Muse (Grace Jones album)

Muse
Studio album by Grace Jones
Released	September 4, 1979
Recorded	1976-1979
Genre	Disco R&B
Length	42:36
Label	Island
Producer	Tom Moulton
Grace Jones chronology
Fame (1978) Muse (1979) Warm Leatherette (1980)
Singles from Muse
"On Your Knees" Released: August 1979 "Don't Mess with the Messer" Released: October 1979 "Saved" Released: December 18, 1979

Muse is the third studio album by Jamaican singer Grace Jones. The album was release d in September 4, 1979 by Island Records.

Background

Muse was the last of Jones's disco and R&B albums that was recorded with producer Tom Moulton. Her first album to feature that sound was with her debut Portfolio (1977). After Muse Jones moved on to making reggae and electronica sounding albums in the 1980s.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Sinning" (Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis) – 5:06
2. "Suffer" (Tom Moulton, Thor Baldursson) – 4:17
3. "Repentance (Forgive Me)" (Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis) – 3:50
4. "Saved" (Jack Robinson, James Bolden, Vivienne Savoie Robinson) – 7:13

Side B

1. "Atlantic City Gambler" (Tom Moulton, Duke Williams) – 5:46
2. "I'll Find My Way to You" (Stelvio Cipriani, Hal Shaper) – 5:14
3. "Don't Mess with the Messer" (Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamandis) – 4:50
4. "On Your Knees" (D.C. LaRue, Jerry Corbetta) – 6:30

Personnel

• Thor Baldursson - guest vocals, keyboards, arrangements
• Carla Benson - background vocals
• Keith Benson - drums
• Evette Benton - background vocals
• Richard Bernstein - artwork design
• Eve Boman - photography
• Carl Davis - arrangements
• Carl Helm - background vocals
• Phil Hurt - background vocals
• Barbara Ingram - background vocals
• Grace Jones - lead vocals
• Francis Jug - artwork design
• Tom Moulton - production
• Don Renaldo - strings, horns
• José Rodriguez - mastering
• Craig Snyder - guitar
• Arthur Stoppe - mixing
• Sweethearts of Sigma - background vocals
• Neil Terk - art direction
• Ron Tyson - background vocals
• Jim Walker - percussion
• Larry Washington - percussion
• Jimmy Williams - bass guitar

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Sweden	22
United States	156

Release history

Region	Year	Format(s)	Label
Worldwide	1979	LP/Cassette	Island
USA	2011	CD	Gold Legion
USA	2014	CD	Island Records

Other websites

• Muse on Discogs
• Muse on Rate Your Music