Warm Leatherette

"Warm Leatherette" is the fourth studio album by Grace Jones, released in May 1980. Her first album recorded at [l=Compass Point Studios], it features contributions from the reggae duo [a=Sly & Robbie] and marks a dramatic change in sound, dropping the disco of her first three albums in favour of new wave and reggae. The album includes mostly covers, of songs by [a=The Normal], [a197435], [a=Roxy Music], [a86094], [a269534] and [a=Jacques Higelin], plus two original songs. Most CD editions include longer versions of 5 tracks, compared to LP. These first appeared on some original cassette releases of the album. "Warm Leatherette" was the first Grace Jones album with cover art designed by her then-boyfriend, [a=Jean-Paul Goude]. The initial release featured a black and white photograph of Grace Jones pregnant, wearing an [a5335004] dress. After the commercial success of "Nightclubbing", Island Records reissued "Warm Leatherette" with new artwork, a picture of Grace Jones performing "Walking In The Rain", taken from her 1982 concert video "[m=35683]". Singles from the album: • [m=66843] - UK only • [m=66829] • [m=54764] • [r=2338225] - US only, 4-track album promo • [m=66837] - Jones' first UK top 20 hit • [m=233506] - US only • [m=598963] - France and Canada only • [r=14012374] - Guatemala only.