Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, the legendary songwriting duo behind hits by Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige, finally step into the limelight with the release of their first album as recording artists
legendary songwriting and producing duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis attempted to record an album under their own name, they accidentally made a pop masterpiece for a young Janet Jackson instead.
An earlier version of “What Have You Done For Me Lately,” Ms. Jackson’s breakthrough hit and a staple of ‘80s-era pop, was one of the songs that was intended for the duo’s debut album as recording artists. Ms. Jackson connected with the track and the pair rewrote it to reflect her own experiences. “[It] started her career and kind of ended ours—or at least our plans to do our album,” Mr. Jam said.
Instead of producing an album under their names, the often-bespectacled duo wrote and produced “Control,” the landmark 1986 album that made Ms. Jackson a superstar and is a fixture in greatest-of-all-time lists by publications like
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