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Design of a Decade: 1986–1996
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 1995 (1995-10-02)
Recorded1985–1995
Genre
Length75:28
LabelA&M
Producer
Janet Jackson chronology
Janet Remixed
(1995)
Design of a Decade: 1986–1996
(1995)
The Velvet Rope
(1997)
Janet Jackson video chronology
Janet
(1994)
Design of a Decade: 1986–1996
(1995)
The Velvet Rope Tour: Live in Concert
(1999)
Singles from Design of a Decade: 1986–1996
  1. "Runaway"
    Released: August 29, 1995
  2. "
    The Best Things In Life Are Free
    "

    Released: December 4, 1995
  3. "Twenty Foreplay"
    Released: March 25, 1996

Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 is the first

same-titled home video release
.

Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 received positive reviews from music critics, who cited the number of hit singles on the record, but many noted its misleading title as the album's content predominantly spanned a five-year period. It was well received commercially, reaching number three on the US Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The record also peaked inside the top ten in several countries worldwide, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 has sold more than ten million copies worldwide.

Background and content

In 1991, Jackson fulfilled her contract with

Nielsen SoundScan era to do so and second overall[3]—and sold over 14 million copies worldwide.[4][5][6] Six singles were released from Janet, with two of them topping the Billboard Hot 100: "That's the Way Love Goes" and "Again".[7] The former won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song category at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards,[8] while the latter received a nomination for an Best Original Song at the 66th Academy Awards.[9]

As Jackson's contract with Virgin allotted her the option to leave the label during this time, she returned to A&M in order to release Design of a Decade: 1986–1996, her first compilation album. Billboard magazine reported that

DreamWorks SKG and A&M were interested in signing with her. A&M president Al Cafaro stated: "We've always thought Janet was an A&M artist... And we would love to sign her if she is available. This project has reminded us how much fun she is to work with."[10] The release contained fourteen digitally remastered singles, as well as two new songs — "Runaway" and "Twenty Foreplay" — written with longtime collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.[11][12] The former is a pop and dance song which draws influences of Middle Eastern music.[13][14][15] It was originally created to be a possible duet with Jackson's brother Michael, but they chose to record "Scream" together instead.[16] The latter is a mid-tempo ballad with funk elements, which is a play on words with "twenty-four hours" and "foreplay".[17][18]

Release

To release Design of a Decade: 1986–1996, A&M provided a "very aggressive but serious marketing plan", which included "a multimillon-dollar worldwide marketing plan that [involved], syndicated and local TV advertising, as well as print ads in a number of consumer publications, including

Whoops Now". In Australia, the record included the Frankie Knuckles and David Morales mix of the former, whereas the Japanese and international edition contained the C.J. Mackintosh version of the song. All versions featured a 24-page booklet featuring new pictures and an interview with Jackson.[10]

A video compilation was also released on the same day, on VHS, LaserDisc and Video CD, containing a music video for each song on the album, with the exception of "Twenty Foreplay".[10][11][19]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The San Francisco Examiner
[25]
Spin[26]
St. Petersburg Times[15]
The Village VoiceA−[27]

Design of a Decade: 1986-1996 received positive reviews from music critics. Gil L. Robertson IV from Cash Box described the package as "a treasure trove for all who like their music hot and sweet", noting how "all the songs here have been enormous hits" and writing that the new tracks "aptly showcase Jackson's continued evolution as a strong and highly-focused adult performer".[28] Chester Chronicle's Terry Underhill called the album as "one of the best compilations albums of the year", and asserted it "will be an enormous success and deserves to be."[23] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave it an A− rating, saying, "Those who begrudge her the place she's earned in the pop cosmos have some catching up to do."[27] James Muretich from Calgary Herald described Jackson as "the funkiest of females on the recording scene", as "in the past 10 years, Janet has moved out from the shadow of Mikey and proves that she can churn out one slick soul hit after another"; he also commented that the new songs showed that "Janet is quickly becoming – if not there already – the Diana Ross of her day".[21] From The Charlotte Observer, Langston Wertz Jr., while giving a positive review, wrote that Jackson "proves she's a star" with the album.[22] Elysa Gardner from Vibe magazine wrote that the compilation traces "a young woman's progression from questioning others' authority to reveling in her own."[17]

St. Petersburg Times commented, "Despite enduring cracks about Jackson's less than power-packed voice, Jackson has defied her critics with sheer staying power. Design of a Decade will likely keep her fans hanging around for her next in-carnation."[15] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave it a four and-a-half out of five star rating, writing, "The hits from those two albums were state-of-the-art dance-pop productions at the time of their release, filled with bottomless beats and memorable, catchy hooks." He also pointed out that the album's new songs felt like "genuine hits, not tacked-on filler, and help make the album a compulsively listenable greatest-hits collection", despite calling its title "misleading".[20] David Browne of Entertainment Weekly was impressed by how "Jackson reinvented both pop and herself during those 10 years", complimenting its "fairly seamless" sequence, although criticizing the album's title as its "biggest flaw". He also noted how the new songs showed "how much more confident a singer Jackson has become, even if the latter number finds her still working overtime to show us she's an honest-to-God grown-up."[24]

Commercial performance

(What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis (pictured) prevented the album from reaching number one in the United Kingdom, outselling it by a margin of nearly four to one

In Jackson's home country, Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 debuted at number four on the

BMG Music Service calculated that the compilation has sold an additional 1,480,000 units through BMG Music Clubs as of February 2003.[37]

In Canada, Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 reached number five on the RPM albums chart.[38] It earned a platinum certification from the Music Canada (MC) for shipments of 100,000 copies across the region.[39] In Australia, the album debuted at number two on the albums chart on October 8, 1995, remaining on the position for three weeks.[40] It was eventually certified four-time platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of 280,000 across the country.[41] Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 topped the charts in New Zealand, receiving a platinum certification by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ).[42][43] In Japan, the collection charted for nine weeks on the Oricon Albums Chart, with a peak of number four.[44] The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) certified it platinum for shipment of 200,000 copies.[45] The record topped the charts in Singapore for the week ending November 10, 1995.[46]

In the United Kingdom, Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart on October 14, 1995, behind (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis, which outsold Jackson's record by a margin of nearly four to one.[47][48] It went on to spend 22 weeks inside the chart[49] and received a double platinum certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[50] The collection remains Jackson's best selling album in the country, with 529,000 copies sold as of May 2019.[51] In Germany, the album reached number ten on the chart and was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), with 250,000 copies shipped.[52][53] In other European regions, Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 peaked inside the top ten in several countries, such as Denmark,[54] France,[55] Ireland,[56] and Switzerland,[57] while peaking at number eight on the pancontinental European Top 100 Albums chart.[58] In 1995, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry awarded the album a platinum certification, denoting sales of a million copies across the continent.[59] Within four months of release, Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 had sold over 4.3 million copies worldwide.[60]

Singles

"Runaway" was released as the lead single from Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 in August 1995.[10] In the United States, the song entered at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the fourth highest debut of all time on the chart, tied with the Beatles' "Let It Be" (1970). It also made Jackson the first female artist in history to debut at the top 10 of the chart twice, along with "Scream" months prior.[61] "Runaway" reached number three weeks later and spent 24 weeks inside the Hot 100.[7] Its commercial success was extended to other regions, reaching the top ten in several countries worldwide.[62][63][64]

"The Best Things in Life Are Free" was re-released in the United Kingdom in December 1995, serving as the second single from the project in the region.

Mainstream Top 40 chart, based on airplay.[7][70]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, except where noted

Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 – North American edition[71]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Runaway"  3:35
2."What Have You Done for Me Lately" Control (1986)4:44
3."Nasty" Control4:04
4."When I Think of You" Control3:56
5."Escapade" Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)4:45
6."Miss You Much"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18144:13
7."Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (single version)
  • Harris
  • Lewis
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18144:35
8."Alright" (Shep Pettibone Remix) Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18144:39
9."Control" (LP version w/o intro) Control5:16
10."The Pleasure Principle" (LP edit)Monte MoirControl4:14
11."Black Cat" (video mix/long solo)Janet JacksonJanet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18144:48
12."Rhythm Nation" (LP version w/ intro) Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18145:59
13."That's the Way Love Goes" Janet (1993)4:27
14."Come Back to Me" (I'm Beggin' You Mix) Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18145:38
15."Let's Wait Awhile"
  • Janet Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Melanie Andrews
Control4:37
16."Twenty Foreplay"  6:07
Total length:75:28
Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 – International edition[72]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Runaway"  3:35
2."What Have You Done for Me Lately" (LP edit) Control3:32
3."Nasty" (LP edit) Control3:45
4."When I Think of You" Control3:56
5."Escapade" Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18144:45
6."Miss You Much" (LP edit)
  • Harris
  • Lewis
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18143:52
7."Whoops Now" (LP edit)Janet JacksonJanet4:08
8."Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (single version)
  • Harris
  • Lewis
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18144:35
9."Alright" (Shep Pettibone Remix) Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18144:39
10."The Best Things in Life Are Free" (CJ's 7-inch Mix; with Luther Vandross)
Mo' Money soundtrack (1992)4:07
11."Control" (LP edit) Control3:29
12."The Pleasure Principle" (LP edit)Monte MoirControl4:14
13."Black Cat" (video mix/short solo)Janet JacksonJanet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18144:30
14."Rhythm Nation" (LP edit) Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18144:28
15."That's the Way Love Goes" Janet4:27
16."Come Back to Me" (I'm Beggin' You Mix) Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18145:38
17."Let's Wait Awhile"
  • Janet Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Melanie Andrews
Control4:37
18."Twenty Foreplay" (edit)  5:20
Total length:77:29
Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 – Limited edition (bonus disc)
Q Sound Mix)
  • Harris
  • Lewis
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18144:01
4."Say You Do"
  • Moore
  • Winbush
Janet Jackson6:49
5."Don't Stand Another Chance"
Dream Street (1984)4:17
6."French Blue"Jesse Johnson"Fast Girls" single (1984)6:23
7."When I Think of You" (Jazzy Mix) Control10:19
Total length:44:58
Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 – video compilation[19]
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."What Have You Done for Me Lately"
  • Piers Ashworth
  • Brian Jones
 
2."Nasty"Mary Lambert 
3."When I Think of You"Julien Temple 
4."Control"Lambert 
5."Let's Wait Awhile"Dominic Sena 
6."The Pleasure Principle"Sena 
7."Miss You Much"Sena 
8."Rhythm Nation"Sena 
9."Escapade"Peter Smillie 
10."Alright"Temple 
11."Come Back to Me"Sena 
12."Black Cat"Wayne Isham 
13."Love Will Never Do (Without You)"Herb Ritts 
14."That's the Way Love Goes"René Elizondo Jr. 
15."Whoops Now"Yuri Elizondo 
16."Runaway"Marcus Nispel 
17."Runaway Documentary"  

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from the album's liner notes.[71]

Charts

Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for Design of a Decade: 1986-1996
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[41] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Belgium (BEA)[99] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[39] Platinum 100,000^
Germany (BVMI)[53] Gold 250,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[45] Platinum 200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[100] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[101] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[34] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[59] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Certifications for Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 (video)
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[102] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. BMG Music Service.[35]

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