That’s the Way Love Goes
~ Recording by Janet Jackson
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | That’s the Way Love Goes (LP version) | 4:28 | Janet Jackson | That’s the Way Love Goes | Janet Jackson | Single |
| JDJ Entertainment, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 91896 2 9, VSCDT 1460 |
| 1.6 | That’s the Way Love Goes (LP version) | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | That’s the Way Love Goes | Janet Jackson | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | V25H-12654 |
| 1.2 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet | janet. (27 tracks listed, "Whoops Now" not listed, French Distribution Code F: PM 520 in barcode area) | Janet | Album |
| JDJ Entertainment, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Flyte Tyme Records | 0777 7 87825 2 0, 263 385, CDV 2720 |
| 1.2 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet | janet. | Janet | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), JDJ Entertainment, Flyte Tyme Records | V2-87825, VJCP-25073 |
| 1.2 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet | janet. | Janet | Album |
| Flyte Tyme Records, JDJ Entertainment, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 0777-7-87825-2-0, V2-87825 |
| 1.9 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:28 | Janet Jackson | Bravo Hits 4 (1st edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EastWest | 9548-32061-2 |
| 2.21 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Now That’s What I Call Music! 26 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead), PolyGram, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | TCNOW26 |
| 2.21 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Now That’s What I Call Music! 26 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead), PolyGram, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | NOW 26 |
| 2.21 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Now That’s What I Call Music! 26 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead), PolyGram, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 28272 2 1, CD NOW 26 |
| 1.16 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Blue Note, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Chrysalis, EAU Records (a division of Toshiba EMI Ltd.), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI-Odeon (imprint), InsideOut (Toshiba EMI label), MANHATTAN (1984–1987; relaunched 2001), MPL (Paul McCartney-related), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VJCP-25081 |
| 1.2 | That's The Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | janet. | Janet Jackson | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VJCP-36052/53 |
| 1.9 | That's the Way Loves Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | Absolute Music 9 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records ANS (Norway) | EVACD 9 |
| 2.1 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Het beste uit de Mega Top 50 van '93 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magnum (Dutch Joint Venture from 1990-1997) | |
| 1.2 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet | janet. | Janet Jackson | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7 87825 2 |
| 1.2 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet | janet. | Janet | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Flyte Tyme Records, JDJ Entertainment | 0777-7-87825-4-4, TCV 2720 |
| 1.2 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet | janet. (longbox limited edition) | Janet | Album | Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), JDJ Entertainment | 7243 8 39195 2 9, 7243-8-39195-2-9, CDVX 2720 | |
| 1.2 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet | janet. | Janet | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), JDJ Entertainment | 0777-7-87825-2-0, V2 87825 |
| 1.7 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:24 | Janet Jackson | Le Top des Tops, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 393872, 72438 39387 2 8 |
| 1.1 | That's the Way Love Goes (LP version) | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | That's the Way Love Goes | Janet Jackson | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 91897 2 8 |
| 1.8 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | The Best of 100% Hits 93 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988) | 9548324722 |
| 1.3 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | In the Air Tonight: Virgin’s Greatest Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | |
| 1.8 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | 100% Hits: Best of 1993 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 1.3 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | In The Air Tonight: Virgin's Greatest Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 26 |
| 1.15 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet | Design of a Decade: 1986/1996 (back has “Biem/Stemra”) | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, JDJ Entertainment | 540 400 2 |
| 1.15 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | Design of a Decade: 1986/1996 | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 422-2 |
| 1.13 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Design of a Decade 1986/1996 | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | |
| 1.13 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | Design of a Decade: 1986/1996 | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, JDJ Entertainment | 31454 0399 2 |
| 1.13 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | Design of a Decade: 1986/1996 | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | CD 500399 |
| 1.13 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | Design of a Decade: 1986/1996 | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 31454 0399 2 |
| 1.15 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet | Design of a Decade: 1986/1996 (PDMC Germany) | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation | A&M Records, JDJ Entertainment | 540 400-2 | |
| 1.15 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | Design of a Decade: 1986/1996 | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 540 422-2 |
| 1.15 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | Design of a Decade: 1986/1996 | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 54 0418 2 |
| 1.15 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | Design of a Decade: 1986/1996 | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 438-2 |
| 1.13 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | Design Of A Decade∶ 1986/1996 (CD-0399 not 31454 0399 2) | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | CD-0399 |
| 1.2 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet | janet. | Janet | Album |
| Flyte Tyme Records, JDJ Entertainment, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 0777 7 87825 2 0, CDV 2720 |
| 1.2 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet | janet. (reissue, 28 tracks. "Whoops Now" on separate track 28) | Janet | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Flyte Tyme Records, JDJ Entertainment | 0777 7 87825 2 0, CDV 2720 |
| 1.2 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet | janet. (Whoops now listed as track 28, French Distribution Code F: PM 527 in barcode area) | Janet | Album |
| Flyte Tyme Records, JDJ Entertainment, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 0777 7 87825 2 0, CDV 2720 |
| 1.10 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Street Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 41 |
| 1.3 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | Smooth Luv: The Ultimate R&B Love Songs Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI-Capitol Special Markets | 7243-8-54548-2-0, E2-54548 |
| 1.10 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:24 | Janet Jackson | Now That’s What I Call Love 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | |
| 1.12 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | RTL Millennium: Die Megastars des Jahrtausends | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 545 519-2 |
| 1.11 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Absolute 90’s: The Absolute Best of the 90s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records ANS (Norway) | EVACD141 |
| 1.7 | That’s the Way Love Goes (LP version) | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | Kuschelrock Special Edition: Magic Moments in Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Berlin Records (German imprint) | BLN 501914 2 |
| 2.9 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | Black Summer Party II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | |
| 1.5 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | MTV - 20 Years of Pop Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Maverick (WMG subsidiary, founded by Madonna, Veronica "Ronnie" Dashev, and Frederick DeMann) | 9 48144-2 |
| 1.11 | That’s the Way Love Goeds | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | Music of the Millennium 2001 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | TOCP-65905 |
| 1.17 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | Eternal Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Media (EMM in logo above EMI Music Media) | 7243 535146 2 4 |
| 1.5 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Knuffelsoul - More Then 150 Minutes of R&B | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 503016 2 |
| 2.4 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Music of the Millennium II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 811 469 2 7 |
| 1.7 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Music of the Millennium II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Media (EMM in logo above EMI Music Media) | 7243 5 36530 2 6 |
| 2.4 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Music of the Millennium II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.4 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Music of the Millennium II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 7243 811 466 2 0 |
| 2.4 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Music of the Millennium 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 2.4 | Thats The Way Love Goes | 4:28 | Janet Jackson | The Best Of R&B: 42 Pure Urban Grooves | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 604 |
| 2.4 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:24 | Janet Jackson | Top 100 Pop Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.16 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet | Number Ones | Janet | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises) | B001361202 |
| 1.16 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet | Number Ones | Janet | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | B0013612-02 |
| 1.16 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | The Best | Janet | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 0602527254326 |
| 1.16 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | The Best | Janet | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 0602527254326 |
| 1.16 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | Number Ones (Target exclusive, limited edition) | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | |
| 1.7 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:28 | Janet Jackson | Icon: Number Ones | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | B0014577-02 |
| 1.7 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:28 | Janet Jackson | Icon Number Ones | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | 275 509-1 |
| 1.7 | That's The Way Love Goes | 4:28 | Janet Jackson | Icon Number Ones | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 060252745091 |
| 1.6 | That's The Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | 90s R&B | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Enterprises (not for release label use; catalog/reissue division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | |
| 1.2 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | janet. | Janet Jackson | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | |
| 1.16 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | The Best | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | |
| 1.19 | That’s the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | Old But Gold 90’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP (UMG Recordings, Inc. digital compilations) | |
| 1.19 | That’s The Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | Japanese Singles Collection – Greatest Hits | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| UICY-16086 | |
| 1.7 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Billboard Top 100 of the 90s (1993) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.2 | That's The Way Love Goes | 4:28 | Janet Jackson | Mega Hit 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.20 | That's the Way Love Goes (LP cut) | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | TM Century: GoldDisc 257 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.16 | That’s the Way Love Goes (LP version) | 4:24 | Janet Jackson | TM Century: GoldDisc 948 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| TM Century | 948 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.10 | That's The Way Love Goes | 4:27 | Janet Jackson | Backstage Classics - All Access - Circuit City Promo | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | |
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| 1.2 | That's The Way Love Goes | 4:25 | Janet Jackson | Janet. | Janet Jackson | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VJCP-36052/53 |
| 1.16 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:28 | Janet Jackson | 100% Hits: Best Hits of the Decade 1990–2000 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | That's the Way Love Goes | 4:26 | Janet Jackson | Dance Collection | Janet Jackson | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Steve Hodge |
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| producer: | Janet Jackson Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis |
| mixer: | Dave Rideau Steve Hodge |
| background vocals and lead vocals: | Janet Jackson |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1993) Virgin Records Inc. (in 2018) |
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| recording of: | That’s the Way Love Goes |
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Related works
That’s the Way Love Goes
| writer: | Charles Bobbitt James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) Janet Jackson James Harris Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner) John Starks Fred Wesley |
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| publisher: | Black Ice Publishing Dynatone Publishing Co. Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 大洋音楽 |
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| referred to in medleys: | Medley: I Don’t Wanna Fight / The Promise of a New Day / Stay / That’s the Way Love Goes / Go West (order: 4) |
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