This may surprise some, considering her global superstardom, but Janet Jackson has never had a #1 single in the United Kingdom. In fact, the closest she has come was with "The Best Things In Life Are Free" and "That's The Way Love Goes", both peaking at #2.Although she's never reached the UK summit, she has scored 19 top 10 hits in her three decade career across the pond. To celebrate that success, she is releasing The Best, her greatest hits compilation (known as Number Ones in other territories). Tacked onto the album is "Make Me", the song she premiered after the VMAs in September.
As greatest hits singles are supposed to do, "Make Me" is a fantastic reminder of what made Janet a pop icon in her own right. She harkens back to her dance-pop roots, with some traces of the Minneapolis funk that helped define her in the 80s. Also seeing a welcome return is her fun, flirty lyrics, which are full of energy backed by the music. Lines like "don't stop til you get it up" are classic Janet; sexy without being too raunchy (plus, you've gotta love the little MJ tribute there).
"Make Me" is the Janet that we all love, the Janet who was one of pop's reigning queens before that incident. If this is any indication of her upcoming album, than I'm sure she will finally be able to push that behind her.
She's just gonna "make" us wait for it.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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