George Harrison

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. Wins:. Harrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. Here's a list of the total of wins she achieved and some of the nominations:. George Harrison and Aaliyah Haughton made UK Chart History when they scored the first, and to this date only, back to back posthumous number one hits when Aaliyah's "More than a Woman" (Released on 07 January 2002 and topped the chart on 13 January 2002) was followed by George's "My Sweet Lord" (Re-released on 14 January 2002 and topped the chart on 20 January 2002). Along with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, she was nominated for Producer of the Year at the 1990 Grammy's for her work on the Rhythm Nation 1814 album.

Joe Brown concluded with the Gus Kahn/Isham Jones classic "I'll See You In My Dreams". Janet remains the only artist to be nominated in the Pop, R&B, Dance, Rock and Rap singles charts simultaneously at the Grammy Awards. For the finale, all of the artists went back on stage to end with "Something," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "My Sweet Lord" (with Billy Preston on keyboards) and "Wah-Wah". This below shows the number of hits Janet Jackson has scored since her debut nearly 23 years ago:. Ravi Shankar's daughter Anoushka Shankar joined Jeff Lynne in a performance of "The Inner Light," Clapton and Lynne performed "I Want To Tell You" and "If I Needed Someone," Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (with Jools Holland and Sam Brown) performed "Taxman" and "I Need You," Starr performed "Photograph", members of Monty Python (Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam) performed "The Lumberjack Song," and McCartney and Starr performed "For You Blue". Another album is planned, possibly for 2005, with longtime boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri as an executive producer. On November 29, 2002, the first anniversary of his death, the Concert For George saw the two remaining Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr join many of Harrison's friends for a special memorial concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London that benefitted the Material World Charitable Foundation. She impersonated Condoleezza Rice flashing her breast to the 9/11 commission to divert attention from the war in Iraq.

His final album, Brainwashed, was completed by Dhani Harrison and Jeff Lynne and released in November 2002. She hosted Saturday Night Live and was heavily praised in her ability to make light of her 'wardrobe malfunction'. He often said: 'Everything else can wait but the search of God can't wait, and love one another'". To fight back against her critics in 2004 Jackson also began doing television talk show promotions, a first for her. After his death, the Harrison family released the following statement: "He left this world as he lived in it: conscious of God, fearless of death and at peace, surrounded by family and friends. See also: Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime controversy. He was cremated, and although it was widely reported that his ashes were scattered in the River Ganges, the ceremony was not conducted at the expected time [2] (http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2002/11/30/1038386359453.html). The actual disposition of the ashes has not been publicly disclosed. Despite all of that, Jackson has managed to survive the incident and that of the troubles her older brother Michael is facing due to his child molestation case by showing the perserverance that has made her a superstar.

His death was ascribed to lung cancer that had metastasized to the brain. To make things worse, Jackson was told by representatives and family members of entertainment legend Lena Horne that she was cut out of the role to play the legendary singer-actress due to the controversy. George died at the home of a friend in Los Angeles, California on Thursday, November 29, 2001, at the age of 58. Many people directly blamed Jackson for this new wave of censorship. Abram, who believed he was possessed by Harrison and was on a "mission from God" to kill him, was later acquitted on grounds of insanity. Some performers were penalized for things they had gotten away with previously. Harrison and his wife fought the intruder and detained him for the police. Programs that once pushed the envelope began eliminating even mildly coarse language from their broadcasts.

There was also a December 30, 1999 attempt on his life by a crazed fan, 35 year-old Michael Abram, who broke into his home, Friar Park in Henley-on-Thames, and stabbed him multiple times, puncturing his lung. The FCC tightened up restrictions on lewd content on television and the entertainment industry suffered a major backlash. Throughout the 1990s, Harrison, a former smoker, endured an ongoing battle with cancer, having growths removed first from his throat, then his lung. As a result, CBS cancelled its invitation to Jackson to perform at the 2004 Grammy Awards ceremony. This new album included three excellent new songs; "Poor Little Girl", "Cheer Down" and "Cockamamie Business" which saw him, once again, looking wryly upon his Beatley past. The FCC has announced an investigation. 1992 saw a 'Best Of' released, although this was to concentrate on the 1976 - 1992 years, unlike his previous compilation released of the mid 70's. CBS, the NFL, and MTV, which produced the halftime show, disclaimed all responsibility under a hailstorm of controversy.

The Live in Japan recording came from these shows. Jackson apologized at first, calling it an accident and claiming that Timberlake was supposed to pull away the bustier and leave the red-lace bra intact, however, she later said to an interviewer for Genre magazine that she wishes she hadn't apologized at all. tour, and although he seemed to enjoy it more there were to be no others. Timberlake called the incident a "wardrobe malfunction". It was his first tour since the ill-fated 1974 U.S. During the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004, Janet Jackson performed with Justin Timberlake to an audience of more than 100 million people. During this live performance, her top was torn open by Timberlake, exposing Jackson's right breast; the nipple was partially covered by a starburst-shaped decoration held in place by a piercing. In 1991 Harrison staged a tour of Japan along with his friend Eric Clapton. Eventually garnering Platinum status in the U.S., total sales of the record have reached three million copies in total worldwide.

It was not as successful as the previous album, but still managed to stay on the charts for quite a time, spawning the singles "She's My Baby" and "Wilbury Twist". Though, she didn't go on tour for Damita Jo, Jackson performed two songs on "Good Morning, America"; an additional two songs on her appearance from Saturday Night Live, danced and performed on Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" and also at the BET Awards. The album was recorded as a four-piece. Jackson received nominations as Best Female R&B singer at the Source Music Awards, NAACP Image Awards, and BET Awards. The band had allegedly approached Del Shannon about replacing Roy, but he also met an untimely death. Jackson received an American Music Award nomination for Favorite R&B/Soul Artist though soul singer Alicia Keys took the trophy (and whom Jackson presented when Keys did her duet with Usher at the AMA's), and in December 7th, NARAS announced the 2004 Grammy nominations, though Janet was banned from attending the award show last year (see, Super Bowl controversy below), she earned two nominations for Damita Jo, one for Contemporary R&B Album the Year, and another for her single I Want You in the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category. The first year of the new decade saw a new Traveling Wilburys album, despite the sad death of Roy Orbison. Even though Damita Jo didn't live up to her past album sales, it didn't bother members of the recording company and some award shows to recognize the singer.

One of his most memorable cameos was in the cult Beatles parody The Rutles, created by ex-Python Eric Idle. The third, "All Nite (Don't Stop)", failed to appear on the charts. Papadopolous in Life of Brian. "Just A Little While" was followed by the more urban single, "I Want You", though with similar lukewarm success. He made several cameo appearances in these movies, including appearing as a nightclub singer in Shanghai Surprise, and as Mr. MTV and VH1 declined to show the video. Other films produced by Handmade included Mona Lisa, Time Bandits, Shanghai Surprise and Withnail and I. However, likely due in part to the Super Bowl controversy (see below), it was not as commerially successful as her previous efforts; it failed to hit the Billboard Top 40 on the pop charts, the first Jackson single to do so since the early-'80s.

He provided financial backing for the Python film The Life of Brian after the original backers (EMI Films) withdrew, fearing the subject matter of the film was too controversial. Its first single, Just A Little While, was marketed to mainstream and adult contemporary radio in early spring 2004. Since childhood The Beatles had been fans of the anarchic humour of The Goons, and Harrison became a dedicated fan of their successors, the Monty Python team. Janet's eighth studio release, Damita Jo, was released in March 2004. One of Harrison's most successful ventures during this period was his involvement in film production through his company Handmade Films. During this period, Jackson was romantically linked to seemingly everyone from longtime friend, R&B singer and New Edition member Johnny Gill, rapper Q-Tip, actor Matthew McConaughey and Timberlake. Eventually, the rumors were squashed when it was confirmed Jackson's new man was hip-hop record producer and music mogul Jermaine Dupri. This had to be completed inside 2 weeks, as Dylan was scheduled to start a tour. Released in October of 1988, under various pseudonyms as half-brothers, supposed sons of Charles Truscott Wilbury, Sr., their album was immediately dubbed as one of the top 100 albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. However controversy was caused when Jackson's fans protested her collaboration with Beenie Man whose album's lyrics very blatantly promoted the violent attack on and killing of homosexuals.

The record company realised the track ("Handle With Care") was too good for its original purpose and asked for a separate album. Jackson returned to the studio to feature on former *N Sync singer Justin Timberlake's song (And She Said) Take Me Now, and Beenie Man's "Feel It Boy". During the 1980s, he helped form the Traveling Wilburys with Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, and Tom Petty when they gathered in Dylan's garage to quickly record an additional track for a projected Harrison European single release. A sell-out tour had its European leg of the concert was cancelled in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks; extra dates were added around the USA, and the Japanese leg continued, causing some to think that low tickets ales in Europe rather than the risk of flying caused the European cancellation. The album got to #8. The second single Someone To Call My Lover hit the Top 5 of the Pop charts. He returned in 1987 with the album Cloud Nine, co-produced with Jeff Lynne, and enjoyed a hit (#1 in the U.S.; #2 in the U.K) when his cover version of "Got My Mind Set On You" was released as a single. The title track became Janet's second biggest hit to date, reaching #1 for 7 weeks.

But he released no records for five years after Gone Troppo in 1982 was met with apparent indifference. The album sold over 600,000 copies her first week, an improvement on previous performances, and the highest 1st week of sales for one of her albums. All the three ex-Beatles performed on it, marking the first time since the break-up in 1970 that the three appeared on one record, although it was expressly a Harrison single. The album was much more upbeat than The Velvet Rope with songs dealing about romance, sex and the single life. Immediately following the murder of his friend and former bandmate John Lennon, Harrison modified the lyrics of a song he had written for Ringo Starr to make it a tribute song to Lennon, "All Those Years Ago", which found substantial radio airplay and continues to be a staple of "classic rock" radio. In 2001, All For You, was released. He moved his own output to the label in 1976, once his contract with EMI finished. In search of a new sound she added hip-hop producer Rockwilder as part of her new production team, excluding now former husband Rene Elizondo.

Harrsion had formed his own record label, Dark Horse Records, in 1974 and issued a limited number of records by performers such as Splinter, Attitudes and Ravi Shankar. Jackson worked on her next album, her fourth with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The most successful was Thirty Three & 1/3, which was lighter in tone and featured the hits "This Song" (a satire of the "My Sweet Lord" ruling) and "Crackerbox Palace" (a humourous and surrealistic number, perhaps reflecting his association with members of Monty Python). Their divorce wouldn't be finalized until the end of 2003. Harrison continued to issue records throughout the rest of the 1970s. Elizondo revealed the secret a year after Jackson filed for legal separation. The album was not received well, despite the occasional gem such as "So Sad", and the tour got poor notices due to excessive preachiness and Harrison's voice being hoarse. While the film was out, news had spread that the singer and her husband Rene Elizondo had split up after nine years.

In 1974 Harrison released Dark Horse and at the same time launched a major tour of the United States. The single, Doesn't Really Matter became her first #1 of the new millennium making her the first artist to have a number one single in the '80s, '90s and 2000s. "Give Me Love" was a big hit, and "Sue Me Sue You Blues" was a window into the former Beatles' miserable legal travails, but overall the record was seen as too overtly religious. Jackson did not receive much praise for her acting, though the movie went on to be a bankable success. Harrison's next album was Living in the Material World in 1973. Portraying Professor Denise Gaines, she falls in love with Sherman Klump (Murphy) and learns to deal with Klump's difficulty and outrageous family (to which Murphy played most of the characters). In addition to his own works, during this time Harrison wrote or produced several hits for Ringo Starr and also appeared on tracks by John Lennon. Seven years after her last film, 34-year-old Jackson returned to the box office with the release of the Eddie Murphy vehicle, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps in 2000.

Unforunately, however, the concert actually lost money due to expenses.
. Classical sitar maestro Ravi Shankar opened the proceedings, which included other popular musicians such as Bob Dylan (in a surprise rare live appearance), Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Badfinger and Billy Preston. After the success of the "Janet" album, Jackson re-negotiated her deal with Virgin Records for a reported $80 million in 1996, making her the highest paid recording artist of all time. His Concert for Bangladesh on August 1, 1971, drew over 40,000 people to two shows in New York's Madison Square Garden with the intention of aiding the starving refugees from the war in Bangladesh. Also included were two new recordings: "Runaway", which reached #3 on the Pop charts and #6 on the R&B charts; and "Twenty Foreplay" which reached #36. Harrison was probably the first modern musician to organize a major charity concert. Titled 'Design Of A Decade 1986/1996', the album featured all of Jackson's hits from her "Control" and "Rhythm Nation 1814" albums.

Harrison denied deliberately stealing the song, but he did lose the case in 1976; in the ruling, the court accepted the possibility that Harrison had "unconsciously plagiarised" the Chiffons song as the basis for his own song. Also in 1995, A&M Records released Jackson's first greatest hits album. It included the number one hit single "My Sweet Lord", although Harrison was later sued for copyright infringement over the supposed similarities to the 1963 Chiffons single "He's So Fine". The video would later win the Jacksons a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video. After years of being limited in his contributions to the Beatles, he released a large number of the songs he had stockpiled in the first major solo work released after the breakup, All Things Must Pass, the first triple album in rock history. The video for this single became the most expensive video ever, costing around $7 million. After the Beatles split in 1970, Harrison released a number of albums that were critically and commercially successful, both as solo projects and as a member of other groups. In 1995, Janet Jackson recorded the duet "Scream" with her brother Michael, which reached the Top Five on the Pop and R&B charts.

His increasing productivity, coupled with his difficulties in getting The Beatles to record his music, meant that by the end of the group's career he had amassed a considerable stockpile of unreleased material. The album was supported by a world tour that ran for two years. "Something" is considered one of his very best works, and was even covered by Frank Sinatra. "janet." spawned six top ten singles, two of which hit the top spot. "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something" are probably his two best-known Beatles songs. The album went #1 in 22 other countries. Notable Harrison compositions from the Beatles' oeuvre include: the intricate "If I Needed Someone"; "I Want To Tell You"; the Indian-influenced "Love You To"; the acerbic "Taxman" (later referenced in The Jam's "Start"); the much-maligned "Within You, Without You", which is arguably a foundation stone of the world music genre; "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", which was strongly influenced by the music of his friend Roy Orbison and featured a guitar solo by his close friend Eric Clapton; "Piggies", which later featured inadvertently in the notorious Charles Manson murder case. It also became the fastest selling album at that time, selling 350,000 copies in the US in its first week, and 950,000 worldwide.

While not the primary composer in the group (Lennon and McCartney wrote the vast bulk of the Beatles' material), as time went on Harrison's songwriting improved greatly and his material gradually earned respect from both his fellow Beatles and the public. By the mid-Sixties Lennon and McCartney had become somewhat more accepting of his contributions, although he later said that he always had difficulty getting his songs recorded and only managed to get one or two included on each LP. The album becomes the first by a female artist to enter the Billboard Top 200 albums charts at #1 during the Soundscan era. The tension between Harrison and McCartney can be clearly seen in several scenes in the Let It Be documentary film and relations became so strained during the making of the film that Harrison briefly quit the band. janet becomes a big worldwide success. Friction between Harrison and McCartney increased markedly during the recording of The White Album, with Harrison threatening to leave the group on several occasions. The album was a departure from Jackson's earlier images; the baby Jackson had grown up. Despite this, the two men remained close friends. Elizondo's hands make an important contribution to the album cover where he covered the singer's breasts while Jackson looked seductively through just jeans on.

Clapton famously poured out his unrequited passion on the landmark Derek & the Dominoes album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1971), but soon after its release Boyd left her husband and she and Clapton subsequently married. The couple had married in secret to avoid press speculation, and Elizondo is said to have co-written many of the tracks on janet. although Jackson and longtime producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have said that he only gave Jackson "ideas for a particular song". Harrison married model Pattie Boyd in 1966, but in the late 1960s Clapton fell in love with her. In retrospect, the album was almost like a love letter to her new husband and long-time friend Rene Elizondo. This song was the basis for Harrison's composition for The Beatles' Abbey Road album, "Here Comes The Sun", which was written in Clapton's back garden. It is often referred to by fans as her "sex album". Harrison formed a close friendship with Eric Clapton in the late 1960s and they co-wrote the song "Badge", which was released on Cream's farewell album in 1969. janet. was released in 1993.

For a short time Harrison used the drug regularly and became an enthusiastic advocate, although he later renounced the use of drugs. Jackson found better success with the movie as a singer and songwriter rather than an actor when her ballad, "Again", although not on the soundtrack album and only featured on Jackson's janet. album, gave her both Golden Globe and Oscar award nominations for Best Original Song. Harrison and Lennon were the first two of the Beatles to try LSD in 1965, when they were unwittingly 'dosed' by their dentist at a party in London. Despite the reviews, the movie eventually entered #1 in the box office. He championed Shankar with western audiences and was largely responsible for having him included on the bill at the Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967. She earned the "Worst New Star" award at the 1993 Golden Raspberry Awards, though she did win two MTV Movie Awards (Best Female Performance and Most Desirable Female). He travelled to India to take lessons from Shankar, bought a sitar himself, and became the first western popular musician to use one on a recording (Norwegian Wood). However her performance was not well received.

Harrison quickly became fascinated with the sitar, immersed himself in Indian music and was instrumental in popularising the sitar in particular and Indian music in general in the West. Playing opposite Tupac Shakur, Jackson played Justice, a young African-American poet and hairdresser. A turning point in Harrison's career came during an American tour in 1965, when his friend David Crosby of The Byrds introduced him to Indian classical music and the work of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. In 1993, Jackson turned her attention to acting again and took a part in John Singleton's "Poetic Justice". Although he was a highly creative soloist, several of his famous Beatles guitar solos were recorded under specific directions from Paul McCartney, who on occasion demanded that Harrison play what he envisioned virtually note-for-note. Throughout 1992, Jackson continued to record; her duet "The Best Things In Life Are Free" with Luther Vandross (from the movie, Mo' Money) became a #1 R&B hit for the duo, and was nominated for a Grammy award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. Harrison was a fluent, inventive and highly accomplished rhythm and lead guitarist, whose influences included Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins and Chet Atkins. It was, at the time, the biggest recording deal in music history.

[1] (http://www.newsindia-times.com/2002/12/13/intl-top14.html). With a number of labels competing for her, Jackson chose Virgin Records for a reported $50 million on March 11, 1991. While, during his lifetime, Harrison had bequeathed to the society his Lethmore Heath ranch, located north of London, he redoubted speculations that he would leave ISKCON a large sum in his will: in fact, he left nothing to the organization. By 1991, Jackson's contract with A&M had run out. Soon after, Harrison embraced the Hare Krishna tradition and remained associated with them until his death. A massive world tour followed in 1990, The Rhythm Nation World Tour became the biggest and most successful debut tour by any artist in history, it was seen by over 2 million people worldwide, the tour ran a full nine months and performed over 120 shows. Tickets to the Tokyo Dome concert sold out in 7 minutes, a record in Japan. The same year, he and fellow Beatle John Lennon met Swami Prabhupada A.C. Bhaktivedanta, the founder of the Hindu sect International Society for Krishna Consciousness. "Black Cat" took #1 place on the Mainstream Rock Singles chart.

In the summer of 1969, the Beatles produced the single "Hare Krishna Mantra", performed by Harrison and the devotees of the London Radha-Krishna Temple that topped the 10 best-selling record charts throughout UK, Europe, and Asia. She also set a record by becoming the first and only artist ever to score 7 Top 5 hits from one album. It was his meeting with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi that led him first into meditation. The single Miss You Much also became the longest running #1 single of 1989. His experimentation with the instrument brought him into contact with the sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, who became a close friend and mentor, along with Shankar's famed poet friend Zakir Raman. She won a total 14 Billboard Music Awards, including Top Selling Album of 1990, 5 Soul Train Awards, a Grammy for the "Rhythm Nation" mini-movie, 2 NAACP Image Awards, 3 MTV Video Music Awards, and 5 American Music Awards. In the mid 1960s he began playing the sitar, which influenced the sound of the Beatles' music in such songs as "Norwegian Wood", "Love You To", and "Within You Without You". "Rhythm Nation 1814" went to sell even more than its predecessor overall reaching 12 million.

At the height of the Beatles' popularity, he was often characterized as the "Quiet Beatle", noted for his introspective manner and his growing interest in Hinduism. The album hit #1 on Pop and R&B charts spawning four US number ones and a further three Top 5 hits. In the mid-1950s he knew Paul McCartney (also a Liverpool Institute student) and beginning in February 1958 played lead guitar in the band (initially called the Quarry Men) that eventually became the Beatles. As well as the more challenging themes, there was a much harder edge than what was on "Control". Later on, he attended the Liverpool Institute, a "smart school", but was regarded as a poor student, and contemporaries described him as someone who would "sit alone in the corner". The album opened with a suite of songs about drugs, homelessness, education and prejudice. Born in Liverpool, England, and raised as a child at 12 Arnold Grove, he first attended school at Dovedale Infants, just off Penny Lane. Much of her inspiration on Rhythm Nation she said drew from socially conscious artists such as Marvin Gaye, U2, Tracey Chapman, Bob Dylan.

They had one son, Dhani Harrison, born the previous month. Jackson explained that "Control was about my life; Rhythm Nation is about what's going on in the world around us". The ceremony took place at their home, with Joe Brown acting as best man. The result was Rhythm Nation 1814. Harrison married for a second time to Olivia Trinidad Arias, in September 1978. By then, A&M Records associates wanted the 23-year-old singer to do a sequel to the hugely-successful "Control" album yet Jackson wanted to do something else. His first wife was the model, Pattie Boyd, for whom Harrison is sometimes supposed to have written the song "Something"; that marriage ended in divorce. The release date was pushed back several times as Jackson, along with Jam and Lewis, struggled to commit their ideas to record.

Harrison married twice. Jackson did not release another album until 1989. His sister has said that their mother wrote in her diary that he was born ten minutes after midnight on February 25. The single "Diamonds" would hit #5 on the Pop charts and #1 on the R&B charts, while "Making Love in the Rain" (on which she sang backing vocals), reached #7 R&B and #35 Pop. According to Harrison, his birthday was really February 24. A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert recorded three songs with Jackson and singer Lisa Keith in 1987 for his next album, although only two would make the cut. George Harrison MBE (February 24, 1943 - November 29, 2001) was a popular British songwriter, musician and film producer best known as a member of the Beatles. "When I Think Of You" made Janet the youngest artist (at 19) to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart since Stevie Wonder.

2003 "Any Road" #37 UK. The album sold over ten million copies worlwide, won 6 Billboard Awards including Top Selling Pop Singles Artist and Top Selling Black Singles Artist, 3 Soul Train Awards (Including Album Of The Year), 3 MTV Video Music Awards, 4 American Music Awards, and was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year. 2002 "My Sweet Lord" (re-issue) #1 UK. "Nasty", "Control", "The Pleasure Principle" and "Let's Wait Awhile" all went #1 on the R&B Singles chart. 1992 "Poor Little Girl / Cheer Down". Five singles went to the Top 5 of the Pop charts, with Jackson achieving her first #1 pop single with "When I Think Of You". 1990 "Wilbury Twist" (with The Traveling Wilburys). Six of the nine tracks were released as singles.

1990 "She's My Baby" (with The Traveling Wilburys). The first single, "What Have you Done For Me Lately" gained massive radio airplay would go on to #4 on the Billboard Top 100, and #1 on the R&B Singles chart. 1990 "Nobody's Child" (with The Traveling Wilburys) #44 UK. Upon its release, the album went to number one on both the pop (#1 for 2 weeks) and R&B charts (#1 for 6 weeks). 1989 "End of the Line" (with The Traveling Wilburys) #52 UK. The lyrics of the title track Control echo her frustrations and her early marriage:. 1988 "Handle with Care" (with The Traveling Wilburys) #21 UK. In many respects the album Control tried to show that she was in charge of making professional and personal decisions and she alone was accountable for the end results.

1988 "This Is Love" #55 UK. Her next album, Control explored themes of gaining independence, and self-assertion. 1988 "When We Was Fab" #23 US, #25 UK. He famously told the two producers to not have his daughter sounding like Jackson family rival Prince. 1987 "Got My Mind Set on You" #1 US, #2 UK. In a 1993 interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Jackson said the move, and the recruitment of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis met with much resitance from her family, especially her manager-father. 1981 "Teardrops" #101 US. After the limited success of her first two albums Janet's management thought a move towards a far more funk and R&B sound would impove her career.

1981 "All Those Years Ago" #2 US, #13 UK. After the marriage was annulled and after years of dealing with the tensed atmosphere of being a member of a world-famous family, Janet was searching for her own place. 1979 "Blow Away" #16 US #51 UK. The marriage was annulled in March 1985, with DeBarge's drug habit often cited as the reason. 1977 "It's What You Value" (UK only). Around the same time, she fell in love and eloped with James DeBarge, member of the Motown family group DeBarge. 1977 "True Love" (UK only). Critics began to demean Jackson's career as a pop star over before it actually began.

1977 "Crackerbox Palace" #19 US. The album only peaked at #147 on the Billboard pop album charts when it was released that July (though it reached #19 on the R&B chart) and the album overall only sold half of what her self-titled debut sold. 1976 "This Song" #25 US. In 1984, Janet, now eighteen, released her sophomore effort titled Dream Street. It marked a musical progression from her debut, with more funky, up-tempo production by brother Marlon and famed disco producer Giorgio Moroder, who had established himself as a hit producer thanks to his work with disco legend Donna Summer. 1975 "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)". Despite the modest success, Jackson was dealt with an obstacle for having to compete with brother Michael for pop music prominence after his success with his "Off the Wall" and "Thriller" albums. 1975 "You" #20 US, #38 UK. Billboard Magazine gave Janet the distinction as being the tenth biggest-selling R&B artist at the end of 1982 while the debut album was given the distinction of being the tenth biggest-selling R&B album of 1983.

1975 "Ding Dong" #36 US, #38 UK. The CD sold over a quarter million copies in the US. 1974 "Dark Horse" #15 US. The album held 3 Top 20 Billboard R&B singles "Young Love" (#6), "Say You Do" (#15) and "Come Give Your Love To Me" (#17). Two of the singles - "Young Love" and "Come Give Your Love to Me" went as high as #64 and #58 on the Billboard pop charts respectively. 1973 "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" #1 US, #8 UK. Produced by soul singers Angela Winbush, Rene Moore and Leon Slyvers of the famed Slyvers family music group, the album reached #6 on the Billboard R&B album charts, and spent 45 weeks in the Top 50 and hit #63 on the Billboard Pop albums chart. 1971 "Bangla-Desh" #10 UK, #23 US. Nonetheless, at the age of sixteen, she released her debut album simply called Janet Jackson though the teenager protested that her last name shouldn't be on the cover.

1971 "What is Life" #10 US, (unreleased UK). Although she was asked by her father Joseph to start a singing career, Janet was uncomfortable with being in the recording studio feeling she wasn't as talented vocally as her brothers, particularly brother Michael, who was becoming a pop superstar thanks to his albums, Off The Wall and Thriller. '71). In 1981, Janet and her two older sisters LaToya and Rebbie had wanted to start their own musical group, but disagreements between the older sisters forced the group to disband before ever making a record. 1970 "My Sweet Lord" #1 US, #1 UK (Jan. She would participate in her family's other recordings, particularly with sister LaToya and brother Michael. Dark Horse Years 1976-1992 (2004 box-set compilation). Her first-ever recording was a duet with baby brother Randy on a song titled "A Love Song for Kids" in 1978.

Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989 (1989 compilation). Nonetheless, she agreed to participate in music just to help her family out. The Best of George Harrison (1976 compilation). Janet always had an interest in music, writing her first song at the age of nine, but she never aspired herself to be a professional singer. Brainwashed (2002). She left the show in 1985 and closed the door of her TV career. Live In Japan (1992, remastered 2004). But she would soon find herself back in the TV field by 1984 after her father ordered the 18-year-old to take the role of Cleo Hewitt in "Fame".

Traveling Wilburys, Volume 3 (1990). She would leave the show in 1982 after her music career began to take off. Traveling Wilburys, Volume 1 (1988). With her love interest played by Todd Bridges, who played Willis on the show, Janet, now 15, officially became a teen idol. Cloud Nine (1987, remastered 2004). In 1981, she landed a recurring role on another family sitcom, "Diff'rent Strokes" playing Charlene Duprey. Gone Troppo (1982, remastered 2004). Jackson continued her acting career appearing briefly in a short-lived sitcom titled "A New Kind of Family", which was cancelled in early 1980.

Somewhere in England (1981, remastered 2004). Her dramatic and comedic acting talent helped land her a role as a starring member by the end of the 1977-78 season and she would remain in the show until it cancelled for good in 1979. George Harrison (1979, remastered 2004). Casting her as an abused child named Penny, Janet easily stole the show from the show's biggest star, Jimmie "J.J." Walker was the apple of Penny's eye every time she saw him. Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976, remastered 2004). 11-year-old Jackson's talent was spotted by legendary TV producer Norman Lear, who was looking for someone to help gain back ratings in one of his groundbreaking shows, the family sitcom, "Good Times". Extra Texture (1975). The show lasted only two seasons and was cancelled in 1977.

Dark Horse (1974). Debuting on June 16, 1976, "The Jacksons" debuted and the Jacksons became the first African-American family to have a variety show on TV. Living in the Material World (1973). By 1976, Janet and the family's Vegas act had gotten the attention of CBS' Fred Silverman who was desperately trying to find a new variety act after Sonny & Cher had ended while ABC had the competing Osmonds family show featuring Donny and Marie. Concert for Bangladesh (1971). Jackson quickly became the star of the show emulating and imitating various icons such as Cher and Mae West, in particular. All Things Must Pass (1970, remastered 2001). In April 1974, seven-year-old Janet Jackson made her public debut performance at a Las Vegas nightclub, with nearly all nine members of the Jackson family (Rebbie didn't join until a few months later at a different city).

Electronic Sound (1969). After the successes of his multitalented sons began to dwindle due to a changing musical scene, Joseph decided to do his best to prolong the Jackson legacy in entertainment. Wonderwall Music (Film Soundtrack, 1968). However, her father would not have it, as he saw the major potential early on in Janet. At seven years of age, Janet had dreams of being a horse jockey after a growing a profound infatuation with horses. Janet was all but five years old by this point.

By the time the J5 had achieved success, the entire family moved out of Gary into the more sunnier atmosphere of Southern California eventually settling in a gated mansion they named Hayvenhurst in 1971. At the end of 1968, the group had signed to Motown Records and by the end of the following year, the group recorded their first of four history-making #1 singles, "I Want You Back". By the time she was 2, Janet's older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael had already begun to perform onstage at nightclubs and theaters as the Jackson 5. She was considered the one who "kept the glue within the family" during the earlier years.

She quit the job as soon as she became a devout Jehovah's Witness in 1965. For a time before Janet was born, Katherine also held down a job working as a store clerk for Sears. While Joe was stern and gregarious, mother Katherine seemed angelic. Joseph was also a tough disciplanarian whose teachings and lessons he instilled on his children would later be questioned by those who have written books about him since.

They never got as far as the biggest nightclub in Gary. Sometimes nicknamed "Papa Joe" or known as simply Joe, Joseph worked hard labor as a crane operator in Gary's steel mills. Before Janet was born, Joe was seeking his own music career forming the R&B/blues band, the Falcons. She was born the last of nine children in Gary, Indiana to parents Joseph and Katherine. Rising out of the shadows of her family to attain worldwide fame and most importantly breaking away from the distinction of just being Michael's baby sister.

Born into a family of show-business icons, she has gone on to become an icon herself. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966 in Gary, Indiana) is an African-American R&B, soul and pop singer and sister of pop legend Michael Jackson. Janet's #1 smash single "Again" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 1994 Academy Awards. Janet remains the only Jackson family member to be nominated for an Academy Award.

"When I Think Of You" hit #3 on the R&B charts. However, the other five singles ("What Have You Done For Me Lately", "Nasty", "Control", "Let's Wait Awhile", and "The Pleasure Principle") all hit #1 on the R&B Charts. Janet's breakthrough album, Control, had one single - "When I Think Of You" hit #1 on the Billboard pop charts. Janet made history when her #1 single, "All For You", was simultaneously added on every national radio and records station throughout the United States.

The singles were "Miss You Much" (#1 Pop and #1 R&B), "Rhythm Nation"(#2 Pop and #1 R&B), "Escapade" (#1 Pop and #1 R&B), "Alright" (#4 Pop and #2 R&B), "Come Back To Me" (#2 Pop and #2 R&B), "Black Cat" (#1 Pop and #10 R&B), and "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (#1 Pop and #3 R&B). Janet Jackson is the only artist to place seven consecutive Top Five singles on the Billboard Hot 100 from one album, Rhythm Nation 1814. Janet Jackson shares the record for most consecutive #1 albums with 5 (Control, Rhythm Nation 1814, Janet., The Velvet Rope, and All For You/. Janet holds the record for longest weeks spent at #1 on the R&B charts for her 1994 single, "Any Time, Any Place".

The Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour ran for nine months and was sold out for every concert. Janet's 1990 Rhythm Nation tour is the most successful debut tour by any male or female artist. Janet's first nickname was "Dunk" given to her by brother Michael. Brother Michael claims in his "Home Movies" documentary in 2003 that Janet emulated his choreography from his "Captain EO" short movie into her "Rhythm Nation" music video which she choreographed with Anthony Thomas four years later.

Janet's nickname used to be "Mama Yoke" as she explained during the song "Free Xone" on her The Velvet Rope album in 1997. Janet became the first artist to score a #1 hit simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock singles chart with "Black Cat" in 1990. Janet wore a key earring throughout her tenure as a rising pop superstar in the 80s. (Pretty Young Thing)", in 1983.

Janet sung background vocals on brother Michael's Top 10 hit, "P.Y.T. Janet's first musical recording was a duet with brother Randy on the b-side to his modest charted hit single, "How Can I Be Sure" on a song titled "A Love Song for Kids", in 1978 when she was only twelve. Janet's first biography was released in 1977 as a joint bio about her and brother Randy. "Best Contemporary R&B Album (Damita Jo)" (2004).

"Best R&B Female Vocal Performance (I Want You)" (2004). "Best Pop Vocal Album (All For You)" (2001). "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (What's It Gonna Be?!)" (1999). "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (I Get Lonely)" (1998).

"Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (Scream)" (1995). "Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (The Best Things in Life are Free)" (1992). "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (Black Cat)" (1990). "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Miss You Much)" (1989).

"Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (Miss You Much)" (1989). "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (Control)" (1986). "Album of the Year (Control)" (1986). "Best Dance Recording (All For You)" (2001).

"Best Short-Form Music Video (Got 'til It's Gone)" (1997). "Best Short-Form Music Video (Scream)" (1995). "Best R&B Song (That's The Way Love Goes)" (1993). "Best Long-Form Music Video (Rhythm Nation)" (1989).

"All Nite (Don't Stop)" (2004) #90 R&B. "I Want You" (2004) #57 Pop, #18 R&B. "Just a Little While" (2004) #45 Pop. "Feel It Boy" (w/Beenie Man) (2002) #28 Pop, #14 Rap.

"Son of a Gun" (w/Carly Simon and w/or without Missy Elliot) (2001) #28 Pop, #26 R&B. "Someone To Call My Lover" (2001) #3 Pop, #11 R&B. "All For You" (2001) #1 Pop (7 wks), #1 R&B. "Doesn't Really Matter" (2000) #1 Pop, #3 R&B.

"Girlfriend/Boyfriend" (w/Blackstreet) (1999) #47 Pop, #19 R&B. "What's It Gonna Be?!" (w/Busta Rhymes) (1999) #3 Pop, #1 R&B, #1 Rap. "Luv Me, Luv Me" (w/Shaggy) (1998) #76 Pop, #64 R&B. "Every Time" (1998) #125 Pop.

"I Get Lonely" (w/or without Blackstreet) (1998) #3 Pop, #1 R&B. "Together Again" (1997) #1 Pop, #8 R&B. "Runaway" (1995) #3 Pop, #6 R&B. "Scream" (w/Michael Jackson) (1995) #5 Pop, #2 R&B.

"You Want This" (1994) #8 Pop, #9 R&B. "Any Time, Any Place" (1994) #2 Pop, #1 R&B(10wks). "Because of Love" (1994) #10 Pop, #9 R&B. "Again" (1993) #1 Pop, #7 R&B.

"If" (1993) #4 Pop, #3 R&B. "That's The Way Love Goes" (1993) #1 Pop (8 wks), #1 R&B. "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (w/Luther Vandross) (1992) #10 Pop, #1 R&B. "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (1990) #1 Pop, #3 R&B.

"Black Cat" (1990) #1 Pop, #10 R&B, #1 Rock. "Come Back to Me" (1990) #2 Pop, #2 R&B. "Alright" (1990) #4 Pop, #2 R&B. "Escapade" (1990) #1 Pop, #1 R&B.

"Rhythm Nation" (1989) #2 Pop, #1 R&B. "Miss You Much" (1989) #1 Pop, #1 R&B. "Making Love in the Rain" (w/Herb Alpert and Lisa Keith; uncredited) (1987) #35 Pop, #7 R&B. "Diamonds" (w/Herb Alpert; uncredited) (1987) #5 Pop, #1 R&B.

"The Pleasure Principle" (1987) #14 Pop, #1 R&B. "Let's Wait Awhile" (1987) #2 Pop, #1 R&B. "Control" (1986) #5 Pop, #1 R&B. "When I Think of You" (1986) #1 Pop, #3 R&B.

"Nasty" (1986) #3 Pop, #1 R&B. "What Have You Done For Me Lately" (1986) #4 Pop, #1 R&B. "Fast Girls" (1984) #40 R&B. "Don't Stand Another Chance" (1984) #101 Pop, #9 R&B.

"Come Give Your Love to Me" (1983) #58 Pop, #17 R&B. "Young Love" (1982) #64 Pop, #6 R&B. "Say You Do" (1982) #15 R&B. 2004 "Damita Jo" #2 US, #32 UK, Worldwide sales: 4 million.

2001 "All For You" #1 US, #2 UK, Worldwide sales: 6.6 million. 1997 "The Velvet Rope" #1 US, #6 UK, Worldwide sales: 8 million. 1995 "Design of a Decade 1986/1996" #3 US, #2 UK, Worldwide sales: 8 million. 1993 "Janet." #1 US, #1 UK, Worlwide sales: 19 million.

1989 "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814" #1 US, #4 UK, Worldwide sales: 15 million. 1986 "Control" #1 US, #8 UK, - Worldwide sales: 15 million. 1984 "Dream Street" #147 US - Worldwide sales - 1.2 million. 1982 "Janet Jackson" #63 US - Worldwide sales - 1 million.