Gloria Jones the Speakeasy in London. In 1972, she was recommended by Warner Brothers' Bob Regere to sing backing vocals behind T. Rex at the Winterland in San Francisco. Soon after joining T. Rex, Jones and Bolan became romantically involved. Together, they had a son, Rolan Bolan (b. Sep 26, 1975). She sang backing vocals and played clavinet with T. Rex from 1973 to 1977. Her rendition of "Dock of the Bay" appears as a bonus track on T.Rex's album "Bolan's Zip Gun". Jones released an album in 1976, called "Vixen", featuring several songs written by Bolan, and he also was the
Portfolio (Grace Jones album) forays into songwriting. "La Vie en rose" was released as a single in autumn 1977 and became the biggest hit from "Portfolio", having charted in the French and Italian top 5. When re-released in 1983, it reached the top 5 in the Netherlands. "What I Did for Love" became a top 10 dance hit in the US. Portfolio (Grace Jones album) Portfolio is the debut studio album by Grace Jones, released in 1977 by Island Records. It spawned her first big hit, "La Vie en rose". Having enjoyed a successful modelling career in Paris and New York in the early