Discipline | ||||
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Released | February 26, 2008 | |||
Recorded | July 2007 – January 2008 | |||
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Length | 53:55 | |||
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Discipline is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson. It was released by Island Records on February 26, 2008. It was her first album released on Island Records.[1] It is also her last album as she has decided to leave Island Records and release her albums herself.[2] Jackson was unhappy with Island's promotion of the album.[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Boston Globe | (negative)[4] |
Entertainment Weekly | C−[5] |
The Guardian | [6] |
Los Angeles Times | [7] |
The New York Times | (mixed)[8] |
PopMatters | [9] |
Rolling Stone | [10] |
Slant Magazine | [11] |
The Village Voice | (positive)[12] |
Dicipline received generally favorable reviews from critics.[13] Metacritic gave it a Metascore of 61.[13]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro: I.D." | Rodney Jerkins, Dernst Emile | Jerkins, Emile | 0:48 |
2. | "Feedback" | Jerkins, Emile, Tasleema Yasin, LaShawn Daniels | Jerkins, Emile | 3:38 |
3. | "Luv" | Jerkins, Emile, Yasin, Daniels | Jerkins, Emile | 3:10 |
4. | "Interlude: Spinnin" | Jerkins | Jerkins | 0:08 |
5. | "Rollercoaster" | Rodney Jerkins, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas | Jerkins | 3:51 |
6. | "Interlude: Bathroom Break" | Jerkins | Jerkins | 0:40 |
7. | "Rock with U" | Shaffer Smith, Jermaine Dupri, Eric Stamile | Dupri, Stamile* | 3:51 |
8. | "2nite" | Phillip "Taj" Jackson, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen | Stargate | 4:09 |
9. | "Can't B Good" | Smith, David Gough | Gough, Ne-Yo* | 4:13 |
10. | "Interlude: 4 Words" | Jerkins, Janet Jackson | Jerkins, J. Jackson | 0:11 |
11. | "Never Letchu Go" | Dupri, Johntá Austin, Manuel Seal, Jr. | Dupri, Seal* | 4:07 |
12. | "Interlude: Truth or Dare" | Jerkins, Emile, Daniels, Delisha Thomas | Jerkins, Emile | 0:24 |
13. | "Greatest X" | Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash | Stewart, Nash | 4:23 |
14. | "Interlude: Good Morning Janet" | Jerkins | Jerkins | 0:44 |
15. | "So Much Betta" | Dupri, Crystal Johnson, Seal | Dupri, Seal* | 2:53 |
16. | "Interlude: Play Selection" | Jerkins | Jerkins | 0:17 |
17. | "The 1" (featuring Missy Elliott) | Dupri, Johnson, Seal, Elliott | Dupri, Seal* | 3:41 |
18. | "What's Ur Name" | Dupri, Johnson, Seal | Dupri, Seal* | 2:34 |
19. | "Interlude: The Meaning" | Jerkins, Emile, Daniels, Thomas | Jerkins, Emile | 1:16 |
20. | "Discipline" | Smith, Shea Taylor | Taylor, Ne-Yo* | 5:00 |
21. | "Interlude: Back" | Jerkins | Jerkins | 0:18 |
22. | "Curtains" | Jerkins, Eric Dawson, Daniels, Antonio Dixon | Jerkins | 3:50 |
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
1. | "I.D." | Jerkins, Emile | Jerkins, Emile | 0:48 | |||||
2. | "Feedback" | Jerkins, Emile, Yasin, Daniels | Jerkins, Emile | 3:38 | |||||
3. | "Luv" | Jerkins, Emile, Yasin, Daniels | Jerkins, Emile | 3:10 | |||||
4. | "Rollercoaster" | Jerkins, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas | Jerkins | 3:51 | |||||
5. | "Bathroom Break" | Jerkins | Jerkins | 0:40 | |||||
6. | "Rock with U" | Smith, Dupri, Stamile | Dupri, Stamile* | 3:51 | |||||
7. | "2nite" | P. Jackson, Eriksen, Hermansen | Stargate | 4:09 | |||||
8. | "Can't B Good" | Smith, Gough | Gough, Ne-Yo* | 4:13 | |||||
9. | "Never Letchu Go" | Dupri, Austin, Seal | Dupri, Seal* | 4:07 | |||||
10. | "Greatest X" | Stewart, Nash | Stewart, Nash | 4:23 | |||||
11. | "Good Morning Janet" | Jerkins | Jerkins | 0:44 | |||||
12. | "So Much Betta" (samples "Daftendirekt" performed by Daft Punk) | Dupri, Johnson, Seal | Dupri, Seal* | 2:53 | |||||
13. | "The 1" (featuring Missy Elliott) | Dupri, Johnson, Seal, Elliott | Dupri, Seal* | 3:41 | |||||
14. | "What's Ur Name" | Dupri, Johnson, Seal | Dupri, Seal* | 2:34 | |||||
15. | "The Meaning" | Jerkins, Emile, Daniels, Thomas | Jerkins, Emile | 1:16 | |||||
16. | "Discipline" | Smith, Taylor | Taylor, Ne-Yo* | 5:00 | |||||
17. | "Curtains" | Jerkins, Dawson, Daniels, Dixon | Jerkins | 3:50 |
UK bonus track[15] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
23. | "Let Me Know" | Charles Harmon, Smith | Harmon, Ne-Yo* | 3:47 |
Japanese bonus tracks[16] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
23. | "Let Me Know" | Harmon, Smith | Harmon, Ne-Yo* | 3:47 | |||||
24. | "Feedback (Ralphi Rosario Electroshok Radio)" | Jerkins, Daniels, Emile, Yasin | Jerkins, Emile | 3:47 |
Deluxe limited edition bonus DVD[17] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "The Photo Shoot" | 6:36 | |||||||
2. | "The Recording Studio" | 2:22 | |||||||
3. | "Rehearsal" | 6:31 | |||||||
4. | "The Making of "Feedback" Video" | 10:45 | |||||||
5. | "The "Feedback" Video" | 4:16 |
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