Mr. Wonder Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Despite being an acclaimed child actress and star of Good Times, Diff'rent Strokes, and Fame, Janet Jackson was expected to enter music. In 1982, she released her self-titled debut album, producing her first top 10 R&B hit "Young Love". Two years later, Janet followed up with Dream Street, also producing the top 10 R&B hit "Don't Stand Another Chance". For her third release, John McClain of A&M Records suggested Janet work with an up-and-coming producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to produce her next album. Desperate to take control of her own musical vision, flew to Minneapolis to meet with the production duo in hopes of recording what would become her breakthrough album. Janet adapted to the hustle and bustle of Minneapolis, and found inspiration from past experiences that would later resonate into the theme of the album. Satisfied with Jimmy and Terry, Janet recorded what would be her breakthrough album, Control. Give us this day our daily Control And forgive us our dragging of the uninformed As we forgive those who stan for the abominable lessors And lead us not into asking what she's done for us lately But deliver us from classic me with a modern twist For thine is the Pleasure And the Principle And the soundtrack to independence, forever Amen. Courtesy of Night Senses of Pulse Music Board #HomagePaid 25 Years of Control Released: February 4, 1986 US Sales - 5x platinum (should be 6 or 7x platinum) Worldwide sales - 14,000,000+ Billboard 200: #1 (2 weeks) 106 weeks total Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: #1 Year End Charts: #6 Biggest Selling Album of 1986 #5 Biggest Selling Album of 1987 Singles: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #1 (2 weeks) The Billboard Hot 100: #4 Hot 100 Airplay: #8 Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #2 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #1 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #1 The Billboard Hot 100: #3 Hot 100 Airplay: #5 Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #2 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #6 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #3 The Billboard Hot 100: #1 (2 weeks) Hot 100 Airplay: #1 (2 weeks) Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #1 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #3 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #1 The Billboard Hot 100: #5 Hot 100 Airplay: #4 Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #1 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #2 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #1 The Billboard Hot 100: #2 Hot 100 Airplay: #4 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #1 The Billboard Hot 100: #14 Hot 100 Airplay: #13 Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #1 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #8 UK: #59 Awards American Music Awards 1987 - Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist 1987 - Favorite Soul/R&B Single - Nasty 1988 - Favorite Pop/Rock Video - When I Think Of You 1988 - Favorite Soul/R&B Video - When I Think Of You Billboard Awards 1986 - Top Black Artist of the Year (combined albums + singles) 1986 - Top Pop Singles Artist 1986 - Top Dance Sales Artist 1986 - Top Club Play Artist 1986 - Top Black Singles Artist 1986 - Top Pop Singles Artist - Female 1986 - Top Black Single 1986 - Top Black Album Soul Train Awards 1987 - Female Album Of The Year 1987 - Best Music Video - What Have You Done For Me Lately 1988 - Best Music Video - Control Edison Awards 1987 - Album Of The Year MTV Video Music Awards 1987 - Best Choreography in a Video - Nasty 1988 - Best Choreography in a Video - The Pleasure Principle Radioscope Awards 1986 Radioscope Award for Best Female Vocalist BPI Sales Awards 1986 - What Have You Done For Me Lately - Silver Award - Won 1986 Control - Silver Award - Won DMC DJ Awards 1986 - Best Female Vocalist Records Control is the first album by a female to produce 5 top 5 singles. Control is the first album by a female to produce 6 top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Control is the first album to have each of its singles peak in each of the top 5 slots on the Billboard Hot 100. At age 19, "When I Think Of You" made Janet the youngest artist to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, since Stevie Wonder, making Janet the youngest Black female to reach #1 on the chart. "When I Think Of You," also made Janet and Michael Jackson the ONLY siblings in history to have #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Control received a record twelve nominations from the American Music Awards - a record that remains unbroken 25 years later. Control made history when 5 of its singles reach #1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop charts. Other Noted achievements Control is also Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century #58 Biggest selling album of US BMG Music Club "Nasty" ranked as VH1's 45th Best Songs of the Past 25 Years "What Have You Done for Me Lately" was ranked by Blender Magazine as the 341st top song in their "Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005)" publication The Guardian (UK) ranked Control one of the 1000 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Slant Magazine ranks Control as one of the 50 Essential Pop Albums Pause & Play inducted Control into their "Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week" "Nasty" was ranked by VH1 as the 45th Greatest Song of the 80s The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame named Control (#86) as one of the 200 Definitive Albums of All Time. MOJO (UK) lists Control under "MOJO 1000 - The Ultimate CD Buyers Guide" "Nasty" was named by Rolling Stone Magazine the #79 Greatest Song Of Rock & Roll History Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) listed Control in "The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)" Control was named by OOR (Netherlands) as the 58th greatest album of the 80s. Control is ranked by Rolling Stone as the 28th Greatest Album of the 80s Uncut (UK) published "The 100 Greatest Singles from the Post-Punk Era (2001)" listing "Nasty" at number 100 Why "Control" Is Important According to Janet's biography, "Control" brought Janet into the collaborative mix of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis: a relationship that created a musical fusion of pop, r&b, soul, dance, jazz, rock and rap that continues today." Control is the quintessential coming-of-age album. It has set the standard for artists declaring independence, and its often referenced as the album that defines an artist finally coming into their sound and form. From declaring independence and taking life by the horns, to practicing abstinence and empowering women, the album chronicles the life of a young girl's transition into womanhood. Control announced the arrival of a new R&B star, no longer in the shadows of her famous brothers, but coming into her own. Janet was edgy and boastful, yet so timid and vulnerable. Control was an instant smash in the U.S. and around the world, selling a staggering 14 million copies. In his 2006 work, The New Blue Music, musicologist Richard J. Ripani noted that "Control" was responsible for bridging the gap between R&B and rap music. Ripani highlighted that "Control is important to the development of R&B for a number of reasons. The primary producers of Control, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, and Jackson herself, crafted a new sound that fuses the rhythmic elements of funk and disco, along with heavy doses of synthesizers, percussion, sound effects, and a rap music sensibility." By the time Control had launched Janet to superstar status, other producers such as Teddy Riley used Control as a template to create a sound for other R&B artists of the late 80s. Riley's use of the Control template later evolved into what would become New Jack Swing of the late 80s and early 90s. Sean "Diddy" Combs also used the Control album as a template for creating the sounds of his artists such as Mary J. Blige, The Notorious B.I.G, and TLC. From that, artists such as Keith Sweat, Michael Jackson, MC Hammer, Boyz II Men, EnVogue, Mary J. Blige, TLC, and Paula Abdul all have Janet to thank for giving them a sound to use to enjoy success. The videos from the Control album are among the first videos from a female artists to feature full-choreography. The videos became the template for females who incorporated dance routines into their videos. "Nasty" is said to be the video that brought older brother Michael Jackson to tears. The Legacy of Control Thanks to @AlexWilder's twitpic account for finding this pic 25 years after its release, Control continues to be the stanard for artists finding themselves artistically and musically, and continues to rest on its pedestal as one of the most influential albums of all time. Upon its release, Billboard stated, "Control is a better album than Diana Ross has made in five years and puts Janet in a position similar to the young Donna Summer's — unwilling to accept novelty status and taking her own steps to rise above it." Three years later, The New York Times suggested Control was responsible for the careers of Jody Watley, Paula Abdul and Neneh Cherry. Other acts influenced by the Control album include Pebbles, Sharon Byrant, Vanessa Williams, and Karyn White. While being awarded Billboard's "Artistic Achievement" award in 1995, Billboard noted that Control was held as one of the landmark releases of the past 20 years. In 1998, singer Toni Braxton praised Control for being the album that made children of preachers feel comfortable embracing their femininity and sexuality. In 2007, Jay-Z likened Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad album to Control in that Rihanna has found her voice and her sound the way Jackson did 21 years ago. The following year, during the R. Kelly trials, defense counsel Sam Adam Jr. stated, "That's how you gotta talk with those people," he said. "They know Janet Jackson: They know she had that famous song, 'What Have You Done for Me Lately?' They understand." Former editor-in-chief of Vibe magazine, Danyel Smith told ABC in an 2009 interview that Control was quietly one of the most significant albums of the last 25 years cementing Janet as her own person. In itself, "What Have You Done For Me Lately" has become a notorious American statement, having been quoted by everyone from president Barack Obama to comedian Eddie Murphy. International pop icon Beyonce Knowles featured the spoken dialogue at the beginnig of the song on her 2009 I Am...world tour. The famous "LatelyBass" preset on the Yamaha TX81Z (used extensively on house and techno songs of the late '80s and '90s) was based on the bass tone of "Lately", and subsequently named after it as well. Similarly, Janet's most quoted lyric, "No my first name aint baby, it's Janet. Ms Jackson if you're nasty" became a mantra for the empowerment of women to protest the objectification of women in pop culture, and society. One reviewer of Control paralleled the ubiquitous catchphrase to that of Aretha Franklin's "Respect" as songs that empower women of all backgrounds. Christina Aguilera stated she grew up being mesmerized by videos from Control including "What Have You Done For Me Lately" and "When I Think Of You". Britney Spears peformed the song during her "Baby One More Time" Tour in 1999. Singer/actress Jennifer Lopez also stated "Pleasure Principle" video was one of the two videos that encouraged her to pursue a career in entertainment ("Alright" being the other). The video also features Janet employing a 50's style microphone as a prop in her choreography. The same concept can be found in R&B singer Ciara's music video "Promise". Rapper Nas listed "Control" as one of his Top 10 favorite videos on BET's Top 25 Video Countdown. There are reports international pop icon Whitney Houston sang the same song during a concert in 1988. And if any of you hoars have anything to contribute plz post it. I'm tried of doing all the leg work for you ungrateful cunts. Now I see how Nuk feels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Here are the two best performances from the Control era: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS1p5vrlKj4 And I have spoken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Let's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnd Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 :wub: The masterpiece that catapulted Janet into the stratosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
switchblade330 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 daaaamn !! it's 25 yrs. already ???!! funny how time flies when your havin fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrietta. Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Mess :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnd Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 To this day, snatched wigs and clumps of weave are still being recovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 To this day, snatched wigs and clumps of weave are still being recovered. The album that shifted a few wigs, still have many MJ stans pressed, still trying to be recreated, the list goes on and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Mess :lmao: Don't laugh at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Austin you just need to accept the fact that nobody is here for COONtrol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 If you're not here for Control, you automatically get banned. If you're not here for Control, you're not here for Janet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 You know Ive been here for Depressionet Prozackson since day 1 & (20 YOnet when im pissy drunk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 I'm going to sleep. And when I wake up, this thread better be 10 pages long with everyone singing and rejoicing their praises for this epicness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 In all seriousness though. I dont listen to Control that much but I think I like it better than RN1814 idk... I think ill try and listen to both tommorow and see, but I was getting my life to Pleasure principle a couple of weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapade Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 My absolute favorite Janet album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaldwin Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Sir Duke, I fux with you. You be giving me EVERYTHING I need in a post. I swear fo' God, you do. I LOVE this thread. *Dances to "Control"* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 In all seriousness though. I dont listen to Control that much but I think I like it better than RN1814 idk... I think ill try and listen to both tommorow and see, but I was getting my life to Pleasure principle a couple of weeks ago. You are just asking to get banned. I don't listen to Pleasure Principle that much. I don't really care for it tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Sir Duke, I fux with you. You be giving me EVERYTHING I need in a post. I swear fo' God, you do. I LOVE this thread. *Dances to "Control"* Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I really feel sorry for the people who didn't witness Janet during this era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janetDAYZ Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 An invisible +1 point for Hotboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SonofBaldwin Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS1p5vrlKj4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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