Janet Jackson Reached Pop Stardom with Control

Janet Jackson had been acting since childhood and had already released two albums before releasing the album Control in 1986. For the preparation of Control, Jackson worked together with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The partnership that Jackson formed with Jam and Lewis was vital to the sound of Control, and their partnership was also vital to the success of the album.

The album included songs such as Control, Nasty, What Have You Done for Me Lately, and Let's Wait Awhile. These songs gave Jackson a stronger perspective. Following its release, Control achieved a commercial breakthrough and generated a series of hit singles from the project.

Through the commercial breakthrough of the album and the series of hit singles it produced, Control made Jackson a major pop star in her own right. This milestone followed her previous two albums and her work acting since childhood, with the partnership between Jackson, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis remaining vital to both the sound and the success of the album.