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Track Listings
| 1. Love don't cost a thing |
| 2. I'm real |
| 3. Play |
| 4. Walking on sunshine |
| 5. Ain't it funny |
| 6. Carino (English version) |
| 7. Come over |
| 8. We gotta talk |
| 9. That's not me |
| 10. Dance with me |
| 11. Secretly |
| 12. I'm gonna be alright |
| 13. That's the way |
| 14. Dame (touch me) |
| 15. Si ya se acabo |
Product Description
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Like Will Smith, Jennifer Lopez has entered the singing, dancing, acting, can-do-anything zone of the bona fide superstar and has developed an ego to match her talents. J.Lo, the follow-up to her multi-platinum 1999 debut On The 6, makes little attempt to tinker with the latino soul formula she patented back then, employing an army of co-producers and writers (including partner Puffy) to assemble a slick, 15-track affair. If anything, her sound is safe, retro even, with some tracks looking back to the 1980s, particularly the Michael Jackson-influenced "I'm Real" and the funky, impressive "Play". Her Puerto Rican background comes to the fore on a handful of Spanish numbers, notably "Cariño", which samples Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaria's "Sofrito" to impressive effect. It goes badly wrong on the "La Isla Bonita" sound-a-like, "Ain't It Funny", which merely serves to reinforce the impression that Lopez is happy to settle for being the latino Madonna. --Mike Pattenden
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
What can I say about this album except.....FANTASTIC!!! This album hasn't been out of my CD player since i purchased it. This album includes the Ja Rule remix of "I'm Real", which is just as good as j.lo's self written original. This album isn't just for latin music lovers, it has excellant R'N'B tracks, like "Dance with me", slow ballads like "Secretly" and even 4 the Latin lovers theres spanish tracks like "Dame". J.Lo's 2nd album is just as good as the 1st and most of the songs on her 2nd installment are in fact written by herself, she co-produced the album...and did a damn good job too!!!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Jennifer Lopez's J. Lo is a rich mixture of Pop, RnB and Dance but unlike On The 6 It isn't heavily laced with latin influences or Ballads. So here's a track by track rundown of this album. Love Don't Cost A Thing- Sassy RnB stompin track. I'm Real- Oriental feel, has an eighties edge a track definetly made for the summer, you can imagine cruisind in your drop top convertible and I'm definetly sure that P. Diddy is MC-ing on the chorus. Play-Electronic, sassy RnB dance track complete with a curse word. Walking On Sushine- P. Diddy produced House/trance track better than most trance tracks out there. Ain't It funny-Reminiscent of Enrique Iglesias Bailamos. Carino- J. Lo sings in a sultry Mary J Blige-y way over a backing track more at home on a Santana Lp. Come Over-Sexy Sultry song. One for those nights when your'e alone with your partner. We Gotta Talk- Song with loads of attitude J.Lo sings real good on this one. That's Not Me- Operatic Drama. But I don't think J.Lo actually cooks cleans and washes her boyfriends clothes. Dance With Me- Latin influenced precussive track. P. Diddy produced, reminiscent of Busta Rhymes Put Your Hands Where My Eyes can see. Secretly- Sweet Ballad without any kind of bassline. Sounds familiar to Janet Jackson's Again. I'm Gonna Be alright. Sassy Pop RnB confident song. That's The Way- Darkchild produced pop/RnB track. Dame (Touch Me) - Blazing, latin track. Si Ya Se Acabo- No Idea what she's singing but still sounds Good. Album is more poptastic than the last but this is still good.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I've never been a huge Jennifer fan but I fell in love with both 'Love Dont cost a thing' and 'Play' when I first heard them and decided to give the album a go. To be honest it's a mixture- some RnB, some latino and a few in-between, album fillers that dont do much. The album would be better if certain tracks were a bit more uptempo, since this is what J. Lo does best. Having said that, track 11- 'Secretly' is a soft, gentle and totally listenable chillout tune, it sounds far better when you have someone there (preferably of the opposite sex) to chill with. I also have to disagree with some of the critics who slated track 5- 'Ain't it funny', which I personally love. It's got such a great (if predictable) melody that makes you want to sing along. 'Walking on Sunshine' is probably the most diverse, with a more electronic sound that took me by surpirse since I didn't expect something like it on an album like this- its a new sound that J.Lo can do nicely. 'Play' is one of my favourites since it has buckets of attitude and just makes me want to dance all the time. Although some tracks are a bit samey, the good tracks are very good and I haven't worn them out yet, and I'm not sure that I ever will. If you love RnB and Latino you will probably really enjoy this since both are used to good effect.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Ruined
Never mind the mention of 'explicit lyrics' in the title for this CD, the track 'Play' has had words removed to satisfy whatever overbearing record execs care about this stuff. Read more
Published on 24 July 2008 by Andrew Hughes
4.0 out of 5 stars
very good.
it's a brill album, i've had it ages. some songs arent the best which is why i have given 4 stars. but i love 'play' 'love dont cost a thing' 'aint it funny' etc. Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2006 by S. Firth
5.0 out of 5 stars
J lo by Jennifer Lopez
In my opinion "J lo" by Jennifer Lopez is her best album so far.
It isn't to everyones taste obviously, but I must admit that I did actually enjoy most of the tracks. Read more
It isn't to everyones taste obviously, but I must admit that I did actually enjoy most of the tracks. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2006 by Claire
5.0 out of 5 stars
j to the l o - hello lol
songs are very colorful and vivacious..good cd to buy to figure out whatsgoin on in jlos life..love dont cost a thing meanin she married chris juddto prove she can love someone who... Read more
Published on 20 April 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
my overall view
When i first bought this album i didnt really listen that much...but jus recently i have listened more and actually think each and every song is great... Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2004
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not exactly a masterpiece
It doesn't really come as a suprise that J.Lo's second album is pretty bad. Actually considering she can't actually sing this isn't too bad an effort. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2002 by JR Anderson
1.0 out of 5 stars
Tacky R'n'B
I bought this album after I heard "Love don't cost a thing" which was really cool and apart from that and "Ain't it funny" this album is a tragedy! Read more
Published on 9 April 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as her first
Her second album is very good. It has some catchy tunes full of attitude, some emotional ballads, some good dance tunes... Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars
a mixture of pop,dance,r&b and latino grooves
I was quite pleasantly surprised after hearing 'j-lo' for the first time, the album is fairly diverse. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars
keep doin it j-lo!!
Nearly every track on this album, is of high talent, she has not only proven that she can act, but she also has an EXCELLENT voice, not your average one hit wonder movie star. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2002
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