when was it released?
February 4, 1986
Control (Janet Jackson album)
Control is the third studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on February 4, 1986, by A&M Records. 
what is control? A third studio album whose album? American recording artist Janet Jackson
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Control (Janet Jackson album) [SEP] Introduction
Control is the third studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on February 4, 1986, by A&M Records. Her collaborations with the songwriters and record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis resulted in an unconventional sound: a fusion of rhythm and blues, rap vocals, funk, disco and synthesized percussion that established Jackson, Jam and Lewis as the leading innovators of contemporary R&B. The album became Jackson's commercial breakthrough and enabled her to transition into the popular music market, with "Control" becoming one of the foremost albums of the 1980s and contemporary music. The album is also notable for originating the style and genre that came to be known as new jack swing.