Janet Jackson

Track Listings

1. Say You Do

2. You'll Never Find (A Love Like Mine)

3. Young Love

4. Love and My Best Friend

5. Don't Mess up This Good Thing

6. Forever Yours

7. Magic Is Working

8. Come Give Your Love to Me

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Janet Jackson

Tracks:

Runaway
What Have You Done For Me Lately
Nasty
When I Think Of You
Escapade
Miss You Much
Love Will Never Do (Without You)
Alright
Control
The Pleasure Principal
Black Cat
Rhythm Nation
That's The Way Love Goes
Come Back To Me
Let's Wait Awhile
Twenty Foreplay

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This decade-spanning compilation charts the singer-dancer-actress's transformation from rebellious teenager to sexy diva, along the way check-listing major hits like "Nasty," "Miss You Much," "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" and "Rhythm Nation." Two new tracks bookend the set, but even the older material--most of it helmed by writer-producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis--holds up remarkably well. --Courtney Kemp

Customer Reviews:

Pure Janet Perfection.......2007-07-30

This stellar collection of Janet's earliest hits is jam packed from start to finish. Having "That's The Way Love Goes" included was an added bonus!!

Great compliation of Janet Jackson's hits.......2007-05-15

Great CD, as contains all of Janet's best known hits.

THE TALENTED JACKSON.......2007-02-10

Janet once again shows that she is the talented one in her family by blasting out some amazing dance tunes along with a few slower ballads.

design of a wonderful career.......2007-02-02

This was the first janet album I ever bought and from then on I became a fan for life. This album is full of her hits from control and RN in addition to a hit from the janet. album and 2 new tracks. I love to play this album when I don't feel like switching to different janet CD's for hearing different songs. I don't think anyone's r&b/pop collection is complete without this compilation of some of the greatest pop music of our time.

Janet is a legend!.......2007-01-27

This CD is abslutely incredible. The one and only reason that I took one star off is because of the weird concept. It inclues all her hits from A&M records, as well as two new songs and "That's the Way Love Goes". I understand the reasoning, butit is still a bit akward.

Regardless, that doesn't take away from the fantastic music. It starts off with "Runaway" which is a classic Janet 'holiday' song in the vein of 'Escapade". The camera'click sound on each beat is very catchy and unique.

The next few tracks are from Janet's 1986 breakthrough "Control": "What Have you Done for me Lately", "Nasty" and "When I Think Of You". All classic singles that have the most seductive dance beats and attitude that makes Janet who she is.

It continues with four tracks from "Rhythm Nation 1814": "Escapade", "Miss You Much", "Love Will Never Do...", and "Alright" They all have futuristic, yet 80's pop beat to them which is the tone for the RN1814 album. Of course, they'll all extremely catchy. "Alight" appears in it's radio remix form, which is a nice little treat.

The album continues with two more "Control" tracks: The amazing "Control", and "The Pleasure Principle". Jimmy, Terry and Janet did great job on these. They are R&B classics that sound even better today. Next are "Black Cat" and "Rhythm Nation. The former is also in radio remix form which is a nice luxury. "Rhythm Nation" is basically the same as it's album verison, with the excusion of Janet's 'pledge speech' at the beginning.

The last four songs are slow jams, each from a different album. "That's the Way Lvoe Goes" from 'janet.' is J's biggest hit, and with good reason. The beat is so sexy, as are Janet's vocals. The groove is absolutely blissful. Next is "Come Back to Me" (RN1814), a fantastic soothing R&B ballad that sounds ahead of it's time. "Let's Wait A while" is Janet's first hit ballad (from "Control"), and it's a very sweet song about waiting to have sex. Last but not least is anoher new track "Twenty Foreplay" which starts off as a sweet slow ballad, and then changes it's tone to a straight-up funky, love-making jam.

All-in-all,this CD demonstrates what an amazing talent Janet Jackson is, and what pleasure it is to have her as part of he music industry.

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Miss Jackson is right on the money with this album!!!
'Janet' May Well Be Ms. Jackson's Very Best. It's Definitely Her 'Sexiest'.
just janet.
Amazing CD
Flawless

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Janet Jackson
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Why is Janet Jackson's Janet the best Michael Jackson album since Thriller and the best Madonna album since..., well, since ever? Perhaps it's because Michael's kid sister is the only one of these three aerobic video stars with enough smarts to realize that sex, hooks, and beats are all that matter in this field of lightweight dance pop. Or perhaps it's because the sexuality Janet radiates through her sweet melodies and hip-tugging grooves is so much more credible than Michael's arrested prepubescence or Madonna's nothing-personal-just-business comeons. After her embarrassing posture as a sociocultural analyst on 1989's Rhythm Nation 1814, Janet has returned to her strength--using her odd mix of girlishness and maturity to make dance numbers about personal relationships ring exceptionally true. Even so, the 75-minute, 27-track Janet doesn't really work as an album; there's too much filler and the between-song transitions quickly grow tiresome. The album is full of killer singles, though, starting with such proven cuts as the extremely slinky "That's the Way Love Goes" and rock-guitar-driven "If," and featuring such future hits as the Prince-like "This Time," the Motown-like "Because of Love," the breathy ballad "Where Are You Now" and the inspired Stax cover, "What'll I Do. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Miss Jackson is right on the money with this album!!!.......2007-07-24

I love this album. Janet delivers on every track. Four of my favorite songs on this album include If, Where are You Now, The Body that Loves You, and of course, Anytime, Anyplace. Janet clearly exemplifies that she is not afraid to sing about what is on her mind. A must have album. One of my favorites.

'Janet' May Well Be Ms. Jackson's Very Best. It's Definitely Her 'Sexiest'........2007-07-07

Is "Janet" her best CD? It's a tough call, but personally I would say so. Most fans would place this one among the top three of her catalog, right beside "Control" and "Rhythm Nation".

What really separates "Janet" from the other two is the maturity and plain SEXUALITY Janet exhibits here. "Janet" is SEXY without any signs of strain or pretentiousness. The entire CD just ooozes "Sex" with minimal effort. On "Control" the listener could hear and feel Janet trying hard to break free from her mold and mature into an adult. "Rhythm Nation" finds her more or less continuing that path with better results. But on "Janet" the CD just OOZES images that words like "Lust" and "Sex" can only barely hint at.

There are dance grooves to please the die-hard fan like "Throb" and "If". Of course for all you "Midnight Storm" fans who like their music soft, sexy and romantic, "Again", "The Body That Loves You" and "Anytime, Any Place" will certainly please. But my fav is still the first track released on the radio airwaves "That's The Way Love Goes". The song is perfect for "Quiet Storm" or the dance floor. The gentle groove just grows on you with repeated listens.

Some listeners HATE the 5 second to 15 second interludes between songs where Janet and her producers (Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis) place filler and sound effects, but I LOVE those interludes, where one minute you can hear Janet moaning with pleasure or in the midst of coo talk with her lover.

This is probably Janet Jackson's most effortless CD and a joy to listen to. Released in 1993, it certainly has aged very well. It could easily be played on today's airwaves and still sound fresh and relevant. Definitely a MUST HAVE for any Janet Jackson Fan !! I hate to say it, but this release may have been Janet's last CD to keep. Starting with "Velvet Rope" you can hear the deterioration of the quality of songs, so "Janet" is definitely a keeper!

I guess the one difference is "Janet" doesn't grow on you immediately like "Control" or "Rhythm Nation" does, but it has longer lasting power. The songs just ease and ooze into your consciousness and stay there.

just janet........2007-06-11

I've loved this album. The musics "Anytime Anyplace", "That's The Way Love Goes" and "This Time" are the best of this masterpiece. Janet really created a 'smoother' style sicne this album. For R&B lovers this is an "must have" algum.

Amazing CD.......2007-05-16

This is still on of my all time favorite CDs...ever! It is a great make out CD. It is a great CD when I am feeling depressed. It is a great CD when I am happy & on top of the world. This is a perfect CD from a brilliant artist.

Flawless.......2007-04-13

Janet really rose to the top of her game with this release. From the first track to the last, it simply flows....and you just groove right along with her. Virtually every single song could have been a single.

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an r&b classic
do yourself a favour kids
fabulous masterpiece
I was also down
Not her worst by a long shot, but she's starting to lose it a little here

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You
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Teaming with her most accomplished collaborators, producer-songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson delivers what is easily her finest record since Rhythm Nation--and arguably her best ever. Highlights include jams like "You" and "Got 'Til It's Gone," which recontextualizes samples from War and Joni Mitchell, respectively; the funky memorial to a dear departed, "Together Again"; and a slinky cover of Rod Stewart's "Tonight's the Night." Best of all, though, is "What About." An accusatory throwdown for a lover who beats and cheats even as he professes his love, it swings angrily between tender quiet and raging bitter funk. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

an r&b classic.......2007-02-06

I love playing this back to back with mariah carey's butterfly and madonna's ray of light. All 3 albums from the biggest divas of our time showcased them at their creative peak.

do yourself a favour kids.......2007-01-22

forget about the janet that's dating jermaine dupri and posing naked in ridiculous headdresses and BUY THIS ALBUM! Her new music might be garbage but that's no reason to ignore this masterpiece of an album and whatever came before it. Hear this and you'll know who inspired ciara and the like, and did it better than her.

fabulous masterpiece.......2007-01-02

This album got a lot of good reviews when it was released and critics hailed it as janet's best work ever and hailed it a masterpiece of her career. Although the sales for this were pale in comparison to the precedor janet. , with time it has gone on to become a cult classic. Notice that people who criticize janet today are the same ones who hailed this album a classic and masterpiece. She definitely reached her creative peak on this album and it has stood the test of time. I can't believe it's been 10 years since this wonderful album was released. I think timing also had to do with slow sales from the start too. Had this album been released in 1996, it would have reached 5-6 million then instead of taking almost 10 years to reach that total, which I'm sure it has already.

I was also down.......2006-12-31

I was also down in 9th grade, when this album came out. I feel like it spoke to me and helped me get over a loss in the family. A lot of questions that were going through my mind as an adolesecent were also addressed on this album. Stuff about self-worth, sexuality, loss, ups and downs, lonliness etc. And janet had much more spice than the spice girls ever did. She was real, she was raw and she put it all out there on this CD. People at that time liked together again and i get lonely but didnt' care for the CD like they did for the janet. album. Almost 10 years later, I see people who are lovers of r&b music calling it a classic record, which it always was.

Not her worst by a long shot, but she's starting to lose it a little here.......2006-11-24

Though The Velvet Rope did spawn a couple of bona fide Janet essentials with "I Get Lonely" and "Together Again", it also marked the artistic downturn of what was once one of the hottest careers in music. The aforementioned songs and a couple of others are pretty good, but only the most astute Janet Jackson scholars should find any JJ album after this one necessary.
2004's Damita Jo is OK at best, and 2001's All For You is the most woefully mediocre thing she's done since Dream Street.

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Super Good!
A sublime album
Strong rhythmic funk production and nice ballads
She's In Control!
20 Y.O. what's that?

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"Free at last / Out here on my own," Janet Jackson sings on the title track of her 1986 blockbuster, Control, an album about personal liberation, romantic longing, and, of all things, sexual responsibility. After two albums of middling dance-pop that were comfortably in the Jackson family mold, Janet dropped in on the burgeoning Minneapolis funk factory of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and came up with five top 10 hits, including the opening triad of "Control," "Nasty," and "What Have You Done for Me Lately," as well as the yearning "When I Think of You" and "Let's Wait Awhile," that rare song (considering some of Janet's hits to come) about not having sex. In its own way, Control is the most convincing declaration of artistic independence since Stevie Wonder's "Music of My Mind." --Daniel Durchholz

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Super Good!.......2007-07-20

Amazing album! Cd has a little bit of something for everyone. Topical and diverse. Pop music classic.

A sublime album .......2007-03-13

Who cares what Janet Jackson did before this album, none of it was important. This was, as far as I am concerned, one of the finest non-Classical albums of the 1980s. It contains music I can still listen to and still feel excited about it. "Control", "Nasty Boys", "What have you done for me lately?" and "When I think of you" were amongst the best songs Janet Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (her producers and musicians on this album) ever released. Most of what Janet Jackson has done since seems very ho-hum to me - in "Control", she was a singer fronting a group of musicians - in later albums, she was a singer first and the instrumental music was incidental.

Control has to be heard and experienced through a good sound system. It needs to be considered in relation to what was around at the time. It needs to be danced to.

This music was "cutting edge" at the time and, considering how we've retrogressed, it is even more potent now.

One of masterpieces of Jam and Lewis.

Strong rhythmic funk production and nice ballads.......2007-02-16

My friends and I loved Janet Jackson's Control album when we were in high school in 1986-87. It contained 10 songs, 7 of which ended up charting on the American pop and dance charts, and was spectacularly successful in promoting Janet into the top league of international popular music. The strengths here were the strong rhythmic funk productions from Jam & Lewis, and the forthright lyrics and independent attitude adopted by Janet on this breakthrough disc. Check it out if you like pop/dance stuff and haven't listened to Janet's older albums from the 80's

Best songs :
Control - The key song on the album, it represented Janet Jackson's emancipation from her past as a child star and set her up as an independent, confident entertainer in her own right
When I Think Of You - fun , light dance/pop workout song hit US #1
What Have You Done For Me Lately - funky song dissing someone
Let's Wait Awhile - responsible teen romance song with lovely melody
The Pleasure Principle - dance song , the 12" remix of this was really good, I remember
Funny How Time Flies - nice languid ballad shows off Janet's breathy voice well
You Can Be Mine is good too.

I'll give it 4.5 stars, though I reckon 1989's Rhythm Nation 1814 and 1993's Janet albums are both even better.

She's In Control!.......2007-01-13

"Control" is actually Janet's third album, her first two, epnymous "Janet Jackson" from 1982 and "Dream Street" from 1984 were lacklusters before she had found her personality and her music started to sound like we know it. "Control" from 1986 would be the first worthwile Janet album and she would become a superstar over a night and not just Michael's babysister. Her attitude had changed on this album, and we'll see a tougher Janet that both is capable of Dance-pop numbers and slow jamz. Another big reason is that the material is also better here, Janet never had the strongest voice but the up and coming producers Terry Lewis/Jimmy "Jam" Harris would make the best of her and write/produce some of the finest songs of the time. 20 years later they are still her main producers and when you think of them, you'll also think of Janet. Janet serves as a female counterpart to her brother, few female artists could dance as well as Janet and her attitude was tougher then any other female R&B singer in 1986 aswell. "Control" would also have loads of top singles, out of 9 songs 6 were released as singles in US, and a few reached the top 5, "When I Think Of You" would even reach the top of the Billboard charts.

Most songs here are uptempos and that's what Janet is best at. "Control" is one of her finest songs, and gives further proof to the new grown up, emancipated Janet, The video of "Control" is almost as long as Michaels's longest videos and serves as a little film where Janet wants to have the control of her own life and choises. An uptempo and choreographic masterpiece part of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis plans to make the best of an so far under-apreciated artist. The song reached #5 on the bilboard. On "Nasty" she sais that she don't want Nasty boys, instead she want to be treated well. This is another dance-pop song with great choreography, even Paula Abdul appears in the video. It reached #3 on the charts. Next song "What Have You Done For Me Lately" follows the same trend as the other two and was also a big hit reaching #4. It's remarkable cause it was Janet's breakthrough single. Paula also appears in the video, she would be a huge star herself 2 years later!. "You Can Be Mine" is a midtempo, and one of few songs not to be a single. However the song is good nonetheless.

"The Pleasure Principle" is another cathcy uptempo and is one of only two songs on this album that wasn't penned by Lewis/Jam (It was written by Monte Moir from The Time). It was only a top 20 song but a great song just the same, but with all big hits of this album it's easy to get a little overshadowed. "When I Think of You" reached number #1 and is another dance number, but not as rhythm driven as the others and in slower pace. "He Doesn't Know I'm Alive" a ballad written by Spencer Bernard, put not a single and not one of the best. "Let's Wait Awhile" finds Janet singing a slow jam about waiting before making love, quite strange if you listen to later albums?. The song made it to the second position on the charts. It's perhaps her best slow jam with a truly romantic message. "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" is the closer and is another ballad but neither one of this album's best songs.

Overall, Probably Janet's best album and the start of her long and successful career as we know it today. 6/9 songs here are famous and some are also among her best. "Control" is an excellent album and the first I would recommend if you want to take a look at older Janet albums, It also won loads of awards making it one of the years most successful albums. An 80's classic without a doubt.

20 Y.O. what's that?.......2007-01-08

THIS is what that new album was celebrating. The 20th anniversary of Control. This album is janet's landmark album that took her to great heights and made her the second biggest jackson superstar. Not only that, but it also set a blueprint for dance/r&b divas from then on: Jody Watley, Karyn White, Paula Abdul, Debbie Gibson, Mary J.Blige, TLC, SWV, Aaliyah, Mya, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Beyonce, Ciara, Cassie and a list that is going to continue to get longer. As janet said at the recent Billboard Awards performance "it's all about control, and I STILL got lots of it!" damn right janet!

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Really Terrific
1989 was a great year for music. "Rhythm Nation" was no exception!
JJ's Best Album
One of the Best Albums of 1989!

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Picking up where the breakthrough funk-pop of Control left off, Janet Jackson and her production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis laced Rhythm Nation with high-minded references to societal ills--seldom the favored province of dance music, but a daring attempt nonetheless. Songs like "State of the World" and "The Knowledge" follow in the tradition of "free your mind and your ass will follow." Still, aside from the title track, it was the pure pop fare and dance music that stormed the charts: "Escapade," "Love Will Never Do (Without You)," "Alright," and "Come Back to Me" concentrate on the politics of personal relationships, not public policy, while "Black Cat" burns the place down with a fierce burst of hard rock. Rhythm Nation 1814 doesn't necessarily hang together thematically, but it's so chock full of hits, you scarcely notice. --Daniel Durchholz

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TRACK LIST.......2007-05-22

Janet Jackson / Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
Label: A&M
Year: 1989
Track Title
1. Interlude: Pledge
2. Rhythm Nation
3. Interlude: T.V.
4. State Of The World
5. Interlude: Race
6. The Knowledge
7. Interlude: Let's Dance
8. Miss You Much
9. Interlude: Come Back Interlude
10. Love Will Never Do (Without You)
11. Livin' In A World (They Didn't Make)
12. Alright
13. Interlude: Hey Baby
14. Escapade
15. Interlude: No Acid
16. Black Cat
17. Lonely
18. Come Back To Me
19. Someday Is Tonight
20. Interlude: Livin'...In Complete Darkness

Really Terrific .......2007-02-16

This is really terrific. I listened to this album a lot in 1989-90 while all its hit singles were spinning into the charts and playing from the radio.
Janet Jackson was 23 when she made this excellent album, and it remains her best work. She had really good producers on her team, wrote strong social-comment lyrics, and made stylish videos , usually with squads of well-drilled dancers performing funk workouts in formation . The mission statement on Track 1 of Rhythm Nation is the dream of a "nation with no geographic boundaries... free from colour lines" and this admirable ideal is promoted on funky title tune. The lead single Miss You Much also funked out with a staccato beat and hit US #1 in October 1989. Further hits were also squarely in the dance/pop tradition , such as the upbeat Escapade, the happy-sounding Love Will Never Do ( Without You ) and the groovy Alright . Social injustice is highlighted on the rather-good ballad Livin' In A World ( They Didn't Make ) and the uptempo State Of The World , while the rocking number Black Cat really works very well, with its heavy rock guitar sound precisely capturing the song's raunchy sentiments. The Knowledge is an angular funk groove all about getting a good education. Janet's albums always balanced funky and smooth elements, so here we had the nice, stately love ballad Come Back To Me and the seductive bedroom tune Someday Is Tonight to represent the softer side of her music. Interspersed throughout the running order of the disc are sound snippets and fragments of commentary that help to link the songs together rather like a sound collage. A very good idea !

Every song here succeeds - that's why Rhythm Nation 1814 deserves a 5 star rating.
Highly Recommended to all music fans.

1989 was a great year for music. "Rhythm Nation" was no exception!.......2007-02-15

It takes alot for an artist to create a hit single or two, but it's quite another to create an album chock-full of hits that have endured for nearly 20 years (mind-boggling to think that much time has elapsed since this album's release!).

Just looking at the song titles, I knew just about every song without having to listen to a single note. When I played the CD, it brought me back to a time when originality was celebrated and encouraged in pop music. It also reminded me of a time when pop radio used to play these songs over and over again, yet I never seemed to mind because they just sounded better each time.

That all seems like another world today - to put it mildly!

One of the worst decades in human history was coming to a close and pop music legends were making the most of the moment by releasing great albums in 1989, alot of which had a common theme - social injustices and being on the threshold of something new (which we were): Phil Collins released "...But Seriously" that year along with Don Henley's "The End of the Innocence," Tom Petty's "Full Moon Fever," Billy Joel's "Storm Front," and The B-52's "Cosmic Thing." The Fine Young Cannibals and De La Soul, among many others, also contributed to an end-of-the-decade blitz of great music. Janet Jackson added her own dynamic contribution with "Rhythm Nation 1814."

This album deserved all the hype it got (which, along with the original "Batman," got quite alot!). I remember the futuristic video for the title track on MTV (back when the channel did something revolutionary - they actually played music videos all day). I also vividly recall the intense radio airplay the majority of this album got over time (which is how I got to know this, minus the Interludes): "State of the World," "Miss You Much," "Love Will Never Do (Without You)," "Escapade," "Black Cat," and "Come Back To Me."

Reading the reviews here on Amazon, it clicked that Janet accomplished something that's rare for dance music: She was able to include serious messages regarding social injustices (among other topics) alongside danceable tunes and the standard slow songs.

This is definitely Janet's masterpiece. It's a pleasure to finally have this in my collection. Her voice is soothing and the overall message is quite powerful. - Donna Di Giacomo

JJ's Best Album.......2007-01-24

This Album has got a bit of Every style of music on it...Rock, Dance, R'n'B, Funk and Pop. It is an awaesome album and spawned 7 Top 10 hits. It has a lot of Interludes 8 in fact, and 12 Original Tracks.
All of the songs are good, and even though I had never been a big fan of Janet Jackson, I am a fan of this Album. "Escapade" and "Love Will Never Do" were instantly reconizable once I heard them, and are Excellent Pop songs, and I remember them getting a lot of Radio play back in 89 when this album was released and also the following year. This album definetly has some of the best songs of her career.
Besides being A great Pop Mainstream Album, it is also a Concept album, that deals with the Problems of the World and Society. Many of the albums tracks deal with this. Songs such as "State Of The World" and "Livin' In A World They Didn't Make", whilst other tracks such as "Lonely" and "Come Back to Me" deal with lost love. Most of the Album deals with Poverty,Violence, Racism and the Ignorance and Perceptions that Society has.
My favourite songs on the album are "State Of The World" which deals with the homeless problem, Drugs and Violence in Society. Even though it has a dark message it is Very upbeat and a good song. "The Knowlege" preaches for you to find out about the things you don't know about and find the Truth in life so you can protect yourself and understand the world better, and is a nice little piece of Upbeat Funk.
"Love Will Never Do" was another Favourite of mine, and a big hit from this album. I love the way this Song starts with the Chimes and thumping and then it explodes into a Bombastic Pop song, with a great chorus that you'll be singing along to instantly once U recognise it. "Livin' In a World [They Didn't make]" is a Beautiful song about the Innocence of Children and how it hurts for them growing up in a Society that is corrupted by violence, and Hate, and how they could get sucked in to that and make the situation worse. It has some beautiful heartfelt and true lyrics. The song ends with a news clipping of an incident where a Gun man open fires in a California school playground killing himself and 5 children.This really makes you think about the way people act and the senseless violence that destroys lives, and how there is no need for it.
"Escapade" is another song I reconised right from the start with it's chiming bells and Pop feeling. Once again the Chorus will have you singing along with it. A totally Fun Track.
The Hard Rock of "Black Cat" is addictive and is a great reconisable song. One of the Album's Hilights. The Spanish tinged Ballads "Lonely" and "Come Back To Me" are Beautiful and Heartfelt, and some of my favourite tracks on the album. "Lonely" has a beautiful message to it and sounds very relaxing and the spanish guitars make it the perfect R'n'B Love Song. "Come Back To Me" is equally as good.
Overall I Enjoyed this Album, and Feel it is JJ'S best work. Any fan of Rock, Pop, Funk or R'n'B should have this in their music collection.

One of the Best Albums of 1989!.......2007-01-14

After the breakthrough album "Control" three years prior, Janet was back with another album with simular structure, "Rhythm Nation 1814", a concept album that partly deals with social injusticies (In particular State of the World, Living in a World, The Knowledge and most of the interludes) But many other songs are just strong contemporary R&B without being political in any way. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis once again produce the majority of songs and make it just as well as on "Control". Perhaps this album is even more mixed, with ballads, uptempo's and even some rock. Out of 7 single releases all made the top 5! and 3 would also top the bilboard charts. 7 songs from the same album reaching the top 5 became a new record. This album got as many as 20 songs, but removing the interludes there are only 12 actual singles. This is as far as I know one of the first if not the first album with interludes, something that would be commonly used in R&B and Hip Hop later on. But on this album the interludes actually does make sense and they are not just about Janet's ego like on latter albums. Before I'll go to the songs, this is obviously Janet's best album with "Control" and there are plenty of worthwile songs to enjoy here.

The first song a dance number "Rhythm Nation" where we'll find Janet dressed in a black military uniform in the video (just like on the album cover) preaches world unity among races and nations. Although Janet's singing here is below average it's a catchy rhythmic dance anthem nonetheless and a good opener that gives a clear message on what's coming. "State of the World" is simular and deals with very disturbing issues, but this song was only released for radio airplay and not as a single, too bad. "The Knowledge" continues with simular issues until the number 1 smash "Miss You Much" arrives and deals with more lightweight issues compared to the first three songs, basically Love. Next song is a ballad and it's called "Love Will Never Do", In the video we'll see a new sexy janet dance with a guy, simular to what her brother did on "In the Closet", Janet wanted to show other sides of herself on this album and prove she was no fluke. This song also reached the top of the charts even if it's hardly one of her more famous songs.

"Livin' In A World" is yet another slow paced social conscious song but it wasn't released a single. Next single "Alright" is typical for it's time with new jack swing and it also got a memorable video in 30's style. "Escapade" another number #1 is perhaps the most pop oriented song and in my oppinion best song of this album. This portay Janet at her peak where everything she did became a hit. "Black Cat" is pop/rock and also quite unique. Janet wrote it all by herself. "Lonely" a great ballad, not to be mistaken with "I Get Lonely" from a later album is just great and should have been a single. "Come Back to Me" (#2) is very simular and so is "Someday Is Tonight". All ballads.

Overall, What more can I say, this is Janet Jackson at her best. "Rhythm Nation" is one of her best albums at the peak of her career. Critics thought she was a fluke but instead she (with help from Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis) would record an album that was perhaps even better then "Control". The concept doesn't really work since only half of the songs are part of it, but the hits!. 7 big hits in one album is alot, and for them this is a great purchase and a classic album aswell.

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Today Will Be The Start Of Better Days...
more cheerful
Actual title should be "The Day That Harris & Lewis Got The Flu"
Feel so Right
one of janet's best cds

All for You [Extra Track]
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Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

Intro
You Ain't Right
All For You
2wayforyou (Interlude)
Come On Get Up
When We Oooo
China Love
Love Scene
Would You Mind
Lame (Interlude)
Trust A Try
Clouds (Interlude)
Son Of A Gun
Truth
Theory (Interlude)
Someone To Call My Lover
Feels So Right
Doesn't Really Matter
Better Days
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Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Unlike those other members of her family, Janet Jackson's albums are still worth waiting for. The best parts of All for You, her first disc since 1997's The Velvet Rope, continue to display the first-class pop-R&B talent who broke through decisively in the mid-'80s with "What Have You Done for Me Lately" and "Nasty." Jackson's longtime cohorts Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are of course on board, and the production-writing trio demonstrates its mastery of everything from dirty funk ("You Ain't Right") to peppy, radio-perfect ("Come on Get Up" and 2000's No. 1 "Doesn't Really Matter") and hypnotically undulating sounds ("When We Oooo"). While much of All for You is irresistible, its handful of failures are poorly conceived and executed. Most glaring among these is "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)," an unlistenable sequel to Rope's "Got 'Til It's Gone" that substitutes one self-regarding singer-songwriter diva (Carly Simon) for another (Joni Mitchell), thereby wrecking Simon's one golden moment, "You're So Vain." "Son of a Gun" and "Truth" apparently target estranged husband Rene Elizondo, but Jackson is hardly as convincing a revenge artist as she is a sex kitten. In fact, the likes of "Love Scene (Ooh Baby)" and "Would You Mind" out-spice even the carnally obsessed Velvet Rope and Janet. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Today Will Be The Start Of Better Days..........2007-08-03

This Album definetly deserves 4/5 stars, because it's a good Album. I think it's one of Janet's best, if not THE best she's ever done.
It's a good mix of Pop and r'n'b Love songs. I enjoyed all the tracks apart from "Trust A Try","Son Of A Gun" and "Doesn't Really Matter"( probably because the song got overplayed ). I didn't care for the interludes much. I thought there were too many of them.

Along with Mariah Carey's "Butterfly", this is definetly in my Top R'n'B Albums collection.
The Album's first track "You Ain't Right" is a hip hop Club song, and is a good opener for the album. It's very Street and edgy. Janet's vocals sound good, and fit with the music well. It's not too energetic, but it is a good song.
"All For You" is probably the most upbeat and best known song from the album. It's my favourite track from the album. This song is just incredably catchy, and addictive. This is a great Pop song, and also a great club tune.
Other Upbeat songs I liked were "Someone To Call My Lover", and "Come On Get Up". Both songs are incredibly catchy just like the title track, but i preffer the latter, because it's more addictive. It definetly should have been a single, because it sounds great. It's more upbeat and fun.
The rest of the Album is quite mellow, and relaxing bedroom funk rather than upbeat songs, but still enjoyable. A lot of these songs are about sex ( Would You Mind, Love Scene ) but that's not a bad thing.

I Thought the highlights of these tracks were "Love Scene" which i found very sexy, and sensual, and is my favourite non single track. There's just something irresistable about this track. It's so sexy. Like an experience you would want to share with your lover. This song makes is the perfect candle light mood song to relax to. It also has rain effects in the background. Defenitly one of the Album's Highlights.
I Also love "Feels So Right" because I love that RnB feel it has to it. "Truth" for the same reason is great, and also has a good message. The song is about an ended relationship, but it's not a sad song. It's more like something important you have to realize. The Truth.

Another one of my favourite tracks off the Album is the closer "Better Days" because it has a great message, and is very uplifting.

"I Used To sit and wonder.
Would I ever be happy.
Life was bitter sweet.
So many dissapointments.
Too many ups and downs for me.
When you live a Nightmare, It's hard to dream.
But sometimes life just isn't fair.
So why Complain. Nobody cares.
And I don't wanna' waste nobody's time.
So I'm. Bout to change my vibe. Today the suns gonna shine.
cos I made up my mind. Today Will be the start of Better Days"

some of the other tracks like "China Love", "Would You Mind" & "When We Oooo" seem a bit bland, but fit in with the album well, and i found them relaxing and enjoyable. Nothing worth skipping.
I think this album is a good one, not great, but it defently deserves 4/5 stars. I give it 4 because I feel it had too many interludes, and I didn't enjoy some of the tracks. Overall R'n'B fans and Janet Jackson fans will probably want to give it a listen. It's worth it.

more cheerful.......2006-12-31

Although Velvet Rope is one of the best records to have ever been released by janet, she was criticized for being too dark and mellow in her music so she went back to making happy dance music on this CD. Some of the tracks are definitely well done, while others are just fillers. I guess if you listen to velvet rope and all for you back to back, you hear the transition of a woman overcoming depression and learning to have fun while still dealing with personal issues.

Actual title should be "The Day That Harris & Lewis Got The Flu".......2006-11-26

Even though I've stated that Janet Jackson is my favorite singer, I've become disgusted with the mediocrity of her more recent output after having my subconscious indelibly stamped with the greatness of her late 80s/early 90s albums. None of her albums are completely disposable, but there's not a lot to recommend this one, either. "Doesn't Really Matter" and "Come On Get Up" are plausible efforts, but the rest is pretty tepid, especially the embarrassingly bad "Someone To Call My Lover" which is a good way to make pop purists angry with its blatant rip-off of the America classic "Ventura Highway".

Feel so Right.......2006-10-13

Although the mainstream failed to recognize it, "The Velvet Rope" was another tremendous and impressive notch in Janet Jackson's career. Many longtime fans felt somewhat underwhelmed by its more low-key production and many critics failed to look beyond the sexual nature of some the album's songs, while those that did, argued that the album's honesty and naked emotion felt contrived. Whatever the case, Janet Jackson obviously needed to take several years to examine what gave her life meaning before making another album. "All for You" is the sound of a woman who has found fulfillment, albeit, through a painful divorce. In early 2001, Janet released what is arguably one of her most lighthearted singles, the album's title track. Although it seemed effortless on her part, it revived people's interest in her again and proved that Janet and her all-star producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, hadn't run out of tricks yet. This was perceived by many to be Ms. Jackson's comeback, and when "All for You" landed the third highest album debut of all time for a female artist, many were convinced that Janet was back. Unfortunately, the rest of the album does not quite live up to the promise of the first single. Songs like "Come on Get Up", "Someone to Call My Lover", "Feels So Right", and "Doesn't Really Matter" are all bona fide hits, and experimental tracks like "Trust a Try", "Truth", "You Ain't Right", and "Better Days" are ambitious and dynamic. These songs show growth and identity and indicate that Janet still had plenty of innovative ideas and topics to sing about 15 years deep into her legacy. But the album is poorly organized, which puts greater focus on its downsides. Placing four long, tedious sex ballads one after the other was a bad decision, and whoever decided to let Carly Simon ramble about clouds in her rap on "Son of a Gun" should be fired. Though Janet obviously felt enthusiastic about this record, she could have spared us the gratuitous interludes too (particularly the one of her impersonating Fran Drescher). Ultimately though, Janet's heart shines through on this album, making you feel uplifted and cheerful by the album's end. It leaves you wondering how she manages to pull off something entirely new and well-rounded each album around. Regrettably, the follow-up to this record, "Damita Jo," proved to be the beginning of the end in Janet's once extraordinary career.

one of janet's best cds.......2006-08-01

I think that All for you is one of the best cds Janet Jackson has ever made. Also I feel that alot of work was placed in making the cd, and if I had the opportunity to tell Janet Jackson in person that her All for you CD really rocks I would.My favorite tracks on the CD are All for you,come on get up,son of a gun,someone to call my lover,and bonus track son of a gun.

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Fun, easy listening, CD, vintage Janet
Far from superb but a nice recovery from "Damita Jo"!
Much better than Damita Jo
Janet should consider switching to film and retiring from music.
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20 Y.O.
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Release Date: 2006-09-26

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Janet Jackson opens her much-hyped, post-wardrobe-malfunction return to the studio with the following proclamation: "I've covered a lot in my 20 years, and I've uncovered a lot in my 20 years." There's a pause, then a giggle. And then comes an honest breakdown of this disc's DNA: "I want to have fun," chimes Janet (or J., or Miss Jackson if you're nasty and can remember that far back). Fun, then, is what we get. With a light heart, a light vocal touch, and no shortage of quips and unstaged-sounding between-song cut-ups, Janet and her Jermaine Dupri-helmed posse pull together a Sunday afternoon picnic of a disc: "Enjoy," among 20 Y.O.'s standouts, hauls in a kids' choir to reinforce the keep-it-simple, spirits-skyward vibe; "So Excited" reaches back to Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" for a subtle retro reference point; "Show Me" and "Do It 2 Me" buzz along to infectious midtempo sound melanges; and "This Body" is a heavy breather reminiscent of Damita Jo's likable smut. Nelly puts in a house call for "Call on Me," another easy-beezy standout and 20 Y.O.'s nod to name-dropping, but overall it's easiest to praise this fresh and frolicsome disc for what it does without--in a break from current pop customs, nothing's twitchy or trying too hard. -- Tammy La Gorce

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Since the release of her 1986 groundbreaking album Control, Janet Jackson has done just that by taking control of her career. Her groundbreaking musical style, compelling music videos and show stopping performances have impacted the world, making her an international iconic superstar. Janet's new album 20 Y.O. is the celebration of her 20 years since taking control and shows why she remains a staple in mainstream popular music.

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Album Description

Since the release of her 1986 groundbreaking album, Control, Janet Jackson has done just that by taking control of her career. Her groundbreaking musical style, compelling music videos and show stopping performances have impacted the world, making her an international iconic superstar. Janet's new album 20 Y.O. is the celebration of her 20 years since taking control and shows why she remains a staple in mainstream popular music.

Customer Reviews:

Fun, easy listening, CD, vintage Janet.......2007-07-17

I have been following Janet Jackson since her first album, Young Love. I think 20 Y.O. is a great, CD, it's what Janet does.. it's got great beats, good R and B sounds (less POP which I appreciate), and some of the selections are sexy. I enjoyed it very much.

Far from superb but a nice recovery from "Damita Jo"! .......2007-07-08

I thought "All For You" started to lost it's appeal once it's charting days were over and it's follow-up "Damita Jo" had to be the worst piece of toilet-bowl material that I had heard in years. So bad "Damita Jo" was that I literally stopped listening to Janet's music for more than a year, even "Control", "Rhythm Nation", "Janet" and "Velvet Rope" were depressing to listen to when knowing how far she fell afterwards. I didn't immediately bother with "20 YO" when it came out though I later thought I'd give it a try, just to see how much lower Janet could go after the atrocity of "Damita Jo". Upon finishing it, however, I have to say that despite its faults, "20 Y.O." has GOT to be Janet's best release in nearly ten years, easily since "The Velvet Rope". I have not liked a Janet record so much since that 1997 masterpiece. While "20 Y.O." is a far cry from anything she did in the 1990s, I have to say that Janet has to some degree redeemed herself after faltering so badly. The album still has its faults but nothing like what ultimately killed "All For You" and made DJ a stillborn joke. Even then, most of the shortcomings are more about the songs squandered potential and boring titles than the ultimate result.

I could almost divide this album into two-halves. Either way, this album is like a soundtrack incorporating elements of every album that Janet had done in the last 20 years leading up to the release of this CD as the title suggests. The first half of the album caters to more commercial trends in music with "So Excited" and "Show Me" being among the most commercial soundings tracks on this entire album. Even then, these two songs are not half bad. The rest of the first half is also enjoyable and ironically "Do it 2 Me" is actually very good and reminds me of Big Pun's classic "Still Not a Player" from years back. The album's first single "Call On Me" though while not bad at all and actually a decent track, could have really been a phenomenal track. To me, the track sounds like it was done too quickly and I think Janet could've worked more on it to make it sound `fuller' but at least it's a good track, at least to me.

The second half of the album seems to have a less commercial, trendy style, more in tune with what older audiences enjoyed. It is here that "20 Y.O." shines in places. "Daybreak" has a very eclectic chime-effects and a catchy beat and rhythm to create a very nice and catchy track. It is easily one of my favorite tracks on this album. "Take Care" however is the winner on this CD. The song has a beautiful Quiet-Soul mood and despite being marred by the baby-making sounds in the beginning, it is an absolutely haunting and gorgeous track. I have not heard nor enjoyed a Janet song that was this good since her Velvet Rope days and the melody has some similarity to "Someday Is Tonight". Though a far cry from that, "Take Care" has got to be one of my favorite Janet tracks in many years and beats out anything from AFY or DJ by light years. "Love 2 Love" is another decent track but the static `BOOM' sound effects between alternating notes are somewhat jarring.

I had given up on Janet after such horrors like "Damita Jo" and the garbage singles between that and 20 Y.O. but apparently, with this album, I could argue that Janet seems to be turning herself around. Even the interludes are enjoyable as well though the album wouldn't suffer without them. The album also benefits by being considerably shorter and fewer interludes than previous albums. This sense of her not trying to fill up the CD to the brim gives the album a little more consistency. Could Janet have finally seen the errors of her ways? Perhaps. :) Could Janet really be turning herself around? Perhaps. :) Could Janet become great once again? I'll just take a step back and say this: I'm not holding my break. But for the time being, Janet seems to have really made some serious strides in redeeming herself and has regained some of my respect after so long. I could almost go far enough to say that this is her first album since "The Velvet Rope". Mildly recommended.

Much better than Damita Jo.......2007-07-02

So Janet decided to go back in the studio after the flop known as "Damita Jo." Wow did she do well this time around. "20 YO" is full of fun dance tracks and mellow slow jams that the average R&B listener will appreciate and love. Janet certainly has grown a lot in her 20 years in the music industry. It was a smart move to get JD to produce some of the tracks from this album, as it was to get Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to do the second half. Fans of newer Janet will enjoy the first half of the album and fans of old school Janet will probably prefer the second half. My favorite songs are "So Excited" (A great uptempo track featuring Khia) and "Daybreak" (A midtemo jam that reminds you of "Escapade"). I highly reccomend this album to any Janet fan.

Janet should consider switching to film and retiring from music........2007-06-14

Janet Jackson experienced an aesthetic decline following 1993's "Janet" -- with that album ["Janet"], she morphed into this semi-believable sex-kitten that seemed very Madonna-lite. Indeed, Madonna went through this phase as well on "Erotica" and "Bedtime Stories"; the difference is, Maddy moved on to something else! Jackson -- on the other hand -- stayed in this mode on subsequent releases and eroded her fan base (or what qualifies as one). "20 Y.O." was a rather failed attempt at redemption following some of the worse aesthetic choices of her career. The project was largely helmed by her love interest -- the marginally-talented Jermaine Dupri.

"20 Y.O." suffers from lackluster production and feeble attempts at being progressive, yet commercial. The album's attempts at electro -- "So Excited"; "Show Me"; Get It Out Me" -- seem forced and clichéd. Even worse are the albums mid-tempo tracks -- "Do It 2 Me", "This Body" and "With U" -- which continues Janet's redundant fixation on contrived sexiness. More -- tracks like "Call On Me" featuring Nelly and the aforementioned "So Excited", which features Khia -- only confirm how much hip hop has come to consume Jackson's lackluster album output. The only bright spot on "20 Y.O." is the track, "Enjoy", which reminds the listener of what Jackson once seemed capable of given a good backing track.

When all is said and done, Janet Jackson the singer -- or rather, the recording artist -- would seem to be irrelevant. She should retire from singing and head full-swing into the acting arena. People will have to excuse "Poetic Justice", though.

worst r&b singer of all time.......2007-05-20

its not some unplugged hiphop or techno stuff that belongs to the litter bin here she just hasnt made one correct record in her whole career shes not a soprano or alto she just cant modulate her singing ishriekieng &tough for the nervousystem if you like soul take dionne warwick instead if you like dance laura taylor if youre into r&b aretha franklin even if her brother stole the melody of up in the world of clifford t ward &changed it into shes out of my life he had nice career athe start with renee armand 1 day in your life toto human mature &jacksons can you feel it &i want you back shes just 906090 good for the catwalk

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Janet will always be the best.....
janet still makes me want to dance all nite
Maybe her greatest work ever...
Skip this one, unless you want music to fall to sleep by
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On her eighth studio album, Damita Jo--the title lifted from her middle name--Janet Jackson teams up with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis once again on what is perhaps the most feverish album in her two decade long career. Whether she's taking the listener on a torrid excursion in the four song island suite, or boasting of her sexual prowess on "Sexhibition's" word games lyrics, where she tells fans "relax, it's just sex," the singer tries hard--maybe too hard--to establish herself as a sexual avatar with portfolio. But in "Strawberry Bounce," she seems more like a pole dancer in stilettos than a social revolutionary, as she catalogs the way she plans to make her inamorato lose control, and she just sounds silly on "Moist," which extols the female orgasm. Instead, the best moments on the album are when Jackson comes off as saucy and winsome instead of a heavy breather, like on the down-tempo "Thinkin' Bout My Ex," her collaboration with Babyface, which seems lifted right out of her autobiography, and on the athletic Prince clone "Just A Little While." The title track is Jackson's own version of J-Lo's "Jenny On the Block," and she sounds just as insincere as Lopez when she tried to convince us that she was just an ordinary neighborhood diva. Instead, Janet's much more persuasive when she joins up with hip-hop savant Kanye West on "My Baby," pairing her breathy, little girl vocals to his sharp, focused rap. Then and only then does Damita Jo sound like love can actually trump sex. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

Janet will always be the best............2007-07-01

I was very impressed by this album, I love r&b so this album was on point for me. Don't get me wrong I loved Janet Jackson from the beginning but most of her music has been pop and for mainstream america. From the intro till the end Janet still proves she can hold her own. I'm proud of her and the success she has had over the years. Do your thang girl!!!!

janet still makes me want to dance all nite.......2007-05-20

my favorite song and video of janet jackson's is dance all nite don't stop it has an extremely sexy and a carribean beat that has janet make a lovely tiger or lion sound throughout the video she looks great in the music video i know she is a highly accomplished dance but i focused on her amazing abs throughout the video because she wore a very very small shirt which displayed her stomach i think i could see her thong that is how tight her shirt was that is handles down one of the high points of the video aside from the beautiful music beat and her dancing this is one of her top music videos of all time and one of the most attractive that I have seen in years this video made me realize that janet was one of the most attractive woman on the planet up there with halle berry alicia keys and aaliyah my favorite portion of the video when she repeatedly moves her body in a lovely matter, up and down, against the shinny mirror while she showcase her flawless six pack stomach in the video janet has one of the best six packs in the business i also liked it when she had her hat on and off she had her hat on when she was dancing and off when she was moving like a snake up and down the shinny mirror in my opinion this song is a little underrated because it was not played on the radio a whole lot against because people had a difficult time getting over her incident involving justin timberlake at the 2004 nfl superbowl but this video makes me forget about what had happen in february 2004 as she released this video a couple of months after the superbowl the final thing that i like about this video is how her straight hair kept almost fully covering her goodlooking face there was numerous occassions when her hair was in her mouth and when her hair covered her eyes it was just all the place and i loved it i donot know if it was purposedly or not but i know that it work and added more appeal to the video i do not think janet would ever be able to top this video ever again this video is up there with aaliyah's classic rock the boat jlo's remix get right and the [...] cat dolls song i don't need a man and stick with you her other video you know that i want you in early 2004 should not also be forgotten which i think is a tad better than this because the song has a better beat and sends a better message but i like this song dance all nite don't stop better than that because it help me look at ladies in a whole new different way

Maybe her greatest work ever..........2007-05-01

From the beginning of the cd to the end, great music. This is probably my favorite era ever of Janet. I just love this cd and the japanese version has two of her best songs... "I'm here" and "Put your hands on". This woman is just getting started and if you don't have this... you're missing out. Tracks I love: Spending time with you/ SloLove/ Truly/ Moist/ Sexhibition/ Like you don't love me/ Put your hands on/ I'm here/ Island Life.

MAKE SURE YOU PLAY IT LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!

Skip this one, unless you want music to fall to sleep by.......2007-01-26

This is primarily an album of R&B lite and "Slow Jam" music. While there are a couple semi decent songs, this is not an album to grove or dance to. To be frank, I found it boring and a waste of Janet's time, an anyone (else's time) looking foreward an "Old School" jam. My adice is to listen to "Control", "Rythym Nation","Janet", "The Velvet Rope" or "All For You" until Janet's next album after "YO 20" comes out. Lots of "old School" Janet fans, such as myself, have also skipped "YO 20."

goodness gracious.......2006-12-31

some of the songs on here are really good and fit right in with the r&b and hip hop of 2004, but thanks to superbowl janet was boycotted everywhere. If she hadn't performed with that cracker justin timberlake she would have been all over the place like she deserved to be, but her bad choices led to her downfall and she still hasn't recovered from it, AT ALL.

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Janet Jackson - JANET.REMIXED

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Janet Jackson
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ASIN: B00000714Z
Release Date: 1995-03-20

Tracks:

That's The Way Love Goes (CJ FXTC Club Mix)
If (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix)
Because Of Love (Frankie & David Treat Mix)
And On And On
Throb (Morales Badyard Club)
You Want This (E-Smoove's House Anthem)
Any Time, Any Place (CJ's 12' Mix)
Where Are You Now (Nellee Hooper Mix)
70's Love Groove
What'll I Do (Dave Navarro Mix)
Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly Mix)

Album Description

1995 release on Virgin featuring 11 remixes of 10 tracks from her smash 1993 album 'Janet.', including: 'If' (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix), 'That's The Way Love Goes' (CJ FXTC Club Mix), 'Any Time, Any Place' (CJ's 12in Mix & RKelly Mix), 'You Want This' (E-Smoove's House Anthem) and 'Because Of Love' (Frankie & David Treat Mix).

Album Details

Remix Compilation from the Janet Album that Includes That's the Way Love Goes (Cj Fxtc Club Mix) / If (Bros in Rhythm House Mix) / Because of Love (Frankie Seven David Treat Mix) / and on and on / Throb (Morales Badyard Club Mix) and More.

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Put it in your basket now!.......2007-06-06

I have always loved Janet Jackson's masterpiece of an album, Janet, but had gradually lost interest due to overplaying it. However, this remix album has not only renewed my interest in the original, but has also brought many of these classic songs into a new light. This is more of a complete reimagining of the songs from Janet, rather than a simple remix effort. "Throb" features a sexy new sax part that continues in an amazing solo after the fade of the rest of the song (and it clocks in at a thrilling 9+ minutes). Overall, this is well worth the money and is a CD that you will enjoy for years to come.

An awesome collection.......2007-03-30

"janet. Remixed" is a really nice collection of remixes and worth the buy.
1. That's The Way Love Goes (CJ FXTC Club Mix) (6:24)-A great opener and really sexy in its own way. The bass is cool.

2. If (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix) (7:10)-A HOT house mix that'll get you moving! The best elements of house are all in here. (Brothers In Rhythm also did a more hip-hop flavored version of this song, the "Swing Yo Pantz" mix, which I think was on the single for "If".)

3. Because of Love (Frankie & David Treat Mix) (6:41)-"BOL" wasn't one of my favorite songs from janet., but this makes it a hell of a lot better. Sexy.

4. And On and On (4:50)-A B-side. It's really funky.

5. Throb (Morales Badyard Club) (8:59)-WOW! This one is steamin! The way David Morales loops Janet's moans just gives off this hard, sexy feel.

6. You Want This (E-Smoove's House Anthem) (9:51)-"You betta-you betta work it!" One of my favorite house mixes of all time. Really melodic and a huge improvement on the original, which was just noisy.

7. Anytime, Anyplace (CJ's 12" Mix) (8:18)-My favorite song from janet. gets sexier. CJ Mackintosh is a great remixer, and it's a shame we don't hear from him much today.

8. Where Are You Now (Nellee Hooper Mix) (5:22)-One of the many hip-hop mixes on the end of this release. A pretty nice version, but that beat is so cheesy.

9. 70's Love Groove (5:47)-This is a really smooth song and is great for chilling out. I love it.

10. What'll I Do (Dave Navarro Mix) (4:20)-Wow. This one is really good, except for the pitch-shifting. (Yes, this is done by Dave Navarro from Jane's Addiction.)

11. Anytime, Anyplace (R. Kelly Mix) (5:11)-Pretty slow-burning, which isn't a bad thing. I like it. A nice mellow closer.

I recommend this highly. Let's see some more remix albums from Miss J in the future!

Almost Perfect...They Forgot To Add 'One More Chance'!.......2006-09-24

'janet.remixed' is a nice supplemental CD for fans who own Jackson's best selling 'janet' disc. Available only as an import, 'janet.remixed' features a stunning array of remixes, but the two B-sides ('And On & On' and '70's Love Groove') are worth the price of the CD. 'janet.remixed' could've been a 5 star CD if they included 'One More Chance', which was the B-Side to the 'If' single. I remastered my 'janet.remixed' CD to include 'One More Chance' as track #12, and there's more than enough space on the CD! Enjoy!

This is it.......2006-01-06

I was always a Janet fan, had the albums went to the concerts etc.... But it wasn't till VR, I became a die hard fan! Anyway, rediscovering an artist is amazing and hearing these remixed really made me take a step back and say "whoa!"

I think the best remix on here is CJ's remix of "Anytime Anyplace," he also did "That's The WaY Love Goes." I remember someone commented on, why did Janet let CJ remix her songs. Well, he is a tight remixer, duh. CJ also remixed some songs for my other favorite artists the london based band Incognito and he pimped their single too!

Get this, because most of the singles from the "janet" era are out of print just like her earlier singles.

Now, if we could get a remix album for "Rhythym Nation," ha, like that will happen. A girl can dream right?

Janet Jackson - JANET.REMIXED.......2005-11-17

Janet Jackson - JANET.REMIXED

I agree with the other reviewers who say that is a definite must have. This is one of the best remix albums out there! Each song is remixed perfectly to fit the mid-90s music sound. Like the others though, I agree that "One More Chance" would have been a nice addition. I also would have liked to see a remixed, piano/acoustic or a live version of "Again" (I would have even settled for the French version). And personally, I would have opted for the radio/video version of "You Want This" and nixed the CJ 12" Mix of "Any Time, Any Place" for the single edit of "Whoops Now."

TRACKS:
1. That's The Way Love Goes (CJ FXTC Club Mix)
2. If (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix)
3. Because Of Love (Frankie & David Treat Mix)
4. And On And On
5. Throb (Morales Badyard Club)
6. You Want This (E-Smoove's House Anthem)
7. Any Time, Any Place (CJ's 12' Mix)
8. Where Are You Now (Nellee Hooper Mix)
9. 70's Love Groove
10. What'll I Do (Dave Navarro Mix)
11. Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly Mix)

Virgin Import Release, 1995.

Janet Jackson - JANET.REMIXED

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So Excited, Pt. 2
Janet Jackson
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ASIN: B000JU7K7W
Release Date: 2007-04-30

Tracks:

Album Version
Junior Vasquez Club Mix
Bimbo Jones Club Mix
Video

Album Description

The title track is backed with Junior Vasquez Club remix, Bimbo Jones Club remix & video. Virgin. 2006.

Customer Reviews:

Get Funky ~n~ Enjoy!.......2007-05-14

This CD single is part of a 2 CD set and is off Janet Jackson's album titled, 20 Y.O. The reason I enjoyed it was for the dance beats, energetic styles, and funky R&B grooves. The title track is backed by the enhanced video and 2 Remixes.

The Album Version [3:15] is the song many have already heard with the nice catchy beats, great lively dance styles, and fun filled lyrics. The hooks are catchy, and definitely excellent in sound and production.

Junior Vasquez Club Remix [7:17] has a different introduction, a more repetitive echoing trance like effect bringing the days of Madonna's Erotica and 90's into the spotlight but in a Janet twist. The vocals are vastly present yet the song takes a different direction as the bass lines are filled with boom, thumping slamming styles along her so much adored man Jermaine Dupri in the sidelines. If anything, Junior Vasquez has shown time and time again that he can spin, mix, and remix in the funkiest, most spectacular and wildest ways. The drums accompanied with the echoes are vastly heard creating a nice club dance ambiance. This is highly recommended for dance fans or partygoers.

Bimbo Jones Club Remix [7:13] is not at all like the previous track. The melody has a deeper sound with a repetition of the lyrics, act bad don't hurt me... look sexy talk dirty... get me so... x 4] Again, the beats jump up to add much energizing styles craving a night at the club, a dance mood, or just a feeling of shaking and going crazy to the beats. This has more of Janet's deeper sounding vocals accompanied by a nice background of Jermaine, instruments not heard on the previous, and much more!

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