Living My Life (Grace Jones album)

Living My Life is the sixth studio album by Jamaican singer Grace Jones. The album was released on 7 November 1982 by Island Records.

Background
Living My Life was Jones' third reggae, electronica and R&B album. It was also her last album to be recorded using those genres. Her next set of albums would mainly be recorded in a funk and R&B style.

Track listing
Side A
 "My Jamaican Guy" (Grace Jones) – 6:00
 "Nipple to the Bottle" (Grace Jones, Sly Dunbar) – 5:55
 "The Apple Stretching" (Melvin Van Peebles) – 7:08

Side B
 "Everybody Hold Still" (Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds) – 3:10
 "Cry Now, Laugh Later" (Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds) – 5:00
 "Inspiration" (Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds) – 4:35
 "Unlimited Capacity for Love" (Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds) – 5:45

Personnel
 Benji Armbrister – assistant engineering
 Wally Badarou – keyboards
 Chris Blackwell – production
 Michael Brauer – mixing
 Mikey Chung – guitar
 Sly Dunbar – drums, syndrum
 Jean-Paul Goude – design, photography
 Ted Jensen – mastering
 Grace Jones – vocals
 Rob O'Connor – design
 Barry Reynolds – guitar
 Trevor Rogers – photography
 Alex Sadkin – organ, production, engineering, mixing
 Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar
 Steven Stanley – engineering, mixing
 Uziah Thompson – percussion
Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC - mastering

Chart performance
ChartPeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)34Germany46Netherlands18New Zealand3Norway13Sweden7United Kingdom15United States86United States (Top R&B Albums)19

Release history
RegionYearFormat(s)LabelWorldwide1982LP, Cassette, CDIslandYugoslavia1983LPJugoton, IslandEurope1989CDIsland Masters

References

 Other websites 
 Living My Life on Discogs
 Living My Life on Rate Your Music

Category:1982 albums
Category:Grace Jones albums
Category:Electronica albums
Category:Reggae albums
Category:R&B albums
Category:Island Records albums