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| Explodes with power and passion. Includes State Of The World, Love Will Never Do Without You, Miss You Much, Alright, Escapade, Black Cat, etc. |
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| 1 Interlude: Pledge |
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| 2 Rhythm Nation |
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| 3 Interlude: T.V. |
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| 4 State of the World |
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| 5 Interlude: Race |
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| 6 The Knowledge |
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| 7 Interlude: Let's Dance |
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| 8 Miss You Much |
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| 9 Interlude: Come Back Interlude |
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| 10 Love Will Never Do (Without You) |
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| 11 Livin' in a World (They Didn't Make) |
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| 12 Alright |
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| 13 Interlude: Hey Baby |
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| 14 Escapade |
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| 15 Interlude: No Acid |
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| 16 Black Cat |
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| 17 Lonely |
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| 18 Come Back to Me |
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| 19 Someday Is Tonight |
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| 20 Interlude: Livin'...In Complete Darkness |
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Album Review
After shocking the R&B world with 1986's "Control" -- a gutsy, risk-taking triumph that was a radical departure from her first two albums -- Michael and Jermaine Jackson's younger sister reached an even higher artistic plateau with the conceptual "Rhythm Nation 1814". Once again, she enlists the help of Time graduates Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (one of the more soulful production/songwriting teams of 1980s and '90s R&B) with wildly successful results. In 1989, protest songs were common in rap, but rare in R&B -- Jackson, following rap's lead, dares to address social and political topics on "The Knowledge," the disturbing "State Of The World," and the poignant ballad "Living In A World" (which decries the reality of children being exposed to violence). Jackson's voice is wafer-thin, and she doesn't have much of a range -- but she definitely has lots of soul and spirit and uses it to maximum advantage on those gems as well as non-political pieces ranging from the Prince-influenced funk/pop of "Miss You Much" and "Alright" to the caressing, silky ballads "Someday Is Tonight," "Alone," and "Come Back To Me" to the pop/rock smoker "Black Cat." For those purchasing their first Janet Jackson release, "Rhythm Nation" would be an even wiser investment than "Control" -- and that's saying a lot. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
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