Janet Jackson – Alright
Label: |
A&M Records – USAT 693 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, 12", 45 RPM
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Hip Hop |
Style: |
Hip Hop |
Tracklist
| A | Alright (Hip Hop Mix) | 7:24 | |
| B | Alright (House Mix) | 9:10 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – A&M Records Ltd.
- Mixed At – Sarm West Studios
- Produced For – Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
- Mixed At – Sarm West Studios
- Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Pressed By – EMI Records
Credits
- Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangement] – Lewis*
- Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement] – Lewis*
- Backing Vocals – Terry Lewis
- Co-producer – Janet Jackson
- Drum Programming, Keyboards [Programming], Keyboards, Percussion – Jimmy Jam
- Executive-Producer – John McClain
- Lacquer Cut By – JA*
- Percussion – Terry Lewis
- Photography By – Matthew Rolston
- Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
- Written-By – Terry Lewis
Notes
Sticker on cover - Brand New CJ Mackintosh And Dave Dorrell Mixes!
Heavy D appears courtesy of Uptown/MCA Records
Heavy D appears courtesy of Uptown/MCA Records
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 016902 069361
- Rights Society: MS/BIEM
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped): USAT 693 A -1J-1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): JA
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped): USAT 693 B -1J-1-1
Other Versions (5 of 33)
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Alright (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) | A&M Records | SP-12351, SP 12351 | US | 1990 | ||
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Alright (7", Single, Stereo) | A&M Records | 390485-7, 390 485-7 | Europe | 1990 | ||
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Alright (CD, Single) | A&M Records | USACD 693 | UK | 1990 | ||
| Alright (12", 45 RPM) | A&M Records | 390 485-1 | 1990 | ||||
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Alright (12", Promo, 45 RPM) | A&M Records | USATDJ 693 | UK | 1990 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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This still largely overlooked UK-only 12-inch, with the extraordinarily fabulous post-production of Dave Dorrell, contains, in my opinion, arguably one of the best remixes ever made. It's almost surreal what the two studio magicians have re-created here...
With their out-of-this-world House remix, the two Brits truly took one of Janet Jackson - Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 album to new heights into the dance music stratosphere and beyond 🪐.
Hardly a week goes by when I don't take this copy out of my collection. It's just so beautifully made. HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION for this Dave Dorrell remix masterpiece 🤩👍👍. -
PS: Funny story: Like most buyers at the time, I almost missed out on this record because so many of Janet Jackson's songs and of course "Alright" were already released individually on vinyl on various formats particularly in the UK with different mixes as special collector's editions, picture discs or limited DJ packs etc.
So it was easy to lose track. You also couldn't use the Internet for research back then because it wasn't available until years later 😉.
Luckily for me, it was Dennis from the popular but now long-defunct DECADANCE RECORDS on Christopher Street NYC who strongly insisted that I should definitely listen to and buy this record because in his opinion it was truly something special.
I turned it down, it must have been two or three times, because I thought this record here was “just” another one of those expensive “twelve-inch import money grab single editions” of the already released, much better known Shep Pettibone-House remix. Man, was I wrong! And I'm so glad that I listened to Dennis back then 😂🙏. -
CJ Mackintosh and Dave Dorrell's distinctive House Mix (9:10) is hands down the best version of this song. What a pity it's only available on two UK 12", while the UK CD single only has a pale 5:03 edit.
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