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The Velvet Rope

1997 studio album by Janet Jackson

The Velvet Rope is the sixth studio album by American singer Janet Jackson. The album was released on October 7, 1997 through Virgin Records. It was the last album that Jackson would use her full name on the title. The Velvet Rope was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1][2]

The Velvet Rope
Studio album by
Janet Jackson
ReleasedOctober 7, 1997
RecordedJanuary – July 1997
Genre
Length
  • 75:23
LabelVirgin
Producer
Janet Jackson chronology
Design of a Decade: 1986–1996
(1995) 		The Velvet Rope
(1997) 		All for You
(2001)
Singles from The Velvet Rope
  1. "Got 'til It's Gone"
    Released: September 22, 1997
  2. "Together Again/ Free Xone"
    Released: December 2, 1997
  3. "I Get Lonely"
    Released: February 26, 1998
  4. "Go Deep"
    Released: June 15, 1998
  5. "You"
    Released: September 3, 1998
  6. "Every Time"
    Released: November 17, 1998

Reviews

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Robert ChristgauA–[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [5]
Entertainment WeeklyA[6]
Los Angeles Times    [7]
Rolling Stone     [8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [9]
Slant Magazine     [10]
USA Today    [11]

The Velvet Rope received mixed to positive reviews.

Track listing

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No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Interlude: Twisted Elegance"     0:41
2. "Velvet Rope" (featuring Vanessa-Mae)
 4:55
3. "You"  
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 4:42
4. "Got 'til It's Gone" (featuring Joni Mitchell and Q-Tip)
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 4:01
5. "Interlude: Speaker Phone"     0:54
6. "My Need"  
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 3:44
7. "Interlude: Fasten Your Seatbelts"     0:19
8. "Go Deep"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Elizondo
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 4:42
9. "Free Xone"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Elizondo
  • James Brown
  • Billy Buttier
  • Archie Bell
  • Michael Hepburn
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 4:57
10. "Interlude: Memory"     0:04
11. "Together Again"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Elizondo
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 5:01
12. "Interlude: Online"     0:19
13. "Empty"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Elizondo
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 4:32
14. "Interlude: Full"   
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 0:12
15. "What About"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Elizondo
  4:24
16. "Every Time"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Elizondo
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 4:17
17. "Tonight's the Night"  
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 5:07
18. "I Get Lonely"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Elizondo
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 5:17
19. "Rope Burn"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Elizondo
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 4:15
20. "Anything"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Elizondo
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 4:54
21. "Interlude: Sad"     0:10
22. "Special" (Hidden track "Can't Be Stopped" starts at 3:42)
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Elizondo
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jam & Lewis
 7:55
Samples

Personnel

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Credits adapted from AllMusic.[12]

Musicians
Production

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[35] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Belgium (BEA)[36] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[37] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[38] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[39] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[40] Gold 250,000^
Italy (FIMI)[41] Platinum 100,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[42] Platinum 200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[43] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[44] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[45] Platinum 50,000*
Sweden (GLF)[46] Gold 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[47] Platinum 50,000^
Taiwan (RIT)[25] Gold 25,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[48] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[49] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[50] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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  1. ↑ Lathwell, David. "Janet Jackson at her best - Queer Sighted". queersighted.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010.
  2. ↑ "The Velvet Rope Certification". RIAA. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Velvet Rope - Janet Jackson". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1997). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. No. November 4. New York.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  6. ↑ Considine, J. D. (October 10, 1997). "Music Review: 'The Velvet Rope' (1997)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ Gardner, Elysa (October 5, 1997). "These Days, Janet's the Thriller : JANET JACKSON, "The Velvet Rope" Virgin". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ↑ Hardy, Ernest (October 30, 1997). "The Velvet Rope". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). "Janet Jackson". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 411. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (November 11, 2006). "Post-Katrina Music…and an American Idol Dropout - The House Next Door". Slant Magazine.
  11. ↑ McLean, Va (October 7, 1997). "Raising the bar -- and soaring". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  12. ↑ Credits: The Velvet Rope. AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
  13. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 Hung Medien. "Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope – World Charts". Ultratop 50.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "The Velvet Rope - Janet Jackson". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  15. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. February 7, 1998.
  16. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 44. November 1, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510.
  17. ↑ "Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope". musicline.de. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). mahasz.hu.
  19. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. November 1997.
  20. ↑ Craving Janet. "Craving Janet - Chart History - The Velvet Rope (1997)". Archived from the original on August 28, 2008.
  21. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. March 14, 1998.
  22. ↑ "JANET JACKSON". The Official Charts Company. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  23. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  24. ↑ "Rapports annuels 1997" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 27, 1997 – January 3, 1998). Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2010. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  26. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1998". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  27. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1998" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  28. ↑ "Rapports annuels 1998" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  29. ↑ "RPM Year-End 1998". RPM.
  30. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten - Album 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Hung Medien.
  31. ↑ "Classements Albums - année 1998". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (in French).[permanent dead link]
  32. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1998". hitparadeitalia.it.
  33. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1998" (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Hung Medien.
  34. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 26, 1998). "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite magazine}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  35. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  37. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope". Music Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  38. ↑ "Billboard Magazine Nov 1, 1997". Billboard. Google Translate. December 27, 1997.
  39. ↑ "French album certifications – Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  40. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Janet Jackson; 'The Velvet Rope')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  41. ↑ "Italian album certifications – Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved June 15, 2015. Select "1998" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "The Velvet Rope" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
  42. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  43. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved June 15, 2015. Enter The Velvet Rope in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1998 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  44. ↑ Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966–2006. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
  45. ↑ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  46. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  47. ↑ "Awards 1998". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  48. ↑ "British album certifications – Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 15, 2011. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Velvet Rope in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  49. ↑ "American album certifications – Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  50. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1998". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
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