Rhythm Nation 1814 Songwriting Credits by Janet Jackson

Rhythm Nation 1814, released in September 1989, is Janet Jackson's defining artistic statement: a concept album addressing racism, poverty, drug addiction, and social division, and also her most commercially successful record with over 12 million copies sold worldwide. Jackson co-wrote most of its songs with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and wrote 'Black Cat' alone, and it reached number one on the Hot 100. Jam and Lewis wrote 'Miss You Much,' 'Love Will Never Do (Without You),' 'The Knowledge,' and 'Livin' in a World (They Didn't Make)' without her, and she has a production credit on every track. The album produced an unprecedented seven top-five singles from a single album, a record that stood for decades: 'Miss You Much,' 'Rhythm Nation,' 'Escapade,' 'Alright,' 'Come Back to Me,' 'Black Cat,' and 'Love Will Never Do (Without You).' Musically, it blended hard industrial funk with romantic ballads and social commentary in a way that few albums in the pop canon have managed.