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[I]n 1995, A&M Records released Jackson's first greatest hits album. Titled 'Design Of A Decade 1986/1996', the album featured all of Jackson's hits from her "Control" and "Rhythm Nation 1814" albums, as well as including Jackson's big hit "that's the way love goes. Also included were two new recordings. One of those songs, "Runaway" became a big hit for Jackson. The single peaked at #3 on the Pop charts and #6 on the R&B charts. The second, "Twenty Foreplay" would hit the Top 40 mainstream charts at #36.
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After the record-breaking success of the albums Control and Rhythm Nation, Janet turned her attention back to acting, receiving critical acclaim for her feature film debut in John Singleton's Poetic Justice. Her hit single Again from the album entitled Janet. was prominently featured in the film, and earned Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Song.
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In July 1993, Janet made her big screen debut in the John Singleton directed, Poetic Justice. Janet’s biggest and most successful ballad, “Again”, was featured on the film’s soundtrack. The single went straight to number one and garnered Jackson a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song From A Motion Picture.
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Janet's second single will be posted on both Janet and JD's MySpace profiles on August 17. It had previously been rumored that "So Excited" would be the second single from Janet's new album, and rapper Khia repeated those rumors in several recent interviews... last month Jermaine indicated in a posting on Janet's official website that the choice for the second single actually had not been finalized yet.
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In 1991 Virgin Records owner Richard Branson lured Jackson away from A&M with a contract worth more than $30 million. Her last original hit with A&M was a 1992 duet with Luther Vandross, “The Best Things in Life Are Free” (#10 pop, #1 R&B), recorded for the soundtrack to the film Mo’ Money. In 1993 Jackson made her own movie debut as the heroine (opposite rapper Tupac Shakur) of director/screenwriter John Singleton’s Poetic Justice, for which she received lukewarm reviews but an Oscar nomination for the song “Again.”
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In 1993 Janet made her own movie debut as the heroine (opposite rapper Tupac Shakur) of director/screenwriter John Singleton’s Poetic Justice, for which she received lukewarm reviews. That same year, her Virgin album, "janet", shot to the top of the pop and R&B charts.
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