Hi everyone! This is my first post and I thought i'd make it on my idol Ms. Jackson. Has anyone picked this up yet? I have all Janet's stuff but I wanted to know whether or not the tracks were remastered like Madonna's Celebration cd. Thanks everyone!

Hi

I got it today but haven't listen yet

I bought it too... went straight to "Make Me"... I'll give it a listen in a few

hi jbrown83 i've read that the tracks have been remastered. also that outside of the states it's to be titled "The Best Of" and a couple regions will have "Whoops Now" included.

we shall see.

4 1/2 out of 5 stars.

Janet Jackson
Number Ones
by Sal Cinquemani
Posted: November 14, 2009

That the songs on Janet Jackson's first-ever comprehensive hits collection, Number Ones, have been sequenced in chronological order only magnifies the impact she had on late-'80s and early-'90s pop, when she helped define the sound of Top 40 radio along with the likes of Madonna, Prince, and her brother Michael. By way of former Time musicians Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Janet's breakthrough album, Control, gave Prince's Minneapolis sound a distinctly feminine—and, with songs like "What Have You Done for Me Lately?," "Nasty," "Control," and "Let's Wait Awhile," a distinctly feminist—spin. Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 was an even bigger tour de force: The album spawned a record-breaking seven Top 5 singles and found Janet eclipsing her big brother for the first time—as she would continue to do for more than a decade.

If that album reflected the zeitgeist of guilt-driven social consciousness in the '80s, janet. and especially The Velvet Rope, arguably Janet's richest work to date, tapped into the teeming sexual repression leftover from that decade. Jam and Lewis's signature clattering percussion and synths softened as Janet's abs hardened and Babyface's brand of lush R&B took over pop airwaves in the early part of the decade. The treacly "Again" and Rhythm Nation's hair-metal "Black Cat" are the only songs here that haven't aged well (hell, they were both terminally cheesy at their time of release), but the album's first 30 tracks make a convincing case for Janet as one of the most consistent pop artists of the last 25 years.

But just as Number Ones's sequencing highlights Janet's impressive early years, it also underscores her startlingly abrupt decline. Except for maybe R.E.M., no other former superstar act has been as prolific with such diminishing commercial and creative returns. Not including her two pre-Control releases, Janet has released more albums this decade than during any other, but only one (the mediocre All for You) could be considered a success, and the "hits" from her last three albums are a mere footnote here.

Janet's previous compilation, Design of a Decade, wisely opted for the single mix of "Alright" but eschewed Shep Pettibone's remix of "The Pleasure Principle"; here, we get a similar version of "Alright" (though I could have done without Heavy D's rap, which sullies an otherwise perfect early-'90s house relic), but Pettibone's superior take on "Pleasure" remains relegated to old 7" singles and imports. Meanwhile, "I Get Lonely" appears in its original incarnation rather than the popular BLACKstreet version that's listed in the album's press release, while the sex-drenched "Any Time, Any Place" is the shortened, more pedestrian mix courtesy of R. Kelly, who manages to make the song less sexy.

Still, these are minor quibbles for a package that gets almost everything else right. "You Want This," the final single from janet., is the sole Top 10 not represented, but that's due to the liberal but dubious criteria defined by the album's title, and it's more than made up for with the inclusion of the largely forgotten R&B chart-toppers "Diamonds" (with Herb Albert) and "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (with Luther Vandross), as well as the more notable "Scream" (with Michael) and "What's It Gonna Be?!" (with Busta Rhymes). The sole new offering is "Make Me," a throbbing disco number produced by Rodney Jerkins that pays homage to "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" ("Don't stop till you get it up," Janet coos in typical horned-up fashion) but which is unlikely to return the singer to pop radio.

Following his stellar work on "Feedback," Jerkins has proven himself to be the best of the new collaborators Janet has tried on throughout the past decade, but one can't help but wonder if she can ever score another hit without her longtime partners in crime. It can't be a coincidence that the last time she cracked the Top 10 (eight years ago) was also the last time Jam and Lewis were steering the ship (while they received a credit on 20 Y.O.'s "Call on Me," the blame for that misguided trifle falls squarely on Jermaine Dupri's stout shoulders). If Number Ones does nothing else, it's a convincing document of Jam and Lewis's enduring work with Janet, that they are to her what Moroder and Bellotte were to Donna Summer. Now if only they'd dust off their old '80s synths and get back to work.

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i haven't got it yet, i'll probably pick it up later this week

Hopefully Make Me is a return to vintage Janet. We have missed her.

im getting it this weekend. lolol i love janet!!!!

consider it downloaded as soon as I get my new SD card!

I haven't bought it yet, but will eventually pick it up. And welcome to the board, I'm also a huge janet (and michael) fan,
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mimi07 said:

I'm listening to anytime , anyplace right now

I love this set! It does nearly everything right! I'm confused by listing the Backstreet version and not putting it on there. The original "I Get Lonely" is great though. I got a real thrill hearing disc 2 on the long drive home. I'll listen to disc one tomorrow.

Oh, and at Target, the phsyical copy features the bonus remix of "Make Me". Maybe the new trend with Target is that they will carry all the extras Itunes offers for buying from their site!

midiscover said:

I'm getting it this weekend hopefully.

Timmy84 said:

You better

To those that have the cd, are the tracks from rn 1814 and control, even janet. remastered?

It's on my list to get. Remastered or not, it's just a compilation, as you know. Not much of a review to have on it, except the new track, which is discussed here: http://prince.org/msg/8/324028

I already made a playlist in iTunes w/ the tracklist. I will still get the CD.

All the tracks are remastered.

I can't justify purchasing another greatest hits
cd with one new track which i can listen to anytime
i want online.

Thanks alot I can't wait to pick this up tomorrow!!

phunkdaddy said:

UNBOTHERED.

jbrown83 said:

You're welcome!

midiscover said:

Oh cry me a river.

VinnyM27 said:

Damn it, I got mine at Best Buy

oh...and thank god they used the orignal I Get Lonely


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I got mines at Walmart. Target sold out
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Well time to pay some respects:

I purchased the casette of the Janet release back in 82 was it? The one with her in the pool and with the jam Come Give Your Love To Me. That had a slight Let Me Tickle Your Fancy feel to it. She was on Bandstand doing the song as well, when it was released.

Fast forward to 1986. I saw a report on MTV from good ol' Martha stating that Jam and Lewis were producing Janet Jackson. No big news to anyone 'cept a Prince freak like me. And even moreso, a Jam n Lewis freak as I was enamored with their production values on Cherelle's and Alex's releases, specifically You Look Good To Me (their best song ever imo, its funk metal) and Innocent.

So Control is finally released. I purchase it. Nobody gave a damn about Janet. I was playing this mug in the ride for days. I picked up a work mate to go to work and the three in a row slam dunk jams Control, Lately, and Nasty played, leading said workmate to state "Who is this?" in such ernest intrigue. I told him it was Janet Jackson with Jimmy Jam and Terry from The Time producing etc. He said nothing but I knew his fire was now lit. And he wasn't some pop listener but a medium range thug lol.

Went to a friends house which turned into an impromptu house party (the best kind). I put in the tape and played it from the beginning. We all danced straight to the first SIDE nonstop. Control is a first side mix-tape for dj's back then it seemed. They all asked (as they were laid out on the couch huffin n pffuin from the dance workout)what tape I had put on and of course told them it was Janet's 'Control.' Lots of comments such as "Im gettin that.." were made.

The video for What Have You Done For Me Lately come sout. Then this 'find' was no longer mine all mine but the world stood up and recognized. It was awesome to watch. 20 or so years later here is her second hits package. What a great trip. Thanks Janet lol.


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I have fallen in love with Janet's music all over again. This really brings back great memories. I vividly remember where I was when I heard many of these hits. Such a brilliant artist!