Has anyone got a complete list? Some of them are very imaginitve, others overused and not so much.

BTW, what's the main song sampled in Free Xone? I looked in the credits and downloaded 'Think (About It' (Lyn Collins) and 'Tighten Up' (Archie Bell & The Drells) but neither is the sample I'm looking for.

Sorry man, I don't have a full list.
But she sampled Sly Stone's Thank You in Rhythem Nation.
She also sampled Sly's Family Affair in ....
And Prince sang that she took his What Have You done for me Lately.

Here are all I know of:

"Rhythm Nation": Sly's "Thank You falettinme be mice elf agin"
"Alright": Lyn Collins' "Think About It"
"That's The Way Loves Goes": James Brown's "Papa Don't Take No Mess"
"You Want This": The Supremes' "Love Child" and Kool and the Gang's "Jungle Boogie"
"If": The Supremes' "Someday We'll Be Together"
"Funky Big Band": Damn, I don't remember, but it was an old swing/jazz hit.
"New Agenda": Various Chuck D samples.
"Velvet Rope": Theme to "The Exorcist".
"You": War's "The Cisco Kid".
"Got 'Til It's Gone": Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi"
"My Need": Diana Ross' "Love Hangover" and Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell's "You're All I Need To Get By".
"All For You": Luther Vandross' "Glow of Love"
"Son Of A Gun": Carly Simon's "You're So Vain"
"Someone To Call My Lover": America's "Ventura Highway"
"Strawberry Bounce": Jay-Z's... ah, someone fill me in on this.
"All Nite (Don't Stop)": Herbie Hancock's "Hang Up Your Hangups"

Are there any more, everybody? And fill me in one the ones I wasn't sure of.

99% of her songs

R&B Junkie: Evelyn "Champagne" King's I'm In Love
I Want You: BT Express' Close To You
And On And On: Sly's Family Affair
[Edited 7/17/05 8:22am]

"Son Of A Gun": Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" ..love this one.

"Truth" by Janet samples that "Ooh-ooh Child, things are gonna get easier..." song by The Five Stairsteps

meltwithu said:

Lemme find the credits for Free Xone, I love that damn song!!

paisleypark4 said:

Composed By Other Links
Archie Bell/James Brown/Billy Buttier/Rene Elizondo/James Harris/Michael Hepburn/Janet Jackson/Terry Lewis


I wanna look in the book and see too Too bad Im not home now

Cool, thanks guys. Keep 'em coming if you know them! I wanna download/buy a lot of them (obviously the James Brown/Sly Stone/Supremes stuff is way too common though).

Ooh, good thread!

I know people will say that Janet's songs sample too much, but I LOVE how her songs take a SAMPLE and can make something all its own. The breakdown to "If" is still mind-blowing, and I love how they took the little chimes from "Love Child" and made a whole new song.

Now I have to make a playlist of all the originals!

Here's a couple more:

Average White Band
Cut the Cake: (Atlantic 1975)
* "Schoolboy Crush"
Janet Jackson - "New Agenda"


Bell, Archie & the Drells
Tighten Up: (Atlantic 1968)
* "Tighten Up"
Janet Jackson - "FreeXone"



Collins, Lyn
Think (About It): (People 1972)
* "Think (About It)"
Janet Jackson - "Alright"
Janet Jackson - "FreeXone"


Honey Drippers
single: (Alaga 1973)
* "Impeach the President" (Drums)
Janet Jackson - "That's the Way Love Goes"
Shaggy ft Janet Jackson - "Luv Me, Luv Me"


Kool and the Gang
The Best of Kool & the Gang featuring the Penguin: (De-Lite 1971)
* "Kool it (Here Come the Fuzz)"
Janet Jackson - "New Agenda"



McCrae, George
Rock Your Baby: (TK 1974)
* "I Get Lifted"
Blackstreet ft Janet Jackson - "Girlfriend, Boyfriend"


Peebles, Ann
If this is Heaven: (Hi 1978)
* "Good Day for Lovin'"
Busta Rhymes ft Janet Jackson - "What's it Gonna Be"


Pleasure
Joyous: (Fantasy 1977)
* "Joyous"
Janet Jackson - "FreeXone"


Rose Royce
In Full Bloom: (Whitfield 1977)
* "Ooh Boy" (Vocals)
Shaggy ft Janet Jackson - "Luv Me, Luv Me" (Vocal Interpolation)




There's a Riot Goin' On: (Epic 1971)
* "Family Affair"
Janet Jackson - "On and On"




Wonder, Stevie
Music of My Mind: (Tamla 1972)
* "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)"
Janet Jackson - "New Agenda"



McLaren, Malcolm
D'ya Like Scratchin': (Island 1983)
* "Hobo (Scratch)"
Janet Jackson - "Velvet Rope"





Oldfield, Mike
Tubular Bells: (Virgin 1973)
* "Tubular Bells"
Janet Jackson - "Velvet Rope"


Seals and Crofts
Get Closer: (Warner Bros 1976)
* "Sweet Green Fields"
Blackstreet ft Janet Jackson, Ja-Rule, and Eve - "Girlfriend, Boyfriend"




Stewart, Rod
A Night on the Town: (WEA 1976)
* "Tonight's the Night"
Janet Jackson - "Tonight's the Night" (Remake)

Satie, Erik
?: (? ?)
* "Gymnopedies 1"
Janet Jackson - "Someone to Call My Lover"

Ellie said:

The song you are looking for is "Joyous" by Pleasure.

CinisterCee said:

YAY,thank you. I worked it out last night actually, but none of the downloads have been successful so far, and it's not on iTunes

"Like you don't love me"


samples Roxanne Shante & Biz Markie's "Def Fresh Crew" this is the song Shante sued Janet over...does anyone know what the outcome of the whole legal battle was?

I think the wide array of samples say more about Jam & Lewis than they do about Janet. Those two guys know practically every 70's record ever released. I remember Janet mentioning in an interview how she never even heard of Change featuring Luther Vandross' "The Glow Of Love" and that it was Jam who suggested using the sample on "All For You".

Mind you, this doesn't make Jam & Lewis creative geniuses since anyone can borrow a riff or interpolate another artist's song, however, it certainly does provide us with some reasons as to why they've had so much success working with such a diverse array of artists. They listen to different genres and draw on those influences.

A few questions/observations:

1. Why didn't the liner notes in Rhythm Nation 1814 originally credit the samples?

2. According to Design Of A Decade 1986/1996, "Alright" doesn't sample any song at all!

3. Where can we find the mp3's for Roxanne Shante & Biz Markie's "Def Fresh Crew" and Lyn Collins' "Think About It".

4. Janet has avoided alot of flack for using samples unlike a certain Ms. Carey.

I have the mp3's to Herbie Hancock's "Hang Up Your Hang Ups", Evelyn "Champagne" King's "I'm In Love" and America's 'Ventura Highway".

mrwigglesdaw1rm said:

Cool, thanks! Some of those are tough to find on mp3, but it's doable.
[Edited 7/18/05 8:01am]

amit1234 said:

Mariah hasn't gotten much flack for using samples. The samples she uses on her remixes are quite inventive sometimes (ex. "I Still Believe/Pure Imagination (Damizza Remix)"). What she DOES get flack for is for using similar samples over and over and over again (how many times has her shit sounded like "Genius of Love"? )

Hey! I don't like your username! And I don't think VoicesCarry does either!

amit1234 said:

See, VC. Everyone (including me) thinks that isn't you.

No one speaks up on this, but I guess I'll have to...

In the liner notes of "If" it only lists The Supremes' "Someday We'll Be Together" as a sample. But if you know your hip hop, in the track it also samples "Bang Zoom (Let's Go Go)" by the Real Roxanne. Those go-go drums are undeniable.

amit1234 said:

Rhythm Nation was released before it became standard practice to give songwriting credit for samples.

boriquateddy said:

I remember Janet, Jam & Lewis were to be taken to court over that last year. Was it dropped?

JANFAN4L said:

'Tis me, amit & JanFan. no worries

VoicesCarry said:

I think it would help if you had the same avatar on both names.

CinisterCee said:

I'll think about that. But I like confusing people.

VoicesCarry said:

I mean, any excuse to see more Janet booty.

Are there any rules on posting mp3s on this board via yousendit.com?

I've finally got 'Joyous'. I LOVE it.

Ellie said:

Yeah, they snip the links. But that's what orgnotes are for wink wink.

Hey Ellie - Can you PM it to me either here or on Dot Refugees?