"All For You" is Janet's first album release since 1997's "The Velvet Rope" which featured some amazing songs. "All For You" is slightly disappointing, well, in my opinion anyway. There's a total of 20 tracks of which 6 are interludes. Therefore, technically speaking, there's a grand total of 14 songs altogether. "Doesn't Really Matter" which was featured in the movie of which Janet also starred in "The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps" is included here which is great. Her other singles including the title track, "Someone To Call My Lover" & "Son Of A Gun" are all here. However, once we lift off the single releases, there ain't that many songs left that are pleasantly enjoyable. Well, besides "Come On Get Up" & "Feels So Right", the rest are bearable or downright disappointing.
For starters, there are far too many sex talk with four tracks filled with sexually explicit lyrics in the form of "Would You Mind", "China Love", "When We Ooo" & "Love Scene (Ooh Baby)". I seriously believe the inclusion of these four tracks are downright unnecessary & inappropriate for some of Janet's younger fans.
"Truth" is an honest song about Janet's current being and how she feels about life. "Better Days" is an uplifting & positive ballad but could have passed us by without the foul language. The remaining two tracks "You Ain't Right" & "Trust A Try" could have fitted in "The Velvet Rope" and you wouldn't be able to tell the difference because it's so similar to the songs from that album.
On the whole, the album is average. Could have been much better considering Janet dwelled on this album for four years. There's 6 or so great tracks to enjoy but on the whole, you're buying the album for 10 tracks or so though there's actually 20 tracks on the album. Hopefully, Janet would come back with a stronger and more pleasant album in another four years or so.
Also, if you're accustomed to listening to the radio edit or radio versions of the singles, you might find the album versions slightly tedious as some tracks last up to a whole minute longer than the radio edit.
Track listing:
1. Intro 1.00
2. You Ain't Right 4.32
3. All For You 5.29
4. 2 Way For U (Interlude) 0.19
5. Come On Get Up 4.47
6. When We Ooo 4.34
7. China Love 4.36
8. Love Scene (Ooh Baby) 4.16
9. Would You Mind 3.06
10. Lame (Interlude) 0.11
11. Trust A Try 5.16
12. Clouds (Interlude) 0.19
13. Son Of A Gun 5.56
14. Truth 4.30
15. Theory (Interlude) 0.30
16. Someone To Call My Lover 4.32
17. Feels So Right 4.42
18. Doesn't Really Matter 4.18
19. Better Days 5.05
20. Outro 0.08
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