Damita Jo (album)

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Damita Jo
Damita Jo cover
Studio album by Janet
Released March 22, 2004
(see release history)
Recorded 2003–2004 at
Brandon's Way
(Los Angeles, California)
DARP Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Flyte Time Studios
(Edina, Minnesota)
Flyte Time Studios West at The Village
(Los Angeles, California)
Larrabee Studios East
(North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Murlyn Studios
(Stockholm)
Platinum Sound Studios
(New York City, New York)
Sony Music Studios
(New York City, New York)
The Record Plant
(Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
The Village
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre R&B, pop, soul
Length 65:11 (main edition)
73:23 (Japanese edition)
Label Virgin
Producer Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Scott Storch, Kanye West, Dallas Austin, Babyface, Télépopmusik, BAG & Arnthor
Professional reviews
Janet chronology
All for You
(2001)		 Damita Jo
(2004)		 20 Y.O.
(2006)
Singles from Damita Jo
  1. "Just a Little While"
  2. "I Want You"
  3. "All Nite (Don't Stop)"
  4. "R&B Junkie"

Damita Jo is the eighth studio album (eleventh overall) by American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson, released in March 2004 (see 2004 in music) on Virgin Records. The album was named after Jackson's middle name.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Contents

[edit] Album information

Released during the hectic period in which Jackson had generated heat for her Super Bowl XXXVIII fallout the previous month, Damita Jo was considered a major sales disappointment compared to Jackson's previous efforts, although it debuted strongly at number two on the Billboard 200 with approximately 381,000 copies sold (behind Usher's Confessions, which sold 486,000 copies that week), and went on to be certified platinum in late May 2004. The majority of reviews were somewhat negative, with critics pointing out either the controversy over the Super Bowl or the highly sexual nature of some of the songs, which were composed well before the incident.

Despite the fact that the singles released were virtually ignored by pop radio—an odd absence considering Jackson's pop-friendly appeal—and aimed heavily at urban radio, Jackson found success mostly on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Dance Club Play charts, reaching number eighteen on the R&B chart with the Motown/The Supremes-inspired, Kanye West-assisted ballad "I Want You" while the Prince-influenced "Just a Little While" and the funk danceable number "All Nite (Don't Stop)" topped the dance chart. The former has since been certified platinum by the RIAA as has the album, which sold over 2.4 million copies worldwide.[1] "R&B Junkie", the final single, only managed to reach number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (roughly corresponding to number one hundred and one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) due to the fact that the song was released for promo only after its physical release was put off.

The album was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2005, including one for Best Contemporary R&B Album. It was only the third time none of Jackson's albums had been nominated for any category for Album of the Year (Control was nominated for Album of the Year while All for You was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album). In addition, the song "I Want You" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Looking for Love" (Janet Jackson, David Ritz, Fabrice Dumont, Christophe Hetier, Stephan Haeri) – 1:29
  2. "Damita Jo" (Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah J. Avila) – 2:45
  3. "Sexhibition" 1 (Jackson, Dallas Austin, Gregory "Ruckus" Andrews) – 2:29
  4. "Strawberry Bounce" 2 (Jackson, Kanye West, Harris, Lewis, Tony "Prof T" Tolbert, Shawn Carter, Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, Rob Mays) – 3:10
  5. "My Baby" (featuring Kanye West) (West, Sean Garrett, Jackson, Joni-Ayanna Portee) – 4:17
  6. "The Islands" (Jackson, Harris, Lewis) – 0:39
  7. "Spending Time with You" (Jackson, Harris, Lewis, Avila, Avila) – 4:14
  8. "Magic Hour" (Jackson, Harris, Lewis) – 0:23
  9. "Island Life" (Jackson, Scott Storch, Cathy Dennis) – 3:53
  10. "All Nite (Don't Stop)" 3 (Jackson, Harris, Lewis, Tolbert, Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Melvin Ragin) – 3:26
  11. "R&B Junkie" 4 (Jackson, Harris, Lewis, Tolbert, Michael Jones, Nicholas Trevisick) – 3:10
  12. "I Want You" 5 (Harold Lilly, West, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, John Stephens) – 4:12
  13. "Like You Don't Love Me" (Jackson, Harris, Lewis, Avila, Avila) – 3:39
  14. "Thinkin' Bout My Ex" (Tanya White, Babyface, Andy Cramer) – 4:33
  15. "Warmth" 6 (Jackson, Harris, Lewis, Dana Stinson, Tolbert) – 3:44
  16. "Moist" 6 (Jackson, Harris, Lewis, Avila, Avila, Tolbert) – 4:54
  17. "It All Comes Down to Love" (Jackson, Harris, Lewis) – 0:38
  18. "Truly" (Jackson, Harris, Lewis) – 3:58
  19. "The One" (Jackson, Harris, Lewis, Ritz) – 1:01
  20. "SloLove" (Jackson, Shelly Poole, Tommy Danvers, Bagge, Birgisson) – 3:44
  21. "Country" (Jackson, Harris, Lewis) – 0:30
  22. "Just a Little While" (Jackson, Austin) – 4:13

1 Retitled as "Exhibition" on the clean version.
2 Contains a sample of Jay-Z featuring Amil and Ja Rule's "Can I Get A..." written by Shawn Carter, Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, and Rob Mays.
3 Contains a sample of Herbie Hancock's "Hang up Your Hang Ups" written by Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, and Melvin Ragin.
4 Contains a sample of Evelyn King's "I'm in Love" written by Michael Jones and Nicholas Trevisick.
5 Contains a sample of B.T. Express' "(They Long to Be) Close to You" written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
6 Does not appear on the clean version.

[edit] Japanese edition

  1. "I'm Here" (Jackson, Bagge, Birgisson, Cathy Dennis) – 4:16
  2. "Put Your Hands On" (Jackson, Karen Poole, Bagge, Birgisson, Edward Fletcher, Sylvia Robinson, Melvin Glover, Clifton Chase) – 3:56

[edit] Unreleased

  • "Put It on You" (featuring Bad Luck) (Janet Jackson, Rich Harrison) – 3:50
  • "Love Me" (produced by Just Blaze) – 4:18
  • "Could This Be Love" – 4:19
  • "Pops Up!" (Janet Jackson, Rich Harrison) – 3:04
  • "Ruff" (Janet Jackson)

[edit] Credits

  • Producer: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Scott Storch, Kanye West, Dallas Austin, Babyface, Télépopmusik, BAG & Arnthor
  • Vocal assistance: Billy Brown, Freckles
  • Engineers: Paul Boutin, Ian Cross, Jun Ishizeki, Rick Sheppard
  • Assistant engineers: Jason Carson, Rob Haggett, Doug Harms, Brent Kolatalo, Xavier Smith, David Treahearn, Rabeka Tuinei, Donald Whittemore , Ghian Wright, Bradley Yost
  • Mixing: Kevin "KD" Davis, Jon Gass, Steve Hodge, Matt Marrin, Manny Marroquin
  • Mixing assistance: Serban Ghenea, Steve Hodge, Tim Roberts, Ghian Wright
  • Mastering: Brian "Big Bass" Gardener
  • A&R: John Platt
  • Design: Jeri Heiden, Glen Nakasako
  • Art Direction: Jeri Heiden, Glen Nakasako
  • Photography: Andrew McPherson, Max Vadukul
  • Miri Ben-Ari – violin
  • Johnny Gill – guitar
  • Keenan "Kee Note" Holloway – bass
  • Kevin Hunter – guitar
  • Glen Jeffery – guitar
  • Goran Kajfes – horns
  • Ervin Pope – keyboard
  • Magnum Coltrane Price – bass
  • Tony Reyes – guitar
  • Colin Wolfe – bass

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004)[1][2][3][4] Peak
position		 Certification[5] Sales[5]
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 18
Austrian Albums Chart 49
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders) 33
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia) 40
Brazilian Albums Chart 36 10,000
Canadian Albums Chart 7 Platinum 100,000
Danish Albums Chart 34
Dutch Albums Chart 23 10,000
French Albums Chart 35 20,000
German Albums Chart 21 35,000
Irish Albums Chart 72
Italian Albums Chart 37
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart 10 175,000
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 50
Swedish Albums Chart 43
Swiss Albums Chart 34
UK Albums Chart 32 Silver 60,000
United World Chart 3 2,450,000
U.S. Billboard 200 2 Platinum 1,100,000
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 2
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums[6] 2

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label
Japan March 22, 2004 EMI Music Japan
Europe March 29, 2004 Virgin
Australia March 29, 2007 Virgin
United States March 30, 2004 Virgin
Canada March 30, 2004 Virgin

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Chart History - Damita Jo (2004). Craving Janet. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  2. ^ Damita Jo > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
  3. ^ Janet Jackson - Damita Jo - Music Charts. αCharts.us. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
  4. ^ Janet Jackson - Damita Jo - swisscharts.com. SwissCharts.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
  5. ^ a b Janet - Worldwide Album Sales. MJJ Charts. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
  6. ^ Billboard Comprehensive Albums - Damita Jo. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.

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