The Pleasure Principle

~ Recording by Janet Jackson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.10The Pleasure Principle4:22Janet JacksonThe Hit Academy, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Dino Music (subsidiary of EMI Netherlands BV)
1.12The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonDesign of a Decade: 1986/1996 (back has “Biem/Stemra”)Janet JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1995-10-02
A&M Records, JDJ Entertainment540 400 2
1.12The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonDesign of a Decade: 1986/1996Janet JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1995-10-02
A&M Records540 422-2
1.10The Pleasure Principle (edit)4:13Janet JacksonDesign of a Decade 1986/1996Janet JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • XW1995-10-10
A&M Records
1.10The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonDesign of a Decade: 1986/1996Janet JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1995-10-10
A&M Records31454 0399 2
1.10The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonDesign of a Decade: 1986/1996Janet JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1995-10-10
A&M RecordsCD 500399
1.10The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonDesign of a Decade: 1986/1996Janet JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-10-10
A&M Records, JDJ Entertainment31454 0399 2
1.12The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonDesign of a Decade: 1986/1996 (PDMC Germany)Janet JacksonAlbum + Compilation
A&M Records, JDJ Entertainment540 400-2
1.12The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonDesign of a Decade: 1986/1996 (metal clamshell case)Janet JacksonAlbum + Compilation
A&M Records540 438-2
1.12The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonDesign of a Decade: 1986/1996Janet JacksonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)540 422-2
1.12The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonDesign of a Decade: 1986/1996Janet JacksonAlbum + Compilation
A&M Records54 0418 2
1.10The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonDesign Of A Decade∶ 1986/1996 (CD-0399 not 31454 0399 2)Janet JacksonAlbum + Compilation
A&M RecordsCD-0399
1.6The Pleasure Principle4:14JanetNumber OnesJanetAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2009-11-17
A&M Records, UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)B001361202
1.6The Pleasure Principle4:14JanetNumber OnesJanetAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-11-17
A&M RecordsB0013612-02
1.6The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonThe BestJanetAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2009-11-20
A&M Records0602527254326
1.6The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonThe BestJanetAlbum + Compilation
A&M Records0602527254326
1.6The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonNumber Ones (Target exclusive, limited edition)Janet JacksonAlbum + Compilation
A&M Records
1.6The Pleasure Principle4:14Janet JacksonThe BestJanet JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2019-11-23
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)
1.10The Pleasure Principle4:13Janet JacksonDesign Of A Decade 1986 / 1996 (BMG Direct Edition)Janet JacksonAlbum + CompilationA&M Records, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)31454 0399 2, D 105029

Relationships

recording engineer and mixer:Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
assistant engineer:Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis)
Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Monte Moir
co-producer:Janet Jackson
Steve Wiese
executive producer:John McClain
producer:Monte Moir
lead vocals:Janet Jackson
vocals arranger:Janet Jackson
Monte Moir
sampled by:The Principle of Repentance by Wizard of Loneliness (Colin Gross) (lead vocals)
recording of:The Pleasure Principle

The Pleasure Principle

lyricist and composer:Monte Moir
publisher:Flyte Tyme Tunes