singer and songwriter Tony Joe White from Louisiana, who worked with Tina Turner on the four songs he had written for her on the 1989 "Foreign Affair" album. Davies negotiated a record contract with Polydor for White and co-produced three albums; 1991's Closer to the Truth, 1993 The Path of a Decent Groove, and 1995 Lake Placid Blues. White is also credited on Joe Cocker's 1996 album Organic for the songs Heart Full of Rain, and High Lonesome Blue. Janet Jackson (1989 - 2002) Davies was approached by US lawyer, Don Passman, to manage Janet Jackson, who at the time was a successful MTV artist being managed by her father. As Tina Turner had moved to Europe and was wanting to slow down, Davies agreed to manage Janet Jackson, confident he could take her to a new level. The first project they worked on was Jackson's fourth album, 1989's Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation 1814" album and tour. The record on A&M Records was ambitious, with a social slant, very different from what Janet had done before. It reached #1 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified six times platinum, eventually selling 14 million copies worldwide. It was certified the #1 selling album of the year in 1990, winning multiple music awards and the corresponding video won a Grammy. Billboard confirmed the album "launched an unprecedented seven singles to the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989-91. Four of those titles - "Miss You Much," "Escapade," "Black Cat" and "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" - hit No. 1, while the title track and "Come Back to Me" reached the runner-up rank". The subsequent "Rhythm Nation" tour, the artist's first ever tour, became the most successful debut tour by any recording artist. It played to over 2 million people, grossing $28 million in the US. In 1991, following the success of Rhythm Nation 1814, Davies negotiated a highly publicized multimillion-dollar contract with Virgin Records, citing Janet as the highest paid female recording artist in contemporary music. The following year Janet recorded her next album "Janet" released in 1993, it debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and the album's #1 hit single "That’s the Way Love Goes" won a Grammy award for Best R & B song. The album was certified six times platinum, with worldwide sales of 20 million copies. The album entitled "Janet" was released in