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Post by iamthelaw on Sept 19, 2011 21:59:01 GMT -5
production wise, this is her best.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Aug 9, 2012 14:26:47 GMT -5
Pleasure Principle was released 25 years ago today.
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Post by Caviar on Jun 16, 2013 18:36:14 GMT -5
"The Pleasure Principal" video set the standard for female dance videos and the song STILL sounds fresh today.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Feb 4, 2014 8:40:27 GMT -5
Control turns 28 today. It was released on 2/4/1986.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 4, 2014 10:20:36 GMT -5
Iconic.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Feb 6, 2014 8:41:16 GMT -5
"The Pleasure Principal" video set the standard for female dance videos and the song STILL sounds fresh today. It always makes me chuckle when people write "Pleasure Principal" vs. "Pleasure Principle". "Pleasure Principal" sure brings on a different meaning.....although Janet hadn't explored the S&M theme yet with Control. ;)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2014 0:39:32 GMT -5
As much as I respect this album and it's legacy and what it means for Janet's career, it's never been a favorite of mine in her discography.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Jan 31, 2015 22:29:18 GMT -5
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Feb 6, 2015 21:03:36 GMT -5
As much as I respect this album and it's legacy and what it means for Janet's career, it's never been a favorite of mine in her discography. Where would you rank it in her discography?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2015 20:22:02 GMT -5
As much as I respect this album and it's legacy and what it means for Janet's career, it's never been a favorite of mine in her discography. Where would you rank it in her discography? I'd probably put it after janet, The Velvet Rope, Damita Jo, All For You and Rhythm Nation.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Mar 3, 2015 2:34:05 GMT -5
They really need to remaster and re-release Control or Rhythm Nation 1814 of janet. It's really crazy that it hasn't happened yet.
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Post by Ginger Spice on Mar 3, 2015 9:43:01 GMT -5
They really need to remaster and re-release Control or Rhythm Nation 1814 of janet. It's really crazy that it hasn't happened yet. I would love a re-issue and remaster of those three plus The Velvet Rope. There are so many delicious b-sides and remixes from those projects, that a bonus disc for each would be lovely. Hell, even All For You, although that one isn't as in desperate need of remastering as the ones from the 80's and 90's.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Mar 4, 2015 20:18:45 GMT -5
^ And "All for You" got that re-release back in the day. I'd be thrilled with Control/RN1814/janet. - but hell, I'd be content with anything at this point. :(
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Post by Dreams on Mar 5, 2015 10:16:11 GMT -5
This is a great album. Short and tight, without any fillers. I think I'd love her long awaited comeback album to be another 10 track album, so long as the songs are all as solid as the Control songs. The singles are classics here with "Let's Wait Awhile" and "When I Think of You" being my favorites. Of the album tracks "Funny How Time Flies..." is my favorite; it's so soothing and kind of sexy. Oh, and a special shout-out to "You Can Be Mine"! Jellybean Jellybean!!!
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Apr 3, 2015 23:48:54 GMT -5
"Control" is damn near perfection!
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Post by Ling-Ling on Sept 19, 2015 14:33:18 GMT -5
There's not much that I can say about this album that hasn't been said. It's a compact, filler free, flawless pop/R&B record. Some of the freshest, innovative production of the 80's. These songs still KNOCK like they came out yesterday.
How in THE HELL has this not been remastered yet? I'm patiently waiting.
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Post by Enigma. on Sept 19, 2015 14:36:47 GMT -5
This is golden, partly because it's just simply 9 tracks and no filler.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jan 7, 2016 18:34:42 GMT -5
This is a fantastic pop album, and "The Pleasure Principle" is my favorite Janet Jackson song ever. AllMusic gave the album 5/5 stars:
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Jan 29, 2016 22:38:04 GMT -5
Celebrating 30 years on February 4th.....
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jul 23, 2017 18:45:46 GMT -5
This was the first Janet album I listened to. I found a cassette inside my dad's big yellow bag where he stored a whole bunch of cassettes. I remember playing this to death in my cassette player. Such great memories! Wish it had more than 9 songs! Love them all! He Doesn't Know That I'm Alive, Funny How Time Flies, You Can Be Mine, Pleasure Principle, When I Think Of You. ❤❤❤❤
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Apr 30, 2020 18:06:23 GMT -5
It's the 90s all over again!!!! Decades-old albums by Madonna, Janet and Mariah top iTunes
preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/decades-old-albums-by-madonna-janet-and-mariah-15237208
What year is this? Decades old albums by Madonna, Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson have all entered the iTunes top 10. Two of them have even reached the peak position. JUST BREATHE: Houston singer Robyn Troup wants you to 'Relax' It's all thanks to social media campaigns organized by fans, who urged others to buy and stream the albums. Apparently, lots of people were listening. And had the time while sitting at home. Carey's 2008 album "E=MC2" went to No. 1 on iTunes earlier this week. Even she was taken aback by the news. "What is going on?????" Carey tweeted. "#JusticeForEMC2!!!!! So OVERWHELMED by this moment! Thank you #lambily for always lifting my spirits and giving me life. Love you forever." She then posted a snippet of herself singing "Last Kiss," a nonsingle from the album, in celebration of the achievement. "E=MC2" features the No. 1 single "Touch My Body" and the top 20 hit "Bye Bye." It's a solid album, and the real jam here is "Side Effects." Not to be outdone, Madonna fans followed suit, sending her 1994 opus "Bedtime Stories" to the top of the iTunes album chart Thursday morning. That's 25 years after its original release. "Bedtime Stories" was hailed as a return to form for Madonna after the explicit, underappreciated "Erotica" and features "Take a Bow," one of the biggest singles of her career, along with second No. 1 "Secret," "Bedtime Story" and "Human Nature."
Jackson's "Control" is the latest classic pop album to reemerge into the iTunes top 10. It was released in 1986 and was hailed as Jackson's breakthrough after two modestly received albums, 1982's self-titled debut and 1984's "Dream Street."
"Control" spawned a series of dynamic singles: "What Have You Done for Me Lately," "Nasty," "Control," the No. 1 "When I Think of You," "Let's Wait Awhile" and "The Pleasure Principle." It set Jackson on the course to superstardom and made her one of the first artists to maximize the use of extravagant music videos.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on May 1, 2020 22:49:29 GMT -5
How Did Older Albums by Madonna, Mariah Carey & Janet Jackson All See Sales Gains This Week?
www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9370383/madonna-mariah-carey-janet-jackson-albums-sales-gains-itunes-store
A sale promotion in the iTunes Store lifted a number of older albums to sales increases, and fans took notice. It might be the year 2020, but if you glanced at the U.S. iTunes Store’s Top Albums tally this past week, it’d be hard to tell what decade you were in. Thanks to sale pricing and fan promotion, a trio of older albums by Mariah Carey, Madonna and Janet Jackson all jumped into the iTunes Store's always-updating Top Albums tally. On April 27 and 28, Carey’s 2008 album E=MC2 was No. 1 on the iTunes Store’s Top Albums tally, while Madonna’s 1994 set Bedtime Stories visited No. 1 on April 30. Meanwhile, Jackson’s 1986 album Control also visited the top 10 during the week -- and at one point, all three albums were together in the top 10. According to initial sales reports to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, E=MC2 sold about 2,000 copies total across all retailers in the U.S. in the week ending April 30. About half of that sum was driven by digital sales on April 27, the day the album topped the iTunes tally. Traditionally, the album sells a negligible figure on a daily basis. Mariah Carey Thanks Fans for All the 'E=MC2' Love With 'Impromptu Version' of 'Last Kiss' As for Bedtime Stories, it shifted a little over 1,000 copies for the week, while Control sold just under 1,000. Again, the bulk of each album’s sales were driven by digital sales -- nearly 1,000 for Bedtime Stories on April 30 (the day it was No. 1 in the iTunes Store) and a little under, 1,000 for Control across three days (April 28-30). Like with E=MC2, both Bedtime Stories and Control generally sell a negligible figure on any normal day. It doesn’t necessarily take a large number of sales to reach No. 1 on the iTunes Store’s Top Albums ranking, especially considering album sales have been on the decline for years, and it was a particularly soft week for new releases on April 24. The trio of albums were part of an iTunes Store promotion where more than 100 pop albums were discounted to $4.99 and advertised in a banner ad that appears at the top of the front page of the Store, directing consumers to “$4.99 Pop Albums at a Great Price.” As generally happens with deeply discounted albums (most new titles sell for at least $9.99), they start to rise up the iTunes Store Top Albums list, since it reacts in real time to customers’ purchases. After that, fans of the divas took notice of the albums dotting the iTunes Store Top Albums list and began awareness campaigns on social media to drive attention to the albums. That promotion then helped engineer more sales for the albums, which brought them to the top 10 of the store. At that point, the albums got much wider attention, since the top 10 of the Top Albums list is visible on the front of the iTunes Store, and casual music fans likely saw the albums in the top 10 -- perhaps encouraging even more sales. E=MC2 debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated May 3, 2008. Bedtime Stories debuted and peaked at No. 3 (Nov. 12, 1994), and Control hit No. 1 on July 5, 1986. None of the albums are expected to re-enter next week’s Billboard 200 chart, despite their surge on the iTunes Store.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Feb 4, 2021 9:36:27 GMT -5
35 yrs of this classic!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Feb 6, 2021 0:07:59 GMT -5
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Post by Carlitoz on Sept 8, 2021 11:21:13 GMT -5
Just last week I showed Janet to my kids (5 and 6). Especially my daughter LOVES Control and What Have You Done For Me Lately and she's already trying to do the dance steps. :) They both were amazed by the videos of Rhythm Nation and Miss You Much too. I showed them Michael too (a couple of videos), but they like Janet better.
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Post by Dammn Baby on Mar 5, 2022 15:30:27 GMT -5
This is one of the best albums of the decade. Nothing else sounds like it. It still sounds state of the art - retro and somehow futuristic at the same time - all these years later.
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