Stream or Purchase the Expanded edition of The Velvet Rope by Janet Jackson.

[Spicechinodiva]

Released on Friday, October 07 2022, which is 25 years to the exact date The original album was released in the US in cassette and Compact Disc via Virgin Records America, Inc on October 07,1997.

 

It was her first release of a record breaking renewal with Virgin Records for 80 Million, the highest recording contract with a female artist, only to be surpassed by Mariah Carey in 2001, which unfortunately led to Media putting Mariah Carey against Janet Jackson cos Virgin offered Mariah Carey 100 million, a contract that would lead to Virgin and EMI sadly going into financial ruin, to where it's now part of universal music group, all because of that signing.

 

And then both surpassed by Madonna's deal With live nation for 120 Million for 3 albums in 2007.

 

Velvet rope was critically acclaimed, for it's subject matter, but just like her brother Michael Jackson, she was criticized for taking advantage of the 80 Minutes CD time by taking the entire time length, if there has been a big criticism is the usage of interludes and Janet Jackson is the queen of them. 

 

Rhythm nation and Janet, actually put interlude, song, interlude to the point people complained.

 

Janet had 13 interludes to 14 songs to make 27 tracks..

 

Rhythm nation out of the 20 tracks 8 were interludes, to the 12 songs.

 

The velvet rope being 22 Tracks

 

7 interludes, to 15 songs, so she started to decrease the interludes on this album.

 

The velvet rope has been expanded in a 38 track album featuring b side Accept me, the hidden track Can't be stopped, and the Japanese track God's Stepchild..

 

Then you get 13 remixes.

 

The R&B mixes come Courtesy of Timbaland and Missy Elliott,Teddy Riley, The ummah and of course her producers Jimmy jam and Terry Lewis..

 

The club mixes come from The hottest DJ's from new York clubs Tony Moran, David Morales,,Masters at Work, Tony Humphries, Jason Nevins and Armand Van Helden.

 

Plus a cool Disco Remix of Every time, by Jimmy jam and Terry Lewis.

 

The album is 7 Minutes short of 3 Hours, the remixes go 11 Minutes long, so Radio edits are not here.

 

This is the highly sought Club mixes from the 12" Vinyls and promo Club vinyls.

 

The reason why veterans are doing these releases is the money is actually in these editions,very easy for a record label to market a catalog title vs. losing money on a new album that isn't gonna do a really good long run on the charts.

@Jordan Miller

@princessmimi

@Brat

 

 

[Brat]

Awesome,  I’m going to check this out!  Love Janet