Reader Eddie H. notes, "You were first out of the gate! In the days that followed I saw a lot of ink on this one of a kind, classic album. Still it wasn't really enough. This album is as much a classic as The Beatles' SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND or Dusty Springfield's DUSTY IN MEMPHIS."
We agree.
And so do a lot of you who also took the time to e-mail about your love for the album.
Like Eddie, Bernice T. noted that there was other coverage and asked if we could provide a link to some?
Sure.
Here's BILLBOARD from last week, CNN, THE ROOT, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, MTV, VIBE, FUSION, JEZEBEL and OUT MAGAZINE.
That's not a complete listing.
If you're wondering why we ignored NPR's coverage, it's because . . . there was none.
So-so White NPR can wax on -- and this includes the increasingly embarrassing Ann Powers -- about this and that male guitar band but they refuse to note the very real accomplishment and landmark that is CONTROL.
Well ROLLING STONE -- at least ROLLING STONE noted the anniversary, right?
Wrong.
They ignored it despite declaring on their Janet Jackson summary page:
Then John McClain, an A&M executive and family friend, suggested that Jackson work with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis of the Time. Collaborating with these musician/writer/producers, Jackson recorded her breakthrough album, 1986's Control, which topped the pop and R&B album charts and spawned numerous hits: "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (Number Four pop, Number One R&B), "Nasty" (Number Three pop, Number One R&B), "When I Think of You" (Number One pop, Number three R&B), and, in 1987, "Control" (Number Five pop, Number one R&B), "Let's Wait Awhile" (Number Two pop, Number 1 R&B), and "The Pleasure Principle" (Number 14 pop, Number One R&B).
