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No. 318Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums1997
The Velvet Rope album coverNo. 318

The Velvet Rope

Janet Jackson

The Velvet Rope by Janet Jackson is No. 318 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (2020 edition). It came out in 1997, has 23 tracks and runs 75 minutes. It sits between The Stone Roses (No. 319) and Lady in Satin (No. 317).

1997 · 23 tracks · No. 318 of 500

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Track list

  1. Interlude - Twisted Elegance
  2. Velvet Rope (feat. Vanessa-Mae)
  3. You
  4. Got 'Til It's Gone (feat. Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell)
  5. Interlude - Speaker Phone
  6. My Need
  7. Interlude - Fasten Your Seatbelts
  8. Go Deep
  9. Free Xone
  10. Interlude - Memory
  11. Together Again
  12. Interlude - Online
  13. Empty
  14. Interlude - Full
  15. What About
  16. Every Time
  17. Tonight's The Night
  18. I Get Lonely
  19. Rope Burn
  20. Anything
  21. Interlude - Sad
  22. Special
  23. Can't Be Stopped

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