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Post by π―π² lucy88 π―π² on Jul 12, 2022 1:39:42 GMT -5
Miss Jackson's debut album released on September 21, 1982 by A&M Records. It was produced by Angela Winbush, Rene Moore, Foster Sylvers, Jerry Weaver, and Bobby Watson. It peaked at #63 on the Billboard 200 and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop albums. The album has only sold 300,000 copies worldwide...OUCH! Five singles were released within that time frame.
What are your fave tracks from this album? I personally prefer her "Dream Street" album over this one because I like how it was more upbeat and livelier. I do like Come Give Your Love To Me, Young Love, and The Magic Is Working. In retrospect, I remember being a little kid and thinking that "Control" was her first album, til in the late 90s, I saw Vh-1 Timeline covering the span of her career and albums that she had released up to that point. That's how I knew about this album and "Dream Street". I don't necessarily think that they were that bad, they were tolerable for the most part - just not up to her standards as a true artist. She had no input or creative freedom on them.
Fun fact: The cover artwork was inspired by Helmut Newton's photo of Elizabeth Taylor.
"Young Love" #64 Pop, #6 R&B
"Come Give Your Love To Me" #58 Pop, #17 R&B
"Say You Do" #15 R&B
"Love and My Best Friend" (never charted)
"Don't Mess Up This Good Thing" #140 UK
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Post by π―π² lucy88 π―π² on Aug 27, 2022 7:24:50 GMT -5
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Post by HolidayGuy on Aug 27, 2022 8:24:33 GMT -5
"Say You Do" is a favorite of mine, as is "Young Love." Why I had to request on her hotline the exact medley she performed on the Rock Wit'Chu Tour. :)
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Post by bat1990 on Aug 27, 2022 9:50:30 GMT -5
I really like the 12" version of "Say You Do" though I'm not surprised this album didn't take off. Calvin Michaels talks about how labels didn't know how to market and US (white) audiences didn't know how to receive/weren't ready for black girls as teen pop stars before the 90s. I think even if Janet had more creative control, this album may not have done as well regardless.
That said, it's a solid listen from time to time. "Forever Yours" is the only skip for me.
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