AlbumE · 1997
The Velvet Rope
The Velvet Rope is a 1997 contemporary r&b album by Janet Jackson. It runs 38 tracks across 178 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.4/5 from 5 ratings.
Contemporary R&B · Pop · Art Pop
Your rating
- 4.4 /5
- 5 ratings
- 85 /100
- 10 critics
- 38
- Tracks
- 178 min
- Runtime
- 112 bpm
- Tempo
- C# major
- Key
Ratings
5 ratings · avg 4.4
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Reviews
1 review
- 4.0
her most personal and most slept-on. the production's dense, the vocals bruised. Got 'til It's Gone still sounds like the future.
5 people have played it start to finish
Critics
10 publications
- USA Today4/4
- Los Angeles Times4/4
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- Pitchfork9.4/10
- Slant Magazine4.5/5
- The Village VoiceA−
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5
- The Guardian3.5/5
- Rolling Stone3.5/5
- Chicago Tribune2.5/4
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The Velvet Rope album cover
The The Velvet Rope cover was designed by Flavia Cureteu and Steve Gerdes, photographed by Ellen von Unwerth and Mario Testino, and art-directed by Len Peltier.
- Design
- Flavia Cureteu, Steve Gerdes
- Photography
- Ellen von Unwerth, Mario Testino
- Art direction
- Len Peltier
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Tracklist
38 tracks · 178 min
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About
The Velvet Rope is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released October 7, 1997 by Virgin Records. Prior to its debut, Jackson had been at the center of a second high-profile bidding war over her recording contract. Following the release of her first greatest hits compilation Design of a Decade 1986/1996 in 1995, her contract with Virgin allotted her the option to leave the label. The Walt Disney Company attempted to sign her jointly with PolyGram, while Virgin sought to renegotiate her contract in order to retain her. Virgin was able to succeed in their negotiations, with Jackson receiving a historic $80 million dollar contract, making her the world's highest paid musical act for the second time in her career.
In brief
- Is The Velvet Rope good?
- Riffiter listeners rate The Velvet Rope 4.4/5 from 5 ratings.
- When was The Velvet Rope released?
- The Velvet Rope was released in 1997.
- How many tracks are on The Velvet Rope?
- The Velvet Rope has 38 tracks, with a runtime of 178 minutes.
- What genre is The Velvet Rope?
- The Velvet Rope is catalogued under Contemporary R&B, Pop, Art Pop.
- What BPM is The Velvet Rope?
- The Velvet Rope runs at a median tempo of 112 BPM across its tracks, most often in C# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The Velvet Rope?
- Listeners of The Velvet Rope also rate Merry Christmas by Mariah Carey, Never Say Never by Brandy, Thriller by Michael Jackson.
- Who produced The Velvet Rope?
- The Velvet Rope was produced by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson and René Elizondo Jr.. Jimmy Jam produced 14 of them.
Credits
- Mixed by
- Engineered by
- Steve HodgeXavier SmithSteve DurkeeBrad YostMichael McCoy
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Tim Lauber - Played by
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Dave BarryKen HolmenLynne EricksonO’ Nicholas Raths- Vocals by
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