On this day in music history: September 19, 1989 - Janet Jacksons Rhythm Nation 1814, the fourth album by Janet Jackson is released. Produced by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson, Jellybean Johnson, and John McClain, it is recorded at Flyte Tyme Studios in Minneapolis, MN from September 1988 - May 1989. Issued as the follow up to the hugely successful Control album, it is a concept album with many of the songs touching on the subject of social injustice. Half of the albums twelve songs will be either co-written or written by Janet herself. The ambitious project will be supported with both an accompanying long form music video (which will win a Grammy Award for Best Longform Video in 1990), and her first major tour. The album is extremely well received by fans and critics, and will become the only album in history to spin off seven top five singles, including four number one pop, and three number one R&B singles. Janet Jacksons Rhythm Nation 1814 will spend four weeks at number one on the Billboard Top 200, three weeks (non-consecutive) on the R&B album chart, and is certified 6x Platinum in the US by the RIAA.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 23:00:22 +0000
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