This one grabs your attention right from the very beginning with Velvet Rope and doesn't let go until the very last note of the very last song Special, which is another great track by the way.
Janet Jackson is one of those musicians that has the ability to just win you over with her talent. The kind of artist it’s really a treat to be able to listen to.
This is a first rate CD, delivering a little something for everyone. I give it two thumbs up. It’s quite simply great listening. A must buy for the Rock fan.
While this entire album is outstanding some of my favorites are track 6 - My Need, track 17 - Tonight’s The Night, and track Velvet Rope - Special
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 2 - Velvet Rope. Wow!
Velvet Rope Release Notes:
Janet Jackson originally released Velvet Rope on October 7, 1997 on the Virgin Records label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Interlude-Twisted Elegance 2. Velvet Rope - (featuring Vanessa-Mae) 3. You 4. Got 'Til It's Gone - (featuring Q-Tip/Joni Mitchell) 5. Interlude-Speaker Phone 6. My Need 7. Interlude-Fasten Your Seatbelts 8. Go Deep 9. Free Xone 10. Interlude-Memory 11. Together Again 12. Interlude-Online 13. Empty 14. Interlude-Full 15. What About 16. Every Time 17. Tonight's The Night 18. I Get Lonely 19. Rope Burn 20. Anything 21. Interlude-Sad Velvet Rope. Special
Personnel includes: Janet Jackson (vocals); Q-Tip (rap vocals); Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (various instruments); Mike Scott, Dave Barry, O. Nicholas Raths (guitar); Vanessa Mae, Hanley Daws, Brenda Mickens, Michael Sobieski, Elizabeth Sobieski, Carolyn Daws, Leslie Shank, Daria Tedeschi, Jan Chong (violin); Alice Preves, Myrna Rain, Glen Donnellen, Charles Gray (viola); Josh Koestenbaum, Daryl Skobba, Dale Newton, Camilla Heller (cello); Ken Holmen (flute, clarinet, saxophone); Lynne Erickson (trumpet); James "Big Jim" Wright (organ, keyboards, background vocals); Gary Raynor (bass); Alex Richbourg (drum programming, background vocals); Xavier Smith (drum programming); The United Children's Choir (background vocals); Joni Mitchell.
Producers: Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson.
Recorded at Flyte Tyme Studios, Edina, Minnesota.