Janet.

janet. is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on May 18, 1993, by Virgin Records. It was her first album to be released on Virgin as her previous record A&M did not renew her contract in 1991. The album was more R&B than her previous albums that were released in the 80's. The album also showed Jackson as a sex symbol. The album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

Accolades
 Organization Country Accolade Year Source Grammy Awards United States Grammy Award for Best R&B Song ("That's The Way Love Goes") 1994  Billboard Awards United States Dance Clip of the Year ("If") 1994  MTV Video Music Awards United States Best Female Video ("If") 1994  MTV Video Music Awards United States Best Dance Video ("If") 1994  Soul Train Music Awards United States Video of the Year ("If") 1994  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame United States "The Definitive 200: Top 200 Albums of All-Time" (ranked 86) 2007  Rolling Stone United States "100 Greatest Albums of the Nineties" (ranked 58) 2010  Slant Magazine United States "Best Albums of the '90s" (ranked 78) 2011  Spin United States "The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985-2014)"  (ranked 164) 2014 

Track listing
All songs written and produced by Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis, except where noted.

Sample credits
 "That's the Way Love Goes" samples "Papa Don't Take No Mess" by James Brown & "Impeach The President" by The Honey Drippers.
 "You Want This" samples "Love Child" by Diana Ross & the Supremes and "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang.
 "If" samples "Someday We'll Be Together" by Diana Ross & the Supremes.
 "New Agenda" samples "School Boy Crush" by Average White Band, "Kool It (Here Comes the Fuzz)" by Kool & the Gang, and "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" by Stevie Wonder.

Personnel

 (Ex) Cat Heads – rap
 Alice Preves – viola
 Ann Nesby – vocals (background)
 Bernie Edstrom – horn arrangements, trumpet
 Carolyn Daws – violin
 Celine Leathead – violin
 Chuck D – rap
 Core Cotton – vocals (background)
 Daria Tedeschi – violin
 Dave Karr – flute
 David Barry – guitar
 David Bullock – violin
 David Carr – flute
 David Eiland – sax (alto)
 David Rideau – mixing
 Frank Stribbling – guitar
 Gary Raynor – bass
 Hanley Daws – violin
 Jamecia Bennett – vocals (background)
 Janet Jackson – main performer, record producer, vocals, background vocals
 Jean Krikorian – design
 Jeff Gottwig – clarinet, trumpet
 Jeff Taylor – bass, vocals
 Jellybean Johnson – producer

 Jimmy Jam – keyboards, producer, vocals
 James "Big Jim" Wright – keyboards, vocals
 Jossie Harris – talking
 Kathleen Battle – vocals
 Ken Holman – clarinet, sax (tenor)
 Kool & the Gang
 Laura Preves – bassoon
 Lawrence Waddell – organ (hammond)
 Lee Blaskey – orchestration
 Len Peltier – art direction, design
 Marie Graham – vocals (background)
 Mark Haynes – bass, drum programming, programming
 Merilee Klemp – oboe
 Mike Sobieski – violin
 Patrick Demarchelier – photography
 Robert Hallgrimson – sax (alto), trumpet
 Steve Hodge – mixing
 Steve Wright – trumpet
 Steven Pikal – trombone
 Stokley – drums
 Tamas Strasser – viola
 Terry Lewis – producer
 The Average White Band
 Tina Landon – talking
 Tom Kornacker – violin

Charts and certifications

Charts
Chart (1993/1994/1995)PeakpositionAustralian ARIA Albums Chart1Austrian Albums Chart7Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia)44Canadian Albums Chart1Dutch Albums Chart4French Albums Chart16German Albums Chart5Hungarian Albums Chart23Italian Albums Chart11Japanese Albums Chart5New Zealand Albums Chart1Norwergian Albums Chart11Swedish Albums Chart5Swiss Albums Chart10UK Albums Chart1U.S. Billboard 2001U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums1U.S. Billboard Catalog Albums35

Certifications
TerritoryCertificationSales certifiedAustralia (ARIA)2× Platinum140,000Canada (CRIA)3× Platinum300,000France (SNEP)2× Gold200,000Germany (IFPI)Gold250,000Japan (RIAJ)2× Platinum400,000Netherlands (NVPI)Gold50,000New Zealand (RIANZ)Platinum15,000Norway (IFPI)Gold15,000Sweden (IFPI)Gold50,000Switzerland (IFPI)Gold25,000United Kingdom (BPI)2× Platinum600,000United States (RIAA)6× Platinum6,000,000

Year-end charts
Chart (1993)Position Australian Albums Chart25 Canadian Albums Chart9 Dutch Albums Chart53 Italian Albums Chart63Japanese Albums Chart73Swiss Albums Chart31 U.S. Billboard 2004Chart (1994)Position Canadian Albums Chart54 U.S. Billboard 2008

End of decade charts
Chart (1990–1999)Position U.S. Billboard 20031

Chart procession

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References

Category:1993 albums
Category:Janet Jackson albums
Category:New jack swing albums
Category:R&B albums