nothing’s about to happen to me

Designs of A Decade came out in 1995, a greatest hits album with 2 new songs, “Runaway” and “Twenty Foreplay”

Runaway is a goddamn classic and I love the video. I didn’t know Janet originally wrote it for Michael and thought they’d do a duet, but instead they did the monumental classic “scream”. Better choice.

The other new song I’ve never heard, Twenty Foreplay. Lemme listen…

she’s so subtle ❤️

1997

The Velvet Rope

this is the album I’m most familiar with from Janet. Looking at the track list I’ve heard” Together Again” (my FAVORITE Janet song), “Go Deep” “Got Til It’s Gone” “What About” and “I Get Lonely”. I watched the videos for most of these like 100 times this era was so good.

So The Velvet Rope is a concept album that was made after Janet had an emotional breakdown and began facing depression. She reupped her Virgin contract for $80 million, the largest recording contract in history. I think she was still married at this time but I remember the themes of What About and uh goddamn. Im looking forward to hearing the rest of the album this one is 25 tracks, 18 songs 7 interludes.

Let’s begin