Janet Jackson: Complete

[matthew_dixon]

Go on - I'll take part, but skip those I don't know. As you'll quickly see (even from round 1) my views on Janet Jackson songs are quite polarising.

10 Again (1993)
9 All For You (2001)
1 All Nite (Don't Stop) (2004)

[JSparksFan]

2 B Loved (2015) 5
2nite (2008) 6
70's Love Groove (1995) 5
(And She Said) Take Me Now (with Justin Timberlake) (2002) 4
Accept Me (1998) 4
After You Fall (2015) 6
Again (1993) 8
All For You (2001) 10
All My Love To You (1984) 5
All Nite (Don't Stop) (2004) 7

[hun]

To help you along, especially with the non-singles, I’ll write very brief descriptions for each one. It might spur you on to seek some of them out too.

• 2 B Loved - an uptempo from her most recent album, ‘Unbreakable’
• 2nite - an uptempo dance song from ‘Discipline’ which was featured in the ‘Sex and the City 2’ movie
• 70’s Love Groove - a slow groove, baby making song. Mostly spoken, not sung, lots of moaning
• (And She Said) Take Me Now - a Timbaland produced ‘banger’ from Justin’s debut album
• Accept Me - a B-side from ‘The Velvet Rope’ era, although most similar to That’s The Way Love Goes in terms of melody and sound
• After You Fall - a stripped back ballad, similar to Again and Every Time
• Again - a piano driven ballad which went to #1 and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1994 after being featured on Janet’s first full-length feature ‘Poetic Justice’
• All For You - a disco inspired pop/dance song which spent 7 weeks at #1 and broke airplay records in 2001
• All My Love To You - reminiscent of the Jacksons sound in the early eighties
• All Nite (Don’t Stop) - one of her few singles not produced by Jam and Lewis, instead by Swedish dance production team. Fan favourite from ‘Damita Jo’ but suffered from the Super Bowl backlash

[Leo]

2 B Loved (2015) 7
2nite (2008) 6
70's Love Groove (1995) 6
(And She Said) Take Me Now (with Justin Timberlake) (2002) 1 (but based on the fact it makes small sense this is deserving a participation in a Janet survivor! the song is cool)
Accept Me (1998) 7
After You Fall (2015) 9
Again (1993) 8
All For You (2001) 10
All My Love To You (1984) 4
All Nite (Don't Stop) (2004) 10

[cheapthrills]

5 2 B Loved (2015)
4 2nite (2008)
7 70's Love Groove (1995)
2 (And She Said) Take Me Now (with Justin Timberlake) (2002)
2 Accept Me (1998)
6 After You Fall (2015)
10 Again (1993)
10 All For You (2001)
5 All My Love To You (1984)
10 All Nite (Don't Stop) (2004)

[Unbreakable34]

8 2 B Loved (2015)
8 2nite (2008)
7 70's Love Groove (1995)
6 (And She Said) Take Me Now (with Justin Timberlake) (2002)
6 Accept Me (1998)
7 After You Fall (2015)
9 Again (1993)
10 All For You (2001)
4 All My Love To You (1984)
10 All Nite (Don't Stop) (2004)

[hun]

Merry chrimbas honeyz. I’ll try to update soon

[hun]

STANDINGS

1. All For You 9.53
2. All Nite (Don't Stop) 8.13
3. Again 7.2
4. 2nite 7.14
5. 2 B Loved 6.5
6. After You Fall 5.79
7. 70's Love Groove 5.77
8. Accept Me 5.5
9. All My Love To You 4.18
10. (And She Said) Take Me Now 3.58

[hun]

ROUND 2



Alright (1989)
And On And On (1994)
Any Time, Any Place (1994)
Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly remix) (1994)
Anything (1997)
Ask For More (1999)
Because of Love (1993)
Better Days (2001)
Black Cat (1990)
Black Eagle (2015)
Broken Hearts Heal (2015)

SCORE EACH SONG 1-10 (if you don't know a song, you can click on the link or you can skip it - do not automatically score it 1)

JeremySpears Thombus breatheonme Plym Choley HotPotato Erotica RayRay Thriller matthew_dixon JSparksFan Leo cheapthrills Unbreakable34

[hun]

• Alright - a dance number from 'Rhythm Nation 1814' released in 1990. The music video is deemed one of her best and most elaborate.
• And On And On - an R&B summer jam which was a huge airplay hit
• Any Time, Any Place - perhaps her most famous baby-making song. It spent 10 weeks at number 1 on the R&B charts - her longest running chart topper there. And it's one of her most streamed tracks now.
• Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly Remix) - a video was released for this popular remix, which is actually the only version of the song uploaded on her YouTube channel
• Anything - a slow jam from 'The Velvet Rope'
• Ask For More - akin to 'Step To Me' by the Spice Girls, that is, it was a song recorded for Pepsi and you had to collect ring pulls in order to receive the CD - the song has 3 very distinct stages to it (listen to understand what I mean)
• Because of Love - the 4th single from the 'janet.' album, it's similar to her pop hits like 'When I Think of You' and 'Runaway'
• Better Days - a self-reflective track from 'All For You' which makes use of strings
• Black Cat - a number one single in 1990, and Janet's first venture into rock. It was even nominated in the Rock category at the Grammy Awards
• Black Eagle - one of Janet's most political songs and the theme for her 'Unbreakable' album
• Broken Hearts Heal - Janet's tribute to Michael, it incorporates sounds from MJ's 'Off The Wall' era

[hun]

Alright (1989) 10
And On And On (1994) 6
Any Time, Any Place (1994) 10
Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly Remix) (1994) 7
Anything (1997) 10
Ask For More (1999) 7
Because of Love (1993) 10
Better Days (2001) 10
Black Cat (1990) 3
Black Eagle (2015) 10
Broken Hearts Heal (2015) 5

[Unbreakable34]

8 Alright (1989)
7 And On And On (1994)
10 Any Time, Any Place (1994)
9 Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly remix) (1994)
8 Anything (1997)
5 Ask For More (1999)
8 Because of Love (1993)
9 Better Days (2001)
8 Black Cat (1990)
9 Black Eagle (2015)
8 Broken Hearts Heal (2015)

[RayRay]

Alright (1989) 10
And On And On (1994) 6
Any Time, Any Place (1994) 4
Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly remix) (1994) 6
Anything (1997) 3
Ask For More (1999) 5
Because of Love (1993) 10
Better Days (2001) 1
Black Cat (1990) 5
Black Eagle (2015) 6
Broken Hearts Heal (2015) 8

[JeremySpears]

Alright (1989) 8
And On And On (1994) 7
Any Time, Any Place (1994) 8
Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly remix) (1994) 8
Anything (1997) 6
Ask For More (1999) 4
Because of Love (1993) 8
Better Days (2001) 10
Black Cat (1990) 10
Black Eagle (2015) 9
Broken Hearts Heal (2015) 7

[Erotica]

Alright (1989) 8
And On And On (1994) 7
Any Time, Any Place (1994) 2
Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly remix) (1994) 1
Anything (1997) 3
Ask For More (1999) 7
Because of Love (1993) 7
Better Days (2001) 5
Black Cat (1990) 10
Black Eagle (2015) 8
Broken Hearts Heal (2015) 8

[Choley]

Alright (1989) 7
And On And On (1994) 8
Any Time, Any Place (1994) 4
Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly remix) (1994) 6
Anything (1997) 3
Ask For More (1999) 5
Because of Love (1993) 6
Better Days (2001) 8
Black Cat (1990) 10
Black Eagle (2015) 5
Broken Hearts Heal (2015) 6

[Leo]

Alright (1989) 7
And On And On (1994) 7
Any Time, Any Place (1994) 8
Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly remix) (1994) 2 (it does not add much to the song imo. The song is good of course, but with just one version is enough given they are very much alike)
Anything (1997) 7
Ask For More (1999) 6
Because of Love (1993) 8
Better Days (2001) 9 (a non-single I will be rooting for)
Black Cat (1990) 7 (extra point for the rocker style)
Black Eagle (2015) 7 (extra point for the lyrics)
Broken Hearts Heal (2015) 7 (the song improves considerably in second half!)


I love your song descriptions, keep on doing them!

[breatheonme]

Any Time Any Place 6,5
Anything 9
Because of Love 8
Better Days 9
Black Cat 7
Black Eagle 10
Broken Hearts Heal 2

[JSparksFan]

Alright (1989) 7
And On And On (1994) 6
Any Time, Any Place (1994) 7
Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly remix) (1994) 7
Anything (1997) 5
Ask For More (1999) 5
Because of Love (1993) 10
Better Days (2001) 5
Black Cat (1990) 8
Black Eagle (2015) 8
Broken Hearts Heal (2015) 5

[JeremySpears]

Alright (1989) 10
And On And On (1994) 6
Any Time, Any Place (1994) 4
Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly remix) (1994) 6
Anything (1997) 3
Ask For More (1999) 5
Because of Love (1993) 10
Better Days (2001) 1
Black Cat (1990) 5
Black Eagle (2015) 6
Broken Hearts Heal (2015) 8

Raymond????

[HotPotato]

Alright (1989) - 9
And On And On (1994) - 5
Any Time, Any Place (1994) - 7
Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly remix) (1994) - 1
Anything (1997) - 6
Ask For More (1999) - 10, legendary
Because of Love (1993) - 8
Better Days (2001) - 2
Black Cat (1990) - 1
Black Eagle (2015) - 3
Broken Hearts Heal (2015) - 2

[Ivica]

Alright (1989) 7
And On And On (1994) 5
Any Time, Any Place (1994) 6.5
Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly remix) (1994) 5
Anything (1997) 6
Ask For More (1999) 4
Because of Love (1993) 7.5
Better Days (2001) 7
Black Cat (1990) 8
Black Eagle (2015) 6.5
Broken Hearts Heal (2015) 7

[hun]

I’ll leave this open for a bit longer

[matthew_dixon]

Just looked up this set on my all time chart - don't recall a number of them but I have definitely heard them as I've charted them.

Alright (1989) - 5
Any Time, Any Place (1994) - 5
Because of Love (1993) - 4
Black Cat (1990) - 7

[hun]

7 for Black Cat

Don't know any of the others in this batch.

Not even the janet. singles?

[matthew_dixon]

Edited my post - there were a few others there that were singles I have put in my all time chart, so must have heard. Gave them rankings based on roughly how high I'm ranking them.