#1. Intro - Just one of her many "Interesting" interludes

#2. You Ain't Right - I didn't like this song at all when I first heard it and it has grown on me ALOT. The chorus seems annoying the first few listens, but after a while it becomes a very fun song and a great start to an amazing album. 09/10

#3. All For You - I loved this song the first time I heard it and I still do. Its Janet at her best. Breezy, Catchy, Fun and very enjoyable. Very much like Escapade. Although, I like the Video Mix on her cd single better that plays like her video, this song is very cool. 10/10

#4. 2WayForYou (interlude)

#5. Come On Get Up - This was instantly one of my favorite songs on the album. Very good and makes you wanna get up and dance. I hope this is one of her singles 'cause I would love to see a video for this. 10/10

#6. When We OOOO - This song is very trance-like and reminds me alot of That's The Way Love Goes. It's just sexy and sweet and very mellow. It's not mt favorite, but its good and catchy. I like the music that goes with it. 07/10

#7. China Love - I really did not like this song the first time I heard it. It starts out great and then I lost it. But now I have grown to like it. I really like Janet's voice on this. It's very sexy and sweet sounding. And I love the China sounding music that plays behind her voice. 07/10

#8. Love Scene (ooh baby) - I could do without this song. It's not bad, but it's very predictable and sounds like alot of her other songs. Rain plays in the background and if you remember Anytime, Anyplace then you already know this song. 05/10

#9. Would You Mind - Since this cd did not come with a warning label on it (which it should), I will warn you all that this song is VERY pornographic and is full of sounds, moans and language. However, it is a great song and very catchy. And the ending is funny. 08/10

#10. LAME (interlude)

#11. Trust A Try - This Song ROCKS!!! This is my favorite song on the cd and I hope that there is a video for it. This song is very angry. Very Black Cat and it's lyrics express so many emotions. The music that goes with the song is AWESOME and I can see this being one of her bigger hits. If you want to know why you should buy this cd, this song is the reason why. 10/10

#12. Clouds (interlude)

#13. Son Of A Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) - I thought this song was sooooo weird when I first heard it. Carly Simon's deep voice and Janet's sweet sounding voice make for a very odd pairing, but after getting use to it, it has become my one of my faves. It grows on you and the lyrics are extremely catchy and hard. I wouldn't wanna mess with Carly or Janet! And they have successfully sampled one of Carly's songs to give both of them a very original classic. 10/10

#14. Truth - This song is my second favorite on her cd. It is so personal and touching and her voice has never ever sounded so better and more soulful in her career. This song feels like a gift when you listen to it. Like you are getting into Janet's head and her heart. Songs this good is rare. 10/10

#15. Theory (interlude)

#16. Someone To Call My Lover - This is another great song that would make a great video. An acoustic guitar and bass filled beats have never gone together so well before. This is another fun, care-free song that makes a great dance song and makes you wanna get up and dance. 09/10

#17. Feels So Right - This song is another I could live without. In fact, I don't even remember most of it, but since I am listening to the cd right now, I can honestly say that I could take it or leave it. It's fairly catchy and that's about it. 06/10

#18. Doesn't Really Matter - This song is one of my favorite songs she's EVER sung. It's so catchy and filled with funky beats that make you wanna do every thing you always wanna do when you think of Janet. If her career could be summed up in one song, this would be it. It's a classic and unlike All For You they have made this version into the video mix which makes it sound just like the video which makes it a hundred times more awesome. 10/10

#19. Better Days - A very good and uplifting song to end this cd. I have noticed that this is one of the only Janet Jackson cds that doesn't end with the sounds of rain. Instead, this cd ends with a beautiful symphony that plays out like the clouds are finally separating. That seems like an amazing triumph to me and can't wait to see what Janet does next. 09/10

#20. OUTRO - Janet Being A Sweetheart.....


must have   July 10, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

1. Intro: this is just janet having fun. 2. You ain't right: good song but not the best.

3. All For You: great song, 1st single. It's extended so you can listen to it a lot longer.

4. 2wayforyou: its kind of confusing at what shes actually saying on this interlude. 5. Come on Get up: its an upbeat song you can dance to.

6. When we Oooo: great romantic song. the beat is slow and almost nonexistent at the begining but a little later it comes in perfect with the song.

7. China Love: As soon as I heard the song, I liked it. Her voice is echoed as she ends a verse.

8. Love Scene: Excellent song. Janet starts to become more, what can I say...out there with this song. But nothing compares to "Would you mind".

9. Would You Mind: the song that has the most controvesy. This song is like "Rope Burn" but to the next step and more explicit. As the song goes on she gets more and more into the song until she gets to the "Lame" interlude. 10. Lame: The interlude goes with "Would you mind".

11. Trust a Try: this is the rock song. The verses she sings sound like a woman scorned and her voice is rough and then she does the hook and she sounds smooth and calm.

12. Clouds: this is the interlude with Carly Simon 13. Son of a Gun: Carly Simon is also in this song singing and talking. This song has a nice beat. Janet sounds mad in this song which makes it a great song.

14. Truth: This is an amazing slow song. 15. Theory: She just talks a little on this interlude.

16. Someone To Call My Lover: This song reminds me of Jordan Knight's song "Give it 2 u" where the beat is slow during the versus and fast during the chorus. And of course Janet looks hot in the video.

17. Feels so Right: It's not the best but its great.

18. Doesn't Really Matter: This is not the exact version you hear on the soundtrack. This version combines the video version with a couple of remixes off the single and a little extra at the beginning.

19. Better Days: A sad but amazing slow song that has a good message at the end. 20. Outro: A good way to end a great cd.


Since when did swearing become an artform on a Janet album?   April 29, 2001
26 out of 33 found this review helpful

I've been a fan of Janet's since "Control", and knew she reached her artistic peak with "The Velvet Rope". "All For You" on the other hand shows that she has reached an all time low with her music.

My main problem is with the cursing in her lyrics. I mean it's one thing if you do it in public, but her lyrics are meant to be personal when listening. I felt she was deliberatley trying to be shocking, and looked rather foolish. This should have been slapped with a "Parental Advisory Warning" since these days she is attracting a pre-teen audience.

Another problem with the album was Janet's "sex-kitten" obsession. It's getting repetitve and boring, she's been doing that for the last 3 albums for crying out loud. Even Madonna knew that it was time to move on after 93, and she's done much better since then. Tracks like "Would You Mind", "Love Scene (ooh baby)", and "When We Oooo" are just trashy lyrics that are just beneath her. It's one thing to write sensual, exotic lyrics, but lyrics that are on par with Lil' Kim are just not amusing.

My third problem with the album is that musically, it's boring. Her long-time producers have officially lost it with Janet. Most of the songs suffer from generic R&B that acts like TLC and Destiny's Child would sing to. Such examples are "All For You", "Someone to Call My Lover" (so TRL-oriented, it's sickening), "Feels So Right", and "Doesn't Really Matter".

There are only a few good tracks here. The electronic-orchestral "Trust a Try". The sensual Asian-themed "China Love". The lyrically-lovely ballad "Truth". And the disco, drum and bass mixed "Come On Get Up". The Carly Simon duet on "Son of a Gun" wasn't pleasing and was just riding on the coattails of the wonderful Joni Mitchell-inspired "Got Til It's Gone".

Other problems include the interludes (they aren't getting any better, though they were never good to begin with) and that album runs way too long at 73 minutes.

Seems like Janet is trying too hard these days to win our attention. So is this album "All For You"? If you happen to like all the things I just denouced, then I guess Janet was right in the album's name.


1993s Janet part II: How not to make an album   July 28, 2002
Distant Voyageur (Io)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful

I want to say something about this CD but I find it excruciatingly hard to do. Why? Because so many things are so, SO wrong with this CD. Face it Janets music has been on a nosedive since the Velvet Rope and she traded her soul & artistic creativity for record sales. Here's where everything on this CD comes to a screeching halt.

Number 1: The interludes. They were great on Rhythm Nation as they were great transitions between the individual tracks and both the intro & outros really were provocative & powerful on that 1989 masterpiece. However they got dull and boring on Janet. The same goes for those on The Velvet Rope. On hear the interludes are not only pointless and boring but they are ridiculous. Would someone tell me what on Earth 2Way4You, Lame & Theory are supposed to be about anyway?! Nothing!

Number 2: The sex songs. This is another thing that ruins All For You. Janets theme hasn't changed since the Janet album. I'm beginning to think that Janet is somehow stuck in 1993. Where the sexuality along with the music on Janet & Velvet Rope worked well the whole thing turns out disasterous on here and it actually is sometimes even disgusting. It starts on When We Oooo. While musically the song isn't too bad the weak vocals combined with trite lyrics destroy whatever power that song could've had. It goes downhill for the next track. The Asian sounds in China Love are feeble and don't add up to much on that track. After that I would suggest that parents remove their kids as we head into the filth of Love Scene and then into the sickening Would You Mind. I have no idea why this track is getting applause from the critics. This is nothing but uninventive sex drenched junk that should never have been made. Whatever happened to the Janet that made such powerful tracks like Lonely with the lovely Spanish guitar and Come Back To Me. Before I come under fire with defenders of WYM I just want to let you know that I am not, I mean NOT aversed to sexuality in music or in general but Would You Mind is absolutely classless. Whatever you do just get the edited version of All For You that has WYM cut out or get the DVD edition which not only has WYM cut out it also has a DVD that contains videos from 1993 through 2001 although it excludes Doesn't Really Matter unfortunately.

Number 3: Except for a few tracks the music is very hodgepodge. This is another thing that ultimately would make All For You so dissapointing. Control, Rhythm Nation, Janet & The Velvet Rope were and still are incredible albums that are truly unique in the R&B field. They truly stood out well back in their days and still are standout albums. All For You sadly is an exception. When I listened to You Ain't Right I said to myself "Was this a tribute to Britney Spears or something" especially with the excessively computerized voice. Come On Get Up starts off as promising with a bit of an early 90s feel but ultimately falls flat on its face with trite, mundane lyrics that almost sound as juvenile as something that reminds me of something off a Destinys Child album. The same thing goes for Someone To Call My Lover. While the guitar sample from the 1972 hit Ventura Highway is nice the lyrics are very amateurish. The biggest disaster is the terrible P.Diddy remix of Son Of A Gun. I can't believe that I actually heard the N word coming off a Janet record. I also strongly dislike the Missy & P.Diddy collaboration. One word came up when I heard it. "SELLOUT".

Now for a more positive point of view of this otherwise dissapointing release there are about four good songs on this CD. Trust A Try is a scorching hard rockish number. The Original version of Son Of A Gun is also quite good too. Many say Carly Simon was rapping on here but the truth is it's more like narrating on the song and that doesn't bother me at all. Truth is a very warm number that was a mild shoutout to Janets former flame Rene Elizondo and telling him that Janet had a career and was successful even before they met. Truth to me is a nice moving on kind of track. It kind of reminds me musically of Twenty Fourplay. Feels So Right is a nice song that to me sounds more like it belongs on the Janet album. Better Days closes out this dissapointing album on a relatively optimistic note giving me hope that Ms. Jackson will somehow get back on track and make more unique music that All For You lacks so much.

I say she should make more aggressive, heavier and more socially conscious albums like Rhythm Nation again or take a daring new turn in her sound and experiment with totally new sounds (I.E. Madonna & William Orbit). What has she got to lose anyway? Give us something new and get rid of the trashy songs like WYM. I'm not pleased!


Miss-J keeping it real..a little to real for some.   May 5, 2001
9 out of 10 found this review helpful

It's Perfectly understandable that some that never heard a janet CD before,especially parents, Might be a little shocked when they hear a couple of the songs. More specifically "Would You Mind" this one you might not want the kiddies to hear. Other than that there is nothing overly shocking about the album at all. Funny thing is this isn't the first time she has cussed on an album she's done it on her last 2. The song in which she does cuss more than a couple times is "Son of a Gun".. But It fits with in the song. It's not like she's talking about trees growing and then just starts saying F this and F That. People should Listen to what she's talking about and Not just the F word.Bottom Line is this is an Excellent CD. With some great tracks..The Amazing "Trust A Try" The oh so wonderful "Someone to call My Lover"..The Seductive "When We Oooo" And of course the Edgy and funky "Son of a Gun". If you can get past some of the language and some of the sex and just listen to the album you should be very pleased as i was.The thing that upsets me a little when i see some people complaining about the language and sex is this isn't the first time she's done either. she's been moaning and groaning on her albums since "control" and as i said she has cussed before. Why some that know her work act so shocked now i have no idea. just take a listen to '93's "IF" where she talks about Oral sex. And for you parents that bought the album because you liked the title track maybe you should listen more carefully. she is saying .... And believe me your kids are hearing allot worse things at school and from their friends then just janet moaning andsaying the F word. Bottom line Excellent CD. Keep it Up Janet.