love2thenines said:

I have mixed feelings about this. I like Janet's work with Jimmy and Terry but it feels like they've been repeating a similar formula since the success of the Janet CD. On the other hand Janet's work with other well-known producers has not been any better or different than what she does with Jimmy & Terry, so if she ever does get the nerve to leave Jimmy & Terry I would like to see her work with a producer who is not the flavor of the month and already all over the radio. Ultimately I don't mind her working with them again as long as they do something different this time. No more interludes, no more predictable over the top sex songs, better lyrics, stay true to who Janet is but be more creative. And Janet needs to include the good songs on her CD this time... Put Your Hands On, Who, Ask For More, Love Me etc. should have all been included on CD's and possibly released.

Who

I love this
Oh my god
Oops
Uh

Uh
Who
Oops

Chorus:
Who
Yeah who, I do
I be lovin' who
Yeah who
Ask who cares about you
I care about you

My love for you has got me goin' crazy
I thought we could possibly maybe
Get together and start something
No other person in this world
Could make me feel like a little shy girl
There's nothing I won't do for you

Bridge:
I'll comfort you, be kind to you
And I'll be strength to you
I'll sing to you, won't cling to you
In everything you do
I'll pamper you, won't hamper you
From all the things you wanna do
I'll care for you, make love to you
And I'll be good to you
I'll brighten you, enlighten you
With every silly mood
I'll fight for you, what's right for you
But all you really gotta know is

Chorus

When I'm around you become such a mess
Your tongue is tied, your weak confess
And it makes my spirit fly every time
Your love for me, I don't wanna change
Even though you can do and say some crazy things
There's nothing in this I wouldn't do for you

Bridge

Chorus (2x)

Bridge

Chorus (3x (Bridge In Background Second Time))


great song

Krytonite said:

MJ should go back to the producer who made him a megastar.

Quincy Jones.

NadiaAdare said:

You named two of the better cuts on the Cd, in my opinion. Everyone thinks there is a different dream tracklisting of DJ and that is the problem with it but also the great thing about it. It has a little something for everybody but also something that some fans will just not like at all.

VinnyM27 said:

the problem is that janet used to have albums where people argued about which songs were the best...

now we are arguing about which songs are the worst and shouldnt have been on the album.....that tells me AFY and Damita Jo were not worthy of her steller collection. Well, her collection used to be steller.

sosgemini said:

DJ was an OK CD. although probably more dissapointing than even A4Y, which was at least semi consistent. And while I have jumped on the "if edited" bandwagon, two of the better tracks are the Japanase outakes. They make it a slightly better CD...

ehuffnsd said:

I couldn't agree more. Of all those things, the zoo suit is the most tired! Somebody throw out that zoot suit...was "Alright" that great of a song? You should always sing "Pleasure Principle" and never do "Alright"!

JANFAN4L said:

Most of the Jam & Lewis material is quality. The title track, Truth, Trust A Try (so should've been a single), Doesn't Really Matter (although I don't like the Rockwilder Mix that appears on this album, it's too choppy), STCML (even though I prefer the J&L Velvet Mix), You Ain't Right (that's some trouble-funk) and China Love.[/quote]

I really disagree with some of those tracks. "Trust A Try" is "You..Again" (if you know what I mean). "You Ain't Right" is a bit forced and has too many vocoder effects. Now "Feels So Right"...favorite song on there! Should have been a single although I don't think it would have been one of her bigger hits (definate Top 10 but not long lived). I also agree that Rockwilder wasn't all that nescarry and the new AFY mix of "Doesn't Really Matter" is messed up (I have alaways felt that it was altered not only appease Rockwilder and give him more money and producing credit for the disc but also because Def Jam paid so much for the original...notice the video doesn't appear on any Janet sets (or does it appear on "AFY DVD Edtion"?).

VoicesCarry said:

Same here...everyone has a different dream tracklisting for the CD!

NadiaAdare said:

"Please" is a hit...I think Toni is still in trouble although the new album might do slitghly better than the last.

Janet might be too old be a dance star but not a dance music singer. See Cher and Donna Summer. If Janet did stuff like that, she might be able to get young people into dance again.

sosgemini said:

I suppose I get what you mean although don't you think that even back in the day some people didn't like songs like "Alright" and "If" and would have cut them from the album? Yes, the CDs have gone down in quality but I don't think it means that she is hopeless. If Mariah can comeback...

This is a good thing. I like those guys.
Good move.

I like Jam & Lewis, too, their only flaw being they sample too much.

Agreed, but at leas they know how to SAMPLE, as opposed to "blatantly jack". *looks in Puff Daddy and Mary J. Blige's direction*

Sample or not. I'm anxious to see what they turn out. Hope its killa.

squiddyren said:

4 Me:


U Aint Right
Feels So Right
All 4 U
Come On get Up
When We OOO

Ellie said:

U like Sexhibition but dont like "Like U Dont Love ME" which is even less sexual. ;confuse:

paisleypark4 said:

It's not the sexual element, but the stupid lyrics. Have you ever heard 'Pops Up'? What would possess anyone to write such rubbish? And I do like 'Like You Don't Love Me', it was a joke since I read the lyric to the song and saw things in there just as bad as the 'Thinkin Bout My Ex' bubble bath/"in the restaurant, eating" parts.
[Edited 7/17/05 1:21am]

Ellie said:

I've been a "Like You Don't Love Me" advocate since the CD dropped. Irresistible post-'90s R&B girl group groove. I swear it sounds like T-Boz is on the chorus.

"Island Life" grew on me after a few months. I didn't instantly like it.

"Looking For Love," although an interlude, really was a beautiful number and should've at least been used as theme music for the disc with it's own full track (a la "Livin' In A World"/"Livin'...In Complete Darkness" or "Come Back (Interlude)"/"Love Will Never Do (Without You)").

Scorpion said:

Yep. If Tina can do "Proud Mary" in a little black dress and high heels well into her 60s then there's room for Janet to keep the fire burning and champion her style of dance well into her golden years.

You'd be surprised at which acts hold longevity and can keep it going. There's something classic and undeniable about it.

VinnyM27 said:

Nah. I don't hear "You" out of TAT. I honestly don't. If anything, it could pass as a more poppier, sped up cousin of "What About."

"You Ain't Right" is a troubled, brooding track. The vocoder and choppiness actually make it shine for me. There's a disjointed quality to it which she pulls off great live.

"Feel So Right" is sh*te K-Mart shopper music. I can so hear that tune while walking with a shopping cart and kids about my basket whining.

All in all, AFY was too runny, most of it didn't stick. Rockwilder's A-*-* wasn't needed on the LP at all and only makes it seem more "of-the-moment." Where is that dude now? In the same flavor-of-the-month graveyard as Kevin "Shek'spere" Briggs (TLC, Destiny's Child), and Rodney Jerkins (Brandy, Toni Braxton).

It's funny, while Janet commissioned the Neptunes twice on two projects (AFY & DJ), they never make the final LP ("What It Is" and "Ruff" come to mind). Hate to be a gossip, but I think Jam & Lewis don't like the 'Tunes.

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[Edited 7/17/05 4:49am]

VinnyM27 said:

That isn't Janet's schtick, so she won't be following those paths (just standing on stage in 1 place while 50 glittery dancers swirl about). Anyway, a really good dancer has a long shelf life - Cyd Charisse, anyone?

JANFAN4L said:

I love that track. It's a nice mellow groove. But still, there's an element of truth in what you're saying.

JANFAN4L said:

Everything the Neptunes have ever done for her has completely sucked in Janet's eyes, I think. "Ruff" and "What It Is" haven't leaked, but their mixes of SOAG were absolutely terrible, so no wonder they weren't released.

Anyway, The Neptunes are soooo 2001.
[Edited 7/17/05 5:18am]

Dear Janet,

PLEASE no more breathy slow songs, huh? If you are working with Jam & Lewis again, how about bringing the funk this time and doing some serious singing and dancing? Listen to your "Control" album and see how you can one-up it and take-up where you left off, huh? I am begging you.

Dear Jam and Lewis,

If you are working on a new Janet CD, PLEASE don't let her sing any breathy slow songs. Come on fells, really! Go back and listen to some of your more funky albums. Admit to yourselves that you were with the Time and were influenced by Prince. It's really okay to admit such things!

Dear LaToya,

If Jam and Lewis are working with your sister Janet again, could you maybe sit-in on some sessions and LEARN something girl? WTF?!?!? Get some producers like them and maybe you can make hit records too!

purpleunderground said:

ps...NO MORE FUCKING INTERLUDES!!!

AMEN! That totally ruined DJ for me, and made the disc too damned long. Except for "Country". That was just damned funny. I would've put that at the beginning of the disc (before "Damita Jo") and just been DONE with it.

JANFAN4L said:

Different strokes for different folks, I suppose. I really don't understand why more Janet fans aren't feeling All For You. I still love that CD, and I throw it back in the CD player regularly. On the other hand, I haven't listened to The Velvet Rope in years.

"Trust A Try" would have been a HUGE single. I also love "Feels So Right", "Come On Get Up", "China Love" -- I prefer the version of "Son of a Gun" on the CD to Missy's remix, though. "Someone To Call My Lover" and the title track were both hot IMO.