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Design of a Decade: 1986-1996 is a misleading title. The bulk of Janet Jackson's greatest-hits collection concentrates on Control and Rhythm Nation 1814, simply by contractual necessity. That is far from a fatal flaw. The hits from those two albums were state-of-the-art dance-pop productions at the time of their release, filled with bottomless beats and memorable, catchy hooks. None of the songs has lost any of its impact, from the funk of "Miss You Much" and "What Have You Done for Me Lately," to the ballads "Let's Wait Awhile" and "Come Back to Me." In addition to all 13 Top 40 hits from Control and Rhythm Nation -- all but one went into the Top Five -- Design of a Decade includes the biggest and best hit from janet., the sultry "That's the Way Love Goes," and two new songs, "Runaway" and "Twenty Foreplay." It's a credit to Janet that the two new numbers feel like genuine hits, not tacked-on filler, and help make the album a compulsively listenable greatest-hits collection.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Mike Scott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 A&M Records
Steve Hodge, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 A&M Records
Steve Hodge, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jellybean Johnson, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Benton, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Hodge, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Hodge, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal Arranger, Drum, Rhythm Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JOHNNY GILL, Unknown, Other - Dave Barry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Hodge, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal Arranger, Drum, Rhythm Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Percussion, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 A&M Records
Steve Hodge, Additional Vocals, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal Arranger, Drum, Rhythm Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Herb Alpert, Brass Band, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Thomas, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rene Elizondo, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fred McFarlane, Programmer - Shep Pettibone, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Shimkin, Editor - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Goh Hotoda, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alan Friedman, Programmer
℗ 1990 A&M Records
Steve Hodge, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Wiese, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1986 A&M Records
Steve Hodge, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TERRY LEWIS, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MONTE MOIR, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Assistant Mixer, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocal Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Wiese, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1987 A&M Records
Nuno Bettencourt, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hodge, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Organ, Bass Programming, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John McClain, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jellybean Johnson, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Barry, Electric 6-String, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Randy Ran, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hodge, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal Arranger, Drum, Rhythm Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Percussion, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lisa Keith, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John McClain, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jellybean Johnson, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Stone, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Thomas, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rene Elizondo, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Popeye Greer, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 A&M Records
JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Virgin Records Limited, Janet Jackson appears courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.
Chris Brown, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Tartaglia, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hodge, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Barnett, Conductor - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Frank Lee, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Howard, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Hanley Daws, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elsa Nilsson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Blaskey, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Koestenbaum, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Kathy Kienzle, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Tamas Strasser, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Kornacker, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Carolyn Daws, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Romuald Tecco, Concertmaster, AssociatedPerformer - Julie Ayer, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Nashan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Hyacinthe Tlucek, Concertmaster, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Melanie Andrews, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Hodge, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Wiese, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Scott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stokley, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - JANET JACKSON, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lee Blaske, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Foli, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Sewell, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Julia Persitz, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Preves, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Koestenbaum, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Brenda Mickens, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Holman, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Carolyn Daws, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Massman, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Laurie Hippen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Andrea Een, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Liz Sobieski, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Hasan Sumen, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Hippen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 A&M Records
Album review
Design of a Decade: 1986-1996 is a misleading title. The bulk of Janet Jackson's greatest-hits collection concentrates on Control and Rhythm Nation 1814, simply by contractual necessity. That is far from a fatal flaw. The hits from those two albums were state-of-the-art dance-pop productions at the time of their release, filled with bottomless beats and memorable, catchy hooks. None of the songs has lost any of its impact, from the funk of "Miss You Much" and "What Have You Done for Me Lately," to the ballads "Let's Wait Awhile" and "Come Back to Me." In addition to all 13 Top 40 hits from Control and Rhythm Nation -- all but one went into the Top Five -- Design of a Decade includes the biggest and best hit from janet., the sultry "That's the Way Love Goes," and two new songs, "Runaway" and "Twenty Foreplay." It's a credit to Janet that the two new numbers feel like genuine hits, not tacked-on filler, and help make the album a compulsively listenable greatest-hits collection.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:14
- Main artists: Janet Jackson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1995 A&M Records This Compilation ℗ 1995 A&M Records
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