Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
Studio album by Janet Jackson
Released	September 18, 1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	R&B/Pop
Length	64:31
Label	A&M
Producer(s)	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Janet Jackson Jellybean Johnson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Janet Jackson chronology
Control: The Remixes (1987)	Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)	janet. (1993)

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (commonly titled simply Rhythm Nation or Rhythm Nation 1814) is the fourth studio album by American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson. It was released on September 18, 1989 and became the best-selling album of 1990 in the United States. It is the only album in history to score #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in three different calendar years (1989-1991). The album is also the only album in history to spawn seven top 5 hits which include four #1 singles, two #2 singles, and one single that reached #4, plus another song that was not commercialy released (State of the World) but reached #5 on the airplay charts. Rhythm Nation 1814 spent four weeks at #1 in the Billboard 200 and a more impressive 35 consecutive weeks inside the Top 5. It spent a total of 108 in the charts. Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation 1814 album cover This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is a Grammy Award-winning, and Academy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, composer, actress, dancer, choreographer, record producer, and activist. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rhythm and blues (also known as R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A&M Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Universal Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... James Jimmy Jam Harris III (born on June 6, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Terry Lewis (born November 21, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska) are an American R&B and pop songwriting and record production team. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is a Grammy Award-winning, and Academy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, composer, actress, dancer, choreographer, record producer, and activist. ... Jellybean Johnson (b. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is a Grammy Award-winning, and Academy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, composer, actress, dancer, choreographer, record producer, and activist. ... janet. ... Rhythm and blues (also known as R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is a Grammy Award-winning, and Academy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, composer, actress, dancer, choreographer, record producer, and activist. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Background

Rhythm Nation 1814, Jackson's follow up to her 1986 hit album, Control, continued the success of its predecessor, with seven top 10 singles. Rhythm Nation 1814 reached number one on both Pop and R&B charts. The album took three months to produce. Originally, executives at A&M wanted Janet to expand on the ideas presented on Control, but she was not willing to compromise her artistic integrity to gain record sales and thus the politically themed basis for her next album was born . When it came time to chose the album title, Janet wanted Rhythm Nation, but her label pushed for it to be named after the first single, Escapade. In the end the rising star power of Jackson forced the label to side with her and the title for her 4th album became Rhythm Nation 1814. Control is the third album from Janet Jackson. ... Control is the third album from Janet Jackson. ... Escapade, or ESP for short, is a server-side scripting language that is designed to provide an easy interface to database contents. ...

Rhythm Nation 1814 is a concept album addressing social ills - at least, up until the end of the third song. Track seven (the interlude titled "Let's Dance") is Jackson saying "Get the point? Good. Let's dance", after which the album reverts to more typical love-song/dance song fare, with any 'political' content barely mentioned again. Jackson's image was changed into a more serious look, with stark black and white cover art and a dimly lit photo of her dressed in a black pseudo-military outfit. The back cover of the album displays the following pledge: "We are a nation with no geographic boundaries, bound together through our beliefs. We are like-minded individuals, sharing a common vision, pushing toward a world rid of color-lines." Following the statement is this creed: "Music, Poetry, Dance, Unity". This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A creed is a statement or confession of belief — usually religious belief — or faith. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... The Chinese poem Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain by Emperor Gaozong (Song Dynasty) Poetry (from the Greek , poiesis, making or creating) is a form of art in which language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensible meaning. ... jus like my ass For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... Oneness is a spiritual term referring to the experience of the absence of egoic identity boundaries, and, according to some traditions, the realization of the awareness of the absolute interconnectedness of all matter and thought in space-time, or ones ultimate identity with God (see Tat Tvam Asi). ...

The album was the first in history to generate seven top-five Billboard hits from one album. The album's numerous hit singles were accompanied by more conceptual video versions. The album was produced by Jimmy Jam (James Harris III) and Terry Lewis, with co-production credit given to Janet Jackson. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis also penned or co-wrote the songs with Janet Jackson, as well as arranging and programming the music, and playing much of the instrumental tracks. The song "Black Cat" was produced by, Jellybean Johnson, who (like Jam and Lewis) had also been a former member of the Time. // Most Hot 100 Singles from an Album High School Musical Soundtrack (2006) Breaking Free (#4) Getcha Head in the Game (#23) Start of Something New (#28) Were All in This Together (#34) What Ive Been Looking For (#35) Stick to the Status Quo (#43) Bop to the... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... Video (Latin for I see, first person singular present, indicative of videre, to see) is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion. ... James Jimmy Jam Harris III (born on June 6, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Terry Lewis (born November 21, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska) are an American R&B and pop songwriting and record production team. ... James Jimmy Jam Harris III (born on June 6, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Terry Lewis (born November 21, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska) are an American R&B and pop songwriting and record production team. ... The Time may refer to: The Time, a funk band of the 80s associated with Prince Or may be a typo for: The Times of London The New York Times This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The album was released by A&M Records on LP, chrome cassette and compact disc, demonstrating the label's expectation of broad appeal. A companion video compilation was also issued on both VHS and Laserdisc. Complete lyrics were included in the album. All tracks were recorded and mixed in Minnesota. The album is dedicated to Katherine Jackson, Jackson's mother. Rhythm Nation 1814 brought Janet Jackson ten Billboard awards, including Top R&B Albums and Singles Artist, Best Pop and R&B Album Award, and Top Hot 100 Singles Artist. She also won a record-breaking 5 Billboard Music Video Awards. The singles, especially "Miss You Much" and "Rhythm Nation", received extensive airplay on radio and TV stations like MTV, BET and VH1 in addition to dance clubs around the world. On Tuesday, April 24, 2007, iTunes added all of Jackson's A&M-era albums, with the exception of Dream Street. A&M Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Universal Music Group. ... It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ... Typical 60-minute Compact Cassette. ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS is a recording and playing standard for analog video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) and launched... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Katherine Jackson (born Katherine Esther Screws on May 4, 1930) is the matriarch of the Jacksons musical dynasty and the mother of pop music icons Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... Video (Latin for I see, first person singular present, indicative of videre, to see) is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion. ... An award is something given to a person or group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Bet may refer to: Look up bet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... The god Týr, identified with Mars, after whom Tuesday is named. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ... The correct title of this article is . ...

Album Title

From the Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour Book: "When we were making the track 'Rhythm Nation' we all got excited thinking that it would make a great anthem for dancers everywhere. Then somebody mentioned that Francis Scott-Key [sic] had written the American national anthem in 1814 and because of that, the number began to take on a significance for us. It wasn't until later that we realized 'R' is the 18th letter of the alphabet and 'N' is the 14th letter. What's even more coincidental is that Scott-Key [sic] wrote the song on September 14th and our album was shipping on September 18th even though it had originally been scheduled to come out in August." The Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour was Janet Jacksons first worldwide tour in support of her multi-platinum smash album, Rhythm Nation 1814. ... Francis Scott Key Fort McHenry looking towards the position of the British ships (with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the distance on the upper left) Francis Scott Key (August 2, 1779 – January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, an author, and an amateur poet who wrote the words to...

The essay in the liner notes of Design of a Decade 1986/1996 also quotes Janet as saying "1814 is also the year women were finally granted education beyond the eighth grade. That was a key fact for me." Design of a Decade: 1986/1996 was the first compilation released by pop/R&B singer Janet Jackson. ...

The Film

In 1989, while the album was being finalised, Jackson was approached by record company executives to promote the record. The original idea was to do a live TV special to show off the new songs, but Janet resisted the idea on the basis of quality control (she thought the idea was 'cheesy'). An alternative way of promotion, the short film, was suggested. Together with director Dominic Sena, producer (and soon-to-be husband) Rene Elizondo and a team of dancers and choreographers, Jackson created the Rhythm Nation 1814 Film, featuring 4 songs from the album. Shot in black & white, the film tells the story of TJ and Kickdrum, 2 young aspiring musicians who are friends with Jackson. While Jackson entertains her friends at a warehouse, the kids slowly sink into a life of crime, until TJ is eventually killed, prompting Kickdrum to seek comfort in Jackson. 4 songs were featured- a club version of Black Cat, Miss You Much, The Knowledge and Rhythm Nation. The video was well received by critics who compared it to her brother Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, although it did not sell as well. The black cat in a fighting stance is a historically important anarchist symbol. ... Miss You Much was the first single from R&B singer Janet Jacksons fourth studio album, Rhythm Nation 1814. ... Rhythm Nation was the second single by pop music diva Janet Jackson from her fourth studio album Rhythm Nation 1814. ... For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see moonwalk. ...

In 2003, the album was ranked number 275 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. This article is about the magazine. ... Promotional Book Cover The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ...

Track listing

Rhythm Nation was the second single by pop music diva Janet Jackson from her fourth studio album Rhythm Nation 1814. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with State of the World. ... Miss You Much was the first single from R&B singer Janet Jacksons fourth studio album, Rhythm Nation 1814. ... Love Will Never Do (Without You) was the seventh single (final in the U.S.) from the album Rhythm Nation 1814 by American R&B artist Janet Jackson. ... Alright was the fourth single by R&B diva Janet Jackson from the album Rhythm Nation 1814. ... Escapade was the third single by pop music singer Janet Jackson from the album Rhythm Nation 1814. ... Black Cat was the sixth single by pop music singer Janet Jackson from her fourth album Rhythm Nation 1814. ... Come Back to Me was the fifth single released from Janet Jacksons critically and commercially successful album Rhythm Nation 1814. ...

Rhythm Nation 1814 B-Sides

• "You Need Me"
• "Skin Game, Pt. 1"
• "Esta Bien" (Alright)
• "Vuelve A Mi" (Come Back to Me) [Castillian Version]
• "1814 Megamix"

Singles

Music Awards

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RIAA

• U.S. 6x Platinum (#1 for 4 weeks)