Janet Jackson - Control: The Remixes

1987 compilation featuring eight remixes of six hit tracks from her multi-platinum #1 1986 album, including 'When I Think Of You', 'Nasty' (two mixes), 'When I Think Of You', 'The Pleasure Principle' (two mixes), 'Control' and 'What Have You Done For Me Lately'. An A&M release. Album Description

miss jackson's spectacular sophomore album

many think of it as janets second album... it is not. its her second. and this time, she breaks away from the bubble gum pop, and right smack into the middle of dance and soul. very good. although her 1814 album is where she broke stride, this album is her best work without being cheesy or corny. December 20, 2007

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This version on Amazon is the Australian edition, if that helps anyone.

Anyways... this is a very nice remix album. (I believe it's the one that started the trend.) It is very enjoyable. And danceable. The extended versions are very nice, even though some of the transitions are a little awkward at first listen. (But this was made in the 80's.) This is definitely one of those albums that you clean the house to. I recommend this CD, but only if you are a Janet fan. January 21, 2007

Miss Jackson if you're NASTY!!!

I finally found this (after a month or two of Internet searching) for about 7 or 8 dollars less at the f.y.i. store in the mall close to where I live. I have to say, I don't regret buying it. Very rare to come across these days, and I'm glad that I found it.
Tracks:
1. Control (Video Mix) (6:02): "Live" version. Really just Janet actually singing her vocals instead of lip-synching the original, as is the norm in any music video by anyone.
2. Nasty (Extended) (6:07): Really nice extended mix of "Nasty". Love it!
3. Nasty (Cool Summer Mix, Pt. 1) (7:57): Certainly a difference! The original's "nastiness" is slightly smeared to give it a "summer" feel. Really nice, but why was Pt. 2 not included???
4. What Have U Done for Me Lately (6:57): Extended version. Cooooool.
5. When I Think of You (Extra Beats) (2:01): Unnecessary, but great for remix artists like myself.
6. WITOY (Extended Dance Mix) (6:24): Fantastic!!! True, there are a lot of breaks near the end, but I don't think the song's flow is disrupted.
7. Control (A Capella) (3:56): This is what I actually bought the album for. I like this version. It's less noisy than the original.
8. Let's Wait Awhile (Single Mix) (4:37): This was the version that was on "Design of a Decade" (my first taste of Janet). This is nice and slow, so that the album smoothly glides out.

I wish the Japan import was still available! It has an almost completely different set, with 9 tracks instead of 8 and remixes that weren't included here. Unfortunately, it has since been deleted. This is still good! Get it while it lasts!!! July 13, 2006

Much Better! (...I couldn't review the same item twice, so this should say 5 stars)

For those of you who read my review for the Austrailian Import Verson, this is for the U.K. Import.

The U.K. Import is listed like this:
1. Control - The Video Mix [6:02 10/10 - Awesome live track; I like that you don't hear the audience!]
2. When I Think Of You (Dance Remix [6:25 9/10 - Would be 10, but there's so many breaks at the end that the song loses its flow, it's like the video]
3. The Pleasure Principle Long Vocal Remix (The Shep Pettibone Mix) [7:23 10/10 - Dynamite! It's the same mix as the video, but it has alot of breaks at the start and end, but they're vocal, unlike the When I Think Of You Dance Mix; samples Let's Wait Awhile and When I Think Of You.]
4. What Have You Done For Me Lately (Extended Mix) [7:00 7/10 - Kinda boring]
5. Nasty - Cool Summer Mix Part Two [10:09 8/10 - 10 minutes (wow!); Samples What Have You Done For Me Lately]
6. Let's Wait Awhile (Remix) [4:30 10/10 - Just like the video!]
7. Nasty - Cool Summer Mix Part One [7:57 8/10 - OK, but I never really liked the original]
8. The Pleasure Principle Dub Edit [6:58 5/10 - I's kinda like When I Think Of You Extra Beats, but these are extra VOCALS.]

The cover is a black and white picture of Janet looking up, and on her right it says:

JANET
JACKSON
CONTROL
THE REMIXES

CONTROL WHEN
I THINK OF YOU
THE PLEASURE
PRINCIPLE WHAT
HAVE YOU DONE
FOR ME LATELY
NASTY LET'S
WAIT AWHILE

...and behind it, it says 'the remixes' in a gray shade. The booklet shows a picture for each song (IE - For the Control mix it shows a picture from the video).

The Austrailian Import knocks off The Pleasure Principle mixes, and replaces them with an extended Nasty and an A Cappella Control. Also knocks off Cool Summer's Part 2 for extra dance beats of When I Think Of You.

By the way Matthew Braxmeier "Matt", I noticed you kinda responded to my other review, so this is my response -
GET THIS VERSION!!! By the way, the Japanese Version you were talking about is called More Control, and I found it on eBay for about $20. I bought the U.K. Import of Control: The Remixes from eBay (I never use eBay!), and the seller sent me a free digipak + single (Got 'Til It's Gone). I hope I could help! July 6, 2006

Another great effort

"Control - the remixes" is another great effort from Janet. I feel I could lose my control when i'm listening to this fantastic remix album. This remix album is up there as one of the best with also efforts like Jennifer Lopez ("J To Tha Lo - The Remixes") and Madonna ("You Can Dance") but i'd say this remix album mostly compares and is compared with Madonna's "You Can Dance" album. This album hit the top 20 after her third-album-effort "Control" which was Janet's first and original break-through.

This remix album proves to be just as good as the original effort on the 1986 album. It includes all of the singles from her "Control" album, with the exception of just two of the seven, which are "Pleasure Principle" and "Funny How Time Flies", that are remixed into their video versions or 12" form. All of the remixes are good - even though some remixes are normally a throw-away by any type of artist, Janet, on this album, proves those certain artists wrong. (Mentioning no names)

Even though this album only had eight tracks, I thought it was far better than her "Janet. Remixed" effort! That album had eleven tracks in total and I only really liked five of them! The rest were okay - but on here the talent and progress in these 12" and video remixes are just excellent! It also doesn't sound like they made the remixes in something like two minutes. I must hand it over to the Summer remix of "Nasty", because that was the only really remixed song on the whole album and was still the best song on the CD - along with the more festive remixes of "When I Think Of You", Janet's US #1 single from the original "Control" album.

Overall score - 10/10

From "Control" to "Control - the remixes", through-out both albums Janet's progress in excellent so i'd really reccommend you pick up both of the albums. (Also check out my review for Janet's "Control" album, if you manage to find it!) The "Nasty" Cool Summer Mix Part 1 remix features a sample of "What Have You Done For Me Lately" and the remix for "Let's Wait A While" is the video version, as is the first remix for "Control". All the remixes are a pleasure to listen to.
** Stars: "Nasty" (Cool Summer Mix Part 1), "When I Think Of You" (Dance Remix) & "Control" (Video Mix). April 5, 2005

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