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Its simple, you dont. On the heels of her
break-up with Rene Elizondo, Janet drops a rather unexpected album, All For You, her
seventh studio album. Unexpected because shes immersed in a nasty divorce, and
besides, whos waiting on Ms Jackson, when youve got Aaliyah, Brittany Spears,
Mya and a host of imitators? But what these young women dont have is funk, and Janet
has it in abundance. This time out, rather than wrapping that funk in a concept (like
Control or the Velvet Rope) All About You is mainly about fun, sex and occasionally about
Elizondo.
The first single, All For You, is very danceable and would have been better
for a summer release. The best of them includes Son of a Gun, featuring Carly
Simon, an invective directed at a former beau; Trust a Try, with its
funky symphonic intro that erupts into a solid rock jam; and the very soft and painfully
open, Truth.
But I cant lie; everything on All For You is listenable. Occasionally dated
(You Aint Right sounds like a record skipping) with a few tepid love
songs ala Lets Wait Awhile (Would You Mind, and China
Love), Janet delivers a fairly good album.
M
May 2001
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