Damita Jo

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Damita Jo is Janet Jackson's eighth studio album and is named after her middle name. She began it in August 2002, after the All for You Tour, and worked on it until February 2004: eighteen months, the longest recording period of her career. Besides Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis she brought in new producers, including Babyface, Dallas Austin, Kanye West and Scott Storch. The album was released in March 2004, shortly after her Super Bowl performance in which her breast was accidentally exposed.

It is R&B, pop and hip hop about love, romance and lust. In it she plays with alter egos such as Damita Jo and Strawberry, and intimate interludes appear between the tracks. Critics praised the production but found the album too long and too sexual. The record industry blacklisted her singles, which dampened its success.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Looking For Love (Interlude)1:29Apple Music ↗
2. 2Damita Jo2:46Apple Music ↗
3. 3Exhibition2:28Apple Music ↗
4. 4Strawberry Bounce (Edited)3:11Apple Music ↗
5. 5My Baby (feat. Kanye West)4:18Apple Music ↗
6. 6The Islands (Interlude)0:39Apple Music ↗
7. 7Spending Time With You4:14Apple Music ↗
8. 8Magic Hour (Interlude)0:23Apple Music ↗
9. 9Island Life3:53Apple Music ↗
10. 10All Nite (Don't Stop)3:26Apple Music ↗
11. 11R&B Junkie3:11Apple Music ↗
12. 12I Want You4:13Apple Music ↗
13. 13Like You Don't Love Me3:40Apple Music ↗
14. 14Thinkin' Bout My Ex4:24Apple Music ↗
15. 15It All Comes Down To Love (Interlude)0:38Apple Music ↗
16. 16Truly3:59Apple Music ↗
17. 17The One (Interlude)1:02Apple Music ↗
18. 18SloLove3:44Apple Music ↗
19. 19Country (Interlude)0:31Apple Music ↗
20. 20Just a Little While4:11Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗