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Discipline (Janet Jackson album)

Discipline is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson. It was released by Island Records on February 26, 2008. It was her first album released on Island Records.[1] It is also her last album as she has decided to leave Island Records and release her albums herself.[2] Jackson was unhappy with Island's promotion of the album.[2]

Discipline
Studio album by
Janet Jackson
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2008
RecordedJuly 2007 – January 2008
Genre
Length53:55
Label
Producer
Janet Jackson chronology
20 Y.O.
(2006) 		Discipline
(2008) 		Number Ones
(2009)
Singles from Discipline
  1. "Feedback"
    Released: December 26, 2007
  2. "Rock with U"
    Released: February 5, 2008
  3. "Luv"
    Released: February 11, 2008
  4. "Can't B Good"
    Released: March 18, 2008

Critical

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Boston Globe(negative)[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[5]
The Guardian     [6]
Los Angeles Times    [7]
The New York Times(mixed)[8]
PopMatters          [9]
Rolling Stone     [10]
Slant Magazine     [11]
The Village Voice(positive)[12]

Dicipline received generally favorable reviews from critics.[13] Metacritic gave it a Metascore of 61.[13]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro: I.D."  Rodney Jerkins, Dernst EmileJerkins, Emile 0:48
2. "Feedback"  Jerkins, Emile, Tasleema Yasin, LaShawn DanielsJerkins, Emile 3:38
3. "Luv"  Jerkins, Emile, Yasin, DanielsJerkins, Emile 3:10
4. "Interlude: Spinnin"  JerkinsJerkins 0:08
5. "Rollercoaster"  Rodney Jerkins, Theron Thomas, Timothy ThomasJerkins 3:51
6. "Interlude: Bathroom Break"  JerkinsJerkins 0:40
7. "Rock with U"  Shaffer Smith, Jermaine Dupri, Eric StamileDupri, Stamile* 3:51
8. "2nite"  Phillip "Taj" Jackson, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik HermansenStargate 4:09
9. "Can't B Good"  Smith, David GoughGough, Ne-Yo* 4:13
10. "Interlude: 4 Words"  Jerkins, Janet JacksonJerkins, J. Jackson 0:11
11. "Never Letchu Go"  Dupri, Johntá Austin, Manuel Seal, Jr.Dupri, Seal* 4:07
12. "Interlude: Truth or Dare"  Jerkins, Emile, Daniels, Delisha ThomasJerkins, Emile 0:24
13. "Greatest X"  Christopher Stewart, Terius NashStewart, Nash 4:23
14. "Interlude: Good Morning Janet"  JerkinsJerkins 0:44
15. "So Much Betta"  Dupri, Crystal Johnson, SealDupri, Seal* 2:53
16. "Interlude: Play Selection"  JerkinsJerkins 0:17
17. "The 1" (featuring Missy Elliott)Dupri, Johnson, Seal, ElliottDupri, Seal* 3:41
18. "What's Ur Name"  Dupri, Johnson, SealDupri, Seal* 2:34
19. "Interlude: The Meaning"  Jerkins, Emile, Daniels, ThomasJerkins, Emile 1:16
20. "Discipline"  Smith, Shea TaylorTaylor, Ne-Yo* 5:00
21. "Interlude: Back"  JerkinsJerkins 0:18
22. "Curtains"  Jerkins, Eric Dawson, Daniels, Antonio DixonJerkins 3:50

(*) denotes co-producer

Personnel

  • Janet Jackson – vocals, background vocals, producer, executive producer, vocal producer
  • Judi Acosta-Stewart – production coordination
  • Ashaunna Ayars – marketing
  • Chuando & Frey – art direction, photography, packaging
  • Dave Clauss – assistant engineer
  • Fran Cooper – make-up
  • Carol Corless – package production
  • Ian Cross – mixing assistant, vocal engineer, vocal producer
  • LaShawn Daniels – vocal arrangement
  • Eric Dawkins – background vocals, vocal arrangement
  • Mike Donaldson – engineer, digital editing, effects
  • The-Dream – producer
  • Jermaine Dupri – producer, executive producer, mixing, vocal producer
  • Missy Elliott – rap
  • Dernst Emile – guitar, producer, vocal arrangement, instrumentation
  • Paul Foley – engineer, mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Kenneth Goh – stylist
  • David Gough – producer
  • Kuk Harrell – engineer
  • Tor Erik Hermanson – instrumentation
  • John Horesco IV – guitar, engineer, vocal engineer
  • Josh Houghkirk – engineer
  • Kegan Houston – assistant engineer
  • Ernie Isley – guitar
  • Rodney Jerkins – producer, mixing, instrumentation
  • Terese Joseph – A&R
  • Doug Joswick – package production
  • Daniel Laporte – engineer
  • Jaymz Hardy Martin III – engineer
  • Diane McDonald – production coordination
  • Ne-Yo – co-producer
  • No I.D. – producer
  • Carlos Oyanedel – assistant
  • Dave Pensado – mixing
  • R. City – vocals
  • J. Peter Robinson – art direction, packaging
  • Manuel Seal, Jr. – co-producer, vocal producer
  • Telisha Shaw – vocals
  • Chris Soper – assistant engineer
  • Eric Stamile – co-producer
  • Stargate – producers
  • Chris "Tricky" Stewart – producer
  • Shakir Stewart – A&R
  • Phil Tan – mixing, vocal mixing
  • Robert Taylor "R.T." – electric guitar
  • Angie Teo – assistant engineer
  • Brian "B Luv" Thomas – engineer
  • Delisha Thomas – vocals
  • Pat Thrall – engineer
  • Roberto Vazquez – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Viecco – vocals
  • Brian Woodring – engineer
  • Andrew Wuepper – mixing assistant
  • Janet Zeitoun – hair stylist

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[18] 16
Austrian Albums Chart[19] 45
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[20] 46
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[21] 43
Canadian Albums Chart[22] 3
Dutch Albums Chart[23] 28
European Top 100 Albums[24] 41
French Albums Chart[25] 43
German Albums Chart[26] 38
Irish Albums Chart[27] 60
Italian Albums Chart[28] 58
Japanese Albums Chart[29] 9
New Zealand Albums Chart[30] 35
Norwergian Albums Chart[31] 30
Spanish Albums Chart[32] 51
Swedish Albums Chart[33] 54
Swiss Albums Chart[34] 9
UK Albums Chart[35] 63
US Billboard 200[22] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[22] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France — 10,000[36]
Japan (RIAJ)[37] Gold 100,000^
United Kingdom — 9,312[38]
United States — 456,000[39]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
US Billboard 200[40] 102
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[41] 27

Discipline (Janet Jackson Album) Media

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hilary Lewis (22 September 2008). "Janet Jackson Leaves Island Def Jam". Business Insider Inc. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Discipline - Janet Jackson > Songs, Reviews, Credits > AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ Anderman, Joan. "Janet Jackson's hot and heavy act grows old". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2008/02/26/janet_jacksons_hot_and_heavy_act_grows_old/. 
  5. ↑ Watson, Margeaux. "Discipline Review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20178215,00.html. 
  6. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (2008-03-02). "CD: Janet Jackson, Discipline". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/feb/29/popandrock.shopping3. 
  7. ↑ Powers, Ann (2008-02-25). "Still nasty after all these years - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/25/entertainment/et-albums25. 
  8. ↑ Sanneh, Kelefa (2008-02-25). "CRITICS' CHOICE: NEW CDS; New CDs: JANET JACKSON - New York Times". The New York Times. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E6DB1530F936A15751C0A96E9C8B63&scp=5&sq=janet+jackson&st=nyt. 
  9. ↑ "Janet Jackson: Discipline". PopMatters.
  10. ↑ Harris, Keith. "Janet Jackson: Discipline : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  11. ↑ "Janet Jackson: Discipline". Slant Magazine.
  12. ↑ Cooper, Carol. "Janet Jackson's Dungeon Master Chic - Page 1 - Music - New York - Village Voice". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Discipline by Janet Jackson". metacritic/CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Amazon.com: Discipline [Vinyl]: Janet Jackson: Music". Amazon.com.
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  16. ↑ "Janet* – Discipline (CD, Album)". Discogs.
  17. ↑ "Janet* - Discipline (Deluxe Limited Edition) (CD, Album + DVD-V, NTSC) at Discogs". Discogs.
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  20. ↑ "Janet Jackson – Discipline" (in Nederlands). Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "Janet Jackson – Discipline" (in français). Ultratop. Hung Medien.
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  23. ↑ "Janet Jackson – Discipline" (in Nederlands). MegaCharts. Hung Medien.
  24. ↑ "European Albums – Week of March 15, 2008". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
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  26. ↑ "Janet Jackson, Discipline" (in Deutsch). Media Control. charts.de.
  27. ↑ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 28 February 2008". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  28. ↑ "Artisti – Classifica settimanale dal 22/02/2008 al 28/02/2008" (in italiano). Federation of the Italian Music Industry.
  29. ↑ ＪＡＮＥＴ（ジャネット・ジャクソン）のアルバム売り上げランキング [JANET (Janet Jackson) album sales ranking] (in 日本語). Oricon.
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  33. ↑ "Janet Jackson – Discipline". Swedish Recording Industry Association. Hung Medien.
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  36. ↑ "2008 : le bilan des ventes de disques en France" (in français). Charts in France. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10.
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  39. ↑ "Inside Janet Jackson's Comeback Gamble and the Hurdle of the 'Aging Diva' Stereotype". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  40. ↑ "2008 Year End Charts – The Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  41. ↑ "2008 Year End Charts – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
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