Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (2019 Remaster)

Teaming with her most accomplished collaborators, producer-songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson delivers what is easily her finest record since Rhythm Nation and some would say her best ever. Highlights from 1997's The Velvet Rope include jams like "You" and "Got 'Til It's Gone", which re-contextualizes samples from War and Joni Mitchell, respectively; the funky memorial to a dear departed, "Together Again"; and a slinky cover of Rod Stewart's "Tonight's the Night." Best of all, though, is "What About." An accusatory throw down for a lover who beats and cheats even as he professes his love, it swings angrily between tender quiet and raging bitter funk.

Heavyweight double vinyl produced by Virgin Records in 2019. Gatefold sleeve.

TRACKLISTING:

SIDE A

1. Interlude - Twisted Elegance
2. Velvet Rope (featuring Vanessa Mae)
3. You
4. Got 'Til It's Gone (featuring Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell)
5. Interlude - Speaker Phone
6. My Need

SIDE B

1. Interlude - Fasten Your Seatbelts
2. Go Deep
3. Free Xone
4. Interlude - Memory
5. Together Again
6. Interlude - Online

SIDE C

1. Empty
2. Interlude - Full
3. What About
4. Every Time
5. Tonight's The Night

SIDE D

1. I Get Lonely
2. Rope Burn
3. Anything
4. Interlude - Sad
5. Special
6. Can't Be Stopped