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The Velvet Rope Tour: Live in Concert

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The Velvet Rope Tour: Live In Concert
Video by
Janet Jackson
ReleasedMarch 9, 1999 (1999-03-09)
RecordedOctober 11, 1998
VenueMadison Square Garden, New York City
Genre
Length121 minutes
LabelEagle Rock Entertainment
DirectorDavid Mallet
ProducerJon Small
Janet Jackson chronology
Design of a Decade 1986-1996
(1995) 		The Velvet Rope Tour: Live In Concert
(1999) 		All for You (DVD Edition)
(2001)

The Velvet Rope: Live in Concert is a live video album by American singer Janet Jackson. It was released on March 9, 1999, by Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Background and release

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Recorded on October 11, 1998, at Madison Square Garden in New York City as part of The Velvet Rope Tour, the concert was broadcast live on HBO in the United States, and reached an audience of 15 million viewers in the US alone.[1] The concert would also be broadcast on the cable channel's international networks at later dates.

Q-Tip makes a special appearance during the performance of "Got 'til It's Gone". During the performance of "Rope Burn", Jackson picks an unsuspecting member of the audience onto stage and teases them with her performance which included a lap dance.[2] Due to censorship laws, "Rope Burn" and "Any Time, Any Place" were left out of the release in Hong Kong, where the video was issued as a 17 track double VCD.[3]

The full performance was later on released on DVD, Laser Disc[4] and video cassette the same year, and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA[5] It was nominated for 4 Emmy Awards, including "Outstanding Choreography","Outstanding Lighting Direction", "Outstanding Music Direction" and "Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Special". It won the Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Special" in 1999.[6] The video was also nominated for "Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special" and "Outstanding Variety Series/Special" at the 1999 NAACP Image Awards.[6]

The Velvet Rope: Live in Concert was re-released as an individual DVD in 2001, 2004 and 2006 and was repackaged with Live in Hawaii and re-released as a double disc set in the US and Europe on November 14, 2004,[7] and again in Europe with a different cover in 2005.[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Program Start; Velvet Rope"
 
2."If"
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris
 
3."You"
 
4."Let's Wait Awhile"/"Again"
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Melanie Andrews / Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
 
5."Control"/"The Pleasure Principle"/"What Have You Done for Me Lately"/"Nasty" (Control medley)
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris / Monte Moir / Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris / Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris
 
6."Throb"
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris
 
7."Escapade"/"When I Think of You"/"Miss You Much"/"Runaway"/"Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (Escapade medley)
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris / Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris / Lewis
  • Harris / Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris / Lewis
  • Harris
 
8."Alright"
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris
 
9."I Get Lonely"
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris
  • Elizondo
 
10."Any Time, Any Place"
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris
 
11."Rope Burn"
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris
  • Elizondo
 
12."Black Cat"Jackson 
13."What About"
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris
  • Elizondo
 
14."Rhythm Nation"
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris
 
15."Special"
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris
  • Elizondo
 
16."That's the Way Love Goes"
 
17."Got 'til It's Gone"
 
18."Go Deep"
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris
  • Elizondo
 
19."Together Again / End Credits"
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Harris
  • Elizondo
 
Special Features
No.TitleLength
1."Filmography" 
2."Discography" 

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Platinum 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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The Velvet Rope Tour: Live in Concert

Region Date Label
United States October 11, 1998 Eagle Rock Entertainment
International March 9, 1999 Image Entertainment
United Kingdom and Europe August 28, 2000 Ilc Entertainment
International November 26, 2001 Eagle Rock Entertainment
United States February 24, 2004 Eagle Vision USA
International June 12, 2006 Eagle Rock Entertainment

Live in Hawaii/The Velvet Rope Tour

Region Date Label
Europe September 6, 2004 Eagle Rock Entertainment
United States November 16, 2004

References

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  1. ^ HBO's Exclusive Live Concert Event Janet: The Velvet Rope Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Together Again
  3. ^ Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope Tour Hong Kong VIDEO CD (189287)
  4. ^ Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope Tour - Live In Concert Japan LAZER DISC (280075)
  5. ^ Janet Jackson 20 Years Old | And In Control
  6. ^ a b Janet: The Velvet Rope (1998) (TV) - Awards
  7. ^ Amazon.com: Janet Jackson Collector's Edition (Velvet Rope Tour/Live in Hawaii): Janet Jackson: Movies & TV
  8. ^ Amazon.co.uk: Janet Jackson - Live In Hawaii / Velvet Rope Tour: Janet Jackson: DVD
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  10. ^ "American video certifications – Janet Jackson – Velvet Rope Tour". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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