"Jones the Rhythm" is the second single from Grace Jones

Grace Jones

Grace Jones is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress.Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance-club hits. In the late 1970s, she adapted the emerging electronic music style and adopted a severe, androgynous look with square-cut hair and...

' album Slave to the Rhythm

Slave to the Rhythm

Slave to the Rhythm is the seventh album by Grace Jones. It was produced by Trevor Horn and released in 1985. The album was written by Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson and Trevor Horn...

, which was released in 1985.

"Jones the Rhythm" was the opening track on the album and was one of the eight variations on the "Slave to the Rhythm" theme, this one more rock-influenced and dramatic than the hit single version

Slave to the Rhythm (song)

"Slave to the Rhythm" was the first single from Grace Jones' album of the same name, which was released in 1985. The song and the album was written by Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson and Trevor Horn and was produced by Horn...

, featuring the Ambrosian Singers

Ambrosian Singers

The Ambrosian Singers are one of the best-known London choral groups, particularly appreciated for its great variety of recorded repertory.They were founded after World War II in England...

 and symphonic orchestration, effectively serving as the ouverture to the audio-biography.

The B-side was the non-album track "Junkyard" - another interpretation of the same song, mainly instrumental. A remix of "Jones the Rhythm" had - in the spirit of ZTT Records

ZTT Records

ZTT Records is a record label founded in 1983 by NME journalist Paul Morley, record producer Trevor Horn, and businesswoman Jill Sinclair. The label's name was also printed as "Zang Tumb Tuum" and "Zang Tuum Tumb" on various releases....

- been used for one of the B-sides of the previous single "Slave to the Rhythm", on certain editions it was instead named "G.I. Blues".

Track listings

• US 7" single (1985)

1. "Jones The Rhythm" (Edited Version) - 4:00
2. "Junkyard" - 5:20

• UK 7" single (1985) IS 206

1. "Jones The Rhythm (Edit) - 4:00
2. "Slave To The Rhythm" - 4:20

• EU 7" single (1985) 1A 006-20 1058 7

1. "Jones The Rhythm" (Edited Version) - 4:00
2. "Junkyard" - 5:20

• SP 7" single (1985) 5452010587

1. "Jones The Rhythm" (Edited Version) - 4:00
2. "Junkyard" - 5:20

• AU 7" single (1985) CP 654

1. "Jones The Rhythm" (Edited Version) - 4:00
2. "Junkyard" - 5:20

• UK 12" single (1985) 12 IS 206

1. "Jones The Rhythm" - 6:11
2. "Slave To The Rhythm (Blooded)" - 8:26
3. "Annihilated Rhythm" - 3:37

• GE 12" single (1985) K0602010596

1. "Jones The Rhythm" (Long Version) - 5:30
2. "The Frog And The Princess"
3. "Jones The Rhythm" (Edited Version)

• NE 12" single (1985) 1A K060-20 1059 6

1. "Jones The Rhythm" (Long Version) - 5:30
2. "The Frog And The Princess"
3. "Jones The Rhythm"

• AU 12" single (1985) ED 165

1. "Jones The Rhythm" (Long Version) - 5:30
2. "The Frog And The Princess"
3. "Jones The Rhythm"

• NZ 12" single (1985) GOOD 104

1. "Jones The Rhythm" (Long Version) - 5:30
2. "The Frog And The Princess"
3. "Jones The Rhythm"

• US 12" promo (1985)

1. "Jones The Rhythm" (Long Version) - 5:30
2. "Jones The Rhythm" (Edited Version) - 3:58