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"Nipple to the Bottle" is a single by the Jamaican singer, model and actress
Grace Jones Grace Beverly Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a model, singer and actress. Born in Jamaica, she and her family moved to Syracuse, New York, when she was a teenager. Jones began her modelling career in New York state, then in Paris, working for ...
, released in 1982.


Background

"Nipple to the Bottle" was the lead single from Jones' sixth studio album, ''
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''. The song was released in some territories as a double A-side single with "
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". In some countries, the single B-side featured "
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" or a dub version of "
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"; all of these three tracks would later receive separate single releases. The front cover uses an image taken from her ''
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s" marching on across the stage. The song was performed by Grace in
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's 1983 film ''It's All True'', made for
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'' series. The single met with a considerable success, reaching Top 20 on ''
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'' R&B and dance charts. It did exceptionally well in New Zealand, where it became a number 3 hit.


Track listing

*EU 7" single :A. "Nipple to the Bottle" – 4:22 :B. "
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" – 3:33 *US 7" single :A. "Nipple to the Bottle" – 3:59 :B. " JA Guys" – 4:40 *Canadian 7" single :A. "Nipple to the Bottle" – 4:17 :B. " Cry Now - Laugh Later" – 4:29 *US 7" promotional single :A. "Nipple to the Bottle" (long version) – 4:17 :B. "Nipple to the Bottle" (short version) – 3:59 *EU 12" single :A. "Nipple to the Bottle" – 6:59 :B. "The Apple Stretching" – 8:40 *US 12" single :A. "Nipple to the Bottle" – 6:57 :B. "JA Guys" – 7:15 *Canadian 12" single :A. "Nipple to the Bottle" – 6:54 :B. "Cry Now - Laugh Later" – 6:08


Chart performance


References

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