Janet JacksonTragedy! Drama! Heartbreak! The last seven years of the youngest Jackson's life is the stuff of record breaking TMZ hashtags but reuniting with long term producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis has made Janet sound essential again.
No longer gagging us with forced sexuality or lecturing social commentary, there's a groovy balance of funky shape-throwing (the shimmering title track), gently grinding R&B (No Sleeep) and addictive pop (The Great Forever) that her late brother would surely be proud of. Had she not already called an album Janet, Unbreakable would have been perfectly self-titled.
