Hurricane (Grace Jones album)

Infobox Album
Name=Hurricane
Type=studio
Artist=Grace Jones


Released = flagicon|United States November 18, 2008
flagicon|Europe October 27, 2008
flagicon|Japan October 28, 2008
Recorded=2007
Genre=Alternative, electronic
Length=
Label=Wall of Sound
Producer=Ivor Guest, Grace Jones
Reviews=
Last album="Bulletproof Heart"
(1989)
This album="Hurricane"
(2008)
Next album= Singles
Name = Hurricane
Type = studio
single 1 = Corporate Cannibal
single 1 date = August 25, 2008
single 2 = Williams' Blood
single 2 date = November 10, 2008

"Hurricane" is the upcoming tenth studio album by singer Grace Jones and is to be released on 27 October 2008. [http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i5b79f51055d2eac91f4ee12074050f1a 'Hurricane' Jones Blows Through This October ] ]

Producer Ivor Guest has confirmed that Jones has completed recording her new album, due out in 2008. [ [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=100060502 MySpace.com - Ivor Guest - London - Autre - www.myspace.com/ivorguest ] ] Nick Hooker has directed the first video from the upcoming album. [ [http://www.nickhooker.com/news.html nick hooker ] ] Other participants on the new album are Sly and Robbie, Brian Eno, Wally Badarou, Tricky, Uzziah 'Sticky' Thompson, Mikey 'Mao' Chung, Barry Reynolds, John Justin, Martin Slattery, Philip Sheppard, Paulo Goude, Robert Logan, Don-E and Tony Allen, with recording engineering duties by Cameron 'Engine' Craig.

In April 2007, production company [http://www.version2.net/ Version2] listed "Corporate Cannibal" as the new video directed by Nick Hooker for Jones. [Dead link|date=June 2008 [http://feed.stashmedia.tv/pr-feed/] ]

On June 22, 2007, Jones performed in Copenhagen at Tivoli Gardens theme park. Tivoli's website mentioned the title of her new album as "Corporate Cannibal". [ [http://www.tivoli.dk/composite-6008.htm Fødselsdagskoncert ] ]

The new album will be released on Wall Of Sound Records, with a release date of October 27 in the U.K. At her signing with the label, it was announced that album would be named "Hurricane". [ [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3560748 Drowned in Sound - News - Grace Jones signs to Wall of Sound for Hurricane's release ] ] PIAS, the parent company of Wall Of Sound, will distribute "Hurricane" worldwide, excluding North America.

"Devil in My Life" has been confirmed as one of the songs from the album. Its string arrangements were written by Philip Sheppard and Ant Genn. [ [http://www.oxfordcelloschool.org/page2.htm Oxford Cello School - Visiting Professors in 2008 ] ] Robert Logan has created ambient textures and drum edits for "Hurricane." [ [http://www.slowfoot.co.uk/RobertLogan Robert Logan ] ]

Jones performed a two hour concert at Massive Attack's Meltdown festival in London on 19 June 2008 during which she performed four new songs from the album including "This Is Life," a track which has been leaked onto the internet. [http://www.subba-cultcha.com/article_news.php?id=1957] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7465083.stm BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Grace Jones performs at Meltdown ] ]

The music video for "Corporate Cannibal" was premiered at the festival. [ [http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zjsrg7CBqI YouTube - Grace Jones Corporate Cannibal Video ] ] [ [http://music.guardian.co.uk/festivals/story/0,,2275200,00.html Meltdown moves from trip-hop to sci-fi with style | Music | guardian.co.uk Music ] ] The video was officially uploaded onto YouTube on 4 July, 2008. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgMn2OJmx3w YouTube - Grace Jones - Corporate Cannibal ] ] "Corporate Cannibal" and its remixes by Atticus Ross, Robert Logan, and Steve Bug were made available on Itunes in late August 2008. The mixes are also streamed on her official Myspace page. [http://www.myspace.com/gracejonesofficial]

"Williams' Blood" is listed on Amazon.com UK as the second single, to be released on 10 November. [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Williams-Blood-Grace-Jones/dp/B001ESYA80/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1221876949&sr=8-1]

Track listing

*"This Is"
*"William's Blood"
*"Corporate Cannibal"
*"I'm Crying (Mother's Tears)"
*"Well, Well, Well"
*"Hurricane"
*"Love You to Life"
*"Sunset Sunrise"
*"Devil in My Life"

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