2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
A1 Interlude: Pledge 0:47
A2 Rhythm Nation
Backing Vocals – Lisa Keith
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Percussion, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam
Songwriter – James Harris III
Songwriter, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Janet Jackson
Songwriter, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Terry Lewis
Vocals – Anthony Thomas, James "Popeye" Greer*, Jellybean Johnson, John McClain, Randy Ran, Rene Elizondo*
5:31
A3 Interlude: T.V. 0:22
A4 State Of The World
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Percussion, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam
Songwriter – James Harris III
Songwriter, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Janet Jackson
Songwriter, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Terry Lewis
Vocals – Rene Elizondo*, Steve Hodge
4:53
A5 Interlude: Race 0:05
A6 The Knowledge
Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Janet Jackson
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam
Songwriter – James Harris III
Songwriter, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Terry Lewis
4:01
B1 Interlude: Let's Dance 0:03
B2 Miss You Much
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Percussion, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Janet Jackson
Songwriter – James Harris III
Songwriter, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Terry Lewis
4:12
B3 Interlude: Come Back 0:21
B4 Love Will Never Do (Without You)
Backing Vocals – Janet Jackson
Brass – Herb Alpert
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Percussion, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam
Songwriter – James Harris III
Songwriter, Bass, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Terry Lewis
Vocals – Anthony Thomas, Rene Elizondo*, Steve Hodge
5:48
B5 Livin' In A World (They Didn't Make)
Backing Vocals – Janet Jackson
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Piano, Percussion, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam
Songwriter – James Harris III
Songwriter, Percussion, Arranged By – Terry Lewis
Speech – Amy Powell, Steve Barnett (2)
Strings – Lee Blaskey*
Vocals – Clarice Rupert, Jamila Lafleur, Reshard Taylor, Shante Owens, Sonja Robinson, Steven Wilson (4), Tamika McDaniel, Tsehaye Marks, Warlesha Ryan
4:40
C1 Alright
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Percussion, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam
Songwriter, Arranged By – James Harris III
Songwriter, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Janet Jackson
Songwriter, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Terry Lewis
6:27
C2 Interlude: Hey Baby 0:10
C3 Escapade
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Percussion, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam
Finger Snaps – Johnny Gill
Guitar – Dave Barry*
Songwriter – James Harris III
Songwriter, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Janet Jackson
Songwriter, Bass, Percussion, Arranged By – Terry Lewis
4:48
C4 Interlude: No Acid 0:05
C5 Black Cat
Bass, Backing Vocals – Terry Lewis
Co-producer, Drum Programming, Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Vocals, Arranged By – Jellybean Johnson
Electric Guitar – Dave Barry*
Guitar – Jesse Johnson
Guitar, Vocals – John McClain
Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – Jimmy Jam
Programmed By – David Eiland
Songwriter, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Janet Jackson
Vocals – James "Popeye" Greer*, Rene Elizondo*
4:50
D1 Lonely
Backing Vocals – Janet Jackson
Classical Guitar – O. Nicholas Raths*
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Percussion, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam
Songwriter – James Harris III
Songwriter, Percussion, Arranged By – Terry Lewis
4:59
D2 Come Back To Me
Classical Guitar – O. Nicholas Raths*
Conductor – Steve Barnett (2)
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Percussion, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam
Songwriter – James Harris III
Songwriter, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Janet Jackson
Songwriter, Percussion, Arranged By – Terry Lewis
Strings – Lee Blaskey*
5:32
D3 Someday Is Tonight
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Percussion, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam
Songwriter – James Harris III
Songwriter, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Janet Jackson
Songwriter, Percussion, Arranged By – Terry Lewis
Trumpet – Herb Alpert
6:01
D4 Interlude: Livin'...In Complete Darkness 1:06