Janet (song)

"Janet"
Single by Commodores
from the album Nighshift
B-side"I'm In Love"
Released1985
GenreR&B
Length3:41
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Bobby Caldwell, Franne Golde, Paul Fox
Producer(s)Dennis Lambert
Commodores singles chronology
"Animal Instinct"
(1985) 		"Janet"
(1985) 		"Goin' to the Bank"
(1986)

"Janet" is a song by the group Commodores. It was released as the third single from their eleventh studio album, Nighshift, in 1985 by Motown Records. Janet peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[1][2]

Critical reception

Paul Sexton of Record Mirror, in his review of the parent album, praised Janet saying "The (album's) highpoint and with any justice, the next 45, is the finely harmonised and polished 'Janet', co-written by my old hero Bobby Caldwell."[3]

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[2] 87
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 65
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[2] 8
Belgium Ultratop 50 Singles[4] 29

References

  1. ^ The Commodores: Janet (Media notes). Motown. 1985.
  2. ^ a b c d Withburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (6 ed.). New York City: Watson-Guptill. p. 57. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6.
  3. ^ Sexton, Paul (23 February 1985). "Albums: The Commodores – Nightshift (Motown)" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 16. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Commodores: Janet". ultratop.be. Ultratop.