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href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_(%C3%A1lbum_de_Janet_Jackson)" title="Control (álbum de Janet Jackson) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Control (álbum de Janet Jackson)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%84_(%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%AA_%D8%AC%DA%A9%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)" title="کنترل (آلبوم جنت جکسون) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کنترل (آلبوم جنت جکسون)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_(album_de_Janet_Jackson)" title="Control (album de Janet Jackson) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Control (album de 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href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_(%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9D_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%92%27%D7%A0%D7%98_%D7%92%27%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F)" title="Control (אלבום של ג'נט ג'קסון) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="Control (אלבום של ג'נט ג'קסון)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control" title="Control – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Control" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_(album)" title="Control (album) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Control (album)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" 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color: inherit; background-color: lightsteelblue; font-size: 125%;">Control</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Janet_Jackson_-_Control.png" class="mw-file-description" title="A young woman poses in front of a red background. She is wearing a long black button-up jacket with matching gloves, pants and headdress. The headdress flips her black hair forward over the right side of her face. To her left is a blue trapezoid that tapers downward, and reads "Janet Jackson" above it and "Control" below."><img alt="A young woman poses in front of a red background. She is wearing a long black button-up jacket with matching gloves, pants and headdress. The headdress flips her black hair forward over the right side of her face. To her left is a blue trapezoid that tapers downward, and reads "Janet Jackson" above it and "Control" below." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/ff/Janet_Jackson_-_Control.png/220px-Janet_Jackson_-_Control.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/ff/Janet_Jackson_-_Control.png 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Studio album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">February 4, 1986<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-02-04</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">June – October 1985</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Studio</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Flyte Tyme (Minneapolis)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">Pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">41</span>:<span class="s">48</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monte_Moir" title="Monte Moir">Monte Moir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/Dream_Street_(Janet_Jackson_album)" title="Dream Street (Janet Jackson album)">Dream Street</a></i><br />(1984) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>Control</b></i><br />(1986) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/Control:_The_Remixes" title="Control: The Remixes">Control: The Remixes</a></i><br />(1987) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from <i> Control </i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left"> <ol><li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/What_Have_You_Done_for_Me_Lately" title="What Have You Done for Me Lately">What Have You Done for Me Lately</a>"</span><br />Released: January 13, 1986</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Nasty_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Nasty (Janet Jackson song)">Nasty</a>"</span><br />Released: April 15, 1986</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/When_I_Think_of_You" title="When I Think of You">When I Think of You</a>"</span><br />Released: July 28, 1986</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Control_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Control (Janet Jackson song)">Control</a>"</span><br />Released: October 17, 1986</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Wait_Awhile" title="Let's Wait Awhile">Let's Wait Awhile</a>"</span><br />Released: January 6, 1987</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)" title="The Pleasure Principle (song)">The Pleasure Principle</a>"</span><br />Released: May 12, 1987</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Funny_How_Time_Flies_(When_You%27re_Having_Fun)" title="Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)">Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)</a>"</span><br />Released: November 25, 1987</span></li></ol> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Control</b></i> is the third studio album by American singer <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a>, released on February 4, 1986, by <a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M Records</a>. Her collaborations with the songwriters and record producers <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis</a> resulted in an unconventional sound: a fusion of <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">rhythm and blues</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rapping" title="Rapping">rap</a> vocals, <a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesized</a> percussion that established Jackson, Jam and Lewis as the leading innovators of <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">contemporary R&B</a>. The distinctive triplet swing beat utilized on the record is also considered to be a precursor to the <a href="/wiki/New_jack_swing" title="New jack swing">new jack swing</a> genre. The album became Jackson's commercial breakthrough and enabled her to transition into the <a href="/wiki/Popular_music" title="Popular music">popular music</a> market, with <i>Control</i> becoming one of the foremost albums of the 1980s and <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_hit_radio" title="Contemporary hit radio">contemporary music</a>. </p><p>Containing autobiographical themes, a majority of the album's lyrics came as the result of a series of changes in her life: a recent annulment of her marriage to singer <a href="/wiki/James_DeBarge" title="James DeBarge">James DeBarge</a>, severing her business affairs from her father and manager <a href="/wiki/Joe_Jackson_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Jackson (manager)">Joseph</a> and the rest of the <a href="/wiki/Jackson_family" title="Jackson family">Jackson family</a>, hiring the A&M executive John McClain as her new management, and her subsequent introduction to Jam and Lewis. The album has been praised by critics as both an artistic feat and as a personal testament of self-actualization. It has also been regarded as a template upon which numerous female artists have modeled their careers, particularly Black women. </p><p>Following its release, <i>Control</i> became Jackson's first album to top the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> albums chart in the United States and five of its commercial singles—"<a href="/wiki/What_Have_You_Done_for_Me_Lately" title="What Have You Done for Me Lately">What Have You Done for Me Lately</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Nasty_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Nasty (Janet Jackson song)">Nasty</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Control_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Control (Janet Jackson song)">Control</a>", "<a href="/wiki/When_I_Think_of_You" title="When I Think of You">When I Think of You</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Wait_Awhile" title="Let's Wait Awhile">Let's Wait Awhile</a>"—peaked within the top five of the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> singles chart, making Jackson the first female artist to have five top five hits from one album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; "When I Think of You" became the singer's first number one hit. <i>Control</i> also set a record for the longest continuous run of charting singles on the Hot 100, at 65 consecutive weeks. Music videos created to promote the album's singles showcased her dancing ability and became a catalyst for <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>'s evolving demographics. The album remained on the <i>Billboard</i> 200 chart for over two years. It has been <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">certified</a> five times platinum by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) and has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-Company2008_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Company2008-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-billboardww_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboardww-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-betsales_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-betsales-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Control</i> went on to receive several accolades, including a nomination for the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Grammy Award for Album of the Year</a> and winning <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Producer_of_the_Year,_Non-Classical" title="Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical">Producer of the Year, Non-Classical</a> for Jam and Lewis in 1987. It is listed by the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Recording_Merchandisers" class="mw-redirect" title="National Association of Recording Merchandisers">National Association of Recording Merchandisers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> as one of the 200 Definitive Albums of All Time, in addition to being included in several publications "best of" album lists. In 2016, it was selected for exhibition in the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_African_American_History_and_Culture" title="National Museum of African American History and Culture">National Museum of African American History and Culture</a> (NMAAHC). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Joseph Jackson, patriarch of the Jackson family of musicians, was known for managing the careers of all nine of his children – most notably, the successful career of <a href="/wiki/The_Jackson_5" title="The Jackson 5">The Jackson 5</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-She's_a_rebel_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-She's_a_rebel-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After arranging a recording contract with A&M in 1982 for a then 15 year old Janet, he oversaw the entire production of her debut album, <i><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson_(album)" title="Janet Jackson (album)">Janet Jackson</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and its follow up, <i><a href="/wiki/Dream_Street_(Janet_Jackson_album)" title="Dream Street (Janet Jackson album)">Dream Street</a></i> (1984); the latter of which was written and produced by her brothers <a href="/wiki/Marlon_Jackson" title="Marlon Jackson">Marlon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Johnson_(musician)" title="Jesse Johnson (musician)">Jesse Johnson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-startribune_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startribune-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Best known as a television actress, she was initially reluctant to begin a recording career. She said, "I was coming off of a TV show that I absolutely hated doing, <i><a href="/wiki/Fame_(1982_TV_series)" title="Fame (1982 TV series)">Fame</a></i>. I didn't want to do [the first record, <i>Janet Jackson</i>]. I wanted to go to college. But I did it for my father ..." and elaborated that she was often in conflict with her producers.<sup id="cite_ref-Saunders_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Saunders-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amidst her professional struggles, she rebelled against her family's wishes by marrying James DeBarge of the family recording group <a href="/wiki/DeBarge" title="DeBarge">DeBarge</a> in 1984. The Jacksons disapproved of the relationship, citing DeBarge's immaturity and substance abuse. Jackson left her husband in January 1985 and was granted an annulment later that year.<sup id="cite_ref-NBAW_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBAW-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jackson subsequently fired her father as her manager and employed John McClain, then A&M Records' senior vice president of <a href="/wiki/Artists_and_repertoire" title="Artists and repertoire">artists and repertoire</a> and general manager.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commenting on the decision, she stated, "I just wanted to get out of the house, get out from under my father, which was one of the most difficult things that I had to do, telling him that I didn't want to work with him again."<sup id="cite_ref-Saunders_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Saunders-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Joseph Jackson resented John McClain for what he saw as an underhanded attempt to steal his daughter's career out from under him, stating, "I've worked hard for my family. The problem comes, though, when others come in behind you and try to steal them away. The wheels have already been set for Janet Jackson. Anyone who jumps on now will be getting a free ride."<sup id="cite_ref-RT_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RT-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McClain responded by saying "I'm not trying to pimp Janet Jackson or steal her away from her father."<sup id="cite_ref-RT_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RT-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He subsequently introduced her to the songwriting/production duo of James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Lewis, former <a href="/wiki/Prince_associates" title="Prince associates">Prince associates</a> and ex-members of <a href="/wiki/The_Time_(band)" title="The Time (band)">The Time</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition_and_production">Composition and production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Composition and production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When Jam and Lewis agreed to produce Jackson's third studio album, they wanted to appeal primarily to the African American community, in addition to achieving <a href="/wiki/Crossover_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Crossover (music)">crossover</a> success on the pop music charts. Jam commented in an interview with <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> magazine, "We wanted to do an album that would be in every black home in America ... we were going for <i>the</i> black album of all time."<sup id="cite_ref-She's_a_rebel_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-She's_a_rebel-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before their association with Jackson, Jam and Lewis had originally planned to record an album with tracks they wrote for <a href="/wiki/Sharon_Bryant_(singer)" title="Sharon Bryant (singer)">Sharon Bryant</a>, but she found their lyrics and sound to be too "rambunctious".<sup id="cite_ref-The_Heart_of_Rock_&_Soul_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Heart_of_Rock_&_Soul-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The duo presented the same set of recordings to Jackson, who gave her input and took co-writing and co-production credits for the album's content.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Heart_of_Rock_&_Soul_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Heart_of_Rock_&_Soul-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jam and Lewis recalled that to collaborate with Jackson on the material, they spent the first week simply getting to know their new client. Lewis explained, "We got into her head. We saw what she was capable of, what she wanted to say, where she wanted to be, what she wanted to be. We put together some songs to fit her as we saw her, as she revealed herself to us. It was as simple as that."<sup id="cite_ref-turf_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turf-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Janet_Jackson_-_Nasty.ogg" title="File:Janet Jackson - Nasty.ogg">"Nasty"</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="29" data-mwtitle="Janet_Jackson_-_Nasty.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fd/Janet_Jackson_-_Nasty.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/f/fd/Janet_Jackson_-_Nasty.ogg/Janet_Jackson_-_Nasty.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">Jackson's second single "Nasty" is one of the primary examples of what inspired the new jack swing sound, mixing funk with contemporary R&B in addition to its triplet swing beat. The song's lyrics recount Jackson's encounter with sexual harassment.</div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr /><i class="selfreference">Problems playing this file? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</i></div> </div> <p>For the song "What Have You Done for Me Lately", which was originally penned for one of Jam and Lewis's own records, the lyrics were rewritten to convey Jackson's feelings about her recent annulment from James DeBarge.<sup id="cite_ref-Jacksons_Number_Ones_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacksons_Number_Ones-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was chosen as the <a href="/wiki/Lead_single" title="Lead single">lead single</a> for <i>Control</i>, as Jam and Lewis felt it best represented Jackson's outlook on life.<sup id="cite_ref-Jacksons_Number_Ones_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacksons_Number_Ones-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Nasty", which in Jackson's opinion was the most innovative song on the album, was inspired by her experience with <a href="/wiki/Street_harassment" title="Street harassment">street harassment</a> in Minneapolis by a group of men outside the hotel she resided at during the recording of <i>Control</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jacksons_Number_Ones_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacksons_Number_Ones-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She recalled, "They were emotionally abusive. Sexually threatening. Instead of running to Jimmy or Terry for protection, I took a stand. I backed them down. That's how songs like 'Nasty' and 'What Have You Done for Me Lately' were born, out of a sense of self-defense."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jimmy Jam wrote and played the keyboard arrangement, with Jackson playing the accompaniment. Background vocals were sung by Jackson, Jam and Lewis.<sup id="cite_ref-Jacksons_Number_Ones_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacksons_Number_Ones-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The distinctive triplet swing beat of the song was developed by Jam on an <a href="/wiki/Ensoniq_Mirage" title="Ensoniq Mirage">Ensoniq Mirage</a> keyboard.<sup id="cite_ref-Jacksons_Number_Ones_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacksons_Number_Ones-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Let's Wait Awhile" was centered on safe sex and abstinence, a subject of significant social commentary at the time. Jam commented that it is common practice for songwriters to use current events as a means of inspiration for lyrics and that the <a href="/wiki/AIDS_pandemic" class="mw-redirect" title="AIDS pandemic">AIDS pandemic</a> had raised awareness about sexually transmitted diseases. He commented, "The theme of the song ('Let's Wait Awhile') was Janet's idea. She's not a preachy person. She's not telling people how to live their lives. All she's doing is offering an opinion."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although Joseph Jackson initially demanded that his daughter's new album be recorded in Los Angeles so that he could keep an eye out for her, Jam and Lewis refused.<sup id="cite_ref-turf_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turf-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They required the entire production of the album to be done at their own studio in <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, Minnesota, "far from the glitter and distractions of Hollywood and the interference of manager-fathers."<sup id="cite_ref-turf_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turf-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jam stated, "We required that they put her in our hands. We had to do it on our turf, with no bodyguards, no star trips and none of Joe Jackson's people hanging around making suggestions."<sup id="cite_ref-turf_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turf-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jackson relocated to Minneapolis in order to record the album, where it was recorded at Flyte Tyme Studios, the site for <a href="/wiki/Flyte_Tyme_Records" title="Flyte Tyme Records">Flyte Tyme Records</a>, founded by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis in Minneapolis.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "There's a little radiator I used to sit on when we did the <i>Control</i> album," Jackson recalled in 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John McClain served as the executive producer.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-credits_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-credits-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jam and Lewis were the primary instrumentalists for the recording, including percussion, piano, drums, and also provided background vocals.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Heart_of_Rock_&_Soul_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Heart_of_Rock_&_Soul-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-credits_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-credits-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jackson accompanied Jam and Lewis on keyboard and took part in composing the arrangements.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Heart_of_Rock_&_Soul_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Heart_of_Rock_&_Soul-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-credits_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-credits-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stephen Holden of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> observed the album was a prominent example of the developing relationship with musicians and modern technology, stating "... technology has altered the form, shape, scale and even the meaning of popular music ... The album wasn't created by a studio band, as were most pop-rock albums in the 1960s and '70s, but by the producers and the singer programming mechanized drum and keyboard textures."<sup id="cite_ref-Holden_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Holden-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jackson's father disapproved of the new material and image of <i>Control</i>, claiming it would never sell.<sup id="cite_ref-RT_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RT-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a cover story for <i><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a></i> magazine titled "Damn It, Janet: The Battle for Control of Janet Jackson," Joseph was reported saying "[i]f Janet listens to me, she'll be as big as Michael."<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She and McClain disregarded his objections.<sup id="cite_ref-RT_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RT-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commenting on the final product, Jackson stated: "It's aggressive, cocky, very forward. It expresses exactly who I am and how I feel. I've taken control of my own life. This time I'm gonna do it my way."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Album_cover">Album cover</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Album cover"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fashion photographer and illustrator <a href="/wiki/Tony_Viramontes" title="Tony Viramontes">Tony Viramontes</a> created the stylized cover for the new album and the singles "Nasty" and "Control". Jackson said of Viramontes, "He was very creative, and I believe one day his work will be iconic. He was such a joy to work with. I miss him."<sup id="cite_ref-Rhys-Morgan,_Dean_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rhys-Morgan,_Dean-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Author Dean Rhys Morgan in <i>Bold, Beautiful and Damned: The World of Fashion Illustrator Tony Viramontes</i> discusses how Jackson was "transformed from a former child star into an assured fashion forward figure with her trendsetting big hair and severe all black ensemble. Until this point, Jackson had been more a reflection than pioneer, more interpreter than innovator. This album was all about Janet and who she wanted to be."<sup id="cite_ref-Rhys-Morgan,_Dean_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rhys-Morgan,_Dean-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alexander Fury wrote in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a></i>, "the artwork created with Eighties illustrator Tony Viramontes for <i>Control</i> stands the test of time."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release_and_promotion">Release and promotion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Release and promotion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Janet_Jackson_6.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Janet_Jackson_6.jpg/220px-Janet_Jackson_6.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Janet_Jackson_6.jpg/330px-Janet_Jackson_6.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Janet_Jackson_6.jpg/440px-Janet_Jackson_6.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Jackson performing a <a href="/wiki/Medley_(music)" title="Medley (music)">medley</a> of the album's singles, "<a href="/wiki/The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)" title="The Pleasure Principle (song)">The Pleasure Principle</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Control_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Control (Janet Jackson song)">Control</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/What_Have_You_Done_for_Me_Lately" title="What Have You Done for Me Lately">What Have You Done for Me Lately</a>", during the <a href="/wiki/Rock_Witchu_Tour" title="Rock Witchu Tour">Rock Witchu Tour</a> in 2008.</figcaption></figure> <p>Although A&M did not consider a full concert tour to promote Jackson's album, the label funded a three-week promotional tour across the United States in 13 cities following its release.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the studio release, a remix album, <i><a href="/wiki/Control:_The_Remixes" title="Control: The Remixes">Control: The Remixes</a></i>, was released in select countries in November 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-Warwick_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warwick-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jackson's lyrical expression has been noted as one of the key elements of the album's success. Author Dave Marsh in <i>The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made</i> (1999) comments: "Certainly, Janet must have written her own lyrics, which went after men—in particular, not very well disguised stand-ins for her father and former husband—more venomously than another guy would have dared. <i>Control</i>, the resulting album, was one of the best-sellers of 1986–1987, producing five hit singles."<sup id="cite_ref-The_Heart_of_Rock_&_Soul_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Heart_of_Rock_&_Soul-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jesus Garber, then-director of A&M's black music marketing and promotion, noted that in addition to crossover promotion from black to pop music charts, music video was utilized to launch Jackson into superstardom.<sup id="cite_ref-Garber_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Garber-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eric Henderson of <i><a href="/wiki/Slant_Magazine" title="Slant Magazine">Slant Magazine</a></i> credits the release of <i>Control</i> as "the birth of Janet the music video star, as six of the nine tracks were turned into popular videos that all but announced her as queen of the production dance number."<sup id="cite_ref-slant_review_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slant_review-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Henderson commented that Jackson's dancing ability, trained by a then-unknown <a href="/wiki/Paula_Abdul" title="Paula Abdul">Paula Abdul</a>, only served to propel her into further stardom.<sup id="cite_ref-slant_review_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slant_review-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Charlie Minor, then-senior vice president of promotion for A&M stated: "The images completed the image of Janet Jackson with the buyer ... They gave her a face, dance, action identity with the songs, and a visual image of her as a rock 'n' roll star."<sup id="cite_ref-Garber_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Garber-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jonathan Cohen of <i>Billboard</i> magazine commented "[Jackson's] accessible sound and spectacularly choreographed videos were irresistible to <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>, and helped the channel evolve from rock programming to a broader, beat-driven musical mix."<sup id="cite_ref-cohen_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cohen-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The video for "Nasty" received three nominations for the fifth annual <a href="/wiki/1987_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1987 MTV Video Music Awards">1987 MTV Video Music Awards</a>, winning Best Choreography for Paula Abdul.<sup id="cite_ref-MTV_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MTV-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commercial_performance">Commercial performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Commercial performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JanetJacksonUnbreak_1797_(22751821917)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/JanetJacksonUnbreak_1797_%2822751821917%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-JanetJacksonUnbreak_1797_%2822751821917%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/JanetJacksonUnbreak_1797_%2822751821917%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-JanetJacksonUnbreak_1797_%2822751821917%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/JanetJacksonUnbreak_1797_%2822751821917%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-JanetJacksonUnbreak_1797_%2822751821917%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2552" data-file-height="2166" /></a><figcaption>Jackson singing "<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Wait_Awhile" title="Let's Wait Awhile">Let's Wait Awhile</a>" during her 2015–16 <a href="/wiki/Unbreakable_World_Tour_(Janet_Jackson_tour)" title="Unbreakable World Tour (Janet Jackson tour)">Unbreakable World Tour</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><i>Control</i> debuted at number 84 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> on March 8, 1986, and at number 26 on the <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Black Albums</a> on March 1, 1986. After twenty weeks, it topped the <i>Billboard</i> 200 and the Top R&B/Black Albums chart, selling 250,000 copies in a single week, a record for an album by a female artist.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-billboard_album_charts_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_album_charts-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="ref_a" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_a">[a]</a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) first certified <i>Control</i> gold in April 1986, denoting 500,000 units shipped within the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-album_certification_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-album_certification-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two months later, in June 1986, the album was RIAA certified platinum, denoting 1 million units shipped.<sup id="cite_ref-album_certification_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-album_certification-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three years later, <i>Control</i> was RIAA certified fivefold platinum in October 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-album_certification_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-album_certification-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1990, <i>Control</i> had sold 5 million copies in the United States<sup id="cite_ref-Janet_Jackson's_year_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Janet_Jackson's_year-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and as of December 2009, the album has sold 496,000 copies in the U.S. since 1991 according to Nielsen SoundScan, which does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music, where she sold 883,000.<sup id="cite_ref-Daily_News_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Daily_News-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Combined, it has sold over 6,379,000 copies in the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since its debut, <i>Control</i> has sold over 10 million copies worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-Company2008_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Company2008-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The album's <a href="/wiki/Lead_single" title="Lead single">lead single</a>, "What Have You Done for Me Lately", peaked at number four on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 singles chart and at number one on the Hot Black Singles chart.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_singles-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="ref_b" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_b">[b]</a></sup> The single was certified gold by the RIAA in November 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was compared favorably to similar recordings of female empowerment released by black women, such as "<a href="/wiki/New_Attitude_(song)" title="New Attitude (song)">New Attitude</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Patti_LaBelle" title="Patti LaBelle">Patti LaBelle</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Better_Be_Good_to_Me" title="Better Be Good to Me">Better Be Good to Me</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Tina_Turner" title="Tina Turner">Tina Turner</a>, and "<a href="/wiki/Sisters_Are_Doin%27_It_for_Themselves" title="Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves">Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves</a>" by <a href="/wiki/The_Eurythmics" class="mw-redirect" title="The Eurythmics">The Eurythmics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a>. <a href="/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey" title="Oprah Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a> commented: "What you're seeing in all the areas of arts and entertainment is black women internalizing the idea of black power and pride ... Black women started listening to their inner cues, rather than society or even the black community's idea of what they are supposed to be and can be."<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Nasty", the album's second single, beat "What Have You Done for Me Lately" by one position, peaking at number three on the Hot 100 and at number one on the Hot Black Singles chart.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_singles-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was certified gold in November 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Critic Jon Bream noted "the songwriters have slyly juxtaposed a nasty-sounding groove and the repetition of the word 'nasty' with a subtle antinasty message."<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"When I Think of You" reached number one on the Hot 100, becoming Jackson's first single to top the chart, and was certified gold in November 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_singles-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album's fourth single and title track, "Control", reached its peak position at number five on the Hot 100 and at number one on the Hot Black Singles chart, later certified gold by the RIAA in November 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_singles-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Let's Wait Awhile" reached the number two position on the Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Black Singles chart.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_singles-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarence Page of the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a></i> commented in a similar vein to "Nasty", the ballad "throw[s] cold water on the passions of young love 'before we go too far'."<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike its predecessors, "The Pleasure Principle" did not reach within the top five of the Hot 100, instead peaking at number fourteen. It did, however, become Jackson's fifth number one single on the Hot Black Singles chart.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_singles-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each of the album's singles excluding "Let's Wait Awhile" peaked within the top five of the <i>Billboard</i> <a href="/wiki/Hot_Dance_Club_Songs" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Dance Club Songs">Club Play Singles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_singles-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="ref_c" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_c">[c]</a></sup> "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" was not released as a commercial single in the United States. It peaked at number 59 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Warwick_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warwick-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s">Christgau's Record Guide</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">B<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Encyclopedia of Popular Music">Encyclopedia of Popular Music</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, 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data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide" title="The Rolling Stone Album Guide">The Rolling Stone Album Guide</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-NRSAG_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NRSAG-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Slant_Magazine" title="Slant Magazine">Slant Magazine</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-slant_review_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slant_review-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Upon its release, the album received universal acclaim from critics. <i>Rolling Stone</i>'s Rob Hoerburger commented that the "sharp-tongued" Janet Jackson is "more concerned with identity than with playlists", as <i>Control</i> declares she is no longer the Jacksons' baby sister.<sup id="cite_ref-rolling_stone_review_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rolling_stone_review-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hoerburger expressed the view that tracks such as "Nasty" and "What Have You Done for Me Lately" erased the former "pop-ingénue image" of Jackson's first two albums, and that "<i>Control</i> is a better album than <a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross" title="Diana Ross">Diana Ross</a> has made in five years and puts Janet in a position similar to the young <a href="/wiki/Donna_Summer" title="Donna Summer">Donna Summer</a>'s—unwilling to accept novelty status and taking her own steps to rise above it."<sup id="cite_ref-rolling_stone_review_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rolling_stone_review-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Steven Ivory of <i>Billboard</i> expressed "[v]ocally, Jackson is more aggressive than ever. Indeed, her exhibition of sass and funkiness is certainly more provocative" in comparison to her previous work.<sup id="cite_ref-ivory_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ivory-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i> wrote: "Jackson has gone a long way in shaking off the experience of being a shadow Jackson child. She is an artist in her own right."<sup id="cite_ref-NME_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Newsweek" title="Newsweek">Newsweek</a></i> stated "[i]n an era of big-voiced pop-soul divas ... her current hit album, is taut, funky, hard as nails, an alternative to the sentimental balladry and opulent arrangements of <a href="/wiki/Patti_LaBelle" title="Patti LaBelle">Patti LaBelle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-Newsweek_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newsweek-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <i><a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" title="Robert Christgau">Robert Christgau</a> "scoffed at Janet's claims of autonomy", but applauded Jam & Lewis's beats as "their deepest ever" while finding Jackson's contribution entertaining enough.<sup id="cite_ref-RC_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RC-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> critic Connie Johnson wrote: "Though still a teen-ager, this singer's stance is remarkably nervy and mature. She has a snotty sort of assurance that permeates several cuts, plus the musical muscle to back it up."<sup id="cite_ref-Connie_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Connie-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jon_Pareles" title="Jon Pareles">Jon Pareles</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> notes <i>Control</i> takes obvious influence from Prince, describing "[t]he album's pacing, its clipped vocal lines—even the spoken introduction that starts things off" as pure <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_sound" title="Minneapolis sound">Minneapolis sound</a>; he adds "[b]ut where the Prince style is usually connected with heavy-breathing come-ons, Miss Jackson is cheerfully standoffish."<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the <a href="/wiki/29th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="29th Annual Grammy Awards">29th Annual Grammy Awards</a>, <i>Control</i> received four nominations: <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Song">Best R&B Song</a> for "What Have You Done for Me Lately", <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Female_R%26B_Vocal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance">Best Female R&B Vocal Performance</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Producer_of_the_Year,_Non-Classical" title="Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical">Non-Classical Producer of the Year</a> for Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Jam and Lewis won Producer of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album earned a record-breaking twelve nominations from the <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="American Music Award">American Music Awards</a>, winning four.<sup id="cite_ref-AMA_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMA-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AMA2_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMA2-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jackson also won three <a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Awards" title="Soul Train Music Awards">Soul Train Music Awards</a> and six <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Billboard Music Award"><i>Billboard</i> Music Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-STMA_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STMA-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-STMA2_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STMA2-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BMA_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BMA-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Later reviews continue to find the album favorable. <a href="/wiki/Eric_Henderson" title="Eric Henderson">Eric Henderson</a> of <i>Slant Magazine</i> expressed that the misconception that <i>Control</i> is Jackson's debut album only confirmed the "quintessential statement on personal and artistic self-actualization" that it set out to accomplish.<sup id="cite_ref-slant_review_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slant_review-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Henderson claimed critics who judged Jackson harshly for her thin voice "somehow missed the explosive 'gimme a beat' vocal pyrotechnics she unleashes all over "Nasty" ... Or that they completely dismissed how perfect her tremulous hesitance fits into the abstinence anthem "Let's Wait Awhile."<sup id="cite_ref-slant_review_29-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slant_review-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Henderson also commented that the "Jam-Lewis formula wasn't completely infallible" as "You Can Be Mine" and "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)", were two of the album's least impressive misfires.<sup id="cite_ref-slant_review_29-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slant_review-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While William Ruhlmann of <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> commented Jackson "came across as an aggressive, independent woman", he asserts the album's true value is the production talents of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide" title="The Rolling Stone Album Guide">The New Rolling Stone Album Guide</a></i> (2004), Laura Sinagra said that on <i>Control</i>, "Jam and Lewis perfected their melodic, full-blown funk attack", while Jackson "filled each track with a breathy believability" with vocal performances that ranged from yearning to seductive.<sup id="cite_ref-NRSAG_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NRSAG-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> ranked <i>Control</i> number 111 on the reboot of its list of 'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time'.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accolades">Accolades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Organization </th> <th>Country </th> <th>Accolade </th> <th>Year </th> <th>Source </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> Year-End Charts </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Top Black Artist, Top Black Singles Artist, Top Dance Club Play Artist, Top Dance Sales Artist, Top Pop Singles Artist, Top Pop Singles Artist, Female </td> <td>1986 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-BMA_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BMA-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Producer_of_the_Year,_Non-Classical" title="Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical">Producer of the Year, Non-Classical</a> </td> <td>1987 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Holden_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Holden-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards" title="American Music Awards">American Music Awards</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R%26B_Song" title="American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Song">Favorite Soul/R&B Single</a> ("Nasty"), Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist </td> <td>1987 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-AMA_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMA-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Awards" title="Soul Train Music Awards">Soul Train Music Awards</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Award_for_Best_Video_of_the_Year" title="Soul Train Music Award for Best Video of the Year">Best Music Video</a> ("What Have You Done for Me Lately"), Album of the Year, Female (<i>Control</i>) </td> <td>1987 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-STMA_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STMA-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography">Best Choreography</a> ("Nasty") </td> <td>1987 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-MTV_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MTV-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>American Music Awards </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Favorite Soul/R&B Video ("When I Think of You"), Favorite Pop/Rock Video ("When I Think of You") </td> <td>1988 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-AMA2_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMA2-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Soul Train Music Awards </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Best Music Video ("Control") </td> <td>1988 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-STMA2_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STMA2-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>MTV Video Music Awards </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Best Choreography ("The Pleasure Principle") </td> <td>1988 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of the Eighties" (ranked 28) </td> <td>1989 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-RS100_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RS100-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vibe_(magazine)" title="Vibe (magazine)">Vibe</a></i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century" (no rank) </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Vibe_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vibe-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a></i> </td> <td>United Kingdom </td> <td>"100 Women Who Rock the World" (ranked 72) </td> <td>2002 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Q_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Q-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Slant_Magazine" title="Slant Magazine">Slant Magazine</a></i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums" (no rank) </td> <td>2003 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Vital_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vital-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"The Definitive 200: Top 200 Albums of All-Time" (ranked 86) </td> <td>2007 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-RRHF_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RRHF-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> </td> <td>United Kingdom </td> <td>"1000 Albums To Hear Before You Die" (no rank) </td> <td>2007 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Vibe</i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"The Unfadeable 51" (no rank) </td> <td>2008 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Vibe2_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vibe2-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Slant Magazine</i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"Best Albums of the '80s" (ranked 31) </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Slant80_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slant80-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a></i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985–2014)" (ranked 234) </td> <td>2014 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Billboard</i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"Greatest of All Time Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" (ranked 16) </td> <td>2017 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NPR" title="NPR">NPR</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"Turning The Tables: The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women" (ranked 17) </td> <td>2017 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a></i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s" (ranked 8) </td> <td>2018 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cleveland.com#cleveland.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland.com">Cleveland.com</a></i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"The 80 greatest albums of the 1980s by Rock Hall Inductees" (ranked 9) </td> <td>2020 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Rolling Stone</i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time">The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time</a>" (ranked 111) </td> <td>2020 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Apple_Music" title="Apple Music">Apple Music</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Apple_Music_100_Best_Albums" title="Apple Music 100 Best Albums">Apple Music 100 Best Albums</a>" (ranked 42) </td> <td>2024 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 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.right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:310px; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>Her 1986 album <i>Control</i> is important to the development of R&B for a number of reasons. The primary producers of <i>Control</i>, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, and Jackson herself, crafted a new sound that fuses the rhythmic elements of funk and disco, along with heavy doses of synthesizers, percussion, sound effects, and a rap music sensibility. </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">Richard J. Ripani, <i>The New Blue Music</i>, 2006<sup id="cite_ref-The_New_Blue_Music_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_New_Blue_Music-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div> </div> <p><i>Control</i> is widely considered to be the breakthrough in Jackson's career, establishing her independence and dominance in the realm of popular music.<sup id="cite_ref-She's_a_rebel_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-She's_a_rebel-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <i>The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion, and Rock'n'roll</i> (1996) author Simon Reynolds wrote that "Janet Jackson became a superstar with the immaculately designed soft-core feminism of <i>Control</i>."<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Jet_(magazine)" title="Jet (magazine)">Jet</a></i> magazine commented that although the Jackson family's musical legacy had given her an opportunity to tap into an international audience, <i>Control</i> was the turning point at which "her career took off and she became a bona fide superstar. <i>Control</i> showcased Janet as a person who was firmly and finally in control of her own life."<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dennis Hunt of the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> wrote: "Previously, she had recorded two unsophisticated, kiddie soul albums. If you listened carefully to that kid stuff, there was a grown-up singer there somewhere struggling to get out. [Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis] liberated the real Janet Jackson."<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lyrically, Jackson's album is said to exhibit a "politically driven feminist" message, as stated by <a href="/wiki/Lilly_Goren" title="Lilly Goren">Lilly Goren</a> in <i>You've Come A Long Way, Baby: Women, Politics, and Popular Culture</i> (2009).<sup id="cite_ref-Lilly_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilly-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Musically, according to <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Vincent" title="Rickey Vincent">Rickey Vincent</a>, author of <i>Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One</i> (1996), Jam and Lewis's collaboration with her is said to be one of the high points of the 1980s, as they redefined dance music by mixing a youthful sound with industrial-strength beats.<sup id="cite_ref-Macmillan_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Macmillan-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As documented by musicologist Richard J. Ripani, author of <i>The New Blue Music: Changes in Rhythm & Blues, 1950–1999</i> (2006), <i>Control</i> is regarded as one of the most influential albums in the history of rhythm and blues and the first album to bridge the gap between R&B and rap music. Its success in both the mainstream R&B and pop music charts "led to the incorporation of many of the stylistic traits of rap over the next few years, and Janet Jackson was to continue to be one of the leaders in that development."<sup id="cite_ref-The_New_Blue_Music_82-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_New_Blue_Music-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, the album's second single "Nasty" has been credited with influencing the <a href="/wiki/New_jack_swing" title="New jack swing">new jack swing</a> genre, pioneered by <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Riley" title="Teddy Riley">Teddy Riley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_New_Blue_Music_82-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_New_Blue_Music-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Laura Sinagra in <i>The New Rolling Stone Album Guide</i> wrote that the album impacted popular music with a "blockbuster momentum all its own", while Eric Henderson of <i>Slant Magazine</i> noted <i>Control</i> "was every bit the hit machine that her brother's <i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(Michael_Jackson_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thriller (Michael Jackson album)">Thriller</a></i> was."<sup id="cite_ref-slant_review_29-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slant_review-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NRSAG_50-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NRSAG-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, <i>Control</i> made <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 history having the longest continuous run on the Hot 100 with singles from one album at 65 consecutive weeks, breaking her brother Michael's record by one week; <i>Thriller</i> by comparison charted singles for 64 consecutive weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Steve Morse of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boston_Globe" title="The Boston Globe">The Boston Globe</a></i> commented: "All things considered, 1986 was a stellar year for the black female vocalist—the best, in fact, since the disco era of a decade back ... Black music crossed over to the pop charts in dramatic fashion, with Whitney Houston, Patti LaBelle and Janet Jackson each having No. 1 albums."<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Katy_Perry_9_(42287412124)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Katy_Perry_9_%2842287412124%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Katy_Perry_9_%2842287412124%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="235" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Katy_Perry_9_%2842287412124%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/225px-Katy_Perry_9_%2842287412124%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Katy_Perry_9_%2842287412124%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Katy_Perry_9_%2842287412124%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1832" data-file-height="2872" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a> performing "<a href="/wiki/What_Have_You_Done_for_Me_Lately" title="What Have You Done for Me Lately">What Have You Done for Me Lately</a>" during <a href="/wiki/Witness:_The_Tour" title="Witness: The Tour">Witness: The Tour</a> at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In addition to stepping out of the Jackson family shadow, <i>Control</i> established Jackson as one of the preeminent female artists of popular music, rivaling fellow pop star <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a>, as critics began to acknowledge their influence on the record industry and younger artists. <i>Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume 8: Genres: North America</i> (2012) documents that both women redefined <a href="/wiki/House_music" title="House music">house music</a>, repackaging it "as part of a global metropolitan pop aesthetic."<sup id="cite_ref-continuum_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-continuum-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With regard to marketing singles, Paul Grein of <i>Billboard</i> reported: "10 or 20 years ago you would have had two singles from an album at the most. Now we're in an era where Madonna is on her fifth single from the album <i><a href="/wiki/True_Blue_(Madonna_album)" title="True Blue (Madonna album)">True Blue</a></i> and Janet Jackson is on her sixth from the LP <i>Control</i>."<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jackson subsequently became the first female artist to produce six top 40 hits on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 from a single album.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> writer Paul Grein wrote a segment titled "The influence of Madonna and Janet Jackson", reporting <a href="/wiki/Debbie_Gibson" title="Debbie Gibson">Debbie Gibson</a>'s manager Doug Breitbart claimed "Madonna has brought back a really strong, melodic component to pop music", while <i><a href="/wiki/Teen_Beat" title="Teen Beat">Teen Beat</a></i> editor Maggie Murphy remarked "Janet Jackson may have started this more than anyone else."<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anthony DeCurtis, author of <i>Present Tense: Rock & Roll and Culture</i> (1992) wrote that "Madonna and Janet Jackson have produced videos that explore the <a href="/wiki/Female_gaze" title="Female gaze">female gaze</a>," and described Jackson's music video for "Nasty" as <a href="/wiki/Feminist_theory" title="Feminist theory">feminist theory</a> on film that deconstructs the objectification of women.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Laura Sinagra documented that within two years of the release of <i>Control</i>, "a new crop of female singers (such as Paula Abdul and <a href="/wiki/Karyn_White" title="Karyn White">Karyn White</a>) were charged with imitating Janet."<sup id="cite_ref-NRSAG_50-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NRSAG-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anthony DeCurtis of <i>Rolling Stone</i> remarked: "<i>Control</i>—with its quintuple-platinum sales and string of hit singles—established" a then-twenty-year-old Jackson "as one of the most popular recording artists in the world."<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> described the album's release as one of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip hop.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon the 30th anniversary of the album's release, Julian Kimble of <i>Billboard</i> magazine wrote: "In hindsight, <i>Control</i> is both evolutionary and revolutionary. As Jackson’s first album to land atop the <i>Billboard</i> 200, it marked professional and personal breakthroughs. Distancing herself from the immense Jackson family shadow, she created one of the most influential projects across contemporary R&B and pop music. And not only was Jackson’s maiden voyage with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis at the forefront of R&B, pop and hip-hop’s intersection, it birthed a novel sound in the process."<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Morgan Y. Evans for <i>PopMatters'</i> wrote: "Janet Jackson's <i>Control</i> is worth reconsidering as, perhaps boldly, one of the top three or four pop records of the '80s...It is unquestionably the most coherent and powerful full album statement from any female solo pop artist during much of the '80s, some of <a href="/wiki/Kate_Bush" title="Kate Bush">Kate Bush</a>'s more eccentric triumphs that decade notwithstanding."<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kyle Anderson of <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i> commented: "The videos from <i>Control</i> were all over MTV, and Janet established herself as an instantly dominant pop figure talked about in the same sentences as Madonna and her older brother Michael."<sup id="cite_ref-Kyle_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kyle-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MTV's Meaghan Garvey asserted "it's hard to overstate the significance of <i>Control</i>, whether in terms of the pop landscape, the evolution of the music video as a vessel for promotion and expression, or Top 40 feminist anthems." She also argued "it's important to note that <i>Control</i>’s self-actualization anthems were expressions of black female pride. <i>Control</i> spawned a whopping six videos—great ones, at that—which played an immeasurable role in the shift toward visible black pop."<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gerrick D. Kennedy of <i>Los Angeles Times</i> wrote that Jackson's continued influence is evident in the careers of <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a>, <a href="/wiki/FKA_Twigs" title="FKA Twigs">FKA Twigs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tinashe" title="Tinashe">Tinashe</a> in that "all of them take cues from Jackson's blueprint. And all that began with <i>Control</i>."<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, a cassette of <i>Control</i> was added to the "Musical Crossroads" exhibition of the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_African_American_History_and_Culture" title="National Museum of African American History and Culture">National Museum of African American History and Culture</a> (NMAAHC).<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Side one</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Control_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Control (Janet Jackson song)">Control</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">James Harris III</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Terry Lewis</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Jimmy Jam</a></li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">5:53</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Nasty_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Nasty (Janet Jackson song)">Nasty</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jam</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:03</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/What_Have_You_Done_for_Me_Lately" title="What Have You Done for Me Lately">What Have You Done for Me Lately</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jam</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:59</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"You Can Be Mine"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jam</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jellybean_Johnson" title="Jellybean Johnson">Jellybean Johnson</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">5:16</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Side two</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)" title="The Pleasure Principle (song)">The Pleasure Principle</a>"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Monte_Moir" title="Monte Moir">Monte Moir</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Moir</li><li>Jackson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li><li>Steve Wiese<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:58</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/When_I_Think_of_You" title="When I Think of You">When I Think of You</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jam</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:56</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"He Doesn't Know I'm Alive"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Bernard" title="Spencer Bernard">Spencer Bernard</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jam</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li><li>Bernard<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:30</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Wait_Awhile" title="Let's Wait Awhile">Let's Wait Awhile</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson</li><li>Melanie Andrews</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jam</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:37</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Funny_How_Time_Flies_(When_You%27re_Having_Fun)" title="Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)">Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jam</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:29</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="4" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>41:48</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Japanese first pressing edition</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Start Anew"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Ralph McCarthy</li><li>Yuji Toriyama</li></ul></div></td><td>30th Music</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:19</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"The Pleasure Principle"</td><td>Moir</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Moir</li><li>Jackson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li><li>Wiese<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:58</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"When I Think of You"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jam</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:56</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"He Doesn't Know I'm Alive"</td><td>Bernard</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jam</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li><li>Bernard<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:30</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"Let's Wait Awhile"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson</li><li>Andrews</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jam</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:37</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jam</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Jackson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:29</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li><sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_a"><b><a href="#ref_a">^[a]</a></b></span> </sup> signifies a co-producer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>Janet Jackson – vocals, background vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, bells</li> <li>Melanie Andrews – background vocals</li> <li>Troy Anthony – saxophone</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Benton" title="Jerome Benton">Jerome Benton</a> – vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Bernard" title="Spencer Bernard">Spencer Bernard</a> – synthesizer, guitar</li> <li>Geoff Bouchieiz – guitar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Time_(band)" title="The Time (band)">Mark Cardenas</a> – synthesizer</li> <li>Roger Dumas – drums, programming</li> <li>Jimmy Jam – synthesizer, percussion, piano, drums, vocals, background vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jellybean_Johnson" title="Jellybean Johnson">Jellybean Johnson</a> – guitar, vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Keith" title="Lisa Keith">Lisa Keith</a> – background vocals</li> <li>Terry Lewis – percussion, vocals, background vocals</li> <li>John McClain – executive producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monte_Moir" title="Monte Moir">Monte Moir</a> – synthesizer, guitar, drums</li> <li>Nicholas Raths – acoustic and <a href="/wiki/12-string_guitar" class="mw-redirect" title="12-string guitar">12-string guitar</a></li> <li>Gwendolyn Traylor – background vocals</li> <li>Hami Wave – background vocals</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1986–89) </th> <th>Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Australia (<a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">Kent Music Report</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Australia_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Australia-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Canada Top Albums/CDs (<i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-group=_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-group=-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">11 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dutch Albums (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">Album Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Netherlands_Janet_Jackson_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Netherlands_Janet_Jackson-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>European Albums (<a href="/wiki/European_Top_100_Albums" title="European Top 100 Albums">Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-eu_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eu-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Germany4_Janet_Jackson_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Germany4_Janet_Jackson-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">36 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Japanese Albums (<a href="/wiki/Oricon" title="Oricon">Oricon</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Oricon_109-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Oricon_-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>New Zealand Albums (<a href="/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">RMNZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_New_Zealand_Janet_Jackson_110-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_New_Zealand_Janet_Jackson-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">South African Albums (<a href="/wiki/RISA" class="mw-redirect" title="RISA">RISA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-South_African_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-South_African-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Swedish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Sweden_Janet_Jackson_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Sweden_Janet_Jackson-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">47 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Swiss Albums (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Janet_Jackson_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Janet_Jackson-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">28 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UK_Janet_Jackson_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UK_Janet_Jackson-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><sup id="cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Janet_Jackson_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Billboard200_Janet_Jackson-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Janet_Jackson_116-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Janet_Jackson-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">1 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1986) </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Canada Top Albums/CDs (<i>RPM</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">34 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>European Top 100 Albums (<i>Music & Media</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-euroyear1986_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-euroyear1986-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">63 </td></tr> <tr> <td>New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">39 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <i>Billboard</i> 200<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Chart (1987) </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Canada Top Albums/CDs (<i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">46 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">42 </td></tr> <tr> <td>European Top 100 Albums (<i>Music & Media</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-euroyear1987_125-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-euroyear1987-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>UK Albums Chart </td> <td align="center">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <i>Billboard</i> 200<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-time_chart">All-time chart</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: All-time chart"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>US <i>Billboard</i> 200<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">72 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/wiki/Music_Canada" title="Music Canada">Music Canada</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-CanadaJanet_JacksonControlalbumCertRef_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CanadaJanet_JacksonControlalbumCertRef-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>100,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/NVPI" title="NVPI">NVPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-NetherlandsJanet_JacksonControlalbumCertRef_130-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NetherlandsJanet_JacksonControlalbumCertRef-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>100,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">RMNZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-New_ZealandJanet_JacksonControlalbumCertRef_131-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_ZealandJanet_JacksonControlalbumCertRef-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>7,500<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_KingdomJanet_JacksonControlalbumCertRef_133-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomJanet_JacksonControlalbumCertRef-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>324,000<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_StatesJanet_JacksonControlalbumCertRef_134-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_StatesJanet_JacksonControlalbumCertRef-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>5× Platinum </td> <td>6,379,000<sup id="ref_d" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_d">[d]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="col" colspan="3">Summaries </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Worldwide </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center" class="table-na">— </td> <td>10,000,000<sup id="cite_ref-Control_sales_till_90_135-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Control_sales_till_90-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-billboardww_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboardww-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-betsales_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-betsales-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>^</sup> Shipments figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_by_women" title="List of best-selling albums by women">List of best-selling albums by women</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span id="cnote_a"><b><a href="#ref_a">^</a></b></span> <b>a:</b> Originally titled "Top R&B/Black Albums", the chart is now known as "<a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a>"<br /> <span id="cnote_b"><b><a href="#ref_b">^</a></b></span> <b>b:</b> Formerly titled "Hot Black Singles chart", the chart is now known as "<a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a>"<br /> <span id="cnote_c"><b><a href="#ref_c">^</a></b></span> <b>c:</b> Originally titled "Club Play Singles", the chart is now known as "<a href="/wiki/Dance_Club_Songs" title="Dance Club Songs">Dance Club Songs</a>"<br /> <span id="cnote_d"><b><a href="#ref_d">^</a></b></span> <b>d:</b> By 1990, <i>Control</i> had sold 5 million copies in the United States<sup id="cite_ref-Control_sales_till_90_135-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Control_sales_till_90-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and as of December 2009, the album has sold 496,000 copies in the U.S. since 1991 according to Nielsen SoundScan, which does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music, where she sold 883,000.<sup id="cite_ref-Daily_News_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Daily_News-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Combined, it has sold over 6,379,000 copies in the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 5,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Jet&rft.atitle=Janet+Jackson%27s+year&rft.date=2009-10-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dz70DAAAAMBAJ%26pg%3DPA60&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AControl+%28Janet+Jackson+album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Daily_News-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Daily_News_36-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Daily_News_36-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/11/19/2009-11-19_janet_jacksons_hopes_for_new_future_with_old_label_am_records.html">"Janet Jackson's hopes for new future with old label, A&M Records"</a>. <i>Daily News</i>. New York. November 19, 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091122182313/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/11/19/2009-11-19_janet_jacksons_hopes_for_new_future_with_old_label_am_records.html">Archived</a> from the original on November 22, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 4,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Daily+News&rft.atitle=Janet+Jackson%27s+hopes+for+new+future+with+old+label%2C+A%26M+Records&rft.date=2009-11-19&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2Fgossip%2F2009%2F11%2F19%2F2009-11-19_janet_jacksons_hopes_for_new_future_with_old_label_am_records.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AControl+%28Janet+Jackson+album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Billboard-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Billboard_37-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Billboard_37-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/267479/ask-billboard-life-after-discussing-divas">"Ask Billboard: Life After Discussing Divas"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>. April 9, 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151120054302/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/267479/ask-billboard-life-after-discussing-divas">Archived</a> from the original on November 20, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 5,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Billboard&rft.atitle=Ask+Billboard%3A+Life+After+Discussing+Divas&rft.date=2009-04-09&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fcolumns%2Fchart-beat%2F267479%2Fask-billboard-life-after-discussing-divas&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AControl+%28Janet+Jackson+album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-billboard_singles-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-billboard_singles_38-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4572">"Janet Jackson > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles"</a>. AllMusic. 2008. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110217221037/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4572">Archived</a> from the original on February 17, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 4,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Janet+Jackson+%3E+Charts+%26+Awards+%3E+Billboard+Singles&rft.pub=AllMusic&rft.date=2008&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Fartist%2Fp4572&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AControl+%28Janet+Jackson+album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153510/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=What%20Have%20You%20Done%20for%20Me%20Lately&artist=Janet%20Jackson&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25">"What Have You Done for Me Lately"</a>. <i>gold and platinum</i>. Recording Industry Association of America. November 12, 1990. p. 25. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=What%20Have%20You%20Done%20for%20Me%20Lately&artist=Janet%20Jackson&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25">the original</a> on September 24, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 7,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=gold+and+platinum&rft.atitle=What+Have+You+Done+for+Me+Lately&rft.pages=25&rft.date=1990-11-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.riaa.com%2Fgoldandplatinumdata.php%3Fresultpage%3D1%26table%3DSEARCH_RESULTS%26action%3D%26title%3DWhat%2520Have%2520You%2520Done%2520for%2520Me%2520Lately%26artist%3DJanet%2520Jackson%26format%3D%26debutLP%3D%26category%3D%26sex%3D%26releaseDate%3D%26requestNo%3D%26type%3D%26level%3D%26label%3D%26company%3D%26certificationDate%3D%26awardDescription%3D%26catalogNo%3D%26aSex%3D%26rec_id%3D%26charField%3D%26gold%3D%26platinum%3D%26multiPlat%3D%26level2%3D%26certDate%3D%26album%3D%26id%3D%26after%3D%26before%3D%26startMonth%3D1%26endMonth%3D1%26startYear%3D1958%26endYear%3D2008%26sort%3DArtist%26perPage%3D25&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AControl+%28Janet+Jackson+album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFInfusino1986" class="citation news cs1">Infusino, Divina (August 10, 1986). "Black Women Get R-E-S-P-E-C-T". <i><a href="/wiki/The_San_Diego_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="The San Diego Union">The San Diego Union</a></i>. p. E.1.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+San+Diego+Union&rft.atitle=Black+Women+Get+R-E-S-P-E-C-T&rft.pages=E.1&rft.date=1986-08-10&rft.aulast=Infusino&rft.aufirst=Divina&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AControl+%28Janet+Jackson+album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153211/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Nasty&artist=Janet%20Jackson&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25">"Nasty"</a>. <i>gold and platinum</i>. Recording Industry Association of America. November 13, 1990. p. 25. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Nasty&artist=Janet%20Jackson&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25">the original</a> on September 24, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 7,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=gold+and+platinum&rft.atitle=Nasty&rft.pages=25&rft.date=1990-11-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.riaa.com%2Fgoldandplatinumdata.php%3Fresultpage%3D1%26table%3DSEARCH_RESULTS%26action%3D%26title%3DNasty%26artist%3DJanet%2520Jackson%26format%3D%26debutLP%3D%26category%3D%26sex%3D%26releaseDate%3D%26requestNo%3D%26type%3D%26level%3D%26label%3D%26company%3D%26certificationDate%3D%26awardDescription%3D%26catalogNo%3D%26aSex%3D%26rec_id%3D%26charField%3D%26gold%3D%26platinum%3D%26multiPlat%3D%26level2%3D%26certDate%3D%26album%3D%26id%3D%26after%3D%26before%3D%26startMonth%3D1%26endMonth%3D1%26startYear%3D1958%26endYear%3D2008%26sort%3DArtist%26perPage%3D25&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AControl+%28Janet+Jackson+album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBream1986" class="citation news cs1">Bream, Jon (February 21, 1986). "3 Twin Cities bands put albums in Top 10". <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Tribune" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Tribune">Star Tribune</a></i>. p. 4.C. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0744-5458">0744-5458</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Star+Tribune&rft.atitle=3+Twin+Cities+bands+put+albums+in+Top+10&rft.pages=4.C&rft.date=1986-02-21&rft.issn=0744-5458&rft.aulast=Bream&rft.aufirst=Jon&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AControl+%28Janet+Jackson+album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153512/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=When%20I%20Think%20of%20You&artist=Janet%20Jackson&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25">"When I Think of You"</a>. <i>gold and platinum</i>. Recording Industry Association of America. November 12, 1990. p. 25. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=When%20I%20Think%20of%20You&artist=Janet%20Jackson&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25">the original</a> on September 24, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 7,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=gold+and+platinum&rft.atitle=When+I+Think+of+You&rft.pages=25&rft.date=1990-11-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.riaa.com%2Fgoldandplatinumdata.php%3Fresultpage%3D1%26table%3DSEARCH_RESULTS%26action%3D%26title%3DWhen%2520I%2520Think%2520of%2520You%26artist%3DJanet%2520Jackson%26format%3D%26debutLP%3D%26category%3D%26sex%3D%26releaseDate%3D%26requestNo%3D%26type%3D%26level%3D%26label%3D%26company%3D%26certificationDate%3D%26awardDescription%3D%26catalogNo%3D%26aSex%3D%26rec_id%3D%26charField%3D%26gold%3D%26platinum%3D%26multiPlat%3D%26level2%3D%26certDate%3D%26album%3D%26id%3D%26after%3D%26before%3D%26startMonth%3D1%26endMonth%3D1%26startYear%3D1958%26endYear%3D2008%26sort%3DArtist%26perPage%3D25&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AControl+%28Janet+Jackson+album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152858/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Control&artist=Janet%20Jackson&format=SINGLE&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25">"Control"</a>. <i>gold and platinum</i>. Recording Industry Association of America. November 12, 1990. p. 25. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Control&artist=Janet%20Jackson&format=SINGLE&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25">the original</a> on September 24, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 7,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=gold+and+platinum&rft.atitle=Control&rft.pages=25&rft.date=1990-11-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.riaa.com%2Fgoldandplatinumdata.php%3Fresultpage%3D1%26table%3DSEARCH_RESULTS%26action%3D%26title%3DControl%26artist%3DJanet%2520Jackson%26format%3DSINGLE%26debutLP%3D%26category%3D%26sex%3D%26releaseDate%3D%26requestNo%3D%26type%3D%26level%3D%26label%3D%26company%3D%26certificationDate%3D%26awardDescription%3D%26catalogNo%3D%26aSex%3D%26rec_id%3D%26charField%3D%26gold%3D%26platinum%3D%26multiPlat%3D%26level2%3D%26certDate%3D%26album%3D%26id%3D%26after%3D%26before%3D%26startMonth%3D1%26endMonth%3D1%26startYear%3D1958%26endYear%3D2008%26sort%3DArtist%26perPage%3D25&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AControl+%28Janet+Jackson+album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPage1987" class="citation news cs1">Page, Clarence (June 17, 1987). 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