A&M/UMe and Janet Jackson are proud to announce the release of Rhythm Nation 1814: The Remixes, which is now available across digital platforms for the first time.
The digital-only reissues of these nine historic remix mini-albums honor the 30th anniversary of one of Ms. Jackson’s most successful albums, Rhythm Nation 1814. Released on September 19, 1989, Rhythm Nation 1814 ultimately went 12x platinum worldwide and spawned seven Top 5 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Tracks across the nine original mini-albums were initially issued around the world during Rhythm Nation 1814’s impressive 1989-90 reign, via various 12″ and 7″ vinyl releases and CD singles, including a series of CD maxi-singles in Japan.
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Three highly sought-after non-LP tracks that were previously available on rare single releases only are also included with Rhythm Nation 1814: The Remixes: “The Skin Game,” “You Need Me,” and “The 1814 Megamix.” “The Skin Game” appears via two separate track entries labeled Part I and Part II, the latter of which is the instrumental version of the song.
The mini-albums consist of 90 tracks in total, with almost 84 of them being the inventive, genre-spanning remixes done by the most respected producers and remixers of the day.
Shep Pettibone (Madonna, Pet Shop Boys) lent his magic touch to a score of remixes for “Alright” (a number of them featuring rapper Heavy D), “Escapade,” “Love Will Never Do (Without You),” “Miss You Much,” “Rhythm Nation,” and “State Of The World.” Meanwhile, original Rhythm Nation 1814 album producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis supervised some of the remixes done for “Black Cat,” in addition to laying down some remixes of their own for “Come Back To Me” (including two Spanish versions) and “Miss You Much.”
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