Top critical review
3.0 out of 5 starsMore of the same...(but not bad)
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2004
Do we really need another "best-of" CD by Grace Jones?
With the exception of 2 tracks, "Everybody Hold Still" and "All On a Summer's Night,"
all of these songs are already available on one of her other FOUR compilation CDs:
("Island Life 2" "Private Life" "20th Century Masters" & "The Universal Masters Collection")
"All On a Summer's Night" is at least notable for being an obscure track from her second album "Fame,"
which has not been available on CD for several years now.
To be fair, this is NOT a bad collection; it's actually an interesting assortment of songs.
It covers all of her various musical styles; it features some of her well-known hits
with some obscure album tracks along with some rare remixes and B-sides.
My complaint is that there's really nothing new here. It's just more of the same.
If they're going to give us a FIFTH compilation, can't they pick a collection of songs that AREN'T on any of the others?
I would love to see Island come out with a special compilation of songs from her first three "Disco" albums,
("Portfolio" "Fame" & "Muse") or maybe a special collection of rare remixes.
Or why not a "best-of" compilation from her two non-Island albums, "Inside Story" and "Bulletproof Heart"?
I would recommend getting "Private Life" and "Island Life-2", the latter CD having the distinction
of including her rare, 1992 techno track "Sex Drive."
