I Get Lonely
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Album Summary
Released in 1998 on Virgin Records, 'I Get Lonely' by Janet Jackson is a remix single rather than a full-length album — a four-track vinyl release that takes the standout cut from her landmark 'The Velvet Rope' LP and stretches it out across two sides of wax for the club faithful. The project sits squarely in the hands of Janet's longtime creative partners Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who also contribute their own rework here, alongside remixer Jason Nevins, who brings his house-inflected sensibility to two of the four cuts. It's a release built for the dance floor, pressing that aching, intimate vocal into the sweaty territory of late-night club culture.
Reception
- The parent single 'I Get Lonely' performed strongly on the charts, keeping Janet's commercial momentum alive during the 'Velvet Rope' era.
- The club remixes were embraced by house and R&B DJs, extending the single's life well beyond its initial radio run.
Significance
- The release reflects the late-1990s industry practice of bridging Contemporary R&B and House music, positioning Janet Jackson as an artist with genuine cross-genre appeal on the dance floor.
- The presence of a dedicated Jam & Lewis remix alongside an outside remixer like Jason Nevins illustrates the era's remix culture, where a song's afterlife in clubs was considered as important as its radio performance.
- As a Virgin Records release, it sits within Janet's post-A&M creative chapter — a period defined by artistic risk-taking and a deeper engagement with underground dance styles.
Tracklist
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A1 I Get Lonely (Janet Vs Jason-The Club Remix) —
8:10
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A2 I Get Lonely (Jason's Special Sauce Dub) —
6:42
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B1 I Get Lonely (TNT Remix) —
5:13
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B2 I Get Lonely (Jam & Lewis Feel My Bass Mix) —
5:18
Artist Details
Janet Jackson burst onto the scene as a force all her own — born in Gary, Indiana in 1966, the youngest of the legendary Jackson family, she stepped out from that long shadow and carved her own groove with a sound that fused pop, R&B, funk, and new jack swing into something undeniably electric, especially with her landmark albums Control and Rhythm Nation 1814 in the mid-to-late '80s. Working alongside production wizards Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, she didn't just make hit records — she made statements, with Rhythm Nation speaking truth to social issues like poverty and racism with a rhythm that made the world move and think at the same time. Janet stands as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, a pioneer who proved that a Black woman could command the pop world on her own terms, influencing generations of artists who came after her and cementing her place as a true queen of the modern musical age.
