All For You
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All For You is the seventh studio album of American Pop and R&B singer Janet Jackson. The album's title track later on became her biggest hit in years, hitting number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts for seven weeks.
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[edit] About
The album was released on April 24, 2001 by Virgin Records debuting at number 1 for seven weeks in the Hot 100 Charts. At the same time, this album gave Janet Jackson her best debut sales week in his entire music career selling over 600,000 copies.
The album spawned four singles led by the album's title track "All For You" where it made history by being the first single ever to be added to every major format of radio on the day of its release. The song became Jackson's tenth number-one on the Billboard Hot 100. The next single released was "Someone to Call My Lover" which meant looking someone to be her boyfriend. During the song's time of recording she had just gottend divorced to her longtime husband, René Elizondo.
The controversial "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" followed after where she never confirmed nor denied rumor who the man she was referring in the song. But many critics say it was her ex-husband, René Elizondo which sued her for several million dollars. In response to the song, after Jackson married, James Taylor, René released a counterpart to the controversial song entitled "You're So Vain". After, "Come on Get Up" was released as the last single of the album.
[edit] Tracks
Main Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro | 1:00 |
| 2 | You Ain't Right | 4:32 |
| 3 | All for You | 5:30 |
| 4 | 2way4you | 0:19 |
| 5 | Come on Get Up | 4:47 |
| 6 | When We Oooo | 4:34 |
| 7 | China Love | 4:36 |
| 8 | Love Scene (Ooh Baby) | 4:16 |
| 9 | Would You Mind | 5:31 |
| 10 | Lame (Interlude) | 0:11 |
| 11 | Trust A Try | 5:16 |
| 12 | Clouds (Interlude) | 0:19 |
| 13 | Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song is About You) | 5:56 |
| 14 | Truth | 6:45 |
| 15 | Theory (Interlude) | 0:26 |
| 16 | Someone To Call My Lover | 4:32 |
| 17 | Feels So Right | 4:42 |
| 18 | Doesn't Really Matter | 4:25 |
| 19 | Better Days | 5:05 |
| 20 | Outro | 0:09 |
[edit] Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Grammy Award | Best Dance Recording for "All For You" |
| 2002 | American Music Award | Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist for "All For You" |
| 2001 | MTV Video Music Award | Nominated for Best Dance Video for "All For You" |
| 2001 | MTV Video Music Award | Nominated for Best Female Video for "All For You" |
| 2001 | MTV Video Music Award | Nominated for Video of the Year for "All For You" |
Certifications
| Album | Certification | Country |
|---|---|---|
| All For You | Certified 3x Platinum | United States - RIAA |
| Certified Gold | United Kingdom - BPI |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Song | Hot 100 | Adult Contemporary | Hot R&B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | All For You | 1 | - | 1 |
| 2001 | Someone To Call My Lover | 3 | 29 | 11 |
| 2001 | Son Of A Gun | 28 | - | 26 |
[edit] Credits
Performance Credits
Janet Jackson Primary Artist, Vocals, Primary Artist
Carly Simon Track Performer
Technical Credits
Janet Jackson Producer, Executive Producer
Jimmy Jam Producer, Executive Producer
Terry Lewis Producer, Executive Producer
[edit] Trivia
- The album gave Janet Jackson her best debut sales week ever with 605,128 copies.
- Originally, the album was released without a Parental Advisory sticker, despite featuring sexual content. Later, the album was re-released in "explicit" and "clean" versions while the "clean disc" removed the steamy single, "Would You Mind".
[edit] Shop
- Find this CD on Amazon
