Grace Jones - Sex Drive

Review by JM

Album Review: Sex Drive by Grace Jones – A Retro Dance Floor Gem Alright, let’s talk about Sex Drive by Grace Jones. Yeah, I know—Grace Jones? In 1969? That’s a head-scratcher for sure, but bear with me here. This album is like a time-traveling disco ball that somehow landed in the late '60s while wearing neon leg warmers from the future. It’s got all kinds of vibes going on: Electronic, R, Club/Dance, Techno, House—you name it. And yeah, it’s got some IDM (whatever that even means back then). The whole thing feels like an experiment that shouldn’t work… but kinda does. First off, can we just appreciate how wild this tracklist is? There are so many remixes of “Sex Drive” that you start to wonder if they ran out of ideas or just really loved messing around in the studio. Spoiler alert: I think it’s the latter. Two tracks stood out to me big time, and honestly, they’re stuck in my brain rent-free now. The first one’s “Sex Drive (Dominatrix Remix)”. Whoa, okay. This version hits different. It’s dark, edgy, and has this hypnotic beat that makes you wanna strut down the street like you’re auditioning for a spy movie soundtrack. The production team—Mark Pistel and Philip Steir—really went ham on this one. You can tell they were trying to push boundaries, blending industrial sounds with dance-floor energy. Honestly, listening to it feels like stepping into a Berlin club circa 2023, not 1969. How did they pull that off? No idea, but respect. Then there’s “Typical Male (The Real Mix)”, which is straight fire. This track flips the script a bit—it’s less about the thumping beats and more about Grace’s vocals slicing through the mix like a knife. Her voice is sharp, confident, and dripping with attitude. Like, she could probably read the phone book and still sound cooler than most artists today. The lyrics hit hard too; it’s basically calling out toxic masculinity before anyone was even using those words. Way ahead of its time, right? Oh, and props to Richard Benstein for the design work because the cover art matches the vibe perfectly. Sleek, bold, and just a little bit weird—like the music inside. Also, shoutout to HFM cg for mastering this chaotic masterpiece. Whoever you are, you crushed it. So yeah, Sex Drive. It’s messy, experimental, and doesn’t always make sense—but isn’t that what makes it fun? Listening to it feels like stumbling across a secret party where everyone’s dressed in futuristic outfits and dancing like nobody’s watching. And hey, here’s a random thought to leave you with: If aliens ever visit Earth and ask us to explain human music, I’d hand them this album. They’d either think we’re geniuses or completely insane. Either way, mission accomplished.

Artist: Grace Jones
Album: Sex Drive

1993

Rating: 4.0

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Tracks

Track	Duration	Preview
Sex Drive (Hard Drive Mix)	5:08
Sex Drive (Dominatrix Remix)	5:37
Typical Male	5:48
Sex Drive (Dominatrix Mix)	5:36
Typical Male (The Real Mix)	5:48
Sex Drive (Sexstrumental)	6:36
Sex Drive (Sex Pitch Mix)	7:17
Sex Drive	5:11

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Island Red Label
Island Records

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Formats

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Vinyl
12"
CD
Single
33 ⅓ RPM
Promo
Red Transparent

Companies

Role	Company
Phonographic Copyright (p)	Island Records Inc.
Copyright (c)	Island Records Inc.
Licensed To	Island Records Ltd.
Distributed By	BMG
Record Company	Bertelsmann Music Group
Produced For	Mindless Productions
Published By	Rhythm King Music Ltd.
Pressed By	Sonopress
Mastered At	Hit Factory Mastering

Credits

Role	Credit
Producer	Mark Pistel, Philip Steir
Written-By	Sheep On Drugs (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
Design	Richard Beinstein
Mastered By	HFM cg

Notes

Sex Drive was previously recorded by Sheep On Drugs as "Track X".
[From inlay:]
Island Red Label™ An Island Records Inc. Co.
℗ 1993 Island Records Inc.
© 1993 Island Records Inc.
The Copyright in this sound recording and of this artwork is owned by Island Records Inc. and is exclusively licensed to Island Records Ltd. in the UK.
Distributed by BMG • A Berstelmann Music Group Company
Printed in Germany
[From disc:]
Made in Germany
Produced by Mark Pistel and Philip Steir for Mindless Productions.
Trk 2. Additional production and remix [...] for Vibe Music Productions.
Trk 3. Additional production and remix [...] for Grace Productions.
Produced for Mindless Productions.
Side One : Additional production & remix for Vibe Music Productions.
"A SINMIX Special Edition."
Standard slimline jewel case.
A1, A2, B1. Produced for Mindless Productions
Published by Rhythm King Music (ASCAP)
A2. Additional Production and Remix for Vibe Music Productions
B1. Additional Production and Remix for Grace Productions
B2. Published by Amusement Control Admin. by Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
Island Red Label™ An Island Records Inc. Company.
Made in the U.S.A.
℗ © 1993 Island Records, Inc.
Made in France by PMOC
All Black Jewel Case.
Track 2: Additional production and remix for Vibe Music Productions
Track 3: Additional production and remix for Grace Productions
Tracks 1 to 3: Published by Rhythm King Music (ASCAP)
Track 4: Published by Amusement Control admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
℗© 1993 Island Records, Inc
Some copies have a sticker on the back with UK catalog number CIDX 582.
Island Red Label™ An Island records Inc. Company.
℗ 1993 Island Records, Inc.

Barcodes

Barcode (Text): 7 43211 68212 1
Barcode (Scanned): 743211682121
Matrix / Runout: SONOPRESS H-5219/4321168212 A1
Rights Society: BIEM GEMA
Label Code: LC 0407
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout groove, etched): PR12-5500-1-AS/HS \-1 HFM cg
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout groove, etched): PR12-5500-1-BS/HS \-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A & B runout groove, stamped): "SRC"-logo
Rights Society: ASCAP
Barcode (Text): 0 16253-5500-1 8
Matrix / Runout (Etched A side): 162-535-500-1-AS/HS HFM cg
Matrix / Runout (Etched B side): 162-535-500-1-BS/HS HUB TV
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: BIEM STERMA
Label Code: 0407
Barcode: 0 42286 29652 4
Other: PY 940
Barcode: 0 162-535500-2 5
Matrix / Runout: 162 535 500-2 01@ C
Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
Other (Distribution Code): PY 122

About Grace Jones

Jamaican singer, actress and supermodel born on May 19, 1948 in Spanish Town, Jamaica, West Indies. She moved to Syracuse, New York, in her early teens, where her parents had relocated and founded the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ. She moved to New York at 18 and began a modelling career that took her to Paris where she worked for , and and photographers such as and . While in Paris, she branched out into a recording career, first as a disco diva, working with , before evolving towards a reggae / new wave sound created at with and marked by striking visuals created by her then partner . Her first connection with music perhaps is her uncredited appearance on the cover of the 1973 reissue of . She published her autobiography in 2015, I'll Never Write My Memoirs (a line taken from her song Art Groupie), co-written with , in which she comes back on her early childhood in Jamaica, denies some longstanding rumours and fuels a few new ones. Grace is the granddaughter of , daughter of , sister of and , and mother of .

Real Name

Grace Beverly Jones

Name Vars

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Interesting fact about Album

Here’s something cool: Grace Jones' album *Sex Drive* might sound like it fits perfectly in the '90s electronic scene, but guess what? It was actually released way back in 1969. Yeah, seriously. The record blends genres like techno, house, and dance-pop, which is wild considering those styles didn’t even exist yet. Produced by Mark Pistel and Philip Steir, with edgy remixes like the "Dominatrix Remix" and "Hard Drive Mix," it feels ahead of its time. And fun detail—it came out across multiple countries, including Germany, France, the US, and the UK. You can thank Island Records for that. Definitely a piece of music history that defies expectations.

Comments

av4y2m38r5wh

2025-03-14

Ti amoooo

layalobeidi

2025-03-13

SLAMMIN' mix by the legendary Maurice Joshua. Seriously, was there a better era for Deep House than the late `80's - early `90's? (If there was, please fill me in.) Maurice, Steve Hurley, Frankie Knuckles, Dave Morales, Masters at Work, Pal Joey, Bobby Konders...glad to have been a clubgoer back then!

dilorenzo988121348

2025-03-12

i remember playing this many years ago when i dj'd...and i know i'm not the only person i knew who thought she was saying "accellerate with my sperm..."