(Credits) Lyrics by Janet Jackson

(Credits)

following 1982's "Janet Jackson" and 1984's "Dream Street."
Songs included on "Control" are:
Control
Nasty
What Have You Done For Me Lately
You Can Be Mine
The Pleasure Principle
When I Think Of You
He Doesn't Know I'm Alive
Let's Wait Awhile
Funny How Time Flies [When You're Having Fun]
Start Anew [on some Japanese versions]
Singles from "Control" were:
What Have You Done For Me Lately
Nasty
When I Think Of You [first #1]
Control
Let's Wait Awhile
The Pleasure Principle
Start Anew [in Japan only]
Personnel:
Vocalists: Janet Jackson [lead], Jerome Benton [backing on "Nasty"] and
Jellybean Johnson [backing on "Nasty"]
Producers: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jellybean Johnson,
Monte Moir, Steve Wiese, Spencer Bernard
Songwriters:
Control - James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson
Nasty - James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson
What Have You Done For Me Lately - James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet
Jackson
You Can Be Mine - ???? [probably Jellybean Johnson & Janet Jackson or
Johnson on his own]
The Pleasure Principle - Monte Moir
When I Think Of You - James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson
He Doesn't Know I'm Alive - ???? [probably Spencer Bernard & Janet
Jackson or Bernard on his own]
Let's Wait Awhile - James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson,
Melanie Andrews
Funny How Time Flies [When You're Having Fun] - James Harris III, Terry
Lewis, Janet Jackson
Trivia:
This album was originally written by James Harris III and Terry Lewis
for singer/pianist Patrice Rushen.
Janet Jackson did not originally write any of the music or lyrics. She
added her own touch to the songs when production on "Control" began.