R&B Junkie
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| Single by Janet Jackson | ||||
| from the album Damita Jo | ||||
| Released | December 30, 2004 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 2003; Flyte Tyme Studios West at The Village (Los Angeles, California) |
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| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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"R&B Junkie" is a song by American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson from her eighth studio album, Damita Jo (2004). Written by Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Tony "Prof T" Tolbert, Michael Jones and Nicholas Trevisick, the track was released as a promotional single in December 2004 by Virgin Records. "R&B Junkie" is an upbeat song which has a "retro" feel consisting of eighties soul, R&B funk, dance-pop and synths, while it samples Evelyn King's 1981 song "I'm in Love"; it has "oh-oh-ohs" throughout the verses.
"R&B Junkie" received positive reviews from music critics, who described it as "infectious" and one of the best tracks on Damita Jo. The song peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, as it received a limited release. "R&B Junkie" was performed by Jackson during the 2004 BET Awards.
"R&B Junkie" was recorded in 2003, at Flyte Tyme Studios West at The Village, in Los Angeles, California. It was written by Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Tony "Prof T" Tolbert, Michael Jones and Nicholas Trevisick, while it was produced by Jackson, Jam and Lewis. The latter one also played the keyboards. The song had its drums and percussion played by IZ. Serban Ghenea did the mixing of "R&B Junkie" at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, with Tim Roberts being his assistant. Ian Cross engineered the song while Ghian Wright was an assistant. Additionally, the Pro-Tools engineer was John Hanes.
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