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following 1982's "Janet Jackson" and 1984's "Dream Street."
Songs included on "Control" are:
Control
Nasty
What Have You Done For Me Lately
You Can Be Mine
The Pleasure Principle
When I Think Of You
He Doesn't Know I'm Alive
Let's Wait Awhile
Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)
Start Anew (on some Japanese versions)
Singles from "Control" were:
What Have You Done For Me Lately
Nasty
When I Think Of You (first #1)
Control
Let's Wait Awhile
The Pleasure Principle
Start Anew (in Japan only)
Personnel:
Vocalists: Janet Jackson (lead), Jerome Benton (backing on "Nasty") and
Jellybean Johnson (backing on "Nasty")
Producers: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jellybean Johnson,
Monte Moir, Steve Wiese, Spencer Bernard
Songwriters:
Control - James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson
Nasty - James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson
What Have You Done For Me Lately - James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet
Jackson
You Can Be Mine - ???? (probably Jellybean Johnson & Janet Jackson or
Johnson on his own)
The Pleasure Principle - Monte Moir
When I Think Of You - James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson
He Doesn't Know I'm Alive - ???? (probably Spencer Bernard & Janet
Jackson or Bernard on his own)
Let's Wait Awhile - James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson,
Melanie Andrews
Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun) - James Harris III, Terry
Lewis, Janet Jackson
Trivia:
This album was originally written by James Harris III and Terry Lewis
for singer/pianist Patrice Rushen.
Janet Jackson did not originally write any of the music or lyrics. She
added her own touch to the songs when production on "Control" began.
