45 REVELATIONS

Who’s that singing that nasty song? Janet Jackson?! And who’s produced that nasty vocal? Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, hottest production team in the land. I was a bit concerned about this much-praised (here and elsewhere) duo—not from a commercial standpoint, not after they snagged three of the Black/Urban chart’s top four one week, but artistically.

September 1, 1986
KEN BARNES

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