| Product Summary | | Label: Emd/virgin | | UPC: 00724381168622 | | Release Date: 11/8/2001 | | Buy.com Sku: 60512605 | | Item#: MK2C3T | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Intro ~ Janet Jackson |  | | 2. You Ain't Right ~ Janet Jackson | | | 3. All For You ~ Janet Jackson | | | 4. 2wayforyou (Interlude) ~ Janet Jackson | | | 5. Come On Get Up ~ Janet Jackson | | | 6. When We Oooo ~ Janet Jackson | | | 7. China Love ~ Janet Jackson | | | 8. Love Scene (Ooh Baby) ~ Janet Jackson | | | 9. Would You Mind ~ Janet Jackson | | | 10. Lame (Interlude) ~ Janet Jackson | | | 11. Trust A Try ~ Janet Jackson | | | 12. Clouds (Interlude) ~ Janet Jackson | | | 13. Son Of A Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) - (with Carly Simon) ~ Janet Jackson | | | 14. Truth ~ Janet Jackson | | | 15. Theory (Interlude) ~ Janet Jackson | | | 16. Someone To Call My Lover ~ Janet Jackson | | | 17. Feels So Right ~ Janet Jackson | | | 18. Doesn't Really Matter ~ Janet Jackson | | | 19. Better Days ~ Janet Jackson | | | 20. Outro ~ Janet Jackson | | | 21. Son Of A Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) - (P Diddy remix, with Carly Simon/P. Diddy/Missy Elliott) ~ Janet Jackson | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Janet Jackson, Carly Simon, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot, P. Diddy (vocals); Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (various instruments); Mike Scott, David Barry (guitar); Rockwilder (drums, programming); Alex Richbourg (programming). | | Producers: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis. | | Engineers include: Dave Rideau, Steve Hodge, Chris Seul. | | "All For You" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. | | Personnel includes: Janet Jackson, Carly Simon, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot, P. Diddy (vocals); Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (various instruments); Mike Scott, David Barry (guitar); Rockwilder (drums, programming); Alex Richbourg (programming). | | Producers: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis. | | Engineers include: Dave Rideau, Steve Hodge, Chris Seul. | | "All For You" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. | | This Limited edition of ALL FOR YOU includes two bonus tracks and a bonus disc DVD video compilation. | | Personnel includes: Janet Jackson, Carly Simon (vocals); Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (various instruments); Mike Scott, David Barry (guitar); Rockwilder (drums, programming); Alex Richbourg (programming). | | Producers: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis. | | Engineers include: Dave Rideau, Steve Hodge, Chris Seul. | | "All For You" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. | | The Velvet Rope was a fairly bold move on Janet Jackson's part, as she got seriously sexy -- too serious, actually, since it had a fairly bitter tone, underscored by hints of perversity. Four years later, marked by one hidden marriage revealed through a divorce, Janet returned with All for You, an album that is as about sex as much as The Velvet Rope, yet there's a key difference -- it feels sexy, not pornographic. With her trusty collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis in tow, she's created a record that's luxurious and sensual, spreading leisurely over its 70 minutes, luring you in even when you know better. And there are certainly moments that make you wish you knew better. For one, it's plotted like The Velvet Rope, filled with skits and deliberately recalling the record with its obsession with flesh and how it builds on '70s soul and soft rock. This time around, instead of Joni Mitchell, she appropriates America's "Ventura Highway" for "Someone to Call My Lover," one of the record's best cuts, and "interpolates" Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" on "Son of a Gun," with Simon singing and...well, I guess you could call it rapping...right along. The twist is, this is an anti-music industry song and a particularly foul-mouthed entry on the album, sitting comfortably alongside another industry song, the slow groove "Truth." And that fills out the three main themes of the album -- divorce, industry, and sex -- with a little bit of love on the side. These keep things humming throughout this overly sultry, overlong album, which intrigues with its very texture even as it lulls at its length. After all, there's a lot to be said for texture, and All for You is alluring, easily enveloping the listener. Though it's hardly as explicit as The Velvet Rope, apart from a section where she proclaims "I just want to suck you, taste you, ride you, feel you, make you come -- come inside of me" (mind you, this album did not have a parental advisory sticker on its first pressings), this is her sexiest-sounding record, thanks to Jam and Lewis' silky groove and her breathy delivery, two things that make the record palatable throughout too many spoken interludes and songs that just don't quite click. Even if there is a fair share of filler, this is hardly as strained as The Velvet Rope (though in many respects, it's every bit as self-conscious), and there's an ease to its construction, topped off by such songs as "All for You" and "Doesn't Really Matter" that maintain Janet, Jam, and Lewis' reputation as the leading lights of contemporary urban soul. It'd be nicer if the album was leaner, concentrating on just the great songs, but indulgence is what this record encourages. Janet sprawls out throughout the album, indulging her whims, desires, and fantasies, but -- fortunately for us -- her indulgences are alluring in their self-absorption. Of course, it helps to have Jam and Lewis on your side to articulate your indulgence. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine | | Such is the level of Janet Jackson's iconic status that she often seems more like a legend than a mere person, and each album seems more like an event than just another batch of songs. While Jackson's star quality is very much a factor on ALL FOR YOU, the album is an extremely individualistic effort. For one thing, the disc leads off not with a resounding pop hook, but with a lengthy snatch of incongruous conversation. Shortly thereafter, we're launched into "You Ain't Right," a vibrant track that's more about groove than pop. Instead of chasing after the kind of pop-R&B crossover that made Janet disciples like Britney and Christina so successful, this cut pursues a more idiosyncratic, almost Prince-like feel. | | That's not to say there's no pop appeal on ALL FOR YOU. From the sensual ballad "When We Oooo" to the club-friendly, infectious "Come On Get Up," there's radio fodder aplenty here. But Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis's production refuses to settle for generic R&B cliches. Instead, the pair employ a variety of interesting percussion textures and keyboard tones to keep the arrangements sounding fresh and unique. Of course the thing holding it all together is Jackson's powerful-but-winsome delivery, simultaneously enticing and casual. That combination is the key to ALL FOR YOU's success. | | Such is the level of Janet Jackson's iconic status that she often seems more like a legend than a mere person, and each album seems more like an event than just another batch of songs. While Jackson's star quality is very much a factor on ALL FOR YOU, the album is an extremely individualistic effort. For one thing, the disc leads off not with a resounding pop hook, but with a lengthy snatch of incongruous conversation. Shortly thereafter, we're launched into "You Ain't Right," a vibrant track that's more about groove than pop. Instead of chasing after the kind of pop-R&B crossover that made Janet disciples like Britney and Christina so successful, this cut pursues a more idiosyncratic, almost Prince-like feel. | | That's not to say there's no pop appeal on ALL FOR YOU. From the sensual ballad "When We Oooo" to the club-friendly, infectious "Come On Get Up," there's radio fodder aplenty here. But Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis's production refuses to settle for generic R&B cliches. Instead, the pair employ a variety of interesting percussion textures and keyboard tones to keep the arrangements sounding fresh and unique. Of course the thing holding it all together is Jackson's powerful-but-winsome delivery, simultaneously enticing and casual. That combination is the key to ALL FOR YOU's success. | | Such is the level of Janet Jackson's iconic status that she often seems more like a legend than a mere person, and each album seems more like an event than just another batch of songs. While Jackson's star quality is very much a factor on ALL FOR YOU, the album is an extremely individualistic effort. For one thing, the disc leads off not with a resounding pop hook, but with a lengthy snatch of incongruous conversation. Shortly thereafter, we're launched into "You Ain't Right," a vibrant track that's more about groove than pop. Instead of chasing after the kind of pop-R&B crossover that made Janet disciples like Britney and Christina so successful, this cut pursues a more idiosyncratic, almost Prince-like feel. | | That's not to say there's no pop appeal on ALL FOR YOU. From the sensual ballad "When We Oooo" to the club-friendly, infectious "Come On Get Up," there's radio fodder aplenty here. But Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis's production refuses to settle for generic R&B cliches. Instead, the pair employ a variety of interesting percussion textures and keyboard tones to keep the arrangements sounding fresh and |
Musical Guests | | Carly Simon | | Missy Elliott | | P. Diddy |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 04/24/2001 | | Original Release Date : 2001 | | Catalog ID : 11686 | | Label : Virgin Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 77m : 17s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00724381168622 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (5/24/01, p.86)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Jackson cranks the heat even higher....It's just as fresh, familiar and appealing as you've come to expect from Jackson..."Rolling Stone (5/24/01, p.86)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Jackson cranks the heat even higher....It's just as fresh, familiar and appealing as you've come to expect from Jackson..." Rolling Stone (5/24/01, p.86)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Jackson cranks the heat even higher....It's just as fresh, familiar and appealing as you've come to expect from Jackson..." Entertainment Weekly (5/4/01, pp.67-8)
- "...Sexy and big, brimming with left-field surprises....about as good as modern diva-pop gets..." - Rating: B Entertainment Weekly (5/4/01, pp.67-8)
- "...Sexy and big, brimming with left-field surprises....about as good as modern diva-pop gets..." - Rating: B Entertainment Weekly (5/4/01, pp.67-8)
- "...Sexy and big, brimming with left-field surprises....about as good as modern diva-pop gets..." - Rating: B Q (7/01, p.111)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...The most blatantly sexy, wickedly upbeat songs she has ever recorded.... making the most of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' sassy, supple, angular dance-funk..." Q (7/01, p.111)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...The most blatantly sexy, wickedly upbeat songs she has ever recorded.... making the most of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' sassy, supple, angular dance-funk..." Q (7/01, p.111)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...The most blatantly sexy, wickedly upbeat songs she has ever recorded.... making the most of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' sassy, supple, angular dance-funk..." |
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