music.wikisort.org - CompositionDesign of a Decade: 1986–1996 is the first greatest hits album by American singer Janet Jackson, released on October 10, 1995 by A&M Records. It features 14 of Jackson's top 40 hits from her three previous albums; Control (1986), Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989), janet. (1993), and two new tracks; "Runaway" and "Twenty Foreplay".
The International Edition includes new remakes of the Single Versions especially done in 1995 for this release.
1995 greatest hits album by Janet Jackson
Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 |
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Released | October 10, 1995 (1995-10-10) |
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Recorded | 1985 – 1995 |
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Length | 75:28 (standard) 77:29 (international edition) 44:58 (bonus disc) |
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Label | A&M |
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- "Runaway"
Released: August 29, 1995
- "The Best Things In Life Are Free (European/Australian re-release)"
Released: December 4, 1995
- "Twenty Foreplay"
Released: January 8, 1996
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It was well received by many critics, who cited the number of hit singles on the record, but many noted its misleading title as the album's content predominantly spanned a five-year period. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA,[1] within 4 months of release sold more than 4.3 million copies.[2]
Background
Jackson fulfilled her contract with A&M Records, signing a multimillion-dollar contract with Virgin Records estimated between $32 million and $50 million, making her the highest paid recording artist at the time.[3][4] Jackson's fifth studio album Janet, stylized as janet. and read "Janet, period", was released in May 1993. The record opened at number one on the Billboard 200, making Jackson the first female artist in the Nielsen SoundScan era to do so.[5][6] Certified sixfold platinum by the RIAA, it sold over 14 million copies worldwide.[7][8][9][10] Janet spawned six singles and four promotional singles, receiving various certifications worldwide. Lead single "That's the Way Love Goes" won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks.[11] "Again" reached number one for three weeks, while "If" and "Any Time, Any Place" peaked in the top four. "Because of Love" and "You Want This" charted within the top ten.
As Jackson's contract with Virgin allotted her the option to leave the label during this time, she returned to A&M in order to release Design of a Decade: 1986–1996, her first compilation album. A&M provided an aggressive marketing plan for the compilation's release, which included "a multimillon-dollar worldwide marketing plan that [involved], syndicated and local TV advertising, as well as print ads in a number of consumer publications, including Seventeen, Us, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Jet, Vibe and Essence."[12] Billboard magazine reported that DreamWorks SKG and A&M were interested in signing with her. A&M president Al Cafaro stated: "We've always thought Janet was an A&M artist... And we would love to sign her if she is available. This project has reminded us how much fun she is to work with."[12] Jackson renewed her contract with Virgin Records for a reported $80 million the following year.[13] The contract established her as the then-highest paid recording artist in history, surpassing the recording industry's then-unparalleled $60 million contracts earned by Michael Jackson and Madonna.[14][15][16]
Reception
Critical
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [17] |
Cash Box | (favorable)[18] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[19] |
Spin |          [20] |
Vibe | (favorable)[21] |
The Village Voice | A−[22] |
Most music reviewers had a positive reception to Design of a Decade, mainly because of the amount of chart-topping singles it contained, but many noted the "misleading title" as the content predominantly spanned a five-year period.[17][19]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave it a four and-a-half out of five star rating, saying "Design of a Decade: 1986-1996 is a misleading title. The bulk of Janet Jackson's greatest-hits collection concentrates on Control and Rhythm Nation 1814, simply by contractual necessity. The hits from those two albums were state-of-the-art dance-pop productions at the time of their release, filled with bottomless beats and memorable, catchy hooks. It's a credit to Janet that the two new numbers ["Runaway" and "Twenty Foreplay"] feel like genuine hits, not tacked-on filler, and help make the album a compulsively listenable greatest-hits collection."[17] With a B+ rating, David Browne of Entertainment Weekly stated, "Working with producers and collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Jackson reinvented both pop and herself during those 10 years. With its rigid Robo-drummer beats and homogenized blend of computers and vocal harmonies, the music was shocking in its airtight quality [...] Design is fairly seamless, yet its biggest flaw lies in its title. Due to contractual obligations, the album consists almost entirely of songs from Control and Rhythm Nation 1814 and includes only one ("That's the Way Love Goes") of the five top 10 hits from her 1993 smorgasbord janet. The new songs ["Runaway" and "Twenty Foreplay"] show how much more confident a singer Jackson has become, even if the latter number finds her still working overtime to show us she's an honest-to-God grown-up."[19]
Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave it an A− rating, saying "Those who begrudge her the place she's earned in the pop cosmos have some catching up to do."[22] With a rating of 7/10 (flawed yet worthy), Spin magazine's Chris Norris said: "Since Janet is State-of-the-art production right down to her sculpted nose, it makes sense that she should call her retrospective Design. As the studio team that wrought Control, Rhythm Nation and janet. (which for record-label reasons is under-represented here), designers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are unofficial second and third Janet Jacksons. Their triumph is letting their dazzling sound sculptures fade into the background of Janet's cartoon antics."[20] Elysa Gardner with Vibe magazine was in high praise of Design of a Decade, as well as Jackson herself, stating, "It's been almost 10 years since Janet Jackson announced that her first name wasn't Baby, and it's easy to forget what a bold proclamation that was coming from a woman—particularly a black woman—at that time [...] Only two women were there to remind the rest of us that there was power and freedom in feminine sexuality—to reinforce the fact that we could be adorable and flirtatious and strong and assertive. And Madonna wasn't a sista. [...] The 16 songs on her greatest hits package 1986/1996: Design of a Decade—which includes two strong new singles—trace a young woman's progression from questioning others' authority to reveling in her own."[21]
Commercial
The album debuted at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200 for the week of October 28, 1995 with 129,000 copies sold,[23][24] and eventually peaked at number 3.[25] Two months after its release, it was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA.[1] In Canada, the album peaked at number 5 and received a Platinum certification,.[26][27] In the UK, the album peaked at number 2 and went on to receive a double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry,[28] and remains Jackson’s best selling album in the country.[29] In Europe, the album peaked within the top 5 in most markets and received a Platinum certification by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.[30] In Australia, the album peaked at number 2 and was certified quadruple Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, Making it Her best selling album in that country.[31] The album also appeared on the Australian ARIA albums year end charts at number 6.[32]
Track listing
Personnel
- Melanie Andrews – arranger
- Jerome Benton – vocals
- Lee Blaske – arranger
- Patrick Demarchelier – photography
- Alan Friedman – programming
- Larimie Garcia – design
- Greg Gorman – photography
- Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
- Steve Hodge – engineer, mixing
- Goh Hotoda – remixing
- Janet Jackson – arranger, executive producer, main performer, producer, rhythm, vocals, background vocals
- Jimmy Jam – arranger, assistant engineer, multiple instruments, producer, rhythm, vocals
- Jellybean Johnson – producer, remix consultant, vocals
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- Terry Lewis – multiple instruments, producer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- John McClain – executive producer
- Monte Moir – arranger, assistant engineer, producer
- Shep Pettibone – post-production, remixing
- Herb Ritts – photography
- David Ritz – liner notes
- Mike Scott – guitar
- Tony Viramontes – photography
- Michael Wagener – remixing
- Bruce Weber – photography
- Steve Wiese – assistant engineer, engineer, producer
- Eddie Wolfl – photography
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Charts
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Year-end charts
Chart (1995) |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[32] |
6 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[61] |
71 |
Canadian Albums (RPM)[62] |
59 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[63] |
77 |
European Albums (Music & Media)[64] |
69 |
French Albums (SNEP)[65] |
50 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[66] |
92 |
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[67] |
33 |
UK Albums (OCC)[68] |
21 |
US Billboard 200[69] |
143 |
Chart (1996) |
Position |
Canadian Albums (RPM)[70] |
86 |
US Billboard 200[71] |
55 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[72] |
88 |
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Certifications and sales
Release history
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Europe |
October 2, 1995 |
United States |
October 10, 1995 |
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Tours |
- Rhythm Nation World Tour 1990
- Janet World Tour
- The Velvet Rope Tour
- All for You Tour
- Rock Witchu Tour
- Number Ones, Up Close and Personal
- Unbreakable World Tour
- State of the World Tour
- Janet Jackson: A Special 30th Anniversary Celebration of Rhythm Nation
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- Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show (controversy)
- René Elizondo Jr.
- Jackson family
- Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson
- Janet Jackson (documentary TV series)
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На других языках
- [en] Design of a Decade: 1986–1996
[it] Design of a Decade 1986/1996
Design of a Decade 1986/1996 è la prima raccolta di brani musicali della cantautrice statunitense Janet Jackson, contenente alcuni dei suoi maggiori successi del primo decennio di attività. Fu pubblicato alla fine del 1995.
[ru] Design of a Decade 1986/1996
Design of a Decade: 1986—1996 — сборник хитов американской певицы и музыканта Джанет Джексон, вышедший в 1995 году на лейбле A&M. Продюсировали альбом Джимми Джем и Терри Льюис, Джанет Джексон, Jellybean Johnson. Он включает 14 хитов Джанет Джексон, вошедших в top-40 в США из её трёх предыдущих альбомов; Control (1986), Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989), janet. (1993), и два новых трека; «Runaway» (достиг № 3 в Billboard Hot 100) и «Twenty Foreplay».
Международное издание также включало несколько новых ремиксов сингловых версий.
Альбом был сертифицирован в 2-кратном платиновом статусе RIAA в США[6] с тиражом более 4,3 млн копий за 4 месяца релиза[7] и более 10 млн копий во всём мире[8].
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