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Control

Release date: 25th January 1986

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'Control' by Janet Jackson was released in 1986 on A&M. It plays as pop music, and the first six of nine tracks are 'Control', 'Nasty', 'What Have You Done for Me Lately', 'You Can Be Mine', 'The Pleasure Principle' and 'When I Think of You'.

"Control" is an album by Janet Jackson, released 25th January 1986 via A&M. It features 9 tracks, including "Control", "Nasty", and "What Have You Done for Me Lately".

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Janet Jackson

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Record details & tracklist

19869 tracks
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Release year
1986
  1. 1ControlLyrics
    5:53
  2. 2NastyLyrics
    4:03
  3. 3What Have You Done for Me Lately
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Janet Jackson — Control
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Control

Janet Jackson — The Pleasure Principle
4:58

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The Pleasure Principle

Janet Jackson — You Can Be Mine
5:16

Janet Jackson

You Can Be Mine

Janet Jackson — Let's Wait Awhile
4:38

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Let's Wait Awhile

Janet Jackson — Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)
4:29

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Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)

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He Doesn't Know I'm Alive

Janet Jackson — The Pleasure Principle

Janet Jackson

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How Janet Jackson’s ‘20 Y.O.’ revisited the legacy of ‘Control’
Lyrics
4:59
  • 4You Can Be MineLyrics
    5:17
  • 5The Pleasure PrincipleLyrics
    4:57
  • 6When I Think of YouLyrics
    3:57
  • 7He Doesn't Know I'm AliveLyrics
    3:32
  • 8Let's Wait AwhileLyrics
    4:37
  • 9Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)Lyrics
    4:29
    • Features

    How Janet Jackson’s ‘20 Y.O.’ revisited the legacy of ‘Control’

    Janet Jackson’s 2006 album used the twentieth anniversary of ‘Control’ to revisit its assertive R&B and dance foundations with collaborators from across her career.

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    Versions of this record

    Control — other versions

    Deluxe editions, anniversary reissues, regional editions and other recordings of this album. Each has its own page with its own pressings and credits.

    • Control: The Remixes - EP
      Control: The Remixes - EP
      Tracks 12
    • Control: The Remixes (2019 Reissue)
      Control: The Remixes (2019 Reissue)
      Tracks 11
    Pressings & releases

    Control — release variants

    Country, format and catalogue-number detail for each known pressing.

    • CD · Album
      Main
      Digital Audio Disc Corp. Pressing
      Country USYear 1986
      A&M Records · CD 5106
      Barcode: 0 7502-15106-2
    • Vinyl · LP · Album · Stereo
      Country UKYear 1986
      A&M Records · AMA 5106
      Barcode: 0 82839 51061 5
    • Vinyl · LP · Album
      White labels
      Country FranceYear 1986
      A&M Records · 395 106-1
      Barcode: 0 82839 51061 5
    • Cassette · Album
      CrO₂, Dolby
      Country CanadaYear 1986
      A&M Records · CS-5106
    • Vinyl · LP · Album
      White Labels
      Country GermanyYear 1986
      A&M Records · 395 106-1
      Barcode: 0 82839 51061 5

    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Producer
    Jellybean Johnson, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Spencer Bernard, Steve Wiese, Monte Moir
    Producer
    Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson, Monte Moir
    Co-Producer
    Jellybean Johnson, Janet Jackson, Spencer Bernard, Steve Wiese
    Engineer
    Steve Hodge, Steve Wiese, Terry Lewis, David Rivkin, Monte Moir
    Recording Engineer
    Steve Hodge, Terry Lewis, Steve Wiese, David Z.
    Mixing Engineer
    Steve Hodge, Steve Wiese
    Singles released from this record

    Control — singles

    • Best Of Number Ones
      Best Of Number Ones
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