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Janet Jackson! [merged]

Favorite Janet Jackson song?

  • Nasty

    Votes: 1 4.5%

  • What Have You Done For Me Lately

    Votes: 2 9.1%

  • When I Think Of You

    Votes: 3 13.6%

  • Escapade

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Miss You Much

    Votes: 1 4.5%

  • Love Will Never Do (Without You)

    Votes: 2 9.1%

  • That's The Way Love Goes

    Votes: 3 13.6%

  • Together Again

    Votes: 1 4.5%

  • All For You

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other (specify in a comment)

    Votes: 9 40.9%
  • Total voters
    22
  • Poll closed .
Re: Concerned about Janet Jackson's Career

what career? janet jackson hasn't had a career in this century.

her fans are delusional if they think this "performance" is a career-reviving event. the kindest thing one can say is, it was so dated.

the only thing this years vwma will be remembered for is taylor swift vs kanye west. it totally eclipsed the mj tribute. and if that wouldn't of happened, even madonna's puffy-faced intro would have been more talked bout than janet's performance. as a matter of fact the kanye incident probably saved her some embarrassement.
 
Re: Concerned about Janet Jackson's Career

The problem - if indeed it IS a problem - is that there isn't much a template for this type of female artist to follow.

First, let me make a distinction between a singer (like, say, Janet Jackson) and a musician (like, say, Prince). I'm not putting one over the other, but I do think that they won't have the same options.

Musicians are usually able to age semi-gracefully. They can perform an acoustic set, for instance, or perform more "adult-oriented material". (In this case, that means aimed at the over 30 set, not sexually explicit material.) These sorts of things tend not to sell in the same range as they did in their prime, and they tend not to win them any new fans, although they oft make their already-established fans happy.

These options, or something similar, ARE open to singers. Singers can mount Vegas (or Vegas-style) shows, for instance, or they can do an album of "older songs' or standards. This is the sort of path we've seen Celine Dion take, and Cyndi Lauper has tried the "old song" path with various degrees of success.

But the problem with the female vocalists in the here and now - Madonna, Janet, Mariah - is that many of them have made their bread-and-butter in the club/dance scene. They've all at least attempted something that might be considered "mature". Madonna's "Oh Father" and I'm Breathless nostalgia exercises, Janet's "Again", and Mariah's Charmbracelet all might be looked as as attempt to push them outside the dance arena. But for whatever reasons - midlife crisis, faltering record sales, what have you - they've all been sucked back in. Madonna and Mariah's last album were attempts to stay current (and not entirely successful ones, IMHO), and both have been relying pretty heavy on their producers and ProTools for the last several years. Janet is a bit more organic, but she's been stuck in that "I'm a sexy woman inside" schtick for so long, it sounds like she doesn't even know of anything else to do.

And to be honest, what CAN they do? What would a GOOD dance-artist-in-her-40s album sound like? I think Whitney's latest, while not perfect by any means, does give some indication. Bring it down a notch. Accept your current vocal range. Don't pretend you're something you're not. Not everything has to be a ballad, but that doesn't mean the uptempo songs need to be club tracks, either. You CAN write and record an uptempo song that isn't club-ready. :)

Lex
 
Re: Concerned about Janet Jackson's Career

It was an amazing performance and with the right CD, she can make a full comeback.
 
Re: Concerned about Janet Jackson's Career

Wow, Janet did the damn thing at the VMAs. I just wished it was longer, like what was being said in those rumors. Maybe Madonna's long ass speech shortened lol. With the right people, she can make a comeback.
 
Re: Concerned about Janet Jackson's Career

^^ "Make Me" is AMAZING!!!!

Joshua_me said:
The main difference between Janet and Michael is that Michael led the producers, but Janet's producers lead her...

That's not to say that she's not talented, but starting with Control back in the 80's, she was a molded artist, her 'vision' came from Jimmy Jam, et al, not her own creation.
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You do have a valid point. But...Janet SHARES creation with the producers. Control is a true example of her coming into her own. It actually started with the producers telling Janet to write down her thoughts and from that, the three compiled songs that defined her wanting to make a name and status for herself at 19 years old. At that point in her life, she was famous for 12/19 years of her life, controlled by her father, and went through a divorce.

miaedu said:
what career? janet jackson hasn't had a career in this century.

her fans are delusional if they think this "performance" is a career-reviving event. the kindest thing one can say is, it was so dated.

the only thing this years vwma will be remembered for is taylor swift vs kanye west. it totally eclipsed the mj tribute. and if that wouldn't of happened, even madonna's puffy-faced intro would have been more talked bout than janet's performance. as a matter of fact the kanye incident probably saved her some embarrassement.
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I disagree. She's had "The Nutty Professor 2" (2000) and "Why Did I Get Married?" (2007) as box-office #1s. The first MTV Icon in 2001. This decade, she was awarded 2 Grammys and 2 American Music Awards for "All For You", Lifetime/Inspiration Achievement Awards from Mobo Awards, Nickelodeon Kids Choice, Essence Awards, Billboard Music, Soul Train, Radio Music, and MTV Japan. Best Supporting Actress for "Why Did I Get Married?" at the NAACP Image Awards and the GLAAD Vanguard Award in 2008

She's had "Doesn't Really Matter" (#1, 2000), "All For You" (#1, 2001), "Someone To Call My Lover" (#3, 2001), and "Feedback" (#19, 2008) on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Charts. "Call On Me" (2006) hit #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. "All For You", "Just A Little While", "All Nite (Dont Stop)", "So Excited", and "Feedback" all hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Charts.

In the USA alone, "All For You" (#1, 2001) sold 3.1 million, Damita Jo (#2, 2004) sold 1 million, 20 Y.O. (#2, 2006) sold 655,000 (off of two singles "Call On Me" and "So Excited", and Discipline sold 446,000 (off the strength of one promoted single, "Feedback).

G-Lexington said:
The problem - if indeed it IS a problem - is that there isn't much a template for this type of female artist to follow.
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I do understand your point and agree on some levels. BUT...it's not fair to compare artists when they offer different things. Janet is a singer/dancer...moreso a dancer that sings. Don't expect her to pull out the guitars and tone it down completely when that's WHO SHE IS as an entertainer. She's not going to be singing ballads and wearing big old gowns just because she's 43. It's a double standard and not fair that we have to mold artists into boxes. She's happy doing what she's doing and she calls the shots. It's her success and her failure. If you don't like, don't support it. But you're always welcome to share your opinion and that's fine. :D
 
Re: Concerned about Janet Jackson's Career

NO ONE IS PERFECT!! Janet is human. And that tumble was nothing to sneeze at. She got right back up and continued...the show must go on. She's a Jackson after all.

But this new song MAKE ME, is near perfection!! There's life after death. No time for sorrow and all the negativity, get up and groove. This is tailor made for those with positive energy and a lust for life. Or those who need a pick up in their spirit. I LOVE IT!!
 
Re: Concerned about Janet Jackson's Career

miaedu said:
what career? janet jackson hasn't had a career in this century.

her fans are delusional if they think this "performance" is a career-reviving event. the kindest thing one can say is, it was so dated.

the only thing this years vwma will be remembered for is taylor swift vs kanye west. it totally eclipsed the mj tribute. and if that wouldn't of happened, even madonna's puffy-faced intro would have been more talked bout than janet's performance. as a matter of fact the kanye incident probably saved her some embarrassement.
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:rolleyes: I'm not going to argue you considering all you do is slam her and one of the the jackasses that finds anyway to drag someone down just to drag her down
 
Re: Concerned about Janet Jackson's Career

G-Lexington said:
The problem - if indeed it IS a problem - is that there isn't much a template for this type of female artist to follow.

First, let me make a distinction between a singer (like, say, Janet Jackson) and a musician (like, say, Prince). I'm not putting one over the other, but I do think that they won't have the same options.

Musicians are usually able to age semi-gracefully. They can perform an acoustic set, for instance, or perform more "adult-oriented material". (In this case, that means aimed at the over 30 set, not sexually explicit material.) These sorts of things tend not to sell in the same range as they did in their prime, and they tend not to win them any new fans, although they oft make their already-established fans happy.

These options, or something similar, ARE open to singers. Singers can mount Vegas (or Vegas-style) shows, for instance, or they can do an album of "older songs' or standards. This is the sort of path we've seen Celine Dion take, and Cyndi Lauper has tried the "old song" path with various degrees of success.

But the problem with the female vocalists in the here and now - Madonna, Janet, Mariah - is that many of them have made their bread-and-butter in the club/dance scene. They've all at least attempted something that might be considered "mature". Madonna's "Oh Father" and I'm Breathless nostalgia exercises, Janet's "Again", and Mariah's Charmbracelet all might be looked as as attempt to push them outside the dance arena. But for whatever reasons - midlife crisis, faltering record sales, what have you - they've all been sucked back in. Madonna and Mariah's last album were attempts to stay current (and not entirely successful ones, IMHO), and both have been relying pretty heavy on their producers and ProTools for the last several years. Janet is a bit more organic, but she's been stuck in that "I'm a sexy woman inside" schtick for so long, it sounds like she doesn't even know of anything else to do.

And to be honest, what CAN they do? What would a GOOD dance-artist-in-her-40s album sound like? I think Whitney's latest, while not perfect by any means, does give some indication. Bring it down a notch. Accept your current vocal range. Don't pretend you're something you're not. Not everything has to be a ballad, but that doesn't mean the uptempo songs need to be club tracks, either. You CAN write and record an uptempo song that isn't club-ready. :)

Lex
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GREAT post, Lex.
 
Re: What are you favorite Janet Jackson songs?

When I Think of You
Miss You Much
Come Back to Me
Love Will Never Do (Without You)
That's The Way Love Goes
If
Where Are You Now
Any Time, Any Place
Runaway
Got 'til It's Gone
Together Again
I Get Lonely
Anything
Someone to Call My Lover
Call on Me


She's had some of the best remixes and I think she comes right after Madonna when it comes to reinvention.

Does she have a new song?
 
Re: What are you favorite Janet Jackson songs?

Pleasure Principle
Black Cat
Miss You Much
You Want This
Thats The Way Love Goes
If
Love Will Never Do
 
Re: What are you favorite Janet Jackson songs?

thiskidd24 said:
When I Think of You
Miss You Much
Come Back to Me
Love Will Never Do (Without You)
That's The Way Love Goes
If
Where Are You Now
Any Time, Any Place
Runaway
Got 'til It's Gone
Together Again
I Get Lonely
Anything
Someone to Call My Lover
Call on Me


She's had some of the best remixes and I think she comes right after Madonna when it comes to reinvention.

Does she have a new song?
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She does actually, it's called "Make Me"



It's off her Number Ones collection out Nov. 17:

http://www.janetjackson.com/story/news/janet_jacksons_greatest_hits_celebrated_on_number_ones


Two-CD Package Also Features Brand-New Single “Make Me”
In Stores November 17

Los Angeles, CA (October 13, 2009) – Janet Jackson has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and is one of the best-selling artists in contemporary music. For the first time ever, 33 of Janet’s global #1 hits, plus the newly recorded single, “Make Me,” will be available on one album—NUMBER ONES. Made possible by a partnership between Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) and EMI Music, the two-disc set, to be released November 17, 2009, in the USA (November 23, worldwide titled JANET JACKSON: THE BEST), celebrates the career and artistry of one of the most successful and influential artists in music history.
Among the album's many highlights is new single “Make Me,” which was produced by Janet and Rodney Jerkins. Along with “Make Me,” NUMBER ONES spans more than 20 years of chart-toppers, every #1 track spun off from Janet’s original albums, from her 1986 blockbuster breakthrough CONTROL to her most recent, 2008’s DISCIPLINE. CONTROL sold more than 14 million copies worldwide, with five #1 singles. The best-selling album of 1990, RHYTHM NATION 1814 sold more than 14 million copies worldwide, making Janet the first and only artist in history to produce seven top 5 hits from one album. JANET. sold 20 million albums worldwide, with six hit singles and a nomination for an Academy Award® for Best Original Song, “Again.” THE VELVET ROPE has sold more than 10 million worldwide, with six hit singles. ALL FOR YOU was Janet’s fifth consecutive album to debut at #1, with more than seven million in worldwide sales. For Janet's seventh consecutive platinum album, DAMITA JO, Janet took its title from her middle name.
Janet's eighth consecutive platinum album, 20 Y.O., acknowledged her love affair with her fans. Janet encouraged her fans around the world to design the 20 Y.O. cover artwork and she chose her favorites for the U.S. pressings. DISCIPLINE was Janet's 6th number one album and 10th studio album.
NUMBER ONES is the first greatest hits compilation from Janet in this century. Janet’s last hits collection was released in 1995.

The track listing for NUMBER ONES is as follows:
Disc 1
  1. What Have You Done For Me Lately (Control, #1 R&B)
  2. Nasty (Control, #1 Dance & R&B)
  3. When I Think Of You (Control, #1 Pop & Dance)
  4. Control (Control, #1 Dance & R&B)
  5. Let’s Wait Awhile (Control, #1 R&B)
  6. The Pleasure Principle (Control, #1 Dance & R&B)
  7. Diamonds—Herb Alpert with Janet Jackson (Keep Your Eye on Me, #1 Dance & R&B)
  8. Miss You Much (Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, #1 Pop, Dance & R&B)
  9. Rhythm Nation (Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, #1 Dance & R&B)
  10. Escapade (Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, #1 Pop, Dance & R&B)
  11. Alright (Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, #1 Dance)
  12. Come Back To Me (Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, #1 AC)
  13. Black Cat (Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, #1 Pop)
  14. Love Will Never Do (Without You) (Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, #1 Pop)
  15. The Best Things In Life Are Free---Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson
  16. That’s The Way Love Goes (janet, #1 Pop, Dance & R&B)
Disc 2
  1. If (janet, #1 Pop, Dance & R&B)
  2. Again (janet, #1 Pop)
  3. Because Of Love
  4. Any Time, Any Place (janet, #1 R&B)
  5. Scream—Michael Jackson and Janet (History - Past, Present, and Future Book 1, #1 Dance)
  6. Runaway
  7. Got ‘Til Its Gone---Janet featuring Joni Mitchell and Q-Tip (The Velvet Rope, #1 Japan and South Africa)
  8. Together Again (The Velvet Rope, #1 Pop and Dance)
  9. I Get Lonely--- Janet featuring BLACKstreet (The Velvet Rope, #1 R&B)
  10. Go Deep (The Velvet Rope, #1 Dance)
  11. What’s It Gonna Be---Busta Rhymes featuring Janet (Extinction Level Event, #1 R&B)
  12. Doesn’t Really Matter (All For You, #1 Pop)
  13. All For You (All For You, #1 Pop, Dance, R&B)
  14. Someone To Call My Lover (All For You, #1 Dance)
  15. All Nite (Don’t Stop) (Damita Jo, #1 Dance)
  16. Call On Me with Nelly (20 Y.O, #1 R&B)
  17. Feedback (Discipline, #1 Dance)
  18. Make Me
 
Re: What are you favorite Janet Jackson songs?

this one - it's actually an unreleased song from the "damita jo" period but i think it's one of her very very best!

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZg5Ql0s25k[/ame]
 
Re: What are you favorite Janet Jackson songs?

I've always been particularly fond of "Love Will Never Do (Without You)." I just love they way it gradually builds and climaxes, err, culminates in that image of the bald dark-skinned black guy with the gleaming white teeth (in the video)! Sister girl was way ahead of her time.
 
Re: What are you favorite Janet Jackson songs?

I love me some Janet! Saw her live on many occasions and she's the best dance artist out there.. It's hard to choose but this is my top 10:

Love will never do without you
Again
Scream
What about
Nasty
Discipline
If
All for you
What have you done for me lately
That's the way love goes
 
Re: What are you favorite Janet Jackson songs?

I love all of the music Janet has recorded. And yes, she's my favourite artist (CHECK THE AVATAR)!!!

FAVOURITE SONGS
1. Come Back To Me (RN1814)
2. 70's Love Groove (janet. BSide)
3. Can't B Good (Discipline)
4. One More Chance (janet. BSide)
5. Twenty Foreplay (DOAD)
6. Make Me (#1s)
7. Come Give Your Love To Me (Janet Jackson)
8. Moist (Damita Jo)
9. Because of Love (janet.)
10. With U (20 Y.O.)
11. Empty (TVR)
12. Take Care (20 Y.O.)
13. The Knowledge (RN1814)
14. Where Are You Now (janet.)
15. China Love (AFY)
16. All My Love To You (Dream Street)
17. Could This Be Love (Damita Jo BSide)
18. Feels So Right (AFY)
19. Funny How Time Flies (Control)
20. Lonely (RN1814)
21. SloLove (Damita Jo)
22. Feedback (Discipline)
23. Anything (TVR)
24. Lets Wait Awhile (Control)
25. Young Love (Janet Jackson)

FAVOURITE ALBUMS
1. The Velvet Rope (1997)
2. Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
3. janet. (1993)
4. Damita Jo (2004)
5. Control (1986)

FAVOURITE VIDEOS
1. Rhythm Nation
2. If
3. Nasty
4. All For You
5. Runaway
6. That's The Way Love Goes
7. Come Back To Me
8. Control
9. All Nite (Don't Stop)
10. Got Til It's Gone
 
Re: Can Janet Jackson Have a Comeback?

She's still here. And she's making music that she loves for those who appreciate it. Not every artist can have a string of #1s for their entire career. She's a performer and that's what she'll continue to do. :)
 
Re: Can Janet Jackson Have a Comeback?

954dude said:
She's still here. And she's making music that she loves for those who appreciate it. Not every artist can have a string of #1s for their entire career. She's a performer and that's what she'll continue to do. :)
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In other words HELL NO. Her "career" is deader than Michael.

Whatever happened to her single " Make me"? Buried faster than Michael corpse.
 
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