"Love Will Never Do (Without You)" by Janet Jackson

<p>They said it couldn't last, so we had to prove them wrong... by making an episode of Strong Songs all about Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis.</p><p>It's time to go back to the late 80s, when New Jack Swing was all the rage and a budding superstar named Janet sat down with a pair of Minneapolis producers named Jimmy and Terry  to produce some of the most groundbreaking pop music of the decade. This episode takes a look at "Love Will Never Do (Without You)," one of the most complex of their collaborations, and a tune with as many stylistic left-turns as it has orchestra hits.</p><p><strong>Written by:</strong> James Harris III and Terry Lewis<br /><strong>Produced by:</strong> Janet Jackson, Jam & Lewis</p><p><strong>Album:</strong> <i>Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814</i>, 1989</p><p><strong>Listen/Buy:</strong> <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/rhythm-nation-1814/1440838561">Apple Music</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rhythm-Nation-1814-Janet-Jackson/dp/B000002GFN">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4OD3LU6001esAtFshDX46M">Spotify</a></p><p><strong>FEATURED/DISCUSSED:</strong></p><ul><li>“Casey Kasem’s <i>American Top 40</i> intro from the 1980s, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVK7KmcqZnc">via YouTube</a></li><li>“Kiss” by Prince from <i>Parade</i>, 1986</li><li>“Walking on Broken Glass” by Annie Lennox from <i>Diva</i>, 1992</li><li>“Like a Prayer” by Madonna from <i>Like a Prayer</i>, 1989</li><li>“Control,” “Nasty,” and “When I Think of You” by Janet Jackson/Jam & Lewis from <i>Control</i>, 1986</li><li>"Rhythm Nation" and "Miss You Much" from <i>Rhythm Nation</i> 1814, 1989</li><li>Emu SP-1200 Beatmaking demonstration <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npkxjOTkZBM">by Chief Rugged on YouTube</a></li><li>Discussion of New Jack Swing, which you can learn more about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_jack_swing">here</a></li><li>“Poison” by Bel Biv DeVoe from <i>Poison</i>, 1990</li><li>“Alice, I Want You Just For Me” by Full Force, produced by