Janet Jackson‘s ‘Control’ is her third studio album produced by Jam and Lewis and released on February 4, 1986 by A&M.
Track Listing : 1.Control (James Harris Iii, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson) – 05:55 . 2.Nasty (James Harris Iii, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson) – 04:03 . 3.What Have You Done For Me Lately (James Harris Iii, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson) – 04:59 . 4.You Can Be Mine (James Harris Iii, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson) – 05:16 . 5.The Pleasure Principle (Monte Moir) – 04:58 . 6.When I Think Of You (James Harris Iii, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson) – 03:56 . 7.He Doesn’T Know I’M Alive (Spencer Bernard) – 03:30 . 8.Let’S Wait Awhile (James Harris Iii, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson, Melanie Andrews) – 04:37 . 9.Funny How Time Flies (When You’Re Having Fun) (James Harris Iii, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson) – 04:29
Musicians : Janet Jackson – Vocals, Background Vocals, Keyboards, Bells . Melanie Andrews – Background Vocals . Troy Anthony – Saxophone . Jerome Benton – Vocals . Spencer Bernard – Synthesizer, Guitar . Geoff Bouchieiz – Guitar . Mark Cardenas – Synthesizer . Roger Dumas – Drums, Programming . Jimmy Jam – Synthesizer, Percussion, Piano, Drums, Vocals, Background Vocals . Jellybean Johnson – Guitar, Vocals . Lisa Keith – Background Vocals . Terry Lewis – Percussion, Vocals, Background Vocals . Monte Moir – Synthesizer, Guitar, Drums . Nicholas Raths – Acoustic And 12-String Guitar . Gwendolyn Traylor – Background Vocals . Hami Wave – Background Vocals
Production : Produced By Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson . Steve Hodge – Engineer, Mixing . Jimmy Jam – Engineer . Terry Lewis – Engineer
Package : Chuck Beeson – Art Direction . Melanie Nissen – Art Direction . Tony Viramontes – Photography
Recorded August–October 1985 At Flyte Tyme Productions Studio (Minneapolis, Minnesota).
Released On February 4, 1986 By A&M.
Video Director(s) : Brian Jones and Piers Ashworth for “What Have You Done for Me Lately” . Mary Lambert
for “Nasty” and “Let’s Wait Awhile” . Julien Temple
for “When I Think of You” . Dominic Sena
for “Let’s Wait Awhile” and “The Pleasure Principle” .
(Source The Official Site of Janet Jackson)




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