DAMITA JO (ALBUM)

'''Damita Jo''' is the eighth studio album (eleventh overall) by American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson, released on March 30 2004 (see 2004 in music) in the United States on Virgin Records.

Contents

Album information

Track listing

Japanese edition

Argentinian promo edition

Unreleased

Credits

Charts

Singles

References

External links

Album information

Released during the hectic period where Jackson had generated heat for her Super Bowl XXXVIII fallout earlier in the month, ''Damita Jo'' was considered a major sales disappointment compared to Jackson's previous efforts, although it debuted strongly at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 381,000 copies sold and went on to be certified Platinum. The majority of reviews were somewhat negative, with critics critiquing either the controversy over the Super Bowl or comparing it to the sexual nature of some of the songs—which were composed well before the incident.
Despite the fact that the singles released were virtually ignored by pop radio (an odd absence considering Jackson's pop-friendly appeal) and aimed heavily on urban radio, Jackson found success mostly on the ''Billboard'' R&B and dance charts reaching number eighteen on the R&B chart with her Motown/The Supremes-inspired, Kanye West-assisted ballad "I Want You" while the Prince-influenced "Just a Little While" and the funk danceable number "All Nite (Don't Stop)" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' dance chart. The former has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA as is the album, which sold over two million copies worldwide.^[1] "R&B Junkie", the final single, was an R&B radio hit, but it only managed to reach number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (roughly corresponding to number one hundred and one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) due to the fact that the song was released for promo only.
The album was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2005, including one for "Best Contemporary R&B Album". It was only the third time none of Jackson's albums had been nominated for any category for "Album of the Year" (''Control'' was nominated for "Album of the Year" while ''All for You'' was nominated for "Best Pop Vocal Album"). In addition, the song "I Want You" was nominated for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance".

Track listing

#"Looking for Love" (Janet Jackson, David Ritz, Fabrice Dumont, Christophe Hetier, Stephan Haeri) – 1:29
#"Damita Jo" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah J. Avila) – 2:45
#"Sexhibition" ¹ (Janet Jackson, Dallas Austin, Gregory "Ruckus" Andrews) – 2:29
#"Strawberry Bounce" ² (Janet Jackson, Kanye West, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Tony "Prof T" Tolbert, Shawn Carter, Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, Rob Mays) – 3:10
#"My Baby" (featuring Kanye West) (Kanye West, Sean Garrett, Janet Jackson, Joni-Ayanna Portee) – 4:17
#"The Islands" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 0:39
#"Spending Time with You" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah J. Avila) – 4:14
#"Magic Hour" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 0:23
#"Island Life" (Janet Jackson, Scott Storch, Cathy Dennis) – 3:53
#"All Nite (Don't Stop)" ³ (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Tony "Prof T" Tolbert, Anders "Bag" Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Melvin M. Ragin) – 3:26
#"R&B Junkie" ⁴ (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Tony "Prof T" Tolbert, Michael Jones, Nicholas Trevisick) – 3:10
#"I Want You" ⁵ (Harold Lilly, Kanye West, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, John Stephens) – 4:12
#"Like You Don't Love Me" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah J. Avila) – 3:39
#"Thinkin' Bout My Ex" (Tanya White, Babyface, Andy Cramer) – 4:33
#"Warmth" ⁶ (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Dana Stinson, Tony "Prof T" Tolbert) – 3:44
#"Moist" ⁶ (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah J. Avila, Tony "Prof T" Tolbert) – 4:54
#"It All Comes Down to Love" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 0:38
#"Truly" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 3:58
#"The One" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, David Ritz) – 1:01
#"SloLove" (Janet Jackson, Shelly Poole, Tommy Danvers, Anders "Bag" Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson) – 3:44
#"Country" (Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 0:30
#"Just a Little While" (Janet Jackson, Dallas Austin) – 4:13
¹ Retitled as "Exhibition" on the clean version.

² Contains a sample from "Can I Get A..." written by Shawn Carter, Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, and Rob Mays and performed by Jay-Z featuring Amil and Ja Rule.

³ Contains a sample from "Hang Up Your Hang Ups" written by Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, and Melvin M. Ragin and performed by Herbie Hancock.

⁴ Contains a sample from "I'm in Love" written by Michael Jones and Nicholas Trevisick and performed by Evelyn King.

⁵ Contains a sample from "(They Long to Be) Close to You" written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and performed by B.T. Express.

⁶ Does not appear on the clean version.

Japanese edition

#

"I'm Here" (Janet Jackson, Anders "Bag" Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Cathy Dennis) – 4:16
#"Put Your Hands On" (Janet Jackson, Karen Poole, Anders "Bag" Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Edward Fletcher, Sylvia Robinson, Melvin Glover, Clifton Chase) – 3:56

Argentinian promo edition

In Argentina, only one thousand copies of the album were released with some spoken interludes counted separately.
#"Looking for Love"
#"Damita Jo"
#"Play"
#"Sexhibition"
#"Relax"
#"Strawberry Bounce"
#"My Baby" (featuring Kanye West)
#"The Islands"
#"Spending Time with You"
#"Magic Hour"
#"Island Life"
#"All Nite (Don't Stop)"
#"R&B Junkie"
#"Slow It Down"
#"I Want You"
#"Music"
#"Like You Don't Love Me"
#"Another Side"
#"Thinkin' Bout My Ex"
#"Who You Think It Is"
#"Warmth"
#"Rain"
#"Moist"
#"It All Comes Down to Love"
#"Truly"
#"The One"
#"SloLove"
#"Country"
#"Just a Little While"

Unreleased

★ "Put It on You" (featuring Bad Luck) (Janet Jackson, Rich Harrison) – 3:50

★ "Love Me" – 4:18 (produced by Just Blaze)

★ "Could This Be Love" – 4:19

★ "Pops Up" (Janet Jackson, Rich Harrison) – 3:04

★ "Ruff" (Janet Jackson)

Credits

★ Producer: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Scott Storch, Kanye West, Dallas Austin, Babyface, Télépopmusik, BAG & Arnthor

★ Vocal assistance: Billy Brown, Freckles

★ Engineers: Paul Boutin, Ian Cross, Jun Ishizeki, Rick Sheppard

★ Assistant engineers: Jason Carson, Rob Haggett, Doug Harms, Brent Kolatalo, Xavier Smith, David Treahearn, Rabeka Tuinei, Donald Whittemore , Ghian Wright, Bradley Yost

★ Mixing: Kevin "KD" Davis, Jon Gass, Steve Hodge, Matt Marrin, Manny Marroquin

★ Mixing assistance: Serban Ghenea, Steve Hodge, Tim Roberts, Ghian Wright

★ Mastering: Brian "Big Bass" Gardener

★ A&R: John Platt

★ Design: Jeri Heiden, Glen Nakasako

★ Art Direction: Jeri Heiden, Glen Nakasako

★ Photography: Andrew McPherson, Max Vadukul

★ Miri Ben-Ari – violin

★ Johnny Gill – guitar

★ Keenan "Kee Note" Holloway – bass

★ Kevin Hunter – guitar

★ Glen Jeffery – guitar

★ Goran Kajfes – horns

★ Ervin Pope – keyboard

★ Magnum Coltrane Price – bass

★ Tony Reyes – guitar

★ Colin Wolfe – bass

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position[2]
U.S. ''Billboard'' 200	2
U.S. ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	2
U.S. ''Billboard'' Comprehensive Albums	2
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	18
Austrian Albums Chart	49
Belgian Albums Chart	33
Brazilian Albums Chart	36
Canadian Albums Chart	7 (1xPlatinum) [3]
Danish Albums Chart	34
Dutch Albums Chart	23
French Albums Chart	35
German Albums Chart	21
Irish Albums Chart	72
Italian Albums Chart	37
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart	10
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart	50
Swedish Albums Chart	43
Swiss Albums Chart	34
UK Albums Chart	32
United World Chart	3

Singles

#	Title	Release date	Chart positions
1.		February 2, 2004	#45 - Billboard Hot 100 #48 - Hot 100 Airplay #53 - Hot 100 Singles Sales #29 - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales #39 - Hot Digital Tracks #38 - Hot Adult Top 40 #22 - Hot Top 40 Tracks #17 - Hot Top 40 Mainstream #17 - Hot Dance Radio Airplay #4 - Hot Dance Singles Sales #1 - Hot Dance Club Play
2.		May 31, 2004	#46 - Hot 100 Singles Sales #90 - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #33 - Hot Top 40 Mainstream #6 - Hot Dance Singles Sales #1 - Hot Dance Club Play
2.		March 15, 2004	#57 - Billboard Hot 100 #56 - Hot 100 Airplay #18 - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #18 - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Airplay

References

1. Chart History - Damita Jo (2004)
2. Chart positions at ''cravingjanet.com''. Retrieved on July 25, 2007
3. [1]

External links

★ "But It's Really Good Sex", Robert Christgau, ''The Village Voice'', April 13, 2004.
U.S. 1x Platinum (#2 for 2 weeks)