Janet.

janet. is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on May 18, 1993 by Virgin Records. Jackson shares co-writing and production credits with long-term collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, as well as Jellybean Johnson. The album was the first to be released under Jackson's new label, as she had departed from A&M; Records for a then-unprecedented multi-million dollar contract with Virgin in 1991. The album's ti... more

janet. is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on May 18, 1993 by Virgin Records. Jackson shares co-writing and production credits with long-term collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, as well as Jellybean Johnson. The album was the first to be released under Jackson's new label, as she had departed from A&M; Records for a then-unprecedented multi-million dollar contract with Virgin in 1991. The album's title, "Janet, period.", is meant to disassociate the singer's public image from that of her family, essentially dropping the Jackson surname. While the singer had once garnered a reputation as an advocate for sexual abstinence with her 1986 single "Let's Wait Awhile", the theme of janet. is sexual intimacy. Though the album was considered to be less innovative than Jackson's previous efforts—Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) and Control (1986)—critical reception was predominately positive. The album's music contains a softer, sensual... less