Word: janet
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Alban, Frances Bander, Robert L. Becker, Minda Bikman, Robert Braine, Bruce Christopher Carr, Silvia Castaeda Contreras, Barbara Collier, Kenneth Collura, Barbara Dudley Davis, Jonathan Elukin, Osmar Escalona, Dora Fairchild, Evelyn Hannon, Garry Hearne, Judith Kales, Sharon Kapnick, Kevin Kelly, Claire Knopf, Agustin Lamboy, Jeannine Laverty, Marcia L. Love, Janet L. Lugo, Peter J. McGullam, Peter K. Niceberg, Linda Parker, Maria A. Paul, Lois Rubenstein, Judy Sandra, Lamarr Tsufura, Maitena Z. Viani, Jill Ward, Amelia Weiss...
...NEXT BIG THING IN BLACK music last year at this time was the teaming of the youngest member of the musical Jackson family with two hot Minneapolis producers. The pairing of Janet Jackson with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis developed a progressive new pop/soul sound, heavy on elements of beat and relying on the projection of an aura of female strength and toughness...
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's Spanish Fly picks up where Janet left off. As listeners tire of the now overexposed and no longer progressive Jam/Lewis beat, Full Force has broken new ground on `urban' radio by surrounding Lisa Lisa with a clever, funky, and even historical mixture of all that's hot in Black music today. Lisa Lisa maintains Janet's rigid stance of female power in the midst of a musical melange of elements from 50s streetcorner doo-wop to hot Miami rhythms, with even a touch of gospel-style chorus tossed in for flavor...
Ironically, also like Janet Jackson's Control, it's not the seemingly aggressive female vocalist who's in charge, but a talented team of male cohorts, in this case Full Force, a group of five guys in tight spandex pants, shirts open to their waists, whose gold necklaces melted together could anchor a small boat. Their influence can be felt in all areas of the record. They are credited with production, writing, even the mixing and managing of Lisa Lisa...
...Alban, Frances Bander, Robert L. Becker, Minda Bikman, Robert Braine, Bruce Christopher Carr, Silvia Castaeda Contreras, Barbara Collier, Kenneth Collura, Barbara Dudley Davis, Jonathan Elukin, Osmar Escalona, Dora Fairchild, Evelyn Hannon, Garry Hearne, Judith Kales, Sharon Kapnick, Kevin Kelly, Claire Knopf, Agustin Lamboy, Jeannine Laverty, Marcia L. Love, Janet L. Lugo, Peter J. McGullam, Peter K. Niceberg, Linda Parker, Maria A. Paul, Lois Rubenstein, Judy Sandra, Lamarr Tsufura, Maitena Z. Viani, Jill Ward, Amelia Weiss...