I like this album a lot. As another customer said, it's very representative of the 80s sound. It wasn't quite the failure that many historians make it out to be. "Young Love" made the top 10 on the R&B chart, and "Say You Do" made the top thirty. Not too bad for a 16-year-old girl. It's got a lot of significance in that she worked with some of the best producers of the time. Rene and Angela ("My First Love," "I'll Be Good") produced the first half of the record, including the above-mentioned tracks. Their trademark sound is very very strong on those tracks. She also worked with producers from the Solar Records camp, the people responsible for the success of groups like Shalamar and the Whispers. So there's quite a bit here to savor, and it's a good picture of her start as an artist.

After looking on and off for years, I finally came across Janet Jackson's debut album for a ridiculously cheap price (no, Control was not her debut). The cover alone is worth a buy, seeing how cute she looked as a teenager. She has matured to a very beautiful woman, and thankfully, so has her music.

This is all very cute and all, but very generic as well. Even listening to this you can tell she does not really care for the material she is being forced to record. She tries her best, showing good results with "You'll Never Find," "Forever Yours," "Say You Do," and "Young Love," which, if this album is remembered for anything, will be for that song. Like I said, she clearly does not enjoy this material, which can be heard by how wooden she seems to sound singing. For her best work, look to Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 and janet. but do not look for it here. To hear where she started, or to have a good time with some frivolous music, look no further.

80's!! Okay, who doesn't love the 80's? Well, I know there are a lot of people who don't love it, but at least there is a nice CD for those of us who do. This is a very fun album, with a very young Miss Jan.; her age (around 16!) does show, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, it just means the songs are more "bubble gum" as someone else has said. There are some great songs on the CD, but you have to have the CD to give them a chance. Most people will enjoy this CD, as long as you like one of the many "things" listed above. There are a few other reviews that go more in-depth on each track -- I just wanted to give an overall opinion -- if you still can't decide, I suggest referencing the reviews, or just buy it, since Janet's the best :-)

reminds me of a girly off the wall and is a great start for janet, just listen to her sweet voice and all the high notes she be hitting on this record.

Top 5 janet jackson pics:

Say You Do
Young Love
You'll Never Find a Love LIke Mine
Don't Mess up This Good Thing
Come Give Your Love to Me

This is where it began, the career of Janet Jackson, she was 16 at the time of its release, and who knew that she would acheive so much in her career. While this certainly isnt her best work, and it didn't receive much attention, its still a fun album to listen to. The songs are infectuous. The album is very Jackson sounding, with songs like Say You Do, Youll Never Find (A Love Like Mine) and Young Love, and theres also some ballads here like Love And My Best Friend, and Forever Yours. Her voice isnt that strong here but its still nice, I mean this is her debut album and she didnt hit it big until Control in 1986, but this is still worth checking out.