Control

1	Control 5:53
2	Nasty 4:03
3	What Have You Done for Me Lately 4:59
4	You Can Be Mine 5:16
5	The Pleasure Principle 4:58
6	When I Think of You 3:56
7	He Doesn't Know I'm Alive 3:30
8	Let's Wait Awhile 4:37
9	Funny How Time Flies 4:28

Barnes & Noble

In 1985, Janet Jackson was basically Michael Jackson's kid sister. Twelve months later she was Janet -- Ms. Jackson, if you please -- and the author of one of the strongest musical statements made by a black woman in pop music during the '80s. CONTROL is a recording of astonishing rhythmic vitality (a product of her producers, former Time members Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis) and assertive lyrics, defined by the aggression of "What Have You Done for Me Lately," "Nasty," and the title song. More laid back are "Pleasure Principle" and "When I Think of You," yet even these tracks affirm Jackson as a young woman in control of her own destiny -- a message that comes through loud and clear. This album became the template for Jackson's three subsequent conceptual efforts, just as its attitude became a requisite for subsequent pop divas. Martin Johnson

All Music Guide

Janet Jackson's Control: The Remixes includes remixes of all six hits from her 1986 album Control. The album opens with the "live" video version of the title track, followed by a dance remix of the album's only number one stateside single, "When I Think of You." The dance mix is almost identical to the video version, which is a beefed-up remix of the album version and was unavailable as a single. Unfortunately, there are so many "breaks" toward the end of the dance mix that the song's flow is completely disrupted. One wishes they would have simply left the video version intact and included it in its entirety for this album. An extended mix of the first single, "What Have You Done for Me Lately," is included, as is the single remix of "Let's Wait Awhile," which has quite a bit more muscle than the original album version, and that single mix was, thankfully, left intact. Two extended remixes of "Nasty" are included, as are two remixes of "The Pleasure Principle," which was also remixed for its video. Neither version on this album is identical to the superior, definitive video version, but track three comes close enough (track eight is a dub mix). This album is fun for Janet fans and collectors -- for the casual fan it may be more of annoyance than anything, since some of the remixes are a little nerve-racking and at times sound somewhat dated. Jose Promis