I bought Janet Jackson's Number Ones album. It is amazing. I can't believe I have it. I might sound like a nerd but I haven't been happier with an album purchase since forever. Not including anything janet anyway. It is such a great collection. It has all of her number 1 songs except for 'so excited'. I have a feeling it wasn't included because of Khia being a weirdo about it and some things she said about Janet, but I dunno. Either way its missed on this album. The album booklet is so cool. No lyrics unfortunately but it has a little note in each songs credits saying what chart (or in 'got till it's gone's case, country) it was number 1 in. This cd is 2 discs of amazingness. There are some things I noticed about it.
The version of 'The Best Things In Life Are Free' on here is a different version than the one I have heard before. The one I remember was like a dance song. This one is more R&B/Pop version. Not complaining though! Most of the songs say if it is a different version but this one does not.
Another song that doesn't say it is a different version is 'Any Time, Any Place' which is on this cd the R Kelly remix. It doesn't even say anything about him in the credits. I love that this version is on the cd instead of the original. Its a very good remix. It was on a remix cd she had but never released in USA. It could have also been on the single but I don't know for sure.
Next, 'Got Till It's Gone' seems like an entirely unique edit for this album. It has an intro different than any I have heard before. I have the single for this song and it didn't have this same intro so who knows.
The one dissappointing thing I noticed about this cd is that 'I Get Lonely' is credited as Janet featuring BLACKstreet, but BLACKstreet is nowhere on this version!! I used to LOVE the Janet and BLACKstreet version and I'm sad they aren't on here. However this IS the urban remix that they are usually singing on, but only Janet's vocals are present including the second verse (BLACKstreet's part). I definately think this was done by mistake by the people who pressed or compiled the cd or something, but the booklet doesn't say anything about BLACKstreet except that they are featured. It doesn't say like, "BLACKstreet appears courtesy of _____". Bummer man.
Next, the booklet doesn't say anything about 'Someone To Call My Lover' sampling anything. Pretty sure it does. I'm only bringing this to attention because every other song's credits says if they do.
I am not sure if 'doesn't Really Matter' is a certain version. It doesn't say, but I can't tell if it is the unreleased video edit or album version. I don't know the differences.
'Call On Me', which might just be my favorite Janet song EVAR, includes the little interlude sound bit from the ending of 'With U' right before the 'Call On Me' track begins on the 2.0.YO album.
On 'Because Of Love' you can hear the wind at the end of the song as it appears on the album version, however the song fades out. I don't know if that is how the single or radio version was too.
Maybe irrelevant, but 'Go Deep' ends the same way it does on the album. Like almost too soon so it sounds like she says "we go dee-".
'Feedback' remains unedited, leaving the word 'nigga' uncensored, while 'Got Till It's Gone' censors the word 'fuck'. Not even the Discipline album has the word 'nigga' left uncensored. However the single version might be different. Also it is (thankfully) the radio edit. It does not have the same intro as it appears on the Discipline cd haha.
'Rhythm Nation' contains the spoken word intro from the album. I forgot what it was called.
The only song I am surprised isn't here is "You Want This" but I geuss it wasn't a number 1. Also quite possibly my next favorite Janet song EVAR, 'I Want You', is not here. :(
ANYWHO this package is fucking beautiful. Its my prize possetion right now. I just want to marry Janets Number Ones. Oh and I forgot to mention that I'm pretty sure all of these songs have been REMASTERED. You can tell on some of the older songs that sound like they were just released this week in 2009. Amazing. Fucking amazing. Go buy it NOW. The one thing I HATE about this release is that IT DOESN'T COME WITH A DVD. COME ON JANET!! DO IT!!!!!
