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B. Scott Revisits: Janet Jackson’s janet.
October 17, 2007
I just wanted to take a minute to revisit Janet Jackson’s wonderful 1993 album, Janet. Prior to the release of Janet, the world had come to know Janet Jackson as Michael’s adorable little sister who could dance her ass off and churn out some major R&B/Pop hits. Despite her overwhelming success, Ms. Jackson’s image back then was completely different from her image now. She stayed away from sexual imagery and never showed much skin. It wasn’t until “Love Will Never Do Without You” (the last video from her Rhythm Nation album) that she hinted to the world there was more to her than a cute small and exquisitely executed dance moves. Little did we know, sweet little Janet was a big freak and after she unveiled her sexuality the girl hasn’t looked back since. Janet became the first album by a female artist to debut at #1 in the U.S. in the Nielsen SoundScan era and went on to become the best-selling album of her career, spawning a whopping SIX top 10 hits on Billboard and selling over 17 million worldwide. Come back with me and revisit… Janet.
“That’s The Way Love Goes” and “If”
America hadn’t seen a pop star display such overt sexuality since Madonna, however these two pop star’s exploration of the erotic were significantly different. Janet Jackson’s image underwent more of a sexual metamorphosis because America knew her as youthful and innocent before she decided to let it all hang out. Madonna, on the other hand, was sexually explicit from the start of her career. Janet’s image transformation from innocent to bad girl has been displayed in the careers of many who have come after her (ie. Britney, Christina, Mariah). Ooh yeah… that Rolling Stone cover sent shock waves throughout the industry. And unlike the Superbowl incident, this one had a strictly positive effect.
“Again” and “Anytime/Anyplace”
On Janet, the music and videos were downright incredible. She completely threw everyone off when she debuted “That’s The Way Love Goes” which was completely laid back and completely void of choreography. Her following singles proved she could still bust a move. I can’t tell you how many times I tried to the choreography to “If” or “You Want This” (I’m still working on it…I’ll keep you posted). And when she released “Throb”, it blew my mind because I hadn’t known any star of her magnitude to release a song that was straight up Club/House music. And who could forget “Again” (Ahh the memories).
“Because of Love” and “You Want This”
To be completely honest, I’m a little nervous about her upcoming album. While I fully support her and Jermaine Dupri’s personal relationship, I’m not much of a fan of their professional pairing. I think she’s making a big mistake by tossing her long and successful relationship with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis aside in favor of working with her boyfriend. Her with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis was pure magic and if it ain’t broke…We’ll just have to wait and see. But in the meantime, dust off the Janet album and take a listen, it will brighten your day and probably sex it up a little too.
Just For Kicks: here’s the ‘N Sync cover of “That’s The Way Love Goes” they did for MTV’s Icon Special. It’s actually really good!
‘N Sync - That’s The Way Love Goes
Darian on October 17, 2007 at 8:27 am #
Ooh B you just took me back!! This was such an exciting time in my life and in Janet’s career. I spent hours in my room learning all of the choreography from her videos. Chile I can dance the “IF” choreography in my sleep! I think the new album is going to blow us all away. Janet has no choice but to deliver this time around or unfortunately I think her music career will officially be over. To my knowledge Jermaine is not working on this album but L.A. Reid is in control.
J_Luva on October 17, 2007 at 8:29 am #
Wow B. You took me back with this one. I alwasy tend to bypass all the songs everyone knows and go for the opposite. When I heard throb it blew my mind. I still don’t know any one else who could pull a song like that off. She needs to come with a song like that again…. Awwww, the memories.
ART on October 17, 2007 at 9:53 am #
I love LOVE LOVE this album…(whooops now :D). But I love all her other stuff TOO. Damita Jo is SUCH a gooood cd, MAYBE even my favorite. Even tho her recent stuff wasn’t commercially as BIG as her previous, I don’t think her albums as a whole have went down hill. I’m always excited for new Janet! Did you know that EVERY single she’s released was produced by Jimmy and Terry (paired with Jermaine on 20 YO). That’s amazing to me! I’m all for trying new things, I think she’ll hit us with some new freshness that will open America back up to her musically. She’s still doing some amazing stuff (www.wikipedia.com/janetjackson).
I LOVE YOU JAY!
Apple Diva on October 17, 2007 at 10:10 am #
Secretly, I wished she get back with Rene E. He seemed to help inspire some quality stuff. I thought Damita Jo CD sucked. I knew it was going to be bad when she should her tits on the tv.
LadyBanks on October 17, 2007 at 11:12 am #
Lord YES!!! i loved that album. every single song was a hit. i miss THAT Janet!
KR on October 17, 2007 at 7:45 pm #
Big huge fan of Janet and I love all of her albums. I don’t care if people like her or not, I do and want her to release more albums. I’d buy every one of them. Janet and Madonna are the only two divas originating heavily in the 80s that are still going strong. The album janet. was the one that stood out because I started my freaky deeky doodleness with that album. Don’t get me started on my drama. So I have a lot of memories with that album. Wow, that was 14 years ago in 93. I am getting old.