Son Of A Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) Janet Jackson
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How best do you define an icon? Is it someone who not only creates trends but also survives and surpasses them? A legend that has depth and who is willing to push the boundaries way beyond ‘flavor-of-the-month’ into a unique approach? In the case of JANET JACKSON, it is all of the above and more.
With all the awards and accolades, sold-out tours, top-rated television specials and CD sales that exceed 50 million worldwide, it would be a challenge to state what Janet’s greatest accomplishment has been. But maybe the highest praise is to recognize that it’s hard to recall a time when she didn’t matter – when her songs didn’t blast from the radio and instantly settle into our heads, hearts and hips, or her videos didn’t break new visual ground. Now with the hotly anticipated DAMITA JO, her 4th Virgin release (and 8th studio album overall), Janet takes her incredible musical journey a step further. If 2001’s All For You was, as Janet described it, an album that “helped me move from one emotional level to another”, then DAMITA JO is proof that Janet is still moving; making music that continues to aim higher and dig deeper.
On DAMITA JO (that’s Janet’s middle name), she once again joins forces with longtime friends and creative allies Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who have worked with Janet since 1986’s Control. “I love Jimmy and Terry,” Janet declares. “What we do together even amazes me. We’ve grown up together in the studio. There are no egos. We love each other; we love the process of working together.”
Along with Jam and Lewis, Janet also partners on the new record with innovators like Rich Harrison (Beyonce, Amerie), Dallas Austin (TLC, Madonna), Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds (Aretha Franklin, Toni Braxton), Swedish team Murlyn Music (Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin), and hot hip-hop newcomer Kanye West (Jay-Z, Alicia Keys). The result is an album that finds Janet focused and more in control creatively than she has ever been. Brimming with pulsing, up-tempo songs as well as sexy, introspective looks at life, love and the ups and downs of relationships, DAMITA JO is the soulful sound of someone in their prime – as an artist and as a woman. Two initial album tracks – the rock-ish “Just A Little While” (produced by Austin) and the more R&B-leaning “I Want You” (produced by West) – give only a brief indication of Janet’s diversity on this exciting new album.
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