Portfolio (album)

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Portfolio
Studio album by Grace Jones
Released	1977
Genre	R&B
Length	36:59
Label	Island Records
Producer	Tom Moulton
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Portfolio is the debut album by Grace Jones. It was released in 1977 and the first of three albums made with the legendary disco record producer Tom Moulton. It also includes three singles previously issued on label Orfeus in France and Beam Junction in the U.S. in 1975 and 1976, "I Need A Man", "Sorry" and "That's the Trouble".

Side one of the original vinyl album is a continuous disco medley covering three songs from Broadway musicals, "Send In The Clowns" by Stephen Sondheim from 1973's A Little Night Music, "What I Did For Love" from A Chorus Line and "Tomorrow" from Annie. Side two opens with Jones' very personal re-interpretation of Edith Piaf's "La Vie en rose" which remains one of her best known recordings, it was the only song from her disco trilogy Portfolio/Fame/Muse to be performed in her Grammy nominated A One Man Show in 1981/1982. An edited version of the track was released as a single in both 1977, 1983 and 1985 and the album version was also included on the 1985 career retrospective Island Life.

Portfolio reached number #52 on the Black Album Chart in the U.S., while climbing to number #109 on Billboards Album Chart, considerably more successful on the dance chart entering the Top Ten. "I Need a Man" reached the coveted number #1 spot on the U.S. Dance Charts, and a medley of "That's the Trouble"/"Sorry" reached number #7 on the same chart. "La Vie en rose" went gold in Europe and sold very well, plus climbing to the top of the charts in many European countries such as the UK, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side A 1.2 Side B 2 Release history 2.1 LP 2.2 CD 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 Singles 5.1 "I Need A Man" 5.2 "Sorry" 5.3 "That's The Trouble" 5.4 "La Vie En Rose" 6 References

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side A

1. "Send in the Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) - 7:33
2. "What I Did For Love" (Marvin Hamlisch, E. Kleban) - 5:15
3. "Tomorrow" (Martin Charnin, Charles Strouse) - 5:48
   • Non-stop medley: total time - 18:36

[edit] Side B

1. "La Vie en Rose" (Edith Piaf, Louigny) - 7:27
2. "Sorry" (Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamondis) - 3:58
3. "That's the Trouble" (Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamondis) - 3:36
4. "I Need a Man" (P. Slade & Pierre Papadiamondis) - 3:23

[edit] Release history

[edit] LP

• Island ILPS 9470

[edit] CD

• Island 422 842614 2

[edit] Personnel

• Grace Jones - vocals
• Sweethearts of Sigma - background vocals
• Barbara Ingram - background vocals
• Carla Benson - background vocals
• Yvette Benton - background vocals
• Allen Schwartberg - drums
• Wilbur Bascomb - bass guitar
• Lance Quinn - guitarss
• Cliff Morris - guitars
• Bobby Eli - guitars
• Larry Washington - conga
• Carlton "Cotton" Kent - keyboards, piano
• Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey - Fender Rhodes
• Vincent Montana Jr. - vibraphone
• Moto - tambourines

[edit] Production

• Tom Moulton - producer, for Beam Junction Productions
• A Tom Moulton Mix
• Ed. Orfeus - production tracks B2-B4
• Duke Williams - arranger track B1
• Don Renaldo - strings, horns (Don Renaldo Strings And Horns)
• Vincent Montana - arranger, conductor
• Arthur Stoppe - recording and mixing engineer
• Jay Mark - recording and mixing engineer
• José Rodriguez - mastering at Frankford/Wayne, N.Y.
• Richard Bernstein - album graphics concept, design and painting
• Antonio Lopez - photographer
• Francis Ing - photographer
• Recorded and mixed at Sigma Sound Studios, Phila., PA
• Dedicated in loving memory of Jeremy Stuard

[edit] Singles

[edit] "I Need A Man"

• US 7" single (1975)

1. "I Need A Man" - 3:15
2. "Again And Again" - 3:46

• BE 7" single (1975) PE 22.098Y

1. "I Need A Man" - 3:15
2. "Again And Again" - 3:46

• US 7" single (1977) Beam Junction BJ104

1. "I Need A Man" - 3:22
2. "I Need A Man" (Instrumental Version) - 4:53

• US 12" single (1977)

1. "I Need A Man" (Disco Mix) - 7:30
2. "I Need A Man" (Instrumental Version) - 4:53

• FR 7" single (1975) 990.140

1. "I Need A Man" - 3:15
2. "Again And Again" - 3:46

• FR 12" single (1984)

1. "I Need A Man" (Disco Mix) - 7:30
2. "Sorry" - 3:58
3. "That's The Trouble" (New Mix) - 7:02
4. "I Need A Man" (Instrumental Version) - 4:53

[edit] "Sorry"

• US 7" single (1976) BJ102

1. "Sorry" - 3:58
2. "That's The Trouble" (New Mix) - 3:30

• US 12" single (1976) 12-BJ 1001

1. "Sorry" (Extended Version) - 6:42
2. "That's The Trouble" (Extended Version) - 7:02

• US 12" promo (1976)

1. "Sorry" (Extended Version) - 6:42
2. "That's The Trouble" (Extended Version) - 7:02

• FR 7" single (1976) 990.141

1. "Sorry" - 3:58
2. "That's The Trouble" (New Mix) - 3:30

[edit] "That's The Trouble"

• US 12" single (1976) Beam Junction 12 BJ1001

1. "That's The Trouble" (Extended Version) - 7:02
2. "Sorry" (Extended Version) - 6:42

• FR 12" single (1976) 900.071

1. "That's The Trouble" (Extended Version) - 7:02
2. "Sorry" (Extended Version) - 6:43

• FR 7" single (1984)

1. "That's The Trouble" - 3:58
2. "Sorry" - 3:30

• FR 12" single (1984)

1. "That's The Trouble"
2. "That's The Trouble" (Instrumental)
3. "I Need A Man"
4. "Sorry"

• IT 12" single (1976) DBR 9201

1. "That's The Trouble"
2. "Sorry"

• JP 7" promo

1. "That's The Trouble"
2. "Sorry"

[edit] "La Vie En Rose"

• US 7" single (1977) IS-098

1. "La Vie En Rose" (7" Version) - 3:34
2. "I Need A Man" - 3:22

• CA 7" single (1977) IS-098

1. "La Vie En Rose" (7" Version) - 3:35
2. "I Need A Man" - 3:22

• GE 12" single (1977)

1. "La Vie En Rose" - 7:27
2. "I Need A Man" - 3:22

• IT 7" single (1977)

1. "La Vie En Rose"
2. "Tomorrow"

• CA 12" promo (1982) IS 865

1. "La Vie En Rose" - 7:24
2. "My Jamaican Guy"
3. "Pull Up To The Bumper"

• US 12" single (1985)

1. "La Vie En Rose" - 7:24
2. "Nipple To The Bottle" - 5:55
3. "Pull Up To The Bumper" (Remix) - 6:29
4. "Demolition Man" - 4:04

[edit] References

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v • d • e Grace Jones Studio albums Portfolio (1977) | Fame (1978) | Muse (1979) | Warm Leatherette (1980) | Nightclubbing (1981) | Living My Life (1982) | Slave to the Rhythm (1985) | Inside Story (1986) | Bulletproof Heart (1989) | Corporate Cannibal (2008) Compilations, anthologies and reissues Island Life | The Ultimate | Island Life 2 | Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions – 20th Century Masters-The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones | The Universal Masters Collection | The Collection | The Grace Jones Story – Colour Collection | The Ultimate Collection Singles "I Need a Man" | "Sorry" | "La Vie en rose" | "Do or Die" | "On Your Knees" | "Private Life" | "Love Is the Drug" | "Breakdown" | "A Rolling Stone" | "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" | "Demolition Man" | "Pull Up to the Bumper" | "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" | "Use Me" | "Walking in the Rain" | "Feel Up" | "My Jamaican Guy" | "Nipple to the Bottle" | "The Apple Stretching" | "Living My Life" | "Slave to the Rhythm" | "Jones the Rhythm" | "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)" | "Party Girl" | "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" | "Crush" | "Amado Mio" | "Love on Top of Love" | "7 Day Weekend"  | "Evilmainya" | "Sexdrive" | "Love Bites" Songs Grace Jones singles discography | Grace Jones B-Sides and Non-Album Tracks Filmography Gordon's War | Let's Make a Dirty Movie | Army of Lovers or Revolution of the Perverts | Deadly Vengeance | Made in France | A One Man Show | Conan the Destroyer | A View to a Kill | Vamp | Straight to Hell | Siesta | Boomerang | Cyber Bandits | McCinsey's Island | Palmer's Pick Up | Shaka Zulu: The Last Great Warrior | Wolf Girl