Comments on: Janet Jackson Cracks Her Whip At The Top Of The Charts http://idolator.com/364205/janet-jackson-cracks-her-whip-at-the-top-of-the-charts Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 26 May 2012 15:15:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/364205/janet-jackson-cracks-her-whip-at-the-top-of-the-charts/comment-page-1#comment-485332 Anonymous Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:33:55 +0000 http://0236d79f8b679f1e16cd3053287cacb8#comment-485332 <p>@<a href="#c4553706">Maura Johnston</a>: @<a href="#c4552540">Al Shipley</a>: And in one of the greatest distortions in recent "chart performance vs. actual impact" history, "Call On Me" actually placed at #1 on the Hot RnB/Hip Hop Songs chart on Billboard...Virgin released a very limited physical single to urban retailers to create a false sense of success, much the way Virgin ALSO did with Mariah Carey's "Loverboy", the lead single from the Soundtrack to the infamous "Glitter".</p> <p>If anybody still wonders why EMI is in the toilet, well, I just gave 2 examples...</p> @Maura Johnston: @Al Shipley: And in one of the greatest distortions in recent “chart performance vs. actual impact” history, “Call On Me” actually placed at #1 on the Hot RnB/Hip Hop Songs chart on Billboard…Virgin released a very limited physical single to urban retailers to create a false sense of success, much the way Virgin ALSO did with Mariah Carey’s “Loverboy”, the lead single from the Soundtrack to the infamous “Glitter”.

If anybody still wonders why EMI is in the toilet, well, I just gave 2 examples…

]]> By: Maura Johnston http://idolator.com/364205/janet-jackson-cracks-her-whip-at-the-top-of-the-charts/comment-page-1#comment-485342 Maura Johnston Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:41:43 +0000 http://0236d79f8b679f1e16cd3053287cacb8#comment-485342 <p>@<a href="#c4552540">Al Shipley</a>: wow, see, i have no recollection of that song at all. and i reviewed the album way back when!</p> <p>poor janet. poor us.</p> @Al Shipley: wow, see, i have no recollection of that song at all. and i reviewed the album way back when!

poor janet. poor us.

]]> By: rad_matter http://idolator.com/364205/janet-jackson-cracks-her-whip-at-the-top-of-the-charts/comment-page-1#comment-485352 rad_matter Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:36:46 +0000 http://0236d79f8b679f1e16cd3053287cacb8#comment-485352 <p>Ironically months before <i>Discipline</i> came out Khia was talking to every magazine (and video prepared for YouTube) she could find saying that <i>20 Y.O.</i> would've been a major hit if "So Excited" was the lead single <b>and</b> every time Janet performed it live she would give "exposure" to Khia because she was an "underground artist." Even if Khia <i>wasn't</i> in "So Excited" I wouldn't be able to touch that song with a 39 1/2 foot pole.</p> Ironically months before Discipline came out Khia was talking to every magazine (and video prepared for YouTube) she could find saying that 20 Y.O. would’ve been a major hit if “So Excited” was the lead single and every time Janet performed it live she would give “exposure” to Khia because she was an “underground artist.” Even if Khia wasn’t in “So Excited” I wouldn’t be able to touch that song with a 39 1/2 foot pole.

]]> By: Al Shipley http://idolator.com/364205/janet-jackson-cracks-her-whip-at-the-top-of-the-charts/comment-page-1#comment-485362 Al Shipley Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:04:02 +0000 http://0236d79f8b679f1e16cd3053287cacb8#comment-485362 <P><I>I've heard "Feedback" a lot more in public than I heard that terrible song from 20 Y.O. that featured Khia and that served as the album's lead single. </I></P> <P>A pedantic point, but that album's lead single was actually "Call On Me" featuring Nelly, which peaked higher than both "So Excited" and "Feedback," but was by no means a major hit either. Ugh, picking through Janet's recent discography is such a grisly affair.</P> I’ve heard “Feedback” a lot more in public than I heard that terrible song from 20 Y.O. that featured Khia and that served as the album’s lead single.

A pedantic point, but that album’s lead single was actually “Call On Me” featuring Nelly, which peaked higher than both “So Excited” and “Feedback,” but was by no means a major hit either. Ugh, picking through Janet’s recent discography is such a grisly affair.

]]> By: Chris N. http://idolator.com/364205/janet-jackson-cracks-her-whip-at-the-top-of-the-charts/comment-page-1#comment-485372 Chris N. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:44:21 +0000 http://0236d79f8b679f1e16cd3053287cacb8#comment-485372 <p>All incarnations of "Kidz Bop" give me the screamin' heebie jeebies.</p> All incarnations of “Kidz Bop” give me the screamin’ heebie jeebies.

]]> By: futurehorse http://idolator.com/364205/janet-jackson-cracks-her-whip-at-the-top-of-the-charts/comment-page-1#comment-485382 futurehorse Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:28:56 +0000 http://0236d79f8b679f1e16cd3053287cacb8#comment-485382 <p>Once was just released on vinyl, too. I would think that would help to bump the sales a bit as well.</p> Once was just released on vinyl, too. I would think that would help to bump the sales a bit as well.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/364205/janet-jackson-cracks-her-whip-at-the-top-of-the-charts/comment-page-1#comment-485392 Anonymous Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:25:26 +0000 http://0236d79f8b679f1e16cd3053287cacb8#comment-485392 <p>@<a href="#c4550924">Chris Molanphy</a>: Agreed, Keyshia is the real deal. She can sing the shit out of those songs, no IDOL reject even holds a candle. "I Remember" will be a very strong contender for Female RnB vocals at the '09 Grammys, mark my words</p> @Chris Molanphy: Agreed, Keyshia is the real deal. She can sing the shit out of those songs, no IDOL reject even holds a candle. “I Remember” will be a very strong contender for Female RnB vocals at the ’09 Grammys, mark my words

]]> By: Chris Molanphy http://idolator.com/364205/janet-jackson-cracks-her-whip-at-the-top-of-the-charts/comment-page-1#comment-485402 Chris Molanphy Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:08:30 +0000 http://0236d79f8b679f1e16cd3053287cacb8#comment-485402 <p>In an earlier era, Keyshia Cole would be the new Toni Braxton: that album's been pretty consistent since it debuted, even without a major pop crossover. And that 27K copies would probably be near 100K.</p> In an earlier era, Keyshia Cole would be the new Toni Braxton: that album’s been pretty consistent since it debuted, even without a major pop crossover. And that 27K copies would probably be near 100K.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/364205/janet-jackson-cracks-her-whip-at-the-top-of-the-charts/comment-page-1#comment-485412 Anonymous Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:07:07 +0000 http://0236d79f8b679f1e16cd3053287cacb8#comment-485412 <p>Way to take back CONTROL, Janet. 20YO was inexcusable</p> Way to take back CONTROL, Janet. 20YO was inexcusable

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