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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: A&M
Salesrank: 5904
Released: October 25, 1990 |
| Our Price: $5.68 |
| Used Price: $1.74 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Control Track Listing:
1. Control
2. Nasty
3. What Have You Done for Me Lately
4. You Can Be Mine
5. Pleasure Principle
6. When I Think of You
7. He Doesn't Know I'm Alive
8. Let's Wait Awhile
9. Funny How Time Flies
Editorial Review:
Japanese special edition of this classic original album re-released on CD and packaged in a 12 x 12 inch album sized LP replica sleeve with all the original artwork and tracks. Universal. 2005.
Description of Control:
"Free at last / Out here on my own," Janet Jackson sings on the title track of her 1986 blockbuster, Control, an album about personal liberation, romantic longing, and, of all things, sexual responsibility. After two albums of middling dance-pop that were comfortably in the Jackson family mold, Janet dropped in on the burgeoning Minneapolis funk factory of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and came up with five top 10 hits, including the opening triad of "Control," "Nasty," and "What Have You Done for Me Lately," as well as the yearning "When I Think of You" and "Let's Wait Awhile," that rare song (considering some of Janet's hits to come) about not having sex. In its own way, Control is the most convincing declaration of artistic independence since Stevie Wonder's "Music of My Mind." --Daniel Durchholz
Control Reviews:
AMAZON.COM AND THEIR CARELESS WAYS...BEWAAARE 
2009-11-04 - LOOK PPL, MY CD JUST ARRIVED AT MY FRONT DOOR TODAY. SO I DID WHAT ANY MUSIC LOVER WOULD DO, I RUSHED UP STAIRS TO OPEN MY PACKAGE TO SIMPLY LISTEN TO THE GOOD SOUNDS OF MS. JANET JACKSON! AND TO MY SURPRISE, I OPENED THE CD CASE TO FIND NOOOOOOO CD!..THAT'S RIGHT..N-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O C-D! AMAZON HAS DONE IT NOW! THEY HAVE FINALLY CROSSED THE FINE LINE BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND PROVIDER! I WAS AND STILL AM DISGUSTED. I FEEL ANGRY, SAD, AND NOT TO MENTION ROBBED! THEY BASICLLY ROBBED MY VISA CC OF MONEY FOR THIS CD. I AM A HIGHLY AVID, I REPEAT AVID AVID AVID CUSTOMER OF AMAZON AND THEY TURN RIGHT AROUND AND THROW A CD-LESS CD CASE IN THE MAIL W/ OUT THINKING TWICE. I HAVE BEEN ORDERING FROM THESE PPL FOR YRS AND YRS, BUT I TELL YA, I'M STARTING TO THINK TWICE ON CONTINUING ON W/ THEM! LOOK PPL, ALL I'M SAYING IS TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT ALL YOUR TRUST IN AMAZON.COM LIKE I HAVE BEEN DOING FOR YRS AND YRS BECAUSE WHEN SOMETHING LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME OCCURS, YOU REALLY START TO SEE WHO'S THERE FOR YOU AND WHO'S NOT THERE FOR YOU - CASE IN POINT: WHEN I CALLED THE LIVE PHONE LINE AT AMAZON FOR HELP THEY THREW A MAN WHO HARDLY SPOKE ENGLISH ON THE PHONE WHICH MADE ME EVEN MORE AGGERVATED. AND HE HAD ZERO REMORSE EVEN THOUGH I AM A AVID CUSTOMER! THE HOLLIDAYS ARE AROUND THE CORNER, WHAT PERSON IN THEIR RIGHT MIND CAN AFFORD TO SIT AROUND AND LOOSE MONEY OVER QUESTIONABLE MERCHANDISE..NOT ME AND NOT EVA AGAIN!..TALK ABOUT LOYALITY HUUH? BE CAREFUL PPL!
This Is A Story About Control 
2009-07-29 - The legacy of this classic is often misunderstood by a lot of people. To understand the concepts both musically and lyrically of this album is because Janet's first two albums,from her debut Janet Jackson to her somewhat more powerful second release Dream Street were directed completely by other sources,including his dad. The title of this album is often questioned because Janet actually has very little participation creatively in this project. The "control" she speaks of is being free to choose the people who helped her to stardom and a greater musical place. And her own personal choices could'nt have been better. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were two of the first people to take the then hugely successful Minneapolis sound out of it's home region with the SOS Band,Alexander O'Neal,etc.Also it was pretty clear Janet was very involved in the creative process too.Her new confident persona clearly drove the music to where Jam/Lewis took it and gave the lyrics and music a consistancy and coherence that her first two releases sometimes had trouble maintaining. One thing that really makes this a standout 80's classic is the music. There's more then a lot of catchy tunes here. Janet,Jam & Lewis all put together a whole new type of dance-funk here. What that meant were beats that came from the bottom up,quiet to loud rather than the other way around.These were often puncuated by very punchy uses of synth bass and melodic exchanges. The approch is not only very Minneapolis and commercial but also arty and distinctive. The music is as tough as the lyrics are.From the powerful title song to "The Pleasure Principle" Janet explores various types of assertive behavior,from professional to romantic. And the music keeps your feet moving AND your waist move in and out while she's doing it. Much the same as with her brother Mike's huge breakthrough Thriller even the non hit material on this album sound like hits."You Can Be Mine" and "He Doesn't Even Know I'm Alive" are great examples,exploring heavier pop elements than some of the more....musical material.Another similar case is "(Funny How Time Flies) When Your Having Fun",a ballad tacked onto the end of the album with such a strong,errie minor chorded feel that it's become a popular cover choice for a number of instrumentalists,especially in the jazz world. But the Jam/Lewis production on the song,as on the rest of the album makes it a sure fire standout. This albums goes far beyond the well known "Nasty","When I Think Of You","What Have You Done For Me Lately" and "Let's Wait Awile" and everyone who hears this will be more than happily surprized how well everything,even if it wasn't all over the radio and dancefloor will make a very strong impression.
My love Janet!!!!
2009-07-16 - From day one of being a young man, I have always been in love with this woman. She is exceptionally together,especially when her second venture came out..."Control". I have everything she's ever done..and Im not going to stop! For those who doesn't know anything about "Control", I dare you to find out. I love you Miss Jackson
One of the best Pop albums of all time, but def. not her best! 
2009-03-26 - I actually really like all the songs on this cd. Some of them are a bit corny. And there's one or two tracks that are a bit too outdated for me. When I think of You especially. My favorite tracks are Nasty and What Have you Don't for me lately! Wow some of the best dance pop songs of all time! I can def. see why these songs made her a star. Control is so-so, the video has a great message, and you kind of see the underlying effect her dad had on their lives. Pleasure Pricnple was always kind of boring to me. I know people say it's a classic,but I think she's done alot better. I think this has to be one of the classic pop albums of all time, but this is not her best work. I thought her next two albums would be her best. This album should be bought if your into 80's music or are a pop music fan. There's very little r and b on this cd.
Control
2008-04-05 - Janet Jackson really knows what gets people moving with her songs. Keep up the great work.
