A Rolling Stone

"A Rolling Stone"
Single by Grace Jones
from the album Warm Leatherette
B-side	"Sinning"
Released	April 18, 1980
Format	7", 12"
Genre	New wave
Length	3:31
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett, Grace Jones
Producer(s)	Chris Blackwell, Alex Sadkin
Grace Jones singles chronology
"On Your Knees" (1979) "A Rolling Stone" (1980) "Love Is the Drug" (1980)

"A Rolling Stone" is a 1980 single by Jamaican singer Grace Jones.

Background

The song was recorded for Jones' 1980 album Warm Leatherette, her first post-disco album, and was released as the first single from the album in the UK. It did not garner much attention and was quickly followed by "Love Is the Drug" and "Private Life". Unlike the majority of the material on Warm Leatherette, the song was not a cover version but a new composition co-written by Jones herself, Deniece Williams and Fritz Baskett. In the lyrics Jones complains to her lover about something missing in their relationship, which is affection.^[1] The 7" single featured an edited version of "Sinning", the opening track from the previous disco album Muse as the B-side. The 12" single included an extended remix of "A Rolling Stone", which was only released in the UK and still remains unreleased on CD.

Track listing

• 7" single

A. "A Rolling Stone" – 3:31

B. "Sinning" – 4:08

• 12" single

A. "A Rolling Stone" – 5:39

B. "Sinning" – 5:05

References