Dave79

For those who were around at the time of release, what were your memories of this era?

I remember October 7 1997 being a public holiday here, which meant all the shops were closed for the day. I was so pissed . I had to wait until the following day to get my copy. 

I remember getting home after buying the album and playing it immediately and on first listen not being as grabbed by it as I had hoped. I liked it, but didn’t love it in the way I loved the janet album. That didn’t take long to change though; it grew on me very quickly to the point that I did (and still do) love it.

I remember chatting in the Friends of Janet chat room, and interacting with other fans on the Miss Janet mailing list. The whole Go Deep 3.57 mystery still comes to mind every now and then.

And at the time of me writing this, the new Deluxe Edition of The Velvet Rope is sitting pretty at #6 here on the Australian iTunes album chart, which is pretty cool.

It’s coming, along with the 2018 EP that Made For Now was attached to.

And The Pleasure Principle lingerie line.

And the output from her Lionsgate picture deal.

Seriously, at this point I’d almost prefer some sort of acknowledgement of #TVR25 and #janet30 next year over a new album. 
 

I do hope though, that if/when a new album drops she abandons the whole Black Diamond idea. Start afresh rather than hang onto a three year old concept.

Just skip the first five or so minutes though, which seems to be about the host recalling a Tee-ball game. Didn’t care enough to see if it was in any way connected to the main subject. Maybe it was relevant. I don’t know

I’m not a big podcast listener, but I think I’ll make the effort in this case. 
(Not my podcast by the way, so this is in no way self-promotion … just letting everyone know it’s out there)

Premieres in Australia on streaming service Stan on 29 January with part two going live the following day.

From the Instagram account @cheerful_albums 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMZR62QsSN2/?utm_medium=copy_link

So evidently I don’t know how to share Instagram posts on here, other than by pasting the link  

Not gonna lie, it’s a bit surprising. I guess there was never any official confirmation that she would be, for the most part it was speculation, but I would have thought given their history she’d be involved. Maybe, as the article in the link says, there were recording sessions but they didn’t amount to much. Or they’re holding them back for a Volume 2 perhaps?

Tracklist (which also appears on iTunes so it’s more or less legit) and article at link below.

https://retropopmagazine.com/toni-braxton-jam-lewis-album-mariah-carey-mary-j-blige-babyface/

31 minutes ago, Angela said:

She’s coming!!!!!

She finally got to! *cue Would You Mind outro*

I think at this rate if we do see it get a release (and that’s a pretty big if - no pun intended) it will be something to do with the impending 30th anniversary of the Janet album. Given that the albums that preceded it didn’t get deluxe edition anniversary reissues I can’t imagine Janet will either, but she might release the tour separately in a digital format, much like the Rhythm Nation singles were released digitally to mark the anniversary of that album.

But if it doesn’t happen in 2023 I can’t see it happening at all.

I’ll wait.

Happy new year everyone!!

US Target Exclusive. Pre orders already sold out so I guess it’s a ‘wait and see’ as to what happens after that.

Only 12 tracks though so whether it’s worth it or not is up to you.

https://www.target.com/p/janet-jackson-number-ones-target-exclusive-vinyl/-/A-81661742

2 hours ago, Lenzo88 said:

Love Will Never Do (Without You)-Macy Gray

I loved this one. I was saying to someone a few weeks ago actually that I wish she’d recorded it for her 2012 covers album.

Hopefully it’ll reignite interest in the original, or at the very least expose it to younger people who might not have heard the original.

Unfortunately it’s a cover.

A duet.

A duet between a former Australian Idol runner up and a former Australia’s Got Talent cover.

I’ll just leave this here...

It is what it is.

Question.

Does anyone know who the interviewer is? I’ve been wondering ever since I first got the single and listened to this as an audio track only. She says “You know, being an actor!” which made me wonder if it was someone relatively well known. I’ve only just discovered the video clip today and was hoping he might have been shown in a quick cutaway, but evidently not.

I’ve tried looking on Wiki and Discogs hoping there might be some information in the credits as there was nothing on the single itself, but have come up with nothing, so I was hoping someone here might know. It’s been bugging me for years
 

The Rhythm Nation album was a strange beast here in Australia. The chart peaks for the singles were all over the place:

Miss You Much - 12

Rhythm Nation - 56

Escapade - 25

Come Back To Me - 79 

Black Cat - 6 

Love Will Never Do - 14

State of the World - 94

Alright didn’t chart here until it was released as a single in the Design of a Decade era, and even then only peaked at 100. For ages I thought it was perhaps not released as a single here back in 1990 - I certainly don’t remember it getting the attention that any of the other singles received - but then it charted in New Zealand so it would be weird for it to get a release there and not here (though stranger things have happened). Maybe it just didn’t click with the public here. Not surprised that Black Cat was the best performing single though, as rock dominated the charts here at the time.

As for the album, it didn’t reach #1 until February 1991. It took 69 weeks from its chart debut to reach the top where it sat comfortably for four weeks.

7 hours ago, JoeJoe said:

hmm I used to be friends with another Janet fan with a name similar to yours. I think it was on janet-xone before I got banned lol

Yeah I was on Janet Xone back in 2001-2004 or thereabouts but I don’t think I used my own name back then. Must be a different person

On 11/4/2020 at 4:18 AM, JoeJoe said:

Is this my friend David?

Not sure... I’m certainly *a* David, but I don’t know if I’m *the* David you’re thinking of.

Mine will probably always be the cover of WHYDFML by Sharon Jones (RIP) and The Dap-Kings but I’m also quite fond of the Pollyseed’s cover of Funny How Time Flies (featuring Robert Glasper).

The cafe I’m getting breakfast at just now was playing Any Time, Any Place. Thankfully it didn’t encourage people to start fornicating

Could probably throw in “Better Herbie Hancock sample” too.

I’d say All Nite wins on each category. It wouldn’t even be in my top 20 favourite Janet songs, but then So Excited wouldn’t feature in my top 50.

2 minutes ago, Dave79 said:

Miss You Much is playing on the radio right now.

And they’ve followed it up with Escapade.

Miss You Much is playing on the radio right now.

Did we know this?? If this is old news please move along haha.

I knew the song had been offered to and passed on by Kylie Minogue, but had never heard of it being written for Janet.
 

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/britney-spears-toxic-was-originally-meant-for-janet-jackson-says-songwriter-cathy-dennis__31169/

Hard to say. Unbreakable is definitely her best since The Velvet Rope, and the fact it more or less got rid of the interludes (except for just the one) works in its favour, but I think 20+ years of listening, history and sentiment won’t allow me to place it above TVR.