The Velvet Rope

CD (Printed in the USA)

The Velvet Rope

Album by Janet Jackson

Released 4 October 1997

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contemporary r&b pop

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Tracklist

1
Interlude: Twisted Elegance
Janet
0:42
1.5 ★
2
Velvet Rope
Janet feat. Vanessa‐Mae
4:55
3.5 ★
3
You
Janet
4:42
2.9 ★
4
Got 'til It's Gone
Janet feat. Q‐Tip & Joni Mitchell
4:01
3.8 ★
5
Interlude: Speaker Phone
Janet
0:54
1.5 ★
6
My Need
Janet
3:44
3.0 ★
7
Interlude: Fasten Your Seatbelts
Janet
0:19
1.0 ★
8
Go Deep
Janet
4:42
3.2 ★
9
Free Xone
Janet
4:57
2.1 ★
10
Interlude: Memory
Janet
0:04
1.0 ★
11
Together Again
Janet
5:01
4.2 ★
12
Interlude: Online
Janet
0:19
1.0 ★
13
Empty
Janet
4:32
2.6 ★
14
Interlude: Full
Janet
0:12
1.0 ★
15
What About
Janet
4:24
2.7 ★
16
Every Time
Janet
4:17
2.8 ★
17
Tonight's the Night
Janet
5:07
2.5 ★
18
I Get Lonely
Janet
5:17
3.8 ★
19
Rope Burn
Janet
4:15
3.0 ★
20
Anything
Janet
4:54
3.0 ★
21
Interlude: Sad
Janet
0:10
1.0 ★
22
Special / Can't Be Stopped
Janet
7:53
2.5 ★

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gabingrn 9 Jul 2026

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Release credits

Alex Richbourg
drum machine [2-4, 11, 18-19], instrument arranger [2-3, 18-19]
Blackstreet
guest [18]
Brad Yost
assistant [4, 16]
Dave Barry
guitar [15, 19]
James Wright
instrument arranger [18], keyboard [18], organ [19]
Janet Jackson
background vocals [4], executive [3, 6, 9, 11, 16, 18, 22], instrument arranger [2-4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15-20], lead vocals [2-4, 6, 8-9, 11, 13, 15-20, 22], producer [2, 4, 13, 15, 17, 19-20], vocal arranger [2-4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15-20]
Jimmy Jam
instrument [2-3, 6, 9, 13, 20], instrument arranger [2-4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15-20], producer [2-4, 6, 8-9, 11, 13, 15-20, 22], vocal arranger [2-4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15-20]
Joni Mitchell
guest [4]
Ken Holmen
clarinet [16], flute [16], saxophone [16]
Lee Blaske
strings [16]
Lynne Erickson
trumpet [16]
Michael McCoy
assistant [4, 16]
Mike Scott
guitar [6, 9, 19], performer [18]
O’ Nicholas Raths
guitar [16]
Q‐Tip
guest [4], other vocals [4]
Rayvaline Harrell
vocal arranger [2]
René Elizondo Jr.
executive [3, 6, 9, 11, 16, 18, 22]
Steve Durkee
assistant [15, 17, 20]
Steve Hodge
engineer [2, 4, 13, 15-20, 22], mix [2-4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15-20, 22], recording [2-4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15-20]
Steve Mac
mix [4]
Terry Lewis
instrument [2-3, 6, 9, 13, 20], instrument arranger [2-4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15-20], producer [2-4, 6, 8-9, 11, 13, 15-20, 22], vocal arranger [2-4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15-20]
Tim Lauber
assistant [2, 18]
United Children’s Choir
choir vocals [2]
Vanessa‐Mae
performer [2], violin [2]
Willie Norwood, Sr.
vocal arranger [2]
Xavier Smith
assistant [2-4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15-20]

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The Velvet Rope
CD
4 October 1997
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The Velvet Rope
CD (printed in Holland)
6 October 1997
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The Velvet Rope
CD (Printed in UK)
6 October 1997
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The Velvet Rope
CD
7 October 1997
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The Velvet Rope
2x CD (Australian tour edition)
1997
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The Velvet Rope
CD
1997
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The Velvet Rope
CD (Printed in the USA)
1997
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The Velvet Rope
CD (Mastered by EMI MFG)
1997
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The Velvet Rope
2x 12" Vinyl
1997
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The Velvet Rope
2x CD
13 January 1999
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The Velvet Rope
CD
2006
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The Velvet Rope
CD
11 June 2008
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The Velvet Rope
2x Digital Media (deluxe edition)
7 October 2022
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The Velvet Rope
Digital Media (Special / Can’t Be Stopped split in separate songs)
7 October 2022
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The Velvet Rope
Digital Media
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The Velvet Rope
2x Digital Media (deluxe edition)
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The Velvet Rope
CD (pressed by Mediamotion)
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The Velvet Rope (special edition)
2x Digital Media (black cover w/ text)