Janet Jackson

Released: October 7, 1997

Songwriter: Marilyn McLeod Janet Jackson Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson Pam Sawyer Ashford & Simpson René Elizondo Jr

Producer: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Janet Jackson

[Chorus]
My love, my need
Tonight, I feel so tight
My love, my need
Tonight, just how I like

[Verse 1]
I know you know
What exactly is on my mind
I can't help myself
Part of how I feel tonight
Won't make excuses
I just want you inside, baby
We don't need to
Talk about no promises

[Chorus]
My love, my need
Tonight, I feel so tight
My love, my need
Tonight, just how I like

[Verse 2]
Let's just pretend
That we have no more tomorrow
Can we make love
Like it's our last time baby
Let's not get too
Soft and gentle with it 'cause
I am not feelin'
In no mood to play around

[Chorus]
My love, my need
Tonight, I feel so tight
My love, my need
Tonight, just how I like

[Post-Chorus]
I need you
Like the flowers need the rain
I need you
Like the blues need the pain
I need you
Like the stars need the night
I need you
Like the waves need the sea

[Chorus]
My love, my need
Tonight, I feel so tight
My love, my need
Tonight, just how I like

[Post-Chorus and Chorus]
I need you
Like the flowers need the rain
And I need you
Like the blues need the pain
And I need you
Like the stars need the night
I need you
Like the waves need the sea
My love, my love
My love, my love
I need you
Like the flowers need the rain
And I need you
Like the blues need the pain
Like the stars need the night
I need you
Like the waves need the sea

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an iconic R&B/pop artist who has sold over 100 million records worldwide and has amassed a number of awards in her illustrious music career.

Born in Gary, Indiana on May 16, 1966, Janet is the youngest of the Jackson family, who rose to prominence a few years after her birth when they signed with Motown Records. Janet joined the family business when she appeared on The Jacksons variety show in 1976, leading to her role as Penny Gordon in Season 5 of the CBS sitcom Good Times. She released two overlooked albums in the early 1980s—Janet Jackson (1982) and Dream Street (1984)—and continued to act during this time, appearing in Diff'rent Strokes and Fame.

The legend of Janet was created after she connected with the legendary Minneapolis production duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to work on her seminal third album, Control. Control and her following album, 1989’s Rhythm Nation 1814, featured several #1 pop hits and made her a worldwide superstar. The trio would go on work on Janet’s subsequent hit albums, including janet., The Velvet Rope, as well as her 2015 comeback album, Unbreakable.

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