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The Velvet Rope | 
| Artist: Janet Jackson
Label: Virgin
Category: Music
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 21142
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 44762
UPC: 724384476229
EAN: 0724384476229
ASIN: B000000WEX
Release Date: October 6, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Interlude | | • | Velvet Rope | | • | You | | • | Got Til It's Gone | | • | Go Deep | | • | Free Xone | | • | Memory | | • | Together Again | | • | Online | | • | Empty | | • | Full | | • | What About | | • | Every Time | | • | Tonight's The Night | | • | I Get Lonely | | • | Rope Burn | | • | Anyhting | | • | Sad | | • | Special | | • | Can't Be Stopped |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Teaming with her most accomplished collaborators, producer-songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson delivers what is easily her finest record since Rhythm Nation--and arguably her best ever. Highlights include jams like "You" and "Got 'Til It's Gone", which recontextualises samples from War and Joni Mitchell, respectively; the funky memorial to a dear departed, "Together Again"; and a slinky cover of Rod Stewart's "Tonight's the Night". Best of all, though, is "What About." An accusatory throw-down for a lover who beats and cheats even as he professes his love, it swings angrily between tender quiet and raging bitter funk. --David Cantwell
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 actually pretty good August 27, 2008
only got the record because of j dilla's involvment in got till its gone but actualy apart from together again which is incredibly corny its actually a really good album.
r.i.p j dilla
Brilliant! March 16, 2008
1. Twisted Elegance. 8/10
2. Velvet Rope. 9/10
3. You. 10/10
4. Got 'Til It's gone. 10/10
5. Speaker Phone. 7/10
6. My Need. 10/10
7. Fasten Your Seatbelts. 8/10
8. Go Deep. 10/10
9. Free Xone. 8/10
10. Memory. 4/10*
11. Together Again. 10/10
12. Online. 5/10
13. Empty. 8/10
14. Full. 6/10
15. What About. 10/10
16. Every Time. 8/10
17. Tonight's the Night. 7/10
18. I Get Lonely. 10/10
19. Rope Burn. 8/10
20. Anything. 7/10
21. Sad. 6/10
22. Special. 10/10
And If You Keep Listening You Will Hear Track 23 (HT)
23. Can't Be Stopped. 9/10
OVERALL GRADE: 10/10
This album is definately Janet's best album, though 75 minutes is a bit long! (If you're in Japan you get 78 minutes!)
* Totally pointless.
Still an all time favourite August 26, 2007
Even though this is an old album now, I felt the need to review it as one of my all time greatest albums, and with a lot to choose from I've had a bit of a list to go through.
After all these years this is an album I can still put on the player and love. I listen to it a good few times a year even now.
Yes some of the lyrics are explict but she only airs her views that a lot of people would be scared to admit to.
Musically the album is fantastic and has something for everyone. My favourite is 'What about' harsh subject, beautifully written. 'Together Again' is lovely and something everyone can relate to. The cover of Rod Stewarts' 'Tonights the Night' shows the song as a piece of song writing genius, having not been a fan of Mr Stewart before.
If you loved RN 1814 I think you just may like this one.
One of the best album of the 90s November 27, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is my 2nd favorite Janet album (second only to Rhythm Nation 1814). Since I have it, I admire Janet Jackson even more I used to. She has an opinion about everything, and she expresses openly what she thinks and feels. This is a confession from Janet to you, she shows her bare soul, you'll get to know her as if you were her intimate friend.
The title track is the best in my opinion, the music is fantastic and the words find their way into the bottom of your heart. It is followed by "You", often called Janet's version of MJ's "Man In The Mirror", then the first single "Got 'Til It's Gone" - this one is the kind of song you maybe won't like at first hearing, but later it grows on you and stays in your ear for days. Going on with what she began on the previous albums, there are sensual songs like the ones on the Janet album: My Need, Tonight's The Night (a cover of a Rod Stewart song which he sang to a girl, and Janet haven't changed the chorus :) , Rope Burn, Anything; then there are some socially conscious ones which deal with homophobia (Free Xone) and abuse (What About, a very Control-style song).
The love songs on the album are bittersweet (Empty, Every Time, Got 'Til It's Gone, I Get Lonely), and, interestingly, the only song that has a positive, sunny feeling, Together Again, is in fact written about friends she has lost to AIDS, still it is a happy song about knowing that once they will be together again.
Returning to the opening theme of the album, the last two songs are uplifting songs about everyone's being special: one of them is called Special, the other is a hidden song Can't Be Stopped (sometimes called Strong Enough).
The Best she ever dun!! November 20, 2003
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I Brought this when it first came out and thought i'd write a review just to tell you how good this is1.Interlude - Twisted Elegance/Good intro good beat 10/10
2.Velvet Rope (Featuring Vanessa Mae)/What Can i say both girls give a wickid performance love it 10/10
3.You/Very good song one of my favourites 10/10
4.Got 'Til Its Gone (Featuring Q-tip & Joni Mitchell)/A sample from Joni's "Big Yellow Taxi" I ,ove this q-tip brings a goos flow very catchy song heavy beat 10/10
5.Interlude - Speaker Phone/"Your P*ssy gon' swell up & fall apart says her friend on the other line i think its really funny 10/10
6.My Need/Good R'n'b tune it sounds like something Aaliyah would have sung but either way very good 10/10
7.Interlude - Fasten Your Seatbelts/Funny 10/10
8.Go Deep/Very good ol' school sounding song i live this Can relate to this :) 10/10
9.Free Xone/A song about finding hidden sexuality good song maybe Janet had a n experience you never know 10/10
10.Interlude - Memory/Can't really comment on it 'cos its only 4 seconds long (No Grade)
11.2gether Again/Very good song about losing her friends to AIDS very heat warming dance song 10/10
12.Interlude - Online/Ahh I remember that sound of dial-up internet thankfully i have broadband now lol 10/10
13.Empty/Its ok not one of the best good beat tho 9/10 14.Interlude - Full/Very True what shes syas 10/10
15.What About/The best song on the album i can really really relate to this 11/10
16.Everytime/Very chilled song 10/10
17.2nites the Nite/Rod Stewart remake as ive never heard the original so i can't compare the 2 but i like this song its sweet 10/10
18.I Get Lonely/I Prefer the Blackstreet remix to this song but this is still good 10/10
19.Rope Burn/I Love this is so sexual but i love it 10./10
20.Anything/Nice Slowjam 10/10 21.Interlude - Sad/Just an interlude (No Score)
22.Special/I really like this when i first heard it thought it was crap but i love this now 10/10 *Hidden Track - Can't Remember what its called but its really good 10/10 So Overall i think this is one of the best Albums Ever!! she has put her heart & Soul into this shame "All For U " wasnt as good but either way Janet's a legend.
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