I had forgotten about Grace until I saw her on the Jools Holland show. On the strength of that great performance I bought Hurricane and I am more than pleased. Every song is good and the production is the best. Grace is the most stylish woman on earth.

It took 19 years to have a new Grace jones album released. Was it worth it ? Oh yeah ! Concentrate 19 years of quality into 9 tracks and the result is "Hurricane". Warm, Jamaican feelings, uplifting beats, summer breeze, beaches at sunset, African forests... Just a few images that come to mind when listening to this album. Highlights: This is, Sunset sunrise and corporate cannibal. Do yourself a favour: buy this album !!!

It's so satisfying to hear this album, to see how enthusiastic Grace is about it, and see how many rave reviews there are. The album, what with sly and robbie, fits in perfectly with her three compass point studio records (warm leatherette, nightclubbing, living my life). We can now pretend bulletproof heart and inside story never happened! The production is top-notch without ever feeling over-produced, something grace was keen to show having been on both sides of the coin. The album is perfect in it's balance of jamaican dub influence and sinister classic grace overtones. However my only niggle is the last track, devil in my life, it's not catchy enough for me personally and feels slightly like a filler track tagged on the end of an otherwise perfect album. I've got my ticket for her last gig at the Roundhouse in London, and can already tell it's going to be a once-in-a-lifetime affair. Here's hoping for more great albums that don't take twenty years to see light.