The Universal Masters Collection (Grace Jones album)

The Universal Masters Collection is a mid-price greatest hits album by Jamaican singer and songwriter Grace Jones, first released on December 2, 2003 by Universal Music.

The Universal Masters Collection
Compilation album by Grace Jones
Released	December 2, 2003
Recorded	1977–1982
Genre	Reggae soul new wave
Label	Universal
Grace Jones chronology
Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions (1998) The Universal Masters Collection (2003) The Grace Jones Story (2006)
Alternative cover
2006 Colour Collection re-release

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Background

With the exception of "La Vie en rose" from Jones' debut studio album Portfolio (1977), the 13-track package focuses on material from Jones' Compass Point trilogy: Warm Leatherette (1980), Nightclubbing (1981), and Living My Life (1982). Included in the booklet is an essay by Daryl Easlea, which incorrectly states Jones' birth year.

The album was later re-released a number of times by Universal with the same track listing, but alternate covers and new titles. 2005 saw the release of Best 1200 on the Japanese market. Colour Collection, released in 2006, used the Living My Life picture on its cover, while the German pressing Star-Club präsentiert Grace Jones (2008) recycled the Nightclubbing cover art. In 2008 the album was re-issued as Classic Grace Jones.

Track listing

1. "Private Life" - 5:10
2. "Inspiration" - 4:34
3. "Warm Leatherette" - 4:25
4. "Pull Up to the Bumper" - 4:30
5. "Love Is the Drug" - 7:15
6. "Nightclubbing" - 5:05
7. "Nipple to the Bottle" - 5:55
8. "Breakdown" - 5:30
9. "Demolition Man" - 4:00
10. "La Vie en rose" - 7:27
11. "My Jamaican Guy" - 6:00
12. "Walking in the Rain" - 4:18
13. "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" - 4:28

Release history

Region	Year	Name	Format(s)	Label
Worldwide	2003	The Universal Masters Collection	CD	Universal
Japan	2005	Best 1200
Worldwide	2006	Colour Collection
Germany	2008	Star-Club präsentiert Grace Jones
Worldwide		Classic Grace Jones	CD, Download	Universal, Spectrum

External links

• The Universal Masters Collection on Allmusic
• The Universal Masters Collection on Discogs
• The Universal Masters Collection on Rate Your Music