History in the Making as Super Hot Producer Jermaine "JD" Dupri Teams With Legendary Hitmakers Jimmy "Jam" Harris and Terry Lewis to Produce Music Icon Janet Jackson's Highly Anticipated Album

New Janet Jackson Album Tentatively Titled "20 Years Old"

NEW YORK CITY, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/03/2006 -- Super hot producer Jermaine "JD" Dupri and legendary hitmakers Jimmy "Jam" Harris & Terry Lewis are joining their extraordinary talents to produce music icon Janet Jackson's upcoming release, tentatively titled "20 Years Old." Set for release in the Fall of this year, the collaboration between Dupri, Jam & Lewis is the first time three of the hottest and most successful producers in music history have merged their incredible gifts and musical ears to produce one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2006!

Together, Dupri, Jam & Lewis have worked with a who's who list of music superstars from Mariah, Usher, Aretha Franklin, Gwen Stefani, Heather Headley, Yolanda Adams, Nelly, Bow Wow, TLC, Mary J. Blige, Jagged Edge, Jessica Simpson, Monica, New Edition, Run-DMC, Alicia Keys, Ludacris and Whitney Houston and collectively garnered five Grammy awards and 31 Grammy nominations. Lending their genius to the new Jackson album can only set the stage for chart-topping, multi-platinum success. Dupri, also President of Urban Music at Virgin Records, is the album's executive producer and excited about working with Jam & Lewis. "Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are musical powerhouses," says Dupri. "Our individual success have been unparalleled and have kept music fans bouncing to our beats and singing our songs for years. The world has no idea what they are about to experience - - Janet has the best production trio possible -- and I guarantee, we will deliver!"

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I like it.

Could be a smash, just one suggestion: Please change the title. It's wack. Other than that, Im confident this is going to be a great album

I dont like the title!!! I really dont...but maybe its a testament to being in the superstar game for 20 years, but it may throw some casual fans that see the album on the shelf off.

Though with a hot single it wont matter

She should simply call the album "20". Anyway, I can't wait to hear it. Hope she comes back strong.

All that title's gonna make casual buyers say is "How old really is that bitch anyway"?

Oh and Damita Jo was damn good until Moist came on and led it kinda downhill the back again with Slolove. Plus no airtime playing her videos (especially Just A Little While)
It was much more entertaining than All 4 U, and took me back 2 the Janet era.
One of my top Janet albums.


my list
Rhythm Nation #1
Control#2
Velvet Rope#3
Damita Jo#4
janet#5
All4U#6
(Design Of A Decade dont count really but it would be here)
Janet jackson#7
Dream Street #8

yeah I posted this in the other thread( Janet single out in May album september) but anyway If the music is good people could care less about the title.

shortstuff45220 said:

I know..id buy it if it was called sugar coated raindrops

paisleypark4 said:

lol me too , and Another thing Mariah'title have been off too ,( the Emancipation of Mimi but thank god she didn't call it lolipop like she wanted( which I think is worse than 20 yrs old) and I am pretty sure Janet will explain it well when she's start promotions
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For the love of God shorten it to 20...

'Official' and 'Tentative' don't go together very well.

shortstuff45220 said:

I know EVERYONES talking for her except for janet

I don't care for the album title either. They could've come up with something better then that. But if the music is good, it will make up for it.

terrible. absolutely terrible. who the hell does she have working for her...and is she really incapable of coming up with a better title than "20 years old"? just awful.

the record should just be called "20" or "20 years older" or, well, anything else really. this just makes her look really desperate.

sallysassalot said:

right?

If the songs are actually about something this time around, I won't be mad at her.

GangstaFam said:

sallysassalot said:

Lawd that title is bad ..makes her look very verrrry desperate to be young again.

GangstaFam said:

if the songs are about something then she's silly for using a title that suggests otherwise.

ooooh, this better pan out to be ONLY a working title!

sallysassalot said:

I really wanna love Janet again!

"20 years old"

is this about her hush hush daughter?

IstenSzek said:

So, you still believe that story....

Stranger things have happened in the Jackson family.

it looks likely that the album will have 20 somewhere in the title. i don't get it, why would janet want to look back in the past, she should be looking to the future. Yeah its cool for her to go back to her dance roots but its sounds like she might try to replicate "control". is she running out of ideas??

Why anyone would celebrate the release of their 3rd album is a bit odd too.

whatsgoingon said:

She gave it to Rebbie.

Ellie said:

Ellie said:

no more odd than celebrating the 20th anniversary of prince's 6th record (but not his first).

Is the remix album going to be called "20 pounds more"?

sallysassalot said:

Nah, it' OK celebrating the release of a Diamond album and the artist's most successful record.