Talk:Control (Janet Jackson album)

Concept album?
This article is included to "Concept album" category. Are there any reliable sources that classify this album as "Concept album"? If there are none, it should be excluded from the category. Netrat (talk) 22:16, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

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== I John F. Wilson produced Janet Jackson's vocals on " Start Anew " Not McCarthy or Toriyama..I produced Janet's vocals at A & M records in Studio "A" in Los Angeles. I was In-House producer for Joe Jackson Prod. My name is on the single and the album  ==

I John F. Wilson produced Janet Jackson's vocals on " Start Anew " Japanese version.. NotMcCarthy or Toriyama..I produced Janet's vocals at A & M records in Studio "A" in Los Angeles. I was In-House producer for Joe Jackson Prod. My name is on the single and the album — Preceding unsigned comment added by John "Sly" Wilson (talk • contribs) 19:49, 26 May 2017 (UTC)


 * 1. You have a conflict of interest and cannot edit this article.
 * 2. Wikipedia uses sources, not testimonials.
 * Kellymoat (talk) 00:36, 27 May 2017 (UTC)

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Control sales
This album didn't sold 8 million copies outside the US. It's chart performance and certifications are too low to put that amount of 14 million copies worldwide. We all know that Billboard is not a reliable source to worldwide sales, and even past Janet websites claimed this album sold 8 million copies worldwide. It seems like the Thriller case, when the media begun to publish that it sold 100 million or more records.--88marcus (talk) 22:06, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
 * With its mediocre chart runs outside the United States and only four available certifications (5P in US, P in Canada, P in UK, and G in NZ), the 14 million figure looks very much inflated. With only 5.4 million certified units, 10 million is already generous enough for this album. It obviously didn't sell more than The Emancipation of Mimi. Bluesatellite (talk) 21:43, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I found some sources about it: (Sources, listed chronologically)

Sales worldwide:
 * (Certified sales: 5,407,500 worldwide till 2017)
 * April 15, 1990: 6 million copies Los Angeles Times
 * July 13, 1990: 6 million copies Orlando Sentinel
 * March 12, 1991: 8 million copies New York Times
 * December 26, 1993: 8 million copies Hartford Corant
 * 1996: 8 million copies Notable Black American Women
 * April 2008: 10 million copies worldwide Ebony
 * August 1, 2009: 10 million copies Bellapetite magazine
 * 2010: 14 million copies Telegraph UK
 * 2016: 14 million copies OUT
 * 2017: 10 million copies Livingston Country News
 * 2017: 9,2 million copies ChartMasters--88marcus (talk) 21:48, 5 November 2017 (UTC)