Janet Jackson
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
3LP: Amazon U.S. (TBD) / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD)
With her fifth album, Janet Jackson took her artistry and popularity into a new gear for a new decade. Now, 30 years after janet. was released, it's coming back into print as an expanded edition featuring rare bonus material. Though the album only comes with seven bonus tracks - this would have been a great opportunity to put out 1995's Janet Remixed in the U.S. - they're all prime cuts. The album's three non-LP B-sides are here - "And On and On" (the flip to "Any Time" which garnered radio airplay on its own), "70's Love Groove" and "One More Chance" (a rare in-family cover, first performed by her brothers on 1984's Victory) - along with various 7" versions of "That's the Way Love Goes," "Because of Love," "You Want This" and non-single "Where Are You Now."