- Alright (Janet Jackson song)
Infobox Single
Name = Alright
Caption = American 12" maxi single cover
Artist =Janet Jackson
Album =Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
A-side = "Alright" (7" R&B Mix)
B-side = "Alright" (7" Remix)
Released = March 1990 (U.S.)
June 1990 (UK)
1996 (AUS re-release)
Format = 7" single, 12" maxi single
Genre = R&B,dance-pop ,funk
Length = 6:26
Label = A&M
Writer = Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
Producer = Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Certification = Gold (RIAA)
Last single = "Escapade"
(1990)
This single = "Alright"
(1990)
Next single = "Come Back to Me"
(1990)
Misc = Extra track listing
Album =Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
Type = studio
prev_track = "Livin' in a World (They Didn't Make)"
prev_no = 11
this_track = "Alright"
track_no = 12
next_track = "Interlude: Hey Baby"
next_no = 13 Extra track listing
Album =Design of a Decade 1986/1996
Type = compilation
prev_track = "Love Will Never Do (Without You) "
prev_no = 7
this_track = "Alright"
track_no = 8
next_track = "Control"
next_no = 9 Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Type = single
Lower caption = UK cover Extra album cover 2
Lower caption = European 7" single cover"Alright" is the fourth single from American R&B/pop singer
Janet Jackson 's fourth studio album, "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 " (1989).ong information
"Alright" samples
Lyn Collins ' 1972 song "Think (About It) ". The song peaked at number four on the "Billboard" Hot 100, number two on theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs , and number one on theHot Dance Club Play . While it was to become the only single of the seven released off the "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 " album to not hit the top two on the "Billboard" Hot 100, it became the fourth consecutive single off the album to reach number one on the dance chart, helping Jackson break a record set by Madonna. Jackson received aGrammy Award nomination for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" for "Alright". The UK 7" single contains the Spanish-sung track "Vuelve a Mi" ("Come Back to Me") in various versions.Music video
The video to the song, which was styled to resemble a 1930's musical, featured
Cyd Charisse ,The Nicholas Brothers andCab Calloway in one of his last on-screen appearances. The video begins with Jackson, who portrays herself as a male, and two male dancers in flashy suits sitting on a bench. A paperboy throws newspapers on them. They wake up and read the frontpage of the newspaper. They find out Cab Calloway is in town. Jackson and her dancers take a cross town journey to Cab Calloway's movie premiere "Alright". At the premiere, Jackson, her dancers, and Calloway fans wait for Calloway to make his grand entrance. Jackson. as a male, seemingly envisions herself as Calloway's glamorized female guest, getting pushed to the red carpet. Calloway takes her hand and helps her up. Jackson and her dancers get in Calloway's limo. They arrive at large dance out in the middle of a street. Jackson and her dancers climb on the back of a car and Jackson notices her watch is missing. They get off the car and are sprayed by a street cleaning truck. They sit on the bench. Later that night, Jackson and her dancers are homeless people asleep on the bench—revealing the video to have been a dream. Cab Calloway, in the meantime, walks to the bench and places Jackson's watch in her hand. He sneaks away saying, "Alright". There is also an extended version that features rapperHeavy D . Jackson won a Soul Train Music Award for Best Music Video.Tevin Campbell also appears in the video.The video is similar in to that of "
When I Think of You ", which had the same video director.MTV 's first ever "Icon" paid tribute to Janet Jackson. During the ceremony, singer Usher paid tribute to Jackson by be re-enacting the sidewalk bench routine from the "Alright" music video.On
May 24 ,2007 , the video was added to iTunes.Charts
Official versions/remixes
1990
* Album Version – 6:26
* A Capella – 3:26
* 7" Remix – 4:38
* 7" Remix w/ Rap featuringHeavy D – 4:35
* 7" R&B Mix w/o Rap – 4:34
* 7" R&B Mix w/ Rap featuring Heavy D – 4:53
* 7" House Mix w/o Rap – 4:21
* 7" House Mix w Rap featuring Heavy D – 4:59
* 12" R&B Mix w/o Rap – 7:19
* 12" R&B Mix w/ Rap featuring Heavy D – 7:20
* 12" House Mix w/o Rap – 7:12
* 12" House Mix w/ Rap featuring Heavy D – 8:30
* House Dub – 5:58
* Hip Hop Mix Edit featuring Heavy D – 5:11
* Hip Hop Mix featuring Heavy D – 7:24
* Hip House Dub – 6:40
* House Mix – 9:10
* House Mix Edit – 5:031996
* CJ Radio – 3:40
* CJ Extended Mix – 6:32
* Tee's Club Mix – 6:19
* Tee's Beats – 3:24succession box
before = "Heaven" by The Chimes
title = U.S. "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
years =May 5 1990 –May 12 1990
after = "Vogue" by Madonna
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