Dream Street (Janet Jackson album)

Dream Street
Dream Street
Studio album by Janet Jackson
Released	September 1984
Recorded	1984
Studio	Soundcastle (Los Angeles); Can-Am (Los Angeles); American Artists (Minneapolis); mixed at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles); Capitol (Hollywood);
Genre	Pop; synth-pop; bubblegum pop; soft pop; R&B;
Length	37:45
Label	A&M
Producer	Marlon Jackson; Jesse Johnson; Giorgio Moroder; Pete Bellotte;
Janet Jackson chronology
Singles from Dream Street
	"Don't Stand Another Chance"; Released: August 13, 1984; "Two to the Power of Love"; Released: September 1984 (UK); "Fast Girls"; Released: November 1984;

Dream Street is the second studio album by American musician Janet Jackson, released in September 1984, by A&M Records.^[4] More pop than her debut album's "bubblegum soul" feel, the album was not the runaway success that Janet's father Joseph thought it would be, peaking at No. 147 on the Billboard 200 in 1984. The album did have one modest hit for Jackson, the Top 10 R&B single, "Don't Stand Another Chance", produced by brother Marlon. Also, the video for the song "Dream Street", her first music video, was shot during the shooting of the TV show Fame.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]

Ed Hogan with AllMusic commented retrospectively: "A listen to Janet Jackson's Dream Street brings to mind remembrances of the then-teenaged singer's appearances on American Bandstand [...] The first single, "Don't Stand Another Chance," was a family affair, produced by brother Marlon Jackson with vocal ad-libs by Michael Jackson. It was a Top Ten R&B hit during the summer of 1984. The extended 12" mix rocks, showcasing outstanding synth work by John Barnes. Other standouts are the smeary Minneapolis funk cut "Pretty Boy" produced by Jesse Johnson, and both "Hold Back the Tears" and "If It Takes All Night" are prime examples of pleasing '80s pop."^[5]

Ken Tucker with The Philadelphia Inquirer gave it a "fair" rating, calling it "A small but pleasant surprise: The Jacksons' youngest sister has come up with a more consistently entertaining album than her brothers' Victory record. Most Dream Street songs have a glossy pop sheen, and Janet's duet with English pop star Cliff Richard, "Two to the Power of Love," is catchy, if totally forgettable. Most of the time Janet favors slick disco rhythms that are easy to listen to."^[6]

Commercial performance

Dream Street sold 21,000 copies between 1991 and November 2006 according to Nielsen Soundscan,^[8] while its sales through the BMG Music Club stand at 44,000 as of 2003.^[9] The album peaked at 147 in the United States and failed to chart internationally.^{[citation needed]}

Dream Street is both the lowest charting studio album of Janet Jackson's career in the US, and her only studio album to not spawn any hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Stand Another Chance"	Marlon Jackson John Barnes	M. Jackson	4:14
2.	"Two to the Power of Love (with Cliff Richard)"	Peter Beckett Steven A. Kipner	Giorgio Moroder Peter Bellotte	3:06
3.	"Pretty Boy"	Jesse Johnson	Johnson	6:32
4.	"Dream Street"	Arthur Barrow John Philip Shenale Bellotte	Moroder Bellotte	3:52
5.	"Communication"	Paul Bliss	Moroder Bellotte	3:12
6.	"Fast Girls"	Johnson	Johnson	3:18
7.	"Hold Back the Tears"	Chris Eaton	Moroder Bellotte	3:14
8.	"All My Love to You"	M. Jackson Anthony Patler	M. Jackson	5:44
9.	"If It Takes All Night"	David P. Bryant Jay Gruska	Moroder Bellotte	4:09
Total length:				37:21

B-sides
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rock 'n' Roll" (B-side to "Don't Stand Another Chance")	M. Jackson	M. Jackson	4:10
2.	"French Blue" (B-side to "Fast Girls")	Johnson	Johnson	6:22

A song called "Start Anew" was written for the album by Ralph McCarthy, Yuji Toriyama, but was not included on the track list. It was released as an off-album single in Japan on October 11, 1985, with the B-sides "Hold Back the Tears" (7") and an extended version (12"). The song was later included on the Japanese edition of Control.^[11]

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[12]	147
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	19
US Cash Box Top 200 Albums^[14]	147
US Cash Box Black Contemporary Top 75 ^[15]	33

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[16]

Janet Jackson – duet, lead vocals
Beth Andersen – background vocals
John Barnes – associate producer, drum programming, keyboards, Moog bass, Moog synthesizer, programming, rhythm arrangements
Arthur Barrow – arranger, bass guitar, keyboards
Steve Bates – engineer
Chuck Beeson – art direction
Pete Bellotte – producer
Bill Bottrell – engineer, mixing
Sam Emerson – inlay photography, photography
Dino Espinosa – background vocals
Michael Espinosa – background vocals
Tito Espinosa – background vocals
Gary Falcone – background vocals
Mitchell Froom – arranger, keyboards
Brian Gardner – mastering
Steve Hodge – engineer
Jackie Jackson – background vocals
Marlon Jackson – drum programming, drums, producer, programming, rhythm, rhythm arrangements, background vocals
Michael Jackson – background vocals
Tito Jackson – background vocals
Jesse Johnson – producer
Marva King – background vocals
Harry Langdon – cover photo
Peter Martinsen – engineer, mixing, remixing
Peggy McCreary – mixing
Jonathan Moffett – drums
Giorgio Moroder – producer
Melanie Nissen – design
Cecille Parker – stylist
Anthony Patler – keyboards, rhythm, rhythm arrangements
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards, Moog bass, Moog synthesizer
Joe Pizzulo – background vocals
Brian Reeves – mixdown engineer, mixing
Cliff Richard – duet, vocals
John Philip Shenale – arranger, keyboards
Jeremy Smith – engineer, mixing
Julia Tillman Waters – background vocals
Maxine Willard Waters – background vocals
Richie Zito – guitar

References

^ Pitchfork Staff (September 10, 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 25, 2023. By 19, Janet Jackson had already appeared in several television shows, been married and divorced, and released two bubblegum pop albums.
^ Breihan, Tom (January 8, 2021). "The Number Ones: Janet Jackson's "When I Think Of You". Stereogum. Retrieved September 30, 2023. She'd never much liked the frothy soft-pop sound of her first two albums...
^ ^a ^b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 530.
^ "The Rhythm Section". Cashbox. Vol. 47, no. 15. September 15, 1984. p. 23.
^ ^a ^b "AllMusic ((( Dream Street > Overview )))". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
^ ^a ^b Ken Tucker (September 30, 1984). "AN EVERLYS ALBUM FOR EVERYONE". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 411. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone janet jackson album guide.
^ "Ask Billboard". Billboard.
^ David, Barry (February 18, 2003). "Shania, Backstreet, Britney, Eminem and Janet Top All-Time Sellers". Music Industry News Network. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
^ "Janet Jackson Billboard Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ "The first Japanese issue of Janet Jackson Control with a unique 10th track". Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
^ "Janet Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
^ "Janet Jackson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. 1 December 1984. p. 16. ISSN 0008-7289. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via World Radio History.
^ "Cash Box Black Contemporary Top 75 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 27. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "Dream Street – Janet Jackson | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

External links

Dream Street Image Page at * Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
You Don't Stand Another Chance at YouTube

[Pitchfork_Staff_2018-1] Pitchfork Staff (September 10, 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 25, 2023. By 19, Janet Jackson had already appeared in several television shows, been married and divorced, and released two bubblegum pop albums.

[Breihan_2021-2] Breihan, Tom (January 8, 2021). "The Number Ones: Janet Jackson's "When I Think Of You". Stereogum. Retrieved September 30, 2023. She'd never much liked the frothy soft-pop sound of her first two albums...

[CL-3] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 530.

[4] "The Rhythm Section". Cashbox. Vol. 47, no. 15. September 15, 1984. p. 23.

[Allmusic-5] "AllMusic ((( Dream Street > Overview )))". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2010-07-21.

[Philadelphia-6] Ken Tucker (September 30, 1984). "AN EVERLYS ALBUM FOR EVERYONE". The Philadelphia Inquirer.

[7] Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 411. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone janet jackson album guide.

[8] "Ask Billboard". Billboard.

[BMG-9] David, Barry (February 18, 2003). "Shania, Backstreet, Britney, Eminem and Janet Top All-Time Sellers". Music Industry News Network. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2011.

[10] "Janet Jackson Billboard Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[11] "The first Japanese issue of Janet Jackson Control with a unique 10th track". Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-06-29.

[ac_Billboard200_Janet_Jackson-12] "Janet Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Janet_Jackson-13] "Janet Jackson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2021.

[14] "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. 1 December 1984. p. 16. ISSN 0008-7289. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via World Radio History.

[15] "Cash Box Black Contemporary Top 75 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 27. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[16] "Dream Street – Janet Jackson | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

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v t e Janet Jackson
Albums Singles Videography Filmography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Janet Jackson Dream Street Control Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet The Velvet Rope All for You Damita Jo 20 Y.O. Discipline Unbreakable
Compilation albums	Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 Number Ones Icon: Number Ones Japanese Singles Collection
Remix albums	Control: The Remixes Janet Remixed
Video releases	Rhythm Nation 1814 The Velvet Rope Tour: Live in Concert Live in Hawaii From Janet to Damita Jo
Tours	Rhythm Nation World Tour 1990 Janet World Tour The Velvet Rope Tour All for You Tour Rock Witchu Tour Number Ones, Up Close and Personal Unbreakable World Tour State of the World Tour A Special 30th Anniversary Celebration of Rhythm Nation Together Again
Residencies	Metamorphosis Las Vegas
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