Slave To The Rhythm (studio album)
by Grace Jones

Slave To The Rhythm by Grace Jones
Year: 1985
Overall rank: 10,311th   
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 52 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (132nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,482nd)
Award Best albums of all time (10,311th)

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Grace Jones bestography

Slave To The Rhythm is ranked 4th best out of 14 albums by Grace Jones on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Grace Jones is Nightclubbing which is ranked number 1515 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,125.

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Slave To The Rhythm track list

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Slave To The Rhythm rankings

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Overall rank: 10,311th | 1980s rank: 1,482nd | 1985 rank: 132nd

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71/100 (from 52 votes)
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From 02/02/2019 22:00 | #231162
Disco diva que levava o pop adiante! Incrível!
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Great record to test your hifi equipment!
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From 11/14/2014 17:45 | #126983
OK, this is a tough one. I want to love this record, but it sounds a bit shit, frankly. The Trevor Horn/Stephen Lipson/ZTT-Sarm sound thing is dating badly. Fading. The CD sounds dreadful anyway, needs remastering and putting back to it's original unedited vinyl form. It stands as an exercise or experiment in how to muck about with and stretch out one basic track for long enough to make an album. It is an artefact of it's time. But Grace is great, does what she does very well. And viewed as a bit of harmless fun it's alright.
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