Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions

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Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions
Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 16, 1998
Recorded1980-1982
Genre
Length152:40
LabelIsland
Grace Jones chronology
The Ultimate
(1993)
Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions
(1998)
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions is a collection of songs by Grace Jones released in 1998 by Island Records. The two disc CD has songs that were recorded during 1980-1982, during Jones' reggae era.

Track listing[change | change source]

Disc One

  1. "Private Life" (Long Version) – 6:17
  2. "Private Life" (Dub Version) – 8:04
  3. "Love Is the Drug" (Long Version) – 8:38
  4. "Breakdown" – 5:29
  5. "Warm Leatherette" (Long Version) – 5:35
  6. "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" (Long Version) – 6:44
  7. "I've Done It Again" – 3:50
  8. "Pars" (Long Version) – 5:41
  9. "Pull Up to the Bumper" – 4:33
  10. "Use Me" (Long Version) – 6:10
  11. "She's Lost Control" (Long Version) – 8:23
  12. "She's Lost Control" (Dub Version) – 8:38

Disc Two

  1. "Walking in the Rain" – 4:28
  2. "Cry Now, Laugh Later" – 5:01
  3. "Nightclubbing" – 5:04
  4. "The Apple Stretching" – 7:05
  5. "Nipple to the Bottle" (12" Version) – 6:54
  6. "My Jamaican Guy" (12" Version) – 7:01
  7. "Feel Up" – 4:02
  8. "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" – 4:30
  9. "Demolition Man" (Long Version) – 4:56
  10. "Unlimited Capacity for Love" – 5:44
  11. "Ring of Fire" (Demo) – 3:56
  12. "Man Around the House" – 4:12
  13. "Living My Life" (7" Version) – 3:31
  14. "Slave to the Rhythm" (Hot Blooded Version) – 8:18

Chart performance[change | change source]

Chart Peak
position
New Zealand[2] 37
United Kingdom[3] 158

References[change | change source]

  1. Thomas Erlewine. "Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions - Grace Jones". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
  2. "Grace Jones - Private Life - The Compass Point Sessions". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  3. "Chart Log UK: Candy J. - JX". www.zobbel.de.

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