at one point I thought this album was the best CD I ever owned and I loved the music on it and some of it helped me deal with my own issues and for that I will always love this album cause it was one of the first albums I could identify with. But as time has passed, other artists have written better lyrics and music about personal issues though I give it to janet for starting the trend with dance divas getting personal too in their music. The music on this CD is really really good, but as a whole album it's hard to listen to now because though I always thought this CD was the most timeless janet CD out of them all and a good blend of old school and contemporary r&b/pop though several tracks are beginning to sound dated, it's still worth a listen.