Damita Jo

Damita Jo is the eighth studio album by American singer Janet Jackson. It was released on March 30, 2004, by Virgin Records. The album takes its title from Jackson's middle name. The album was released after the famous Super Bowl XXXVIII wardrobe malfunction. The album continues on with the theme of sex that began with janet. (1993) and features a more hip hop, funk and R&B feel to it.

Reviews

Track listing

(*) denotes co-producer

Sample credits
 "Strawberry Bounce" contains a sample of "Can I Get A..." by Jay-Z featuring Amil and Ja Rule.
 "All Nite (Don't Stop)" contains a sample of "Hang Up Your Hang Ups" by Herbie Hancock.
 "R&B Junkie" contains a sample of "I'm in Love" by Evelyn King.
 "I Want You" contains a sample of "Close to You" by B.T. Express.

Personnel

 Janet Jackson – vocals, backing vocals, producer
 Dallas Austin – beats, keyboards, Line 6 guitar, producer
 Bobby Ross Avila – bass, drums, co-producer, guitar, keyboards, Moog lead, nylon guitar, producer, Rhodes electric piano
 Babyface – instrumentation, producer
 BAG & Arnthor – arrangers, engineers, producers, programming
 Miri Ben-Ari – violin, violin arranger, violin producer
 Paul Boutin – engineer
 Billy Brown – backing vocals
 Henrik Brunberg – assistant engineer
 Jason Carson – engineer
 Fran Cooper – make-up
 Ian Cross – engineer
 Roger Davies – management
 Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing
 Freckles – backing vocals
 Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
 Jon Gass – mixing
 Serban Ghenea – mix assistant
 Johnny Gill – guitar
 Lee Groves – programming
 Cesar Guevara – assistant engineer
 Stephan Haeri – mixing
 Rob Haggett – assistant programming
 Doug Harms – assistant engineer
 Terri Harris – personal assistant
 Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
 Steve Hodge – engineer, mixing, mix engineer
 Keenan "Kee Note" Holloway – bass
 Kameron Houff – engineer
 Kevin Hunter – guitar
 Jun Ishizeki – engineer
 Iz – bass, co-producer, drums, electric guitar, guitar, horn stabs, Moog synthesizer, percussion, scratches

 Jimmy Jam – drum programming, drums, keyboards, percussion, producer
 Glenn Jeffery – guitar
 Henrik Jonback – guitar
 Goran Kajfes – horn
 Brent Kolatalo – assistant engineer
 Ken Lewis – instrumentation
 Terry Lewis – producer
 Wayne Scot Lukas – wardrobe
 Matt Marrin – mix engineer
 Manny Marroquin – mixing
 Andrew MacPherson – photography
 Glen Nakasako – art direction, design
 Big Jon Platt – A&R
 Ervin Pope – keyboards
 Joni-Ayanna Portee – backing vocals
 Magnum Coltrane Price – bass
 Tony Reyes – backing vocals, bass, Line 6 guitar
 Tim Roberts – mixing assistant
 Lindsay Scott – management
 Rick Sheppard – engineer, MIDI, sound design
 Xavier Smith – assistant engineer
 Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
 Scott Storch – producer
 Télépopmusik – producers
 Tony "Prof T" Tolbert – backing vocals
 David Treahearn – mixing assistant
 Rabeka Tuinei – mixing assistant
 Max Vadukul – photography
 Kanye West – vocals, producer
 Colin Wolfe – bass
 Ghian Wright – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
 Bradley Yost – assistant engineer
 Janet Zeitoun – hair stylist, stylist

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2004)PeakpositionAustralian Albums Chart18Austrian Albums Chart49Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)33Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)40Brazil Albums Chart40Canadian Albums Chart7Czech Albums Chart34Danish Albums Chart34Dutch Albums Chart23French Albums Chart35German Albums Chart21Irish Albums Chart72Italian Albums ChartArtisti – Classifica settimanale dal 26/03/2004 al 01/04/2004. Federation of the Italian Music Industry.37Japanese Albums Chart10New Zealand Albums Chart50Spanish Albums Chart49Swedish Albums Chart43Swiss Albums Chart34UK Albums Chart32US Billboard 2002US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums2

Year-end charts
Chart (2004)PositionUS Billboard 20073US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums20

Certifications

Release history
CountryDateLabelJapanMarch 22, 2004EMIAustraliaMarch 26, 2004GermanyUnited KingdomMarch 29, 2004Virgin RecordsUnited StatesMarch 30, 2004Canada

References

Category:2004 albums
Category:Janet Jackson albums
Category:Hip hop albums
Category:Funk albums
Category:R&B albums