Janet
Jackson - Megamix 2004
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Few
celebrity siblings can emerge from the shadows of
their already famous relations to become superstars
in their own right and with their own distinct personalities.
That's exactly what Janet Jackson did in becoming
one of the biggest female pop and R&B stars of
the '80s and '90s. Since her breakthrough in 1986
with the album Control, Jackson's career as a hitmaker
has been a model of consistency, rivaling Madonna
and Whitney Houston in terms of pop-chart success
over the long haul.
A big part of the reason was that Jackson kept her
level of quality control very high; her singles were
always expertly crafted, with indelible pop hooks
and state-of-the-art production that kept up with
contemporary trends in urban R&B.
Once established, her broad-based appeal never really
dipped all that much; she was able to avoid significant
career missteps, musical and otherwise, and successfully
shifted her image from a strong, independent young
woman to a sexy, mature adult. With a string of multi-platinum
albums under her belt, she showed no signs of slowing
down in the new millennium.
