Control
by Janet Jackson
- Type: Album
- Released: 4 February 1986
- Label: A&M
- Country: United States
- Length: 41:40
- Community rating: 3.75/5 from 9 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Produced alongside Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, 'Control' fundamentally revolutionized modern R&B by aggressively integrating the hard-hitting, synthesized rhythms of the Minneapolis Sound. Janet Jackson asserts a fierce, triumphant independence over dense, metallic drum beats and incredibly sharp funk grooves. The album is a rhythmic, rebellious blockbuster that laid the absolute foundation for the new jack swing movement.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, funky, dance, bold, sleek, vocal, punchy
Tracklist
- Control (5:53)
- Nasty (4:03)
- What Have You Done For Me Lately (4:59)
- You Can Be Mine (5:15)
- The Pleasure Principle (4:57)
- When I Think Of You (3:55)
- He Doesn't Know I'm Alive (3:29)
- Let's Wait Awhile (4:37)
- Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun) (4:28)
Credits
- Janet Jackson - primary artist, arranged by [rhythm], arranged by [vocals], backing vocals, co-producer, lead vocals, written-by, keyboards [digital], synthesizer, keyboards [synthesized & digital bells], piano [digital], keyboards [digital bells], synthesizer, keyboards [digital bells]
- Jimmy Jam - arranged by [rhythm], arranged by [vocals], drum programming, engineer [assistant], keyboards [digital], percussion, programmed by [synthesizers], sampler, vocals [nasty boy], sampler, piano [acoustic], backing vocals, producer
- Terry Lewis - arranged by [rhythm], arranged by [vocals], backing vocals, engineer [recording], percussion, written-by, vocals [nasty boy], drum programming, drum programming, bass, engineer [assistant], guitar, producer
- Chuck Beeson - art direction
- Melanie Nissen - art direction, design
- Melanie Andrews - backing vocals, written-by, arranged by [vocals]
- Lyle Baker - coordinator [project coordinator]
- Steve Hodge - engineer [assistant], mixed by, engineer [recording], engineer [additional recording]
- John McClain - executive-producer
- Tony Viramontes - photography by
- Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis - producer
- James Harris III - written-by
- Hami Wave - backing vocals
- Steve Wiese - engineer [recording], co-producer, mixed by, engineer [recording], engineer [additional recording], engineer [assistant]
- Jellybean Johnson - vocals [nasty boy], co-producer, arranged by [rhythm], guitar [solo]
- Jerome Benton - vocals [nasty boy]
- Gwendolyn Traylor - backing vocals
- Monte Moir - engineer [assistant], producer, arranged by [rhythm & vocals], drum programming, guitar, synthesizer, programmed by [synthesizer], written-by
- Geoff Bouchieiz - guitar [guitars]
- Lisa Keith - arranged by [vocals], backing vocals
- Spencer Bernard - co-producer, synthesizer, guitar, arranged by [rhythm & vocals], written-by
- Roger Dumas - drum programming
- David Rivkin - engineer [basic recording]
- Troy Anthony - saxophone
- Mark Cardenas - synthesizer
- O' Nicholas Raths - acoustic guitar [6 string], 12-string acoustic guitar