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List Price: $26.49 | | Label: Virgin
Salesrank: 917137
Released: December 7, 1993 |
| Our Price: $20.32 |
| Used Price: $26.64 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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janet. Track Listing:
1. Morning
2. That's the Way Love Goes
3. You Know...
4. You Want This
5. Be a Good Boy...
6. If
7. Back
8. This Time
9. Go on Miss Janet
10. Throb
11. What'll I Do
12. Lounge
13. Funky Big Band
14. Racism
15. New Agenda
16. Love, Pt. 2
17. Because of Love
18. Wind
19. Again
20. Another Lover
21. Where Are You Now
22. Hold on Baby
23. Body That Loves You
24. Rain
25. Any Time, Any Place
26. Are You Still Up
27. Sweet Dreams
Editorial Review:
Japanese limited edition reissue of Janet's blockbuster 1993 album. Includes an overload of smash singles, including the #1 singles ''That's The Way Love Goes'' and ''Again''. Virgin.
Description of janet.:
Why is Janet Jackson's Janet the best Michael Jackson album since Thriller and the best Madonna album since..., well, since ever? Perhaps it's because Michael's kid sister is the only one of these three aerobic video stars with enough smarts to realize that sex, hooks, and beats are all that matter in this field of lightweight dance pop. Or perhaps it's because the sexuality Janet radiates through her sweet melodies and hip-tugging grooves is so much more credible than Michael's arrested prepubescence or Madonna's nothing-personal-just-business comeons. After her embarrassing posture as a sociocultural analyst on 1989's Rhythm Nation 1814, Janet has returned to her strength--using her odd mix of girlishness and maturity to make dance numbers about personal relationships ring exceptionally true. Even so, the 75-minute, 27-track Janet doesn't really work as an album; there's too much filler and the between-song transitions quickly grow tiresome. The album is full of killer singles, though, starting with such proven cuts as the extremely slinky "That's the Way Love Goes" and rock-guitar-driven "If," and featuring such future hits as the Prince-like "This Time," the Motown-like "Because of Love," the breathy ballad "Where Are You Now" and the inspired Stax cover, "What'll I Do. --Geoffrey Himes
janet. Reviews:
Love It! 
2009-12-06 - I love the music on this CD. I've been a fan of Janet for years and this is one of her best albums.
Any Time, Any Place 
2009-04-25 - Following the fantastic Rhythm Nation album, Janet Jackson conceived another brilliant release with 1993's janet. This record sees the star exploring her sexuality openly with smooth, jazzy grooves that work especially well on stand-outs like the smash "That's the Way Love Goes," easily the best single of her career. The beginning of the album also includes infectious uptempo tracks like "You Want This" and the aggressive "If." Janet and producers Jam & Lewis experiment successfully with new sounds, as on the tribute "Funky Big Band" and the surprising Kathleen Battle collaboration "This Time," an opera/pop tour de force. The final quarter of the album is the best of all, with its silky, sensual slow jams. "Any Time, Any Place" channels Let's Get it On-era Marvin Gaye, and "The Body that Loves You," with its Brazilian influence, exudes a breezy, relaxed vibe. Here, Janet finds the perfect balance of sexy and classy, something she'd forget in the future. janet. shows its namesake taking the lead creatively for the first time; the results are gratifying in their indulgence. The album lacks the cohesiveness of Rhythm Nation and Control, but it boasts the best singles of all. 4 Stars.
A bit of Surprise!
2009-03-17 - At first, I was more of an 80's Janet fan. I really liked her stuff that she did in the 80's, and early 00's. But I wasn't a fan or familiar with some of the stuff she's done in the 90's. Over the years, A lot of tv shows and people have this is hear best album. But i never really was a fan of her slow music, simply because shes not that strong of a singer. So i decided to skip on this cd, until I watched poetic justice. I was like,wow! This is a great movie, and really helped me to look at hip-hop in a different way. I thought that i might as well give this album a try. That's the Way love goes is classic, and alot of people know of this song. While, it's not my favorite song,it's fairly good. I'm not a big fan of Again or her other ballad on this cd. But If and You want me are excellent dance tracks. There are simply amazing, and she's very good at what she does,uptempo songs. There are some other surprise tracks on this album that i wound up liking. And thought overall, this album is really her one her best since rhythm nation. The only reason people say this is different is because it's just alittle slower then most of her music was before.
A bit of a surprise!
2009-02-14 - At first, I was more of an 80's Janet fan. I really liked her stuff that she did in the 80's, and early 00's. But I wasn't a fan or familiar with some of the stuff she's done in the 90's. Over the years, A lot of tv shows and people have this is hear best album. But i never really was a fan of her slow music, simply because shes not that strong of a singer. So i decided to skip on this cd, until I watched poetic justice. I was like,wow! This is a great movie, and really helped me to look at hip-hop in a different way. I thought that i might as well give this album a try. That's the Way love goes is classic, and alot of people know of this song. While, it's not my favorite song,it's fairly good. I'm not a big fan of Again or her other ballad on this cd. But If and You want me are excellent dance tracks. There are simply amazing, and she's very good at what she does,uptempo songs. There are some other surprise tracks on this album that i wound up liking. And thought overall, this album is really her one her best since rhythm nation. The only reason people say this is different is because it's just alittle slower then most of her music was before.
"Don't ever let me go..."
2009-01-10 - Janet. by Janet Jackson is her best album to date. Songs like Any time, Any Place, Where Are You Now, Because of Love, Again, If, U Want This, and That's the Way Love Goes are irresistible tracks. Janet took risks with this album and it shows, her songwriting is strong and her voice is quiet but lovely. Get this timeless album today!
