Rhythm Nation 1814

Rhythm Nation 1814

Studioalbum von Janet Jackson

Veröffentlichung	19. September 1989
Aufnahme	September 1988–Mai 1989
Label	A&M Records
Format	CD, Schallplatte
Genre	Pop, R&B
Anzahl der Titel	20
Laufzeit	64:32
Produktion	John McClain, Jimmy Jam und Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson, Jellybean Johnson

Chronologie

Control (1986)	Rhythm Nation 1814	Janet. (1993)

Singleauskopplungen

22. August 1989	Miss You Much
24. October 1989	Rhythm Nation
8. Januar 1990	Escapade
3. März 1990	Alright
18. Juni 1990	Come Back to Me
28. August 1990	Black Cat
5. November 1990	Love Will Never Do (Without You)
6. Februar 1991	State of the World

Rhythm Nation 1814 ist das vierte Studioalbum von Janet Jackson, das im September 1989 bei A&M Records erschien.

Geschichte

Das Label von Janet Jackson hätte gern ein Album mit Songmaterial ähnlich dem des vorhergehenden Albums Control gesehen. Doch Janet Jackson entschied sich dafür, ein Konzeptalbum über soziale Ungerechtigkeit zu machen. Sie arbeitete dabei unter anderem mit dem Songwriting-Team Jimmy Jam und Terry Lewis zusammen und schrieb sechs der Stücke auf dem Album selbst mit. Janet Jackson produzierte das Album selbst, wobei Labelchef John McClain "Executive Producer" war.

Das Album bewegt sich zwischen Contemporary R&B und Pop, wobei beim Gesang auch Einflüsse aus dem Hip Hop vorhanden sind. Die Ballade Livin' in a World (They Didn't Make) beschreibt das Schicksal von Kindern, die Gewalt ausgesetzt sind.^[1]

Acht Singles wurden ausgekoppelt, darunter Miss You Much, Rhythm Nation, Escapade, Alright, Come Back to Me, Black Cat, Love Will Never Do (Without You) und State of the World.

Kritik

Die Webseite Allmusic schrieb, dass Jacksons Stimme ziemlich dünn sei, aber "Soul und Spirit" hat. Das Konzept des Albums sei erfolgreich gewesen.^[1]

Titelliste

1. "Interlude: Pledge" – 0:47
2. "Rhythm Nation" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 5:31
3. "Interlude: T.V." – 0:22
4. "State of the World" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 4:48
5. "Interlude: Race" – 0:05
6. "The Knowledge" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 3:54
7. "Interlude: Let's Dance" – 0:03
8. "Miss You Much" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 4:12
9. "Interlude: Come Back Interlude" – 0:21
10. "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 5:50
11. "Livin' in a World (They Didn't Make)" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 4:41
12. "Alright" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 6:26
13. "Interlude: Hey Baby" – 0:10
14. "Escapade" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 4:44
15. "Interlude: No Acid" – 0:05
16. "Black Cat" (Janet Jackson) – 4:50
17. "Lonely" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 4:59
18. "Come Back to Me" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 5:33
19. "Someday Is Tonight" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 6:00
20. "Interlude: Livin'...In Complete Darkness" – 1:07

Singles

Jahr	Single	Billboard Hot 100
1989	Miss You Much	1
1989	Rhythm Nation	2
1990	Escapade	1
1990	Alright	4
1990	Come Back to Me	2
1990	Black Cat	1
1991	Love Will Never Do (Without You)	1

Rekorde

• Meiste Top-Ten Hits aus einem Album in den Billboard Hot 100 (7).
• Meiste Top-5 Hits aus einem Album in den Billboard Hot 100 (7).

Auszeichnungen

Zeremonie	Land	Preis	Jahr
Parents' Choice Foundation	Vereinigte Staaten	Parents' Choice Award	1989
Billboard Music Awards	Vereinigte Staaten	Top Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year, Top Selling Album of the Year, Top Selling R&B Album of the Year, Top Selling R&B Albums Artist of the Year, Top Selling R&B Artist of the Year, Top Dance Club Play Artist of the Year, Top Hot Dance 12" Singles Sales Artist of the Year	1990
Billboard/Tanqueray Sterling Music Video Awards	Vereinigte Staaten	Best Female Video Artist, Black/Rap, Best Female Artist, Dance, Director's Award, Black/Rap (Rhythm Nation 1814), Director's Award, Dance ("Alright"), Tanqueray Sterling Music Video Award for Artistic Achievement (Rhythm Nation 1814)	1990
MTV Video Music Awards	Vereinigte Staaten	Best Choreography (Rhythm Nation), MTV Video Vanguard Award	1990
Grammy Awards 1991	Vereinigte Staaten	Best Music Video, Long Form (Rhythm Nation)	1991
Rolling Stone	Vereinigte Staaten	„Women In Rock: The 50 Essential Albums“ (Platz 27)	2002
Rolling Stone	Vereinigte Staaten	Die 500 besten Alben aller Zeiten (Platz 275)	2003
Entertainment Weekly	Vereinigte Staaten	The 100 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (Platz 54)	2008

Mitwirkende

• Herb Alpert – Trompete, Horn, Brass
• Julie Ayer – Violine
• Stephen Barnett – conductor
• Steve Barnett – conductor
• David Barry – electric and 12-string guitar
• Lee Blaske – arranger
• Chris Brown – bass
• Carolyn Daws – violin
• Hanley Daws – violin
• David Eiland – programming
• Rene Elizondo – background vocals
• Richard Frankel – art direction, cover design
• Johnny Gill – percussion, special effects, finger snaps
• James Greer – background vocals
• Guzman/Rotterdam Conservatory Orquesta Tipica – photography
• Steve Hodge – background vocals, engineer
• Peter Howard – cello
• Janet Jackson – arranger, keyboards, vocals, background vocals, producer
• Jimmy Jam – percussion, piano, drums, keyboards, programming, producer
• Jellybean Johnson – guitar, drums, vocals, background vocals, producer
• Jesse Johnson – guitar
• Lisa Keith – background vocals
• Kathy Kienzle – harp
• Joshua Koestenbaum – cello
• Jamial Lafleur – background vocals
• Terry Lewis – bass, percussion, arranger, background vocals, producer
• Tshaye Marks – background vocals
• John McClain – background vocals, producer
• Tamika McDaniel – vocals
• Tarnika McDaniel – background vocals
• John McLain – guitar, background vocals
• Shante Owens – background vocals
• Amy Powell – vocals
• Randy Ran – background vocals
• Nicholas Raths – guitar, classical guitar
• Sonya Robinson – background vocals
• Clarice Rupert – background vocals
• Warlesha Ryan – background vocals
• Tamas Strasser – viola
• John Tartaglia – viola
• Reshard Taylor – background bocals
• Romuald Tecco – concert master
• Anthony Thomas – background vocals
• Hyacinthe Tlucek – concert master
• Steve Wilson – background vocals

Einzelnachweise

1. ↑ ^{a b} Nachweise in Allmusic.com