"Warm Leatherette"

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"Warm Leatherette" is a song by Grace Jones, known for its fusion of new wave, reggae, and post-punk influences and for being the title track of her 1980 breakthrough album.

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"Warm Leatherette" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Warm Leatherette NERFINISHED
artist Grace Jones NERFINISHED
associatedWith Island Records Compass Point era NERFINISHED
basedOn J. G. Ballard novel Crash
countryOfOrigin Jamaica
decade 1980s
genre new wave
post-punk
reggae
hasBPM approximately mid-tempo
hasFormat 12-inch single
7-inch single
hasInfluenceFrom dub
electronic music
punk rock
hasInstrumentation bass
drums
guitars
synthesizers
hasLength approximately 3–4 minutes
hasMusicalStyle fusion of new wave, reggae, and post-punk
hasTheme car crash fetishism
hasType cover version
includedIn 1980 studio album Warm Leatherette
isPartOfCareerPhase Grace Jones new wave era
label Island Records NERFINISHED
language English
medium audio recording
vinyl record
notableFor being the title track of Grace Jones’s 1980 breakthrough album
fusion of new wave, reggae, and post-punk influences
originallyBy The Normal NERFINISHED
originalSongTitle Warm Leatherette NERFINISHED
originalSongwriter Daniel Miller NERFINISHED
partOf Grace Jones discography
performer Grace Jones NERFINISHED
performerNationality American
British
Jamaican
producer Alex Sadkin NERFINISHED
Chris Blackwell NERFINISHED
recordedBy Grace Jones NERFINISHED
recordingLocation Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1980
title Warm Leatherette NERFINISHED
titleTrackOf Warm Leatherette NERFINISHED
vocalist Grace Jones NERFINISHED

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single "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" hasBside "Warm Leatherette"
subject surface form: "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"