu: The Citadel''
, The Queen
, TV movie
, -
, 2006
, ''No Place Like Home''
, Dancer
,
, -
, rowspan="2", 2008
, ''Falco – Verdammt, wir leben noch!''
, Waitress
,
, -
, ''
Chelsea on the Rocks
''Chelsea on the Rocks'' is a documentary film directed by Abel Ferrara about the Hotel Chelsea. It premiered out of competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. The film features Ferrara interviewing people who have and had lived at the hotel, I ...
''
, Bev
,
, -
, 2016
, ''
Gutterdämmerung
'' Gutterdämmerung '' is a 2016 rock music film directed by Björn Tagemose, promoted as being “the loudest silent movie ever". The film features a score provided by a live rock band. The film stars Iggy Pop, Grace Jones, Henry Rollins, Lemmy, ...
''
, Death / The Devil
,
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, -
! colspan="5" style="background:#B0C4DE;" , Video games
, -
! style="background:#ccc;" , Year
! style="background:#ccc;" , Title
! style="background:#ccc;" , Role
! style="background:#ccc;" , Notes
, -
, 1994
, ''
Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller''
, Solene Solux
,
{, class="wikitable"
, -
! colspan="5" style="background:#B0C4DE;" , Stage work
, -
! style="background:#ccc;" , Year
! style="background:#ccc;" , Title
! style="background:#ccc;" , Role
! style="background:#ccc;" , Location
, -
, 1997
, ''
The Wiz
''The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz"'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's children's novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' ...
''
,
Evillene
, US Touring Revival
{, class="wikitable"
, -
! colspan="3" style="background:#B0C4DE;" , As musician
, -
! style="background:#ccc;" , Year
! style="background:#ccc;" , Title
! style="background:#ccc;" , Notes
, -
, 1982
, ''
A One Man Show
''A One Man Show'' is a long-form music video collection featuring Jamaican singer Grace Jones, released in 1982. The video mainly consists of music videos, with some concert footage filmed when Jones was touring with the eponymous tour.
Backgroun ...
''
, "Warm Leatherette" (intro includes excerpts from "Nightclubbing"), "Walking in the Rain", "Feel Up" "La Vie en rose", "Demolition Man", "Pull Up to the Bumper", "Private Life", "My Jamaican Guy", "Living My Life", "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"
, -
, 1983
, ''The Video Singles''
, Includes the videos for "Pull Up to the Bumper", "Private Life" and "My Jamaican Guy", all directed by Jean-Paul Goude.
, -
, 1988
, ''Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse'' (TV special)
, Guest performer: reinterpretation of "
The Little Drummer Boy
"The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by American composer Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. First recorded in 1951 by the Trapp Family, the song was further popularized by a 19 ...
"
, -
, 2002
, ''Pavarotti & Friends 2002 for Angola''
, Guest performer: "Pourquoi Me Réveiller" (feat.
Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti (, , ; 12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numero ...
)
, -
, 2005
, ''So Far So Goude''
, DVD only available as a bonus with the purchase of
Thames & Hudson
Thames & Hudson (sometimes T&H for brevity) is a publisher of illustrated books in all visually creative categories: art, architecture, design, photography, fashion, film, and the performing arts. It also publishes books on archaeology, history, ...
's biography on
Jean-Paul Goude
, -
, 2010
, ''Grace Jones – Live in NYC 1981''
, Remastered version of ''A One Man Show'' with 3 bonus music videos, "Slave to the Rhythm", "Love Is the Drug" and "Crush"
, -
, 2012
, ''
The Diamond Jubilee Concert''
(TV special)
, Guest performer: "Slave to the Rhythm"
{, class="wikitable"
, -
! colspan="3" style="background:#B0C4DE;" , Documentaries
, -
! style="background:#ccc;" , Year
! style="background:#ccc;" , Title
! style="background:#ccc;" , Notes
, -
, 1979
, ''Army of Lovers or Revolution of the Perverts''/ ''Armee der Liebenden oder Revolte der Perversen''
,
, -
, 1984
, ''Mode in France''
,
, -
, 1990
, ''Superstar: The Life and Times of
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationsh ...
''
,
, -
, 1996
, ''In Search of Dracula with
Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' during the 2000s, hosted his own radio show on ...
''
,
, -
, 1998
, ''
Behind the Music
''Behind the Music'' is a documentary television series on VH1. Each episode profiles and interviews a popular musical artist or group. The program examines the beginning of their career, their road to success, and the hardships they may have ...
–
Studio 54
Studio 54 is a Broadway theater and a former disco nightclub at 254 West 54th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Operated by the Roundabout Theatre Company, Studio 54 has 1,006 seats on two levels. The theater w ...
''
,
, -
, 2007
, ''Queens of Disco''
,
, -
, 2017
, ''Grace Jones:
Bloodlight and Bami''
,
References
Bibliography
*
External links
*
*
*
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