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On her eponymous debut album, Janet Jackson demonstrates no distinctive musical personality of her own, which isn't surprising considering that she was in her teens.
11y
This honestly isn't that bad. I mean sure, with all of these Teen Pop albums, it's always the same argument that "It's still pretty good considering that a child made it" but for most of them, the only thing that they themselves had a part in, is the vocals that they sang. The rest of the track they didn't have a say in whatsoever, which is what brings this down.
That and the fact that they got a 16 year old to make these corny ass love songs. I think that's ... read more
not bad at all considering she was only 16 years old when this album was released
faves: say you do, the magic is working
Bro what are these scores completely out of this world this is so beautiful and made my morningπ happy 6 months to my girlfriend and me I love you so much Savannahππ
Discovering Janet Jackson: Debut albums are tricky, aren't they? Especially when the artist is so young and clearly had little to no creative input. She essentially showed up, sang what she was handed, and left. And honestly, it shows. There's a song or two here that probably earned some mild chart attention at the time, but the bulk of it is just... painfully generic. Nothing that hints at what she'd eventually become.
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Track List
| 1 | Say You Do 6:50 | 68 |
| 2 | You'll Never Find (A Love Like Mine) 4:11 | 65 |
| 3 | Young Love 4:58 | 61 |
| 4 | Love and My Best Friend 4:48 | 42 |
| 5 | Don't Mess Up This Good Thing 3:55 | 59 |
| 6 | Forever Yours 4:57 | 48 |
| 7 | The Magic Is Working 4:08 | 53 |
| 8 | Come Give Your Love to Me 5:03 | 59 |
Total Length: 38 minutes
