Janet.

janet.
Studio album by Janet Jackson
Publication (s)	May 18, 1993
Label (s)	Virgin Records
Format (s)	LP, MC, CD, MD
Genre (s)	R&B / Pop / Soul
Title (number)	28
occupation	Singing / backing vocals : Janet Jackson Backing vocals : Josie Harris, Tina Landon, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Vocals / backing vocals : Kathleen Battle, Ann Nesby, Jamecia Bennett, Core Cotton, Marie Graham, Jimmy Wright, Jeff Taylor, Rap : Chuck D Electric bass : Gary Raynor, Mark Haynes Guitar : Dave Barry, Frank Stribling, Drums : Stokley Keyboard : Jimmy Jam, Jimmy Wright Hammond organ : Larry Waddell Percussion : Mark Haynes, Stokley Trumpet  : Berney Edstrom, Robert Hallgrimson, Jeff Gottwig Violin : Hanley Daws, Tom Kornacker, Carolyn Daws, Mike Sobieski, Daria Tedeschi, Celine Leathead, Dave Bullock Viola : Alice Preves, Tamas Starsser, Tenor saxophone : David Eiland Alto saxophone / clarinet  : Kenneth Holmen Baritone saxophone Bassoon  : Laura Preves Flute : David Karr Trumpet : Steven Pikal Trumpet : Concert Masters: Lee Blaskey, Bernie Edstrom
production	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Studio (s)	Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota
chronology Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) janet. The Velvet Rope (1997)
Single releases April 20, 1993 That's the way love goes July 13, 1993 If October 12, 1993 Again January 18, 1994 Because of Love May 23, 1994 Any time, any place June 18, 1994 Throb October 11, 1994 You want this January 31, 1995 Whoops Now February 2, 1995 What'll I do

janet. is the fifth studio album by the American singer Janet Jackson . It was released on May 18, 1993 via Virgin Records . It was the first album on this label after Jackson's move from A&M Records for $ 32 million, an artist's highest-value record deal to date.

Concept / backgrounds

Jackson had already worked with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis on the previous albums Control and Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation in 1814 and achieved several awards and successes with them. The naming janet. ( Pronunciation: Janet, period ) symbolized by the omission of the surname Jackson Janet's now taken step towards independence and emancipation from her famous family in musical terms. In terms of text, janet is. to be seen as a distancing from Jackson's previous song content. Compared to her previous work (such as Let's Wait A While , who spoke out in favor of sexual abstinence ), topics such as sex , masturbation and passion were dealt with aggressively and unabashedly on this album . Jackson justified this with the fact that Control and Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 resulted from their previous personality, coming from a well-bred, sheltered family. Her goal of emancipation and creative further development could only be completed if she redefined herself and her environment accordingly ( “give myself over to a creative environment […]” ). With this content orientation, the album is prototypical for the development of contemporary R&B in the 1990s and 2000s.

Jackson also acted as co-producer , which is seen as a reason for the departure from her previously accustomed sound. Instead of percussive and synthesizer-pregnant dance-pop, softer, at times more soulful arrangements had emerged. The musical design was no longer exclusively subject to the aesthetics of the so-called Minneapolis sound for which Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis had become famous.

In addition to self-composed, partly orchestrated pieces, janet made use of it. also the technique of sampling , which should reach its peak until the mid-90s. Set pieces by Diana Ross & The Supremes , Stevie Wonder or Kool & the Gang can be heard on the album.

Cover

The cover of the album shows Janet Jackson dressed in jeans and bare chested, her bosom covered by two hands from a person standing behind her. This is her then husband René Elizondo. The publication of the cover photo on the front page of the September issue of Rolling Stone made the picture world famous.

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

janet.   DE 6th 05/31/1993 (49 weeks)   UK 1 05/29/1993 (49 weeks)   US 1 06/05/1993 (106 weeks)

Singles

That's the way love goes   DE 9 05/17/1993 (21 weeks)   AT 16 07/11/1993 (6 weeks)   CH 11 05/09/1993 (22 weeks)   UK 2 05/08/1993 (10 weeks)   US 1 05/01/1993 (23 weeks) If   DE 25th 08/16/1993 (11 weeks)   CH 27 08/15/1993 (3 weeks)   UK 14th 07/31/1993 (7 weeks)   US 4th 07/24/1993 (27 weeks) Again   DE 29 December 6, 1993 (16 weeks)   CH 20th 01/30/1994 (11 weeks)   UK 6th 11/20/1993 (11 weeks)   US 1 10/23/1993 (23 weeks) Because of Love   DE 72 03/28/1994 (8 weeks)   UK 19th 03/12/1994 (4 weeks)   US 10 01/29/1994 (20 weeks) You want this   DE 90 12/12/1994 (4 weeks)   UK 14th 11/26/1994 (3 weeks)   US 8th 10/22/1994 (22 weeks) Whoops Now   DE 11 04/03/1995 (19 weeks)   AT 7th 04/30/1995 (10 weeks)   CH 15th 04/23/1995 (18 weeks)   UK 9 03/18/1995 (8 weeks)

1. Morning - 0:31
2. That's the Way Love Goes - 4:24
3. You Know ... - 0:12
4. You Want This - 5:05
5. Be a Good Boy ... - 0:07
6. If - 4:31
7. Back - 0:04
8. This Time - 6:58
9. Go On Miss Janet - 0:05
10. Throb - 4:33
11. What'll I Do - 4:05
12. Lounge, The - 0:15
13. Funky Big Band - 5:22
14. Racism - 0:08
15. New Agenda - 4:00
16. Love Pt. 2 - 0:11
17. Because of Love - 4:20
18. Wind - 0:11
19. Again - 3:46
20. Another Lover - 0:11
21. Where Are You Now - 3:47
22. Hold On Baby - 0:12
23. The Body That Loves You - 5:32
24. Rain - 0:18
25. Any Time, Any Place - 7:03
26. Are You Still Up - 1:36
27. Sweet Dreams - 0:14
28. Whoops Now - 5:17 (partly as a hidden track )

reception

Charts

janet. entered the German album charts at number 34 on May 31, 1993 , made it into the top 10 at number six on June 14, 1993, and stayed in the top 100 until December 5, initially at number 79 in 49 Week of 1993. On January 17th, 1994 the album entered the charts again at number 86, climbed to number 33 and stayed at number 63 in the register until April 4, 1994. Two more re-entries at number 95 on August 8, 1995 at number 43 on August 22, 1995 made the album stand in the charts for a total of 49 weeks until July 23, 1995. No other album from Jackson's discography has been in the German album charts longer.

Reviews

The follow-up album to Control and Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 was highly anticipated by critics and fans as Janet and her producers received Grammy awards for their novel sound. For quite a few critics, janet was. a disappointment. Her intention to present herself to the public as a self-confident, adult woman failed in many words and ears. Jackson had neither emancipated himself nor made any musical development. Jon Pareles even judged in the New York Times that Jackson wanted to present himself more as a sex object instead of further developing her musical approach from the 1980s for the following decade. The Los Angeles Times also criticized that the album's success could only be explained by the fact that it contained aphrodisiac or sexually stimulating endeavors. In many places the album was ascribed musical diversity, which, however, in view of the record-breaking record deal and the affected obscenity, would not be sufficient to present a good album. David Browne even accused Jackson of wanting to celebrate a kind of post-pubertal nymphomania and promiscuity due to her allegedly conservative family, who had not taught her how to deal with nudity .

Awards

janet. has received a variety of awards.

• According to the RIAA , the album sold over 20 million copies worldwide and was honored with platinum six times in America and twice in the UK . In Germany and Switzerland it was awarded a gold record .
• Janet Jackson won the Golden Otto as an international singer in the Bravo reader survey in 1993 .
• That's the Way Love Goes received the Grammy Award in the Best R&B Song category, and the single Again was nominated in the Best Original Song category.
• In 1993 and 1994, If won an MTV Video Music Award in the Best Female Video category and a Soul Train Music Award in the Best R & B / Urban Contemporary Music Video category
• The singles Again , Any Time, Any Place , Because of Love , If and That's the Way Love Goes all received a BMI Pop Award in 1994

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	8 × gold 15 × platinum	7,875,000

Main article: Janet Jackson / Music Sales Awards

Trivia

• In 2008, the American magazine Pregnancy imitated the album cover on its front page
• The 2010 song Solo by Iyaz includes a sample from Again

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bio on movies. yahoo.com
2. ↑ press release
3. ↑ Review of janet
4. ^ Rolling Stone September 1993 Interview - Sexual Healing
5. ↑ Review of janet, it says: the mother of Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani and Fergie
6. ↑ see CD credits LC 3098 cdv 2720
7. ^ Rolling Stone September 1993
8. ↑ Cover picture on the Rolling Stone website (accessed June 8, 2010)
9. ↑ ^{a b} Sources Chart positions: Albums , accessed on November 27, 2014.
10. ↑ Sources for chart placements: Singles , accessed on November 27, 2014.
11. ↑ Allmusic.com (accessed June 6, 2010)
12. ↑ ^{a b} Review from 1993 (accessed June 6, 2010)
13. ↑ Jon Pareles, (May 23, 1993) Recordings View; A Sex Object By the Name Of Jackson , The The New York Times : p. 32, ISSN  0362-4331
14. ↑ Willman, Chirs (May 16, 1993), Heavy Breathing as a Career Move , Los Angeles Times : 55, ISSN  0458-3035
15. ↑ Review of janet, it says: genre-hopping records
16. ↑ And who can blame her? Given her family, she's probably unaccustomed to seeing authentic body parts
17. ↑ see CD-Credits LC 0485 A&M 5400 400 2
18. ↑ Foliomag.com (accessed June 6, 2010)
19. ↑ Janet Jackson "Again" sampled in Iyaz "Solo" on WhoSampled.com (accessed June 6, 2010)

Web links

• Album cover
• Rolling Stone title page
• Chart data