Control: The Remixes

When Ms. Jackson barked out “Gimme a beat!” at the start of “Nasty,” she clearly meant it if this remix album is any indication. Not only has her long career as pop provocateur been filled with thick, sleek beats, but a sense that more is better. Let’s face the facts, Janet’s always been a size queen (check “All for You” and her horned up resignation about riding a large package), and that manifests itself in these remixes. I’m not so sure that “Nasty” needed a full ten-minute strut, “When I Think of You” loses itself in a dance remix that features one too many breakdowns, and so it goes until you get to an a cappella version of “Control” to close things out. Necessary? Absolutely not, but occasionally a fun diversion for the committed fan.

DOWNLOAD: “Let’s Wait Awhile (Remix)”