Tracklist

A1	Interlude: Pledge	0:47
A2	Rhythm Nation	4:38
A3	State Of The World	4:53
A4	The Knowledge	4:01
A5	Miss You Much	3:53
A6	Love Will Never Do (Without You)	5:48
A7	Livin' In A World (They Didn't Make)	4:36
B1	Alright	5:27
B2	Escapade	4:48
B3	Black Cat	4:50
B4	Lonely	4:59
B5	Come Back To Me	5:33
B6	Someday Is Tonight	6:01
B7	Interlude: Livin'... In Complete Darkness	1:06

Credits

• Written-By – James Harris III (tracks: A2 to B2, B4 to B6), Janet Jackson (tracks: A2, A3, B1 to B3, B5, B6), Terry Lewis (tracks: A2 to B2, B4 to B6)

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CD 3920, 7502139202	Janet Jackson	Rhythm Nation 1814 ‎(CD, Album)	A&M Records, A&M Records	CD 3920, 7502139202	US	1989
393 920-2, 393 920 2, 393920-2	Janet Jackson	Rhythm Nation 1814 ‎(CD, Album)	A&M Records, JDJ Entertainment, A&M Records, JDJ Entertainment, A&M Records, JDJ Entertainment	393 920-2, 393 920 2, 393920-2	Europe	1989
393 920-2, 393 920 2, 393920-2	Janet Jackson	Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 ‎(CD, Album, RE)	A&M Records, A&M Records, JDJ Entertainment	393 920-2, 393 920 2, 393920-2	Europe	Unknown
CD 3920	Janet Jackson	Rhythm Nation 1814 ‎(CD, Album)	A&M Records	CD 3920	US	1989
AMC 3920	Janet Jackson	Rhythm Nation 1814 ‎(Cass, Album)	A&M Records	AMC 3920	US	1989

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Interlude: Pledge	0:47
2	Rhythm Nation Vocals [Additional] – Anthony Thomas, James "Popeye" Greer*, Jellybean Johnson, John McClain, Randy Ran, Rene Elizondo*	5:31
3	Interlude: T.V.	0:22
4	State Of The World Vocals [Additional] – Rene Elizondo*, Steve Hodge	4:48
5	Interlude: Race	0:05
6	The Knowledge Sampler [Sampled Voices] – Jimmy Jam	3:54
7	Interlude: Let's Dance	0:03
8	Miss You Much	4:12
9	Interlude: Come Back Interlude	0:21
10	Love Will Never Do (Without You) Brass [Tijuana] – Herb AlpertVocals [Additional] – Anthony Thomas, Rene Elizondo*, Steve Hodge	5:50
11	Livin' In A World (They Didn't Make) Piano [Acoustic] – Jimmy JamVocals [Additional] – Clarice Rupert, Jamila Lafleur, Reshard Taylor, Shante Owens, Sonja Robinson, Steven Wilson , Tarnika McDaniel, Tsehaye Marks, Warlesha RyanVoice [Newscaster] – Amy Powell	4:41
12	Alright	6:26
13	Interlude: Hey Baby	0:10
14	Escapade Finger Snaps – Johnny GillGuitar [Guitars] – Dave Barry*	4:44
15	Interlude: No Acid	0:05
16	Black Cat Bass [Synthesizer], Organ – Jimmy JamDrum Programming, Drums, Percussion – Jellybean JohnsonElectric Guitar [6 String], Twelve-String Guitar [Electric] – Dave Barry*Guitar [Guitars] – Jellybean Johnson, Jesse Johnson, John McClainProgrammed By [Computer] – David EilandVocals [Additional] – James "Popeye" Greer*, Jellybean Johnson, Jimmy Jam, John McClain, Rene Elizondo*	4:50
17	Lonely Acoustic Guitar [Classical] – O. Nicholas Raths*	4:59
18	Come Back To Me Acoustic Guitar [Classical] – O. Nicholas Raths*	5:33
19	Someday Is Tonight Trumpet – Herb Alpert	6:00
20	Interlude: Livin'... In Complete Darkness	1:07

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – A&M Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Flyte Tyme Tunes
• Copyright (c) – Black Ice Publishing Company
• Distributed By – Polydor
• Distributed By – Polygram
• Produced For – Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
• Recorded At – Flyte Tyme Studios
• Recorded At – MPR Studios
• Mixed At – Flyte Tyme Studios
• Overdubbed At – Flyte Tyme Studios
• Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering

Credits

• Arranged By [Orchestra, Strings] – Lee Blaskey* (tracks: 11, 18)
• Arranged By [Rhythm] – Jackson* (tracks: 2, 4, 12, 16, 18, 19), Johnson* (tracks: 16), Jam* (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 to 12, 14, 17 to 19), Lewis* (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 to 12, 14, 17 to 19)
• Arranged By [Vocals] – Jackson* (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19), Johnson* (tracks: 16), Jam* (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 to 12, 14, 17 to 19), Lewis* (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 to 12, 14, 17 to 19)
• Art Direction, Design – Richard Frankel
• Backing Vocals – Janet Jackson (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 to 12, 14, 16 to 19), Jimmy Jam (tracks: 6), Lisa Keith (tracks: 2), Terry Lewis (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16)
• Bass – Chris Brown (tracks: 11, 18), Terry Lewis (tracks: 10, 14, 16)
• Cello – Joshua Koestenbaum (tracks: 11, 18), Peter Howard (tracks: 11, 18)
• Co-producer – Janet Jackson (tracks: 1 to 15, 17 to 20)
• Concertmaster – Hyacinthe Tlucek (tracks: 11, 18), Romuald Tecco (tracks: 11, 18)
• Conductor [Orchestra, Strings] – Steve Barnett (tracks: 11, 18)
• Drum Programming, Programmed By [Keyboards] – Jimmy Jam (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 to 12, 14, 17 to 19)
• Engineer [Recording, Mixing] – Steve Hodge
• Executive-Producer – John McClain
• Harp – Kathy Kienzle (tracks: 11, 18)
• Keyboards – Janet Jackson (tracks: 2, 4, 8), Jimmy Jam (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 10 to 12, 14, 17 to 19)
• Mastered By – Brian Gardner
• Percussion – Jimmy Jam (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 10 to 12, 14, 17 to 19), Terry Lewis (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 10 to 12, 14, 17 to 19)
• Photography By – Greg Gorman, Guzman
• Producer – Janet Jackson (tracks: 16), Jellybean Johnson (tracks: 16), Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (tracks: 1 to 15, 17 to 20)
• Viola – John Tartaglia (tracks: 11, 18), Tamas Strasser (tracks: 11, 18)
• Violin – Carolyn Daws (tracks: 11, 18), Hanley Daws (tracks: 11, 18), Julie Ayer (tracks: 11, 18)
• Violin [Principal Second] – Elsa Nilsson (tracks: 11, 18), Frank Lee (tracks: 11, 18), Carl Nashan* (tracks: 11, 18), Tom Kornacker* (tracks: 11, 18)
• Written-By – James Harris III (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 to 12, 14, 17 to 19), Janet Jackson (tracks: 2, 4, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19), Terry Lewis (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 to 12, 14, 17 to 19)

Notes

Produced for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
Rhythm tracks and vocals recorded at Flyte Tyme Productions Studio "A & B", Minneapolis, MN.
Additional overdubs recorded at Flyte Tyme Productions Studio "B", Edina, MN.
Orchestra recorded at MPR Studio "M", St. Paul, MN.
Mixed at Flyte Tyme Productions Studio "D", Edina, MN.
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
Track 16: Leopard roaring courtesy of "The Sound Recorders", Omaha, Nebraska.

℗ 1989 A & M Records, Inc. Los Angeles
© 1989 A & M Records, Inc. Los Angeles
Distribution Polydor/PolyGram.
CD is made in West Germany.

All songs © 1989 Black Ice Publishing Company (BMI)/Flyte Tyme Tunes (ASCAP) except
tracks 6, 8, 10, 11, 17: © 1989 Flyte Tyme Tunes (ASCAP)
track 16: © 1989 Black Ice Publishing Company (BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 82839 39202 0
• Barcode (Scanned): 082839392020
• Matrix / Runout: 393 920-2 01 /
• Label Code: LC 0485
• Rights Society: B.I.E.M./STEMRA
• Other (SPARS Code): aad
• Other (Distribution Code): POL 900

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CD 3920, 7502139202	Janet Jackson	Rhythm Nation 1814 ‎(CD, Album)	A&M Records, A&M Records	CD 3920, 7502139202	US	1989
393 920-2, 393 920 2, 393920-2	Janet Jackson	Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 ‎(CD, Album, RE)	A&M Records, A&M Records, JDJ Entertainment	393 920-2, 393 920 2, 393920-2	Europe	Unknown
CD 3920	Janet Jackson	Rhythm Nation 1814 ‎(CD, Album)	A&M Records	CD 3920	US	1989
AMC 3920	Janet Jackson	Rhythm Nation 1814 ‎(Cass, Album)	A&M Records	AMC 3920	US	1989
UICY-90166	Janet Jackson	Rhythm Nation 1814 ‎(CD, Album, RE)	A&M Records	UICY-90166	Japan	2006