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Janet Jackson: janet. (1993)
janet. was released in 1993. It is often referred to by fans as her "sex album". In retrospect, the album was almost like a love letter to her new husband and long-time friend Rene Elizondo. The couple had married in secret to avoid press speculation, and Elizondo is said to have co-written many of the tracks on
janet. although Jackson and longtime producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have said that he only gave Jackson "ideas for a particular song". Elizondo's hands make an important contribution to the album cover where he covered the singer's breasts while Jackson looked seductively through just jeans on. The album was a departure from Jackson's earlier images; the baby Jackson had grown up.
janet becomes a big worldwide success. The album becomes the first by a female artist to enter the Billboard Top 200 albums charts at #1 during the Soundscan era. It also became the fastest selling album at that time, selling 350,000 copies in the US in its first week, and 950,000 worldwide. The album went #1 in 22 other countries. "janet." spawned six top ten singles, two of which hit the top spot. The album was supported by a world tour that ran for two years.
In 1995, Janet Jackson recorded the duet "Scream" with her brother Michael, which reached the Top Five on the Pop and R&B charts. The video for this single became the most expensive video ever, costing around $7 million. The video would later win the Jacksons a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video.
Also in 1995, A&M Records released Jackson's first greatest hits album. Titled 'Design Of A Decade 1986/1996', the album featured all of Jackson's hits from her "Control" and "Rhythm Nation 1814" albums. Also included were two new recordings: "Runaway", which reached #3 on the Pop charts and #6 on the R&B charts; and "Twenty Foreplay" which reached #36.
After the success of the "Janet" album, Jackson re-negotiated her deal with Virgin Records for a reported $80 million in 1996, making her the highest paid recording artist of all time.
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