Burning The Ground Exclusive
By the time “Alright” dropped as the fourth single from Janet Jackson’s landmark Rhythm Nation 1814, she was already in full superstar mode. The track, with its nostalgic swing samples and Janet’s bright, confident vocals, was another standout from the groundbreaking album. But for remix heads and club DJs, it was the U.S. 12″ promo that truly brought the heat.
The U.S. 12″ Promo features four unique versions of “Alright,” with three of them—the LP Remix, 12″ R&B Edit, and 12″ House Edit—being completely exclusive to this release.enthusiasts.
For serious Janet fans, this promo is a must-have. With three exclusive mixes and Shep Pettibone in full remix mode.
SIDE A:
Alright (12” R&B Edit) 7:18
Alright (LP Remix) 6:30
SIDE B:
Alright (12” House Edit) 7:12
Alright (House Dub) 5:58
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-18021
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: RnB/Swing, Soul, House
CREDITS:
- Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangement] – Jackson*, Jam*, Lewis*
- Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement] – Jackson*, Jam*, Lewis*
- Backing Vocals – Janet Jackson, Terry Lewis
- Co-producer – Janet Jackson
- Drum Programming, Programmed By [Keyboard Programming], Keyboards, Percussion – Jimmy Jam
- Executive-Producer – John McClain
- Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
- Percussion – Terry Lewis
- Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
- Written-By – James Harris III, Janet Jackson, Terry Lewis
NOTES:
Promotional copy not for sale
Tracks A1, A2 , and B1 are exclusive to this release
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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SOFTWARE:
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First of all, thank you very much for the work you put into both “Alright” 12″ maxi discs. Since I’ve owned these discs ever since, but haven’t gotten around to digitizing them, I’m very grateful. The following versions weren’t released on CD: Alright (A Cappella) 3:28 Alright (Hip House Dub) 6:36 This one was even released exclusively on the US 12″ you posted: Alright (12″ R&B Edit) 7:18 Alright (12″ House Edit) 7:12 The others, however, were only released on rare promo CDs or in Japan. In total, there are about 30 versions, most of which were released in 1990.… Read more »
Off topic here but…
Paul, would you have the
Fox the Fox / Precious Little Diamond (Shep Pettibone 12″)? for a future post?
Thank you.
I posted this back in 2016. I will try to transfer it again; however, the record is currently in my storage. The next time I go there, I will look for it.
I thought I had found everything for the Rhythm Nation era, and of course you found more!! Mega-thanks, DJPT. Dammit, Janet, I love you.
You’re welcome, Jon 🙂
Thank you, Paul. I cannot wait to listen to this! I love these rare remixes! Appreciate you sharing!!!
You’re welcome, MusicMan3 🙂
Awesome double feature, Paul. Not only is Alright one of my favourite songs by Ms Jackson, the R&B edit is one of my favourite remixes of any JJ song. What a way to send us off into Easter weekend.
Happy Easter everybody! 🙂
You’re welcome, Happy Easter 🙂
Happy Easter, Song_and_Dance!! Have a great weekend, too!!
Jeff
Thanks so next week Brooklyn Bronx And Queens* – Dreamer (The Shep Pettibone RemixIt has the Latin rascals edits (Albert Cabrera and Tony Moran) please thanks
What a way to finish the week! Like Fred said, just icing on the cake from yesterday. Amazing tribute to Janet, Shep and a true gift to us fans. Thank you Paul for these labors of love! Little Penny Woods would be so proud. I hope you, Jeff, Martika, Fred and everyone else here have a great weekend!
It was my pleasure, Retro Hound. Have a great weekend 🙂
I’d like to add folks that the Ultimix mix of Alright is awesome. They implemented multiple mixes as well as some nice samples, stutter effects, and good breaks. Check it out if you’ve never heard it.
I agree, Fred. Thank you for the tip. The Ultimix of Escapade is great, too.
Thanks so much, Paul!! I can’t wait to check out these mixes!! I greatly appreciate your 12″ Commercial you posted yesterday of this and now this is just icing on the cake! Have an awesome weekend!!
You’re welcome, Fred. Enjoy your weekend 🙂
Stopping by to say thank you, Paul, for your spectacular work here! I’m going to be Janet-fied this weekend!!
Have a magnificent weekend, Paul!! You really deserve it!!
Have a great weekend, Retro Hound, Martika, ING, DJ Xrey, Fred, and all of this fantastic community!!
Jeff
You’re welcome, Jeff, have a nice weekend 🙂
OK, that LP mix is fantastic!! The extra hits you hear in the background add a nice layer to the song. Thank you so much for posting this. And I hope life is treating you well!!
Greg, I agree, I think I like that mix the best 🙂
Again, I had no idea this existed!!!! I am currently listening to RN1814 because of yesterday’s Alright discussion, and this just amplified it a bit more! I am so excited to hear these versions!!!!!
Also speechless… although the 12 D&B one seems to be the same length as the regular one, the other 2 exclusives have me really curious!!! Wowowowowwow! Thanks 😊
Hi ING,
The R&B Edit is not the same mix as it does not have the Heavy D. rap.
Ah! That was my first guess! Thanks for letting me know! Can’t wait to listen and compare!
The marketing for this seems like it was just geared toward collectors! Why so many variations??? The manufacturing alone makes no sense! 😆
The reason for so many variations is that the Label(s) want to reach as wide an audience as possible with mega artists like JJ so the Labels can make as much money as possible. In this case, they create mixes WITHOUT rapping so it appeals more to the CHR radio stations which gear their music more to the “older” crowd of say over 40 as well as their station likely refuses to play ANY kind of rap music/music with raps. Lots and lots and lots of mainstream radio artists songs that have raps have the rap portions removed so CHR… Read more »
Oh no, I totally know/ get that. I just don’t get why they just didn’t have one promo CD with all the choices together for whatever format to choose from. And the acapellas not on CD is an odd choice. Maybe the vinyl might be more complicated time wise, 80 minute max vs 23 per side or whatever, but manufacturing a single promo CD vs many variants seems simpler. For instance, in my collection I have a promo CD for Escapade, it has 4 different 7” remix edits, 2 12” remixes and 2 dubs. All one one CD. Then I… Read more »
I think the reasons vary: 1)Manufacturing 100-1000 copies of a single cd for these Labels is like $0.25 to $1.00 so it costs so little in the grand scheme of things to make various Promo cds and distribute them in any haphazard way they wish. 2)Likely the mixes don’t all get produced exactly at once by the remixer. It could simply be a week or 2 later. Especially the ones where/if the Label later asks for a rap to be removed. When I was in a record pool, it was quite often I would get a 12″ promo and then… Read more »
Makes sense. In always thought it was funny how many promos went straight home from the record store with whoever was the “biggest fan.” I actually had the A& M rep bribing me the Janet stuff, CDs, posters, etc. I even have Randy (Jackson) & The Gypsy’s promos! That went nowhere but was actually pretty good!
And there are many other differences even though they have the same time and very similar mix names.
O.K., now I’m speechless …
Another BIG THANK YOU!!!
You’re welcome, Christian 🙂