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La Vie en rose. "La Vie en rose" (French for 'Life in pink'; pronounced [la vi ɑ̃ ʁoz]) is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945, [1] popularized in 1946, and released as a single in 1947. The song became very popular in the United States in 1950, when seven versions reached the Billboard charts.
Portfolio is the debut studio album by Jamaican singer and songwriter Grace Jones, released in 1977 by Island Records. It spawned her first big hit, "La Vie en rose".
The second side of the album opens up with a seven-minute reinterpretation of Édith Piaf 's " La Vie en rose " followed by three new recordings, two of which were co-written by Jones, "Sorry", and "That's the Trouble".
The song would re-emerge in Europe in 1985 as a major success, especially in the UK, where backed with "La Vie en rose" it became one of Jones' highest-charting singles in that country.
^ a b "Love Is the Drug" charted only in 1986 when it was re-released to promote Island Life. ^ a b In Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom "Pull Up to the Bumper" reached its peak position in 1986 when it was rereleased to promote Island Life as a double A-side with La Vie en Rose . ^ "Grace Jones Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100".
Island Life is the first greatest hits album by Jamaican singer and songwriter Grace Jones, released in December 1985, summing up the first nine years of her musical career. The album sits among Jones' best-selling works.
Disco is a boxed set of three Grace Jones 's first three albums, released in 2015. The set contains Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), and Muse (1979), all of which were recorded at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios with disco pioneer Tom Moulton as producer, in their entirety.
Slave to the Rhythm is the seventh studio album by Jamaican singer and songwriter Grace Jones, released on 28 October 1985 by Island Records. Subtitled a biography in the liner notes, Slave to the Rhythm is a concept album, produced by ZTT Records founder and producer Trevor Horn, that went on to become one of Jones' most commercially ...