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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Virgin Records Us
Salesrank: 880879
Released: April 24, 2001 |
| Our Price: $5.95 |
| Used Price: $48.46 |
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| Media: Audio Cassette |
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All for You Track Listing:
1. Intro
2. You Ain't Right
3. All for You
4. 2wayforyou (Interlude)
5. Come on Get Up
6. When We Oooo
7. China Love
8. Love Scene (Ooh Baby)
9. Would You Mind
10. Lame (Interlude)
11. Trust a Try
12. Clouds (Interlude)
13. Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) - Janet Jackson, Carly Simon
14. Truth
15. Theory (Interlude)
16. Someone to Call My Lover
17. Feels So Right
18. Doesn't Really Matter
19. Better Days
20. Outro
Editorial Review:
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
All for You Reviews:
Still amazing eight years later... 
2009-04-24 - In 2000, radios around the world played "Doesn't Really Matter" by Janet Jackson non-stop and it went instantly to #1. A year later, Janet proved she still had it with the song "All for You", which also went straight to #1. That same year an album of the same name (which featured both these songs) was released.
And eight years later this same album is still as amazing as ever. The original version included 20 tracks; 14 of them being songs and 6 being interludes. Since then, it was re-released with a bonus remix of the third single "Son of a Gun" featuring Missy Elliot. When this was done a "Parental Advisory" label was put on the cover, and a clean version was also released removing the extremely sexual "Would You Mind." Then in November 2001, yet another re-release was made. It contained the clean version of the album with another "Son of a Gun" remix. It also included a bonus DVD of all her music videos since she signed with Virgin Records.
(Starting with "That's the Way Love Goes")
TRACK BY TRACK:
1. Intro - It's a conversation in the studio between Janet and someone else. It ends with Janet impersonating Fran Drescher. - 7/10
2. You Ain't Right - A very weird song. It sounds strange the first time you hear it, but it will grow on you. - 8/10
3. All for You - The song I mentioned earlier. It was extremely successful on radio and MTV. It was the first single and it's more pop than R&B. - 9/10
4. 2WayForYou (Interlude) - Boring, pointless interlude with Janet having a 2 Way conversation with herself - 2/10
5. Come on Get Up - Nice beat, great to dance to. - 8/10
6. When We Oooh - Kind of boring, but the beat is good. - 7/10
7. China Love - Same as the track before it - 7/10
8. Love Scene (Ooh Baby) - Another "sex track". This is the third in a row! This one is probably more boring then the previous two, and the beat isn't as good - 5/10
9. Would You Mind - Uh-Oh! Janet gets down and dirty for the ninth track! No wonder this song was removed from the edited version of the album. Very sexy track, but warning it's VERY sexual. - 8/10
10. Lame (Interlude) - Title says all - 2/10
11. Trust a Try - Here we go! After those nasty sex fillers, this track rocks! It mixes electropop with rock and roll! It's like an electronic "Black Cat". One of my favorites! - 10/10
12. Clouds (Interlude) - OK, these interludes are getting old. This is Carly Simon talking about clouds in her coffee (Flashback anyone?) - 3/10
13. Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) (feat. Carly Simon) - Could the title be any longer? This track is built of a sample of Carly Simon's "You're So Vain". It sounds a little "different" the first time you hear it, but it will grow on you A LOT! It is another favorite of mine. - 10/10
14. Truth - Pretty song about her divorce, but clocking in at almost seven minutes, it's just too long. - 8/10
15. Theory (Interlude) - Filler. - 2/10
16. Someone to Call My Lover - Heavily sampling "Ventura Highway", this pop hit (second single) is a great pop song to dance to. (Like the single before it, "All For You") - 10/10
17. Feels So Right - It's alright, nothing special. - 6/10
18. Doesn't Really Matter - Released a year before, this number #1 hit was originally released to promote "The Nutty Professor 2", which Janet was in. It is an amazing track, especially for dancing. The version on this album is slightly different than the original radio/soundtrack mix. The song starts out with an alternate intro. It also has a dance break (if I remember correctly it was in the video) and then it plays a bit of the Rockwilder "Dance All Day" remix. - 10/10
19. Better Days - A positive song that can really help you get over things that get you down. I'm pretty sure she wrote this about her divorce. - 9/10
20. Outro - Janet hoping we enjoy the album. Well, Janet, as a matter of fact I did! - 2/10
Memorable Quotes:
INTRO:
Other Girl: "You just gotta get it in you, ya know."
Janet: "I know. I wish I had a lot in me now." (Gross, LOL)
WOULD YOU MIND:
"I just wanna taste you, suck you, etc." (See what I mean)
"The song ended?..."
SON OF A GUN:
"I'd rather keep the trash and throw you out. Stupid B***H in my beach house."
Over all this album is great, even though it has its share of filler. My only complaint is the fact all the sex songs are put together and the interludes could have been a little (a lot) better. I did like the intro though.
HIGHLIGHTS (TOP 5):
1. Trust a Try
2. Doesn't Really Matter
3. Son of a Gun
4. Someone to Call My Lover
5. Better Days
Janet Moves On 
2009-04-21 - Janet Jackson recorded All for You following a bitter divorce and a troubling bout with depression. As a result, album tracks like "Better Days" and "Truth" deal with Janet's resolve to find peace and start again. "Son of a Gun," featuring '70s songstress Carly Simon, is a brutal, cacophonous diss track perhaps directed at Janet's ex-husband. Most of the remainder of the album is focused on freedom, independence, and the single life. The album's best songs, the title track and "Someone to Call My Lover," deal with her frustrating and equally exciting search for love (or at least sex). The former is irresistibly danceable, while the latter is built perfectly on a sample of America's "Ventura Highway." As with janet. and all of her subsequent output, All for You features a string of sex-oriented tracks, including the brilliant and unusual "China Love," with its Eastern musical backdrop. Janet gets downright explicit on "Would You Mind." While she still manages to stay relaxed and legitimately sexy as she pushes the envelope, it's starting to get gratuitous and tired; this is the third album in a row with the same formula. A few of the other ballads ("Feels So Right") fail to make much of an impact. Ultimately, All for You is another fine record from Janet Jackson; she and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis proved they could still get listeners on their feet. Still, it's hard not to view this album as a disappointment next to Janet's previous masterpieces. 3 Stars.
One of Janet's best, but mainly for the mature audience. 
2009-04-13 - All for You is a great CD that keeps my attention throughout the 20 song phenomenon. Out of 20 songs it is amazing that there are only a few dissapointments (3-4) otherwise all else is great. There are some scorching between the sheets jams as well as classic dance grooves that will definately keep you on Janet's bandwagon for a while. To me this is only second to Control and Design of a decade. After this there's the Velvet Rope. Be careful though of playing parts of this CD in everyones's presence because many of the songs are suited for adult ears only. As Janet is not shy about some of her bedroom exploits on here. Great for adult gatherings and house parties.
GOOD TIMING
2008-11-16 - I was going to the concert and I had to have this before I went. I got my wish. It was in great condition.
THE BEST OF HER WORK
2008-09-04 - I love this cd. I need another one to replace this one. The ulitmate song for me is "Someone to call my lover." I don't know what's going on with her lately, but I hope she get back in touch with her origin roots soon to put out more addicting cd's like this one..
