Because they didn't have a family to give them a huge advantage. Janet did, the fact that she had a free contract to make 4 albums says it all
You think Eddie Murphy had to audition to put out Party All The Time?
We all knew Eddie wasn't going to get far with that record... Now answer this question. Tell me deep down that Janet didn't have easy privilege?You think Eddie Murphy had to audition to put out Party All The Time?
That isn't the point. You said Janet is only successful because of Jam & Lewis. If that's the case then Pia would have been a hit because they produced her too. Also Janet's debut had a few R&B hits. It just didn't crossover.
Michael Jackson was infatuated with the sound of the 'Spend The Night' song (released in 1988 by the American new jack swing Guy band).
Damn you dodged the question, yes it is the point because Pia is more known for her movies than music, I've seen. Janet is a pop star, just like her brother was, they ain't R&B or soul music.
I don't see how that's relevant to Janet Jackson and the discussion we're having.
Me personally....I felt like she could've been where janet was but she was never around the right ppl for some reason. I feel like she was supposed to blow up! I've been watching the detail Channel on her. Still waiting on pt 3
What privilege? People don't buy records because they are related to someone else. If that's the case, then how come none of the Beatle children or Lisa Marie Presley were burning up the charts? Julian Lennon had some brief popularity with his debut album, but Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison, Zak Starkey, etc didn't do that well. The only one that had a long really successful career is Paul's daughter Stella, but not in music. She's a clothing designer. It's not like Yoko Ono's music got a lot of airplay either, even though John actively tried to promote her. How about Ozzy Osbourne's daughters Ami & Kelly, they both released records. Clint Eastwood's son Kyle released jazz albums. Are many people buying/streaming the music of the 2nd generation Jacksons like Austin Brown, Paris Jackson, 3T, Jafaar Jackson, etc.
Your point is what? Prince got record deals for his girlfriends like Vanity, Jill Jones, & Mayte. Jill was the only one that was originally a singer. Vanity was a model & Mayte was a dancer. Paula Abdul & Jennifer Lopez also were dancers that got record deals. Jody Watley & Jeffrey Daniel from Shalamar were first dance partners on Soul Train. What about Will Smith's kids Willow & Jaden? Quincy Jones son QDIII is a hip hop producer. Diana Ross' daughter Tracee is a well known TV actress.
Facts
Not, "facts" if you actually knew your historyFacts
Chill,I wasn't even alive at the time ,so I can’t be some kind of reliable information source (since nothing big happened for either Michael or Janet since 2006,the year I was born).
They sure didn't. Shalamar wasn't even a real group at first. Dick Griffey got some session singers together to make a disco track called Uptown Festival, which was a medley of old Motown hits. The song was originally released on Soul Train Records which was put together by Griffey & the host of Soul Train (Don Cornelius). The song became a hit, and they needed a group to perform, but there was no group. So Don got 2 dancers Jeffrey & Jody and one of the session singers on Uptown Festival named Gary Mumford. An album was released with all 3 of them on the record cover, but the only one who sang on the album is Gary. The other lead & background vocals were by other session singers. Gary soon left and was replaced by another Soul Train guy named Gerald Brown. On the second album, Jody, Jeffrey, & Gerald sang on it. Don decided he didn't want to run a record company and he sold his part to Dick Griffey and he changed the name from Soul Train Records to Solar Records. Gerald Brown left and he was replaced by Howard Hewett and this was was considered the classic lineup of Shalamar.
Right, but did they have the easy family privilege that Janet Jackson had? Free record contract to record 4 albums and even more? Her entire career was paid by her whole family. She wasn't a good Dancer, had a well trained person to teach her how to dance
How are that users arguments valid and he has completely missed my point? Let alone not comprehend what I said? He's used flawed analogies and tried to use Prince's proteges but it failed completely.
I'm not the best of sources when it comes to either Michael's or Janet's story.
Right and him trying to use Prince's proteges as his counter which were not valid now valid? Lol give me a fucking break
