However, the collective set of 17 tracks on Unbreakable erased all that doubt and combine to make this one of Janet’s best albums yet, or at least since 1997’s The Velvet Rope.Īnd that’s saying an awful lot considering her vast 33-year, 11-studio album legacy. With just those three songs to go on, I certainly had my doubts about this project.
She followed that two months later with the album’s title track (and its best one) and then with the Missy Elliott assisted track, “BURNITUP!” (ironically, my least favorite) a week before the album came out. That doubting sentiment was largely based on the decision to release the slow-burning mid-tempo groove “No Sleeep” as the album’s first single (which I still think wasn’t the best move, but oh well). The songs certainly support the album’s title and theme, almost qualifying it as a concept album…even the more fun, dance-oriented tracks don’t stray too far lyrically from Janet’s message of self love, introspection and the desire for others to look inwardly themselves.Īdmittedly, I was one of those questioning whether teaming with her long-time partners, James “Jimmy Jam” Harris and Terry Lewis, would yield positive returns on this release. In this album, Janet comes across as more self-assured, both lyrically and musically.
However, she’s back, and arguably with one of the best quality albums of her career. But the reality is she did leave – for seven-plus years (since her last album release, 2008’s Discipline). Some of her fans will be reluctant to call it a comeback though, claiming that Janet never really left.
Janet’s new number one album, Unbreakable, is one of the more uplifting music news stories of the year, heck even the decade, as it marks a comeback triumph for an artist who has now had chart-topping albums spanning four different decades (’80s, ’90s, ’00s and ’10s). 1 on the Billboard 200 for the chart dated October 24, 2015, becoming her 7th #1 pop album. Janet’s new album, Unbreakable, debuts at No.
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