So a little thought occurred to me yesterday as I was listening to the Damita Jo album. Some of my favourite Janet tracks of recent years are European produced or written. Producers like Stargate and writers like Cathy Dennis have given Janet some of her best tracks in my opinion.

Now, does that mean that because I’m British I affiliate more with such songs? Or does it just mean that the songs are actually bloody good and have an international reach?

For those of you that aren’t sure which tracks I’m talking about, they include: 2nite, Island Life, All Nite (Don’t Stop) and Slolove.

In fact, I’d be bold enough to say that I think Janet should work with Stargate on a whole album of up-tempo stuff – because (in my opinion again!) that’s the best material she produces! But maybe that’s just because I’m a British/European music lover.

I’d welcome your thoughts – especially Transatlantic ones.

Janet will appear and present an award at the 2008 Apollo Theater Fourth Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Monday 2nd June in New York.

The ceremony will pay tribute to 2008 inductee Smokey Robinson and 2008 Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis Arts and Humanitarian Award recipients Pauletta & Denzel Washington.

Tickets are available for $1,000. To purchase tickets or to make a donation to the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc., call 800.618.3444.

Red Rat’s remix of Can’t B Good can be streamed on his official MySpace page.