"Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" is the third single

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 from Grace Jones

Grace Jones

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' 1986 album Inside Story, co-produced by Jones and Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers

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. As the song title suggests, it saw Jones exploring new musical territories and the spoken opening line even refers to one of the late and greats of jazz: "I went to a concert, to see Nina Simone

Nina Simone

Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...

...". The horns on the track were played by Lenny Pickett, Stan Harrison

Stan Harrison

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, Steve Elson, and Mac Gollehon under the collective name The Borneo Horns.

The 12" singles released in the United Kingdom

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 and the United States

United States

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 in late 1986 and early 1987 featured different extended remix

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es of the track by Ben Liebrand

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, all of which remain unreleased on CD.

Track listing

• U.S. 7" single (1986)

1. "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" – 4:42
2. "Crush
   Crush (Grace Jones song)
   "Crush" is the third single from Grace Jones' album Inside Story, chosen for the US whereas Europe opted for "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician"...
   
   " – 3:27

• U.S. 12" single (1986) (20 2005 6)

1. "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" (The JAZZclubmillionminuteMIX) – 6:58
2. "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)
   I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)
   "I'm Not Perfect " is the first single from Grace Jones' album Inside Story. The song was co-written by Bruce Woolley and produced by Nile Rodgers of Chic fame.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (The C + V.I. Minimix) – 6:48

• Dutch 7" single (1987) (20 1851 7)

1. "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" – 4:42
2. "Crush" – 3:27

• Spanish promo 7" single (1987) (006-2016657)

1. "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" – 4:42