Janet Jackson Alter-Ego Presides On ‘Damita Jo’

Sal Cinquemani of slant magazine reviewed Janet Jackson’s new album ‘Damita Jo’, giving it 3 out of 5 stars. Cinquemani writes, “At some point during the afterglow of adolescent sexual discovery (you know, those first few minutes after cumming), most people realize that there are more important things in life than getting off. For Janet, that moment has yet to come—or, like Marvin Gaye, she got it backward, and she’s spent the remainder of her career searching for, publicly relishing, reflecting on, and then lamenting one giant, decade-long orgasm. Which leads us to ‘Damita Jo’, a reference to Janet’s middle name and the alter-ego that presides over the disc’s 22 tracks.” Read more.