Janet Jackson (album)

Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Studio album by Janet Jackson
Released	September 1982
Recorded	May–August 1982
Studio	Allen Zentz Recording (Los Angeles); Conway (Hollywood); Media West, Los Angeles; Davlen (North Hollywood); Wally Heider (Hollywood); Larrabee (Los Angeles); Spindletop; Studio Masters; Sunset Sound (mixing); Studio 55 (mixing);
Genre	Bubblegum pop; soft pop; dance; post-disco; R&B;
Length	37:22 (vinyl); 38:50 (CD)
Label	A&M;
Producer	René Moore; Angela Winbush; Foster Sylvers; Bobby Watson; Jerry Weaver;
Janet Jackson chronology
Singles from Janet Jackson
	"Young Love"; Released: July 7, 1982; "Come Give Your Love to Me"; Released: January 10, 1983; "Say You Do"; Released: April 29, 1983; "Love and My Best Friend"; Released: 1983 (Brazil); "Don't Mess Up This Good Thing"; Released: 1983 (UK);

Janet Jackson is the debut studio album by American singer Janet Jackson, released in September 1982 by A&M Records. Janet Jackson is described as a dance and contemporary R&B record.^[4]^[5] Songwriters Angela Winbush and René Moore contributed to much of the album's lyrics. Moore and Winbush share production credits with Foster Sylvers, Jerry Weaver, and Bobby Watson. On release Janet Jackson charted on the Billboard 200 and in New Zealand. Three singles from the album had little impact on Billboard Hot 100 charts, among them "Young Love", "Come Give Your Love to Me" and "Say You Do", though these singles achieved success on the R&B charts. Jackson performed "Young Love" and "Say You Do" on American TV shows American Bandstand and Soul Train in 1982. The cover artwork of Jackson's body submerged in water was based on a photo of Elizabeth Taylor. Worldwide, the album has sold 300,000 copies.

^ "Janet Jackson – Janet Jackson (1982, Indianapolis Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
^ Pitchfork Staff (September 10, 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 25, 2023. By 19, Janet Jackson had already appeared in several television shows, been married and divorced, and released two bubblegum pop albums.
^ Breihan, Tom (January 8, 2021). "The Number Ones: Janet Jackson's "When I Think Of You". Stereogum. Retrieved September 30, 2023. She'd never much liked the frothy soft-pop sound of her first two albums...
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[discogs_1066902-1] "Janet Jackson – Janet Jackson (1982, Indianapolis Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-20.

[Pitchfork_Staff_2018-2] Pitchfork Staff (September 10, 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 25, 2023. By 19, Janet Jackson had already appeared in several television shows, been married and divorced, and released two bubblegum pop albums.

[Breihan_2021-3] Breihan, Tom (January 8, 2021). "The Number Ones: Janet Jackson's "When I Think Of You". Stereogum. Retrieved September 30, 2023. She'd never much liked the frothy soft-pop sound of her first two albums...

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