And although millions will remember what Janet Jackson did in 2004, it won't be for this album.
A bit of editing and a couple of killer dance tracks would've made it even better. As far as proper boogie moments are concerned, "R&B Junkie" is a nice Evelyn Champagne King infused number that parties like it's 1982, and "Just A Little While" echoes the quintessential Janet of "Whoops Now".ĭamita Jo heralds no real major leap forward, but it's no pig's ear either.
However, Kanye West does turn up on highlight "My Baby", and produces "I Want You" and the Jay-Z sampled "Strawberry Bounce". There'sa noticeable absence of guests cluttering up proceedings. Largely produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis - the team behind Janet since 1986's fantastic Control - it's tempting to think how much better this CD would have been if the likes of once mooted producers Timbaland, Basement Jaxx or The Neptunes had got their hands on it, shoving it more towards the 21st century. But after a third or fourth listen, the slick grooves of "Spending Time With You" and "Island Life" gain more identity. While there's nothing outwardly bad about Damita Jo, at 22 tracks over 65 minutes, your attention does start to wander and you almost forget it's playing. While there's been a handful of great singles "All For You", "Again", "That's The Way Love Goes", "Got Till It's Gone" - the accompanying albums have been gradually less than essential. Damita Jo - Janet's eighth album - continues down the slightly downward path that kicked off around 1993's Janet. It's a shame then, that Janet's new album lacks the same kind of impact. Suddenly her troubled - that's putting it mildly -brother, Michael, looked positively wholesome in comparison. Stupid Americans decide to sue everyone involved for the distress caused and Janet Jackson is suddenly the most despised woman on Earth. A few milli-seconds later, one of Janet's breasts is hanging out of her outfit due to a now infamous 'wardrobe malfunction' and western civilisation throws a wobbler. Justin Timberlake sidles on up to Janet Jackson to help perform in front of a worldwide Superbowl audience of millions. As of 2018, her legacy only continues to expand: Janet says she is currently working on new music.It was possibly the most shocking event in music ever. In 2015, she became the first black woman recording artist to form her own record label, Rhythm Nation, through which she released her first album in seven years, Unbreakable. Since 1982, Janet has released 78 singles from 11 studio albums, had 28 top ten hits, won five GRAMMY Awards, received multiple lifetime achievement accolades, and has sold approximately 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time in the U.S. 1 singles over three consecutive years, and it garnered a total of nine GRAMMY nominations, including Producer of the Year, for which a woman had never been nominated before. The 6x platinum Rhythm Nation 1814 and its visual accompaniment remains a career-defining opus it is the only album to ever see seven of its singles reach the top five on Billboard, the only album to yield No. Her videos and performances exemplified artistry and precision. only because she couldnt have possibly taken her sexed-up confessional routine beyond the tidbits and techniques divulged throughout 2004s Damita Jo. Her lyrics celebrated sexuality, empowered women, challenged societal circumstances, and radically awakened audiences in a way that would establish a vital blueprint for the pop stars of subsequent generations.
Janet made a name for herself as a singular force of nature she embodied a creative identity and attitude that dared to be different. After a storied childhood in the spotlight alongside the rest of the Jackson family, Janet released her debut solo album at age 16 and eventually came into her own as a mature pop artist in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Her career as a singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and all-around artist has endured as long as a lifetime, and even after spending 44 of her 52 years on stages and in studios, Janet still shows no signs of relenting. Janet Jackson, widely regarded as the Queen of Pop, is one of the truest examples of a living legend there is.