| Janet: Live in Hawaii | ||||
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| Released | June 17, 2002  July 28, 2002  September 3, 2002  | |||
| Recorded | February 16, 2002 | |||
| Venue | Aloha Stadium (Halawa, Hawaii) | |||
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| Length | 115 min | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Eagle Rock Entertainment | |||
| Director | David Mallet | |||
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Janet: Live in Hawaii is a video released by American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson.
Recorded on February 16, 2002, the final date of the All for You Tour at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii, it was televised live on February 17, 2002, on HBO, and was Jackson's second concert appearance with the cable channel. The program attracted approximately 12 million viewers.
During the performance of "Would You Mind?", Jackson picks an unsuspecting member of the audience onto stage and teases them with her performance, as seen in the full-length bonus feature. [1] Missy Elliott makes a guest performance for "Son of a Gun". [2] The video also contains behind the scenes look at Jackson backstage during the long breaks between songs.
The video was released on June 17, 2002, in the UK [3] and September 3, 2002, in the U.S., [4] and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2002 for Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special. [5] It was released on July 28, 2002, in Australia where it debuted in the number two place before moving to number one the same week. [6]
It was repackaged with The Velvet Rope Tour – Live in Concert video and re-released as a double disc set in the US and Europe on November 14, 2004, [7] and again in Europe with a different cover in 2005. [8]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Introduction" | |
| 2. | "Come On Get Up" | |
| 3. | "You Ain't Right" | |
| 4. | "All for You" | |
| 5. | "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" | |
| 6. | "Trust a Try" | |
| 7. | "Come Back to Me" | |
| 8. | "Let's Wait Awhile" | |
| 9. | "Again" | |
| 10. | "Runaway"/"Miss You Much"/"When I Think of You"/"Escapade" (Escapade medley) | |
| 11. | "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" (with Missy Elliott) | |
| 12. | "Got 'til It's Gone" | |
| 13. | "That's the Way Love Goes" | |
| 14. | "What Have You Done for Me Lately"/"Control"/"Nasty" (Nasty medley) | |
| 15. | "Alright" | |
| 16. | "Would You Mind?" | |
| 17. | "If" | |
| 18. | "Black Cat" | |
| 19. | "Rhythm Nation" | |
| 20. | "Doesn't Really Matter" | |
| 21. | "Someone to Call My Lover" | |
| 22. | "Together Again" |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 23. | "Janet Speaks All for You" | |
| 24. | "Photo Gallery" | |
| 25. | "Would You Mind" |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [9] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada) [10] | Platinum | 10,000^ |
| Japan | — | 80,000 [11] |
| United States (RIAA) [12] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | June 24, 2002 | Eagle Rock Entertainment |
| Australia | July 28, 2002 | Warner Vision |
| United States | September 3, 2002 | Warner Home Video |
| Europe | September 26, 2005 | Warner Home Video |
| Region | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | September 6, 2004 | Eagle Rock Entertainment |
| United States | November 16, 2004 | Eagle Rock Entertainment |
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"Let's Wait Awhile" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her third studio album Control (1986). It was released on January 6, 1987 on A&M Records as the album's fifth single. The song was written and produced by Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with Melanie Andrews serving as co-writer. It is also the first song Jackson co-produced. "Let's Wait Awhile" was inspired by intimate moments and conversations Andrews had with her first love and boyfriend. Just young teenagers at the time, the couple decided through those conversations to postpone sexual intimacy within their relationship until the time was right.
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"Someone to Call My Lover" is a song by American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson from her seventh studio album, All for You (2001). Written and produced by Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the song was released as the album's second single on June 12, 2001, by Virgin Records. Using a guitar riff from America's "Ventura Highway" and the melody from Erik Satie's "Gymnopédie No. 1", "Someone to Call My Lover" talks about being determined to find a perfect match.
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"I Get Lonely" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope (1997). It was written by Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Jackson's then-husband, René Elizondo Jr. It was released on February 24, 1998, by Virgin Records as the album's third single. The track is a departure from Jackson's signature brand of crossover dance-pop and R&B into a pure R&B and soul vibe. Lyrically, it expresses loneliness and the desire for an estranged lover. A remixed version of the song featured American R&B group Blackstreet.
"Together Again" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope (1997). It was written and produced by Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with additional writing by Jackson's then-husband René Elizondo Jr. It was released as the second single from the album in December 1997 by Virgin Records. Originally written as a ballad, the track was rearranged as an uptempo dance song. Jackson was inspired to write the song by her own private discovery of losing a friend to AIDS, as well as by a piece of fan mail she received from a young boy in England who had lost his father.
"Go Deep" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope (1997). It was written and produced by Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with Jackson's then-husband René Elizondo Jr collaborating on the lyrics. The song was released as the fourth single from the album on June 15, 1998, by Virgin Records. A pop song, "Go Deep" talks about Jackson having a night out clubbing with her friends, and wanting to meet a man to have sex with him. Official remixes for the song were released, featuring Missy Elliott, Teddy Riley and Timbaland.
"Nasty" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her third studio album, Control (1986). It was released on April 15, 1986, by A&M Records as the album's second single. It is a funk number built with samples and a quirky timpani melody. The single peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and remains one of Jackson's signature songs. The line "My first name ain't baby, it's Janet – Miss Jackson if you're nasty" has been used in pop culture in various forms. According to musicologist Richard J Ripani, Ph. D, the single is one of the earliest examples of new jack swing music.
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