▁a ▁step ▁away ▁from ▁its ▁über - person al , ▁mel od rama - d rench ed ▁prede cess or ." ▁Through out ▁the ▁campaign , ▁R ih anna ▁also ▁ev oked ▁Jackson ' s ▁Vel vet ▁Ro pe ▁era ▁imag ery . ▁Ne - Y o ' s ▁" S ay ▁It " ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁res emble ▁the ▁album ' s ▁sens ual ▁ball ads . ▁Record ▁producer ▁Rock w ilder ▁revealed ▁Jackson ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁first ▁pop ▁collaboration ▁and ▁an ▁essential ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁leading ▁him ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Christ ina ▁Agu il era ▁for ▁the ▁singles ▁" L ady ▁Mar mal ade " ▁and ▁" Dir r ty ." ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁li ken ed ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁A ali y ah ' s ▁self - t itled ▁third ▁album ▁to ▁the ▁record . ▁Sal ▁Cin qu em ani ▁of ▁Sl ant ▁observed ▁several ▁songs ▁on ▁U sh er ' s ▁ 8 7 0 1 ▁to ▁recall ▁" b ona ▁f ide ▁Jan et ▁Jackson ▁tracks " ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁album . ▁Christ ina ▁Mil ian ' s ▁debut ▁album ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁album . ▁The ▁sens ual ▁content ▁and ▁inter l udes ▁of ▁Miss y ▁Elli ott ' s ▁This ▁Is ▁Not ▁a ▁Test ! ▁also ▁drew ▁compar isons ▁to ▁the ▁album ' s ▁expl oration ▁of ▁similar ▁them es . ▁Following ▁All ▁for ▁You ▁being ▁re iss ued ▁with ▁a ▁Par ental ▁Ad vis ory ▁warning ▁and ▁clean ▁edition