Janet (album)

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janet. is the fifth studio album by pop singer Janet Jackson, released on May 18, 1993 (two days after her 27th birthday).

Co-producing the album with longtime collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the album would go on to become the best-selling record of Jackson's career thus far, selling nearly 20 million copies worldwide.

All songs featured the lyrical contributions of Jackson and most of the production went to Jam, Lewis and Jackson, though her then-husband Rene Elizondo claimed to have had some hand in the music as well. He notoriously cupped his hands over Jackson's breasts on the infamous Rolling Stone cover which uses the same photo as the album.

Yielding six top ten hits, the album would go on to win a Grammy, MTV, Billboard and Soul Train music award as well as several nominations in the Oscar, Golden Globe and American Music Awards.

The album has a hidden track, "Whoops Now", for which a video was made in 1995.

Track listing

1. "Morning" – 0:31
2. "That's The Way Love Goes" (Jackson/Harris/Lewis) – 4:25
3. "You Know" – 0:12
4. "You Want This" (Jackson/Harris/Lewis) – 5:05
5. "Be A Good Boy" – 0:07
6. "If" (Jackson/Harris/Lewis) – 4:31
7. "Back" – 0:04
8. "This Time" (Jackson/Harris/Lewis) (featuring soprano by Kathleen Battle) – 6:58
9. "Go On Miss Janet" – 0:05
10. "Throb" (Jackson/Harris/Lewis) – 4:35
11. "What'll I Do" (Jackson/Cropper/Shamwell) – 4:05
12. "The Lounge" – 0:12
13. "Funky Big Band" (Jackson/Harris/Lewis) – 5:23
14. "Racism" – 0:08
15. "New Agenda" (Jackson/Harris/Lewis) (featuring rap by Chuck D) – 4:00
16. "Love Pt. 2" – 0:11
17. "Because Of Love" (Jackson/Harris/Lewis) – 4:20
18. "Wind" – 0:11
19. "Again" (Jackson/Harris/Lewis) – 3:47
20. "Another Lover" – 0:11
21. "Where Are You Now" (Jackson/Harris/Lewis) – 5:47
22. "Hold On Baby" – 0:10
23. "The Body That Loves You" (Jackson/Harris/Lewis) – 5:33
24. "Rain" – 0:18
25. "Any Time, Any Place" (Jackson/Harris/Lewis) – 7:08
26. "Are You Still Up" – 1:36
27. "Sweet Dreams"/"Whoops Now" – 5:34

B-Sides

• One More Chance (B-side to "If")
• And On And On (B-side to "Any Time, Any Place")
• 70's Love Groove (B-side to "You Want This")

Personnels

• (Ex) Cat Heads - Rap
• Alice Preves - Viola
• Ann Nesby - Vocals (Background)
• Bernie Edstrom - Horn Arrangements, Trumpet
• Carolyn Daws - Violin
• Celine Leathead - Violin
• Chuck D - Rap
• Core Cotton - Vocals (Background)
• Daria Tedeschi - Violin
• Dave Karr - Flute
• David Barry - Guitar
• David Bullock - Violin
• David Carr - Flute
• David Ciland - Sax (Alto)
• David Eiland - Sax (Alto)
• David Rideau - Mixing
• Diana Ross
• Diana Ross & the Supremes
• Frank Stribbling - Guitar
• Gary Rayner - Bass
• Gary Raynor - Bass
• Hanley Daws - Violin
• Jamecia Bennett - Vocals (Background)
• James Brown
• Janet Jackson - Main Performer, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Jean Krikorian - Design
• Jeff Gottwig - Clarinet, Trumpet
• Jeff Taylor - Bass, Vocals
• Jellybean Johnson - Producer
• Jimmy Jam - , Keyboards, Producer, Vocals
• Jimmy Wright - Keyboards, Vocals
• Jossie Harris - , Talking
• Kathleen Battle - , Vocals
• Ken Holmen - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
• Kenneth Holman - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
• Kool & the Gang
• Laura Preves - Bassoon
• Lawrence Waddell - Organ (Hammond)
• Lee Blaskey - Orchestration
• Len Peltier - Art Direction, Design
• Marie Graham - Vocals (Background)
• Mark Haynes - Bass, Drum Programming, Programming
• Merilee Klemp - Oboe
• Mike Sobieski - Violin
• Mike Solieski - Violin
• Patrick Demarchelier - Photography
• Robert Hallgrimson - Sax (Alto), Trumpet
• Steve Hodge - Mixing
• Steve Wright - Trumpet
• Steven Pikal - Trombone
• Stevie Wonder
• Stokley - Drums
• Tamas Strasser - Viola
• Terry Lewis - , Producer
• The Average White Band
• The Flow
• The Supremes
• Tina Landon - , Talking
• Tom Kornacker - Violin

See also

• List of BMG Music Club's top selling albums in the United States

External link

• Janet Lyrics