Alright

Sources : My personal research, Wikipedia, Janet Jackson, For The Record by Chris Cadman & Craig Halstead.

ERA

« Rhythm Nation 1814 » era : 1988-1991

RECORDING DATE

September 1988 – May 1989

STUDIO(S)

Flyte Tyme (Edina, Minnesota)

SONGWRITER(S)

Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

PRODUCER(S)

Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

RELEASE DATE :

September 19, 1989 (Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814)

March 4, 1990 (Alright single)

LABEL

A&M Records

LENGTH

6:26 (album version)
5:01 (7-inch house mix)
4:39 (Goh Hotoda mix/1995 short mix)

ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)

Alright (R&B Mix) : Mix recorded in 1990 featuring rap by Heavy D from the ‘Alright” short film. Released in 1990 (B side of “Alright” single).

MUSICIANS

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PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD

4

SHORT FILM

Music video directed by : Julien Temple

Date of shooting : February 1990

Date of premiere : April 1990

Official release : Extended version on VHS in 1990 (the Rhythm Nation Compilation). Shorter version on DVD in 1995 (Design of a Decade) and in 2004 (From Janet to Damita Jo). On Janet’s You Tube official page.

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS

February 19, 1994 : The whole Jackson family (except LaToya) is reunited at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas to rehearse & tape The Jackson Family Honors TV Special which is broadcasted a few days later around the world. Janet performs “Alright”.

LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS

Rhythm Nation World Tour (1990)
Janet. World Tour (1993–1995)
The Velvet Rope Tour (1998–1999)
All for You Tour (2001–2002)
Rock Witchu Tour (2008)
Number Ones, Up Close and Personal World Tour (2011)
Unbreakable World Tour (2015–2016)
State of the World Tour (2017–2019)
Janet Jackson: Metamorphosis (2019)
Janet Jackson: A Special 30th Anniversary Celebration of Rhythm Nation (2019)
Together Again Tour (2023–2024)