Thursday 29 May 2014

Grace Jones - Do Or Die (1978)


Do Or Die was a single released by Grace Jones, from her 1978 album Fame. The track was the first and in most parts of the world the only single release from the album, the second of her disco outings. The 7" single featured a heavily edited version (3:22) with the French-language non-album track Comme un oiseau qui s'envole as the B-side, included as a bonus track on the Canadian edition of the album. The 12" single release saw an A-side comprised of a medley of the album A-side Do Or Die/Pride/Fame while the B-side an extended mix of the single B-side.
Do Or Die reached no.3 on the U.S. Billboard dance chart, but failed to make a chart impact elsewhere. In 1985 the 7" edit of Do Or Die was included as one of three disco tracks on the Island Life compilation album, the other being the album versions of 1975's I Need A Man and La Vie En Rose from 1977.

- Mr Fabulous

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