A solo version of the remix was also produced under the title "TNT Main Mix - Janet Only". Jackson singing "I Get Lonely" during her Unbreakable World Tour (2015-16).Īn alternate remix of "I Get Lonely", known as the TNT Remix, features vocals from Blackstreet and has an electro- R&B/ hip hop soul instrumental produced by Timbaland and Teddy Riley. What's apparent, however, is that those three traits and more meshed to produce one of the standout records from the most famous female Jackson and a testament of what R&B once was." Award Jackson's voice flutters seamlessly over the beat. Times says the song "plumbed relatively raw neo-soul depths." A review from Uproxx also praised the song's quality, stating "It's hard to pinpoint the best aspect of the song: the opening seconds, its melody, the hook or the way Ms. Because she sounds more convincing, more alive, on "I Get Lonely" than on The Velvet Rope's title song, better than when she's singing about any of that tie-me-up-tie-medown, gettin'-freaked-from-behind "rope burn" stuff." Yahoo! Music described "I Get Lonely" as highlighted by "catchy chord progressions" while The L.A. This is where she wins." The review also noted Jackson's vocal performance as being both heartfelt and convincing, observing "Or maybe Janet Jackson really feels lonely. There're, like, 40 Janets singing the chorus, and she harmonizes with herself like she's the Pips. Vibe called "I Get Lonely" a "gigantic voicey song" and praised its structure, saying "the song starts with the beautifully overblown chorus After that, it's official: you're singing it until next year. 1 " Together Again" with a grinding ballad that is clearly designed to strengthen her credibility with hardcore R&B listeners." Billboard also considered "I Get Lonely" to be "bold", "R&B flavored", and themed around a "sensitive subject" like other songs from The Velvet Rope in this particular case, "loneliness".
But one I now had to face." Critical reception īillboard commented "Miss Jackson follows her recent No. She explained, "I never looked deeply at the pain from my past, never tried to understand that pain and work it through. Jackson described the album as her most personal work, developed throughout her entire lifetime. The themes of loneliness and abandonment that are explored in "I Get Lonely" are a direct reflection of the emotional state that Jackson was in during the production of the album.
During the writing and recording of The Velvet Rope she began to spontaneously cancel recording sessions and appeared constantly troubled. In an interview for MTV, she discussed how the depression was causing her to experience deep sadness, forcing her to take breaks from her music career. It was released as the third single from Jackson's sixth album The Velvet Rope, which chronicled Jackson's struggle with depression and intimacy. "I Get Lonely" is a departure from Janet's usual mix of dance-pop and R&B, as the song is more neo soul-oriented. "'I Get Lonely' takes me to a place of loss - having lost a lover, wanting the lover back, and dreaming of the time when the dream is fulfilled. Its music video, directed by Paul Hunter, received positive reception for its abounding sex appeal. The song received a BMI Pop Award for "Most Played Song" and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and was later included on Janet's second greatest hits album Number Ones (2009). "I Get Lonely" became Jackson's eighteenth consecutive top-ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, setting a record as the only female artist in history to achieve that feat. A remixed version of the song featured American R&B group Blackstreet. Lyrically, it expresses loneliness and the desire for an estranged lover. The track is a departure from Jackson's signature brand of crossover dance-pop and R&B into a pure R&B and soul vibe.
It was released on February 24, 1998, by Virgin Records as the album's third single. It was written by Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Jackson's then-husband, René Elizondo Jr.
" I Get Lonely" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope (1997).
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