1 " Together Again" with a grinding ballad that is clearly designed to strengthen her credibility with hardcore R&B listeners." Billboard also considered "I Get Lonely" to be "bold", "R&B flavored", and themed around a "sensitive subject" like other songs from The Velvet Rope in this particular case, "loneliness". But one I now had to face." Critical reception īillboard commented "Miss Jackson follows her recent No. She explained, "I never looked deeply at the pain from my past, never tried to understand that pain and work it through. Jackson described the album as her most personal work, developed throughout her entire lifetime. The themes of loneliness and abandonment that are explored in "I Get Lonely" are a direct reflection of the emotional state that Jackson was in during the production of the album. During the writing and recording of The Velvet Rope she began to spontaneously cancel recording sessions and appeared constantly troubled. In an interview for MTV, she discussed how the depression was causing her to experience deep sadness, forcing her to take breaks from her music career. It was released as the third single from Jackson's sixth album The Velvet Rope, which chronicled Jackson's struggle with depression and intimacy. "I Get Lonely" is a departure from Janet's usual mix of dance-pop and R&B, as the song is more neo soul-oriented. "'I Get Lonely' takes me to a place of loss - having lost a lover, wanting the lover back, and dreaming of the time when the dream is fulfilled. Its music video, directed by Paul Hunter, received positive reception for its abounding sex appeal. The song received a BMI Pop Award for "Most Played Song" and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and was later included on Janet's second greatest hits album Number Ones (2009). "I Get Lonely" became Jackson's eighteenth consecutive top-ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, setting a record as the only female artist in history to achieve that feat. A remixed version of the song featured American R&B group Blackstreet.
Lyrically, it expresses loneliness and the desire for an estranged lover.
The track is a departure from Jackson's signature brand of crossover dance-pop and R&B into a pure R&B and soul vibe. It was released on February 24, 1998, by Virgin Records as the album's third single. It was written by Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Jackson's then-husband, René Elizondo Jr. " I Get Lonely" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope (1997).
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