ALBUMS [J.LO - RELEASE AND PRODUCTION DETAILS]

J. Lo is the second album by American singer Jennifer Lopez, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, where it stayed in the top twenty for six weeks, after the single "Love Don't Cost a Thing" had reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Play", performed disappointingly, and led Lopez' team to bring in Ja Rule of The Inc. Records (then known as Murder Inc. Records) to create "Murder remixes" of "I'm Real" and "Ain't It Funny". These remixes, which are essentially different songs with the same title, both reached number one in the U.S. In July 2001, the album was re-released with the very popular "I'm Real" (Murder Remix) as a bonus track (due to its explicit nature, the re-release came with a Parental Advisory sticker). For the song "Dame", Lopez joined Puerto Rican singer Chayanne on the cha-cha-cha-beat track.

Tracklist

1. "Love Don't Cost a Thing" (Damon Sharpe, Greg Lawson, Georgette Franklin, Jeremy Monroe, Amille Harris) – 3:42
2. "I'm Real" (LeShan Lewis, Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Troy Oliver) – 4:57
3. "Play" (Cory Rooney, Anders "Bag" Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Christina Milian) – 3:32
4. "Walking on Sunshine" (Jack Knight, Jennifer Lopez, Mario Winans, Michael "Lo" Jones, Sean "Puffy" Combs) – 3:46
5. "Ain't It Funny" (Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez) – 4:06
6. "Cariño" (Cory Rooney, Frank Rodriquez, Guillermo Jr. Edghill, Jennifer Lopez, Jose Sanchez, Manny Benito, Neal Creque) – 4:15
7. "Come Over" (Kip Collins, Mario Winans, Michelle Bell, Sean "Puffy" Combs) – 4:53
8. "We Gotta Talk" (Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Joe Kelly, Steve Estiverne, Tina Morrison, Troy Oliver) – 4:07
9. "That's Not Me" (Kandice Love, Mario Winans, Sean "Puffy" Combs) – 4:33
10. "Dance With Me" (Jack Knight, Mario Winans, Michael "Lo" Jones, Sean "Puffy" Combs) – 4:33
11. "Secretly" (Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Troy Oliver, Khalilah Shakir) – 4:25
12. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Lorraine Cheryl Cook, Nathaniel Clifon Chase, O'Brien Anth, Sylvia Robinson, Troy Oliver) – 3:44
13. "That's the Way" (Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Nora Payne, Rodney Jerkins) – 3:53
14. "Dame" (with Chayanne) (Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Manny Benito, Rodney Jerkins) – 4:25
15. "Si Ya Se Acabó" (Jimmy Greco, Manny Benito, Ray Contreras) – 3:37

• Dutch/Spanish edition

Released July 3, 2001

16. "Amor Se Paga Con Amor" (Amille Harris, Damon Sharpe, Georgette Franklin, Greg Lawson, Jeremy Monroe, Manny Benito) – 3:44

17. "Cariño" (Spanish) (Benito Manny, Cory Rooney, Frank Rodriquez, Guillermo Jr. Edghill, Jennifer Lopez, Jose Sanchez, Manny Benito, Neal Creque) – 4:17

18. "Que Ironia (Ain't It Funny)" (Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Manny Benito, Tommy Mottola) – 4:07

• Japanese edition

Released July 3, 2001

16. "I'm Waiting" – 3:11

• Special edition

Released July 24, 2001

16. "I'm Real" (Murder Remix featuring Ja Rule) (LeShan Lewis, Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Troy Oliver, Irv Gotti, Jeffrey Atkins, Rick James) – 4:22

• UK/Australian edition

Released October 16, 2001 (AUS) / November 5, 2001 (UK)

16. "Pleasure Is Mine" – 4:19

17. "I'm Waiting" – 3:11

18. "I'm Real" (Murder Remix featuring Ja Rule) (LeShan Lewis, Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Troy Oliver, Irv Gotti, Jeffrey Atkins, Rick James) – 4:22

Lopez's second album, J. Lo, was released on January 23, 2001 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The lead single, "Love Don't Cost a Thing", was her first number-one single in the United Kingdom and took her into the top five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. She followed it up with "Play" which gave her another top twenty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number three in the UK. Her next two singles were "I'm Real" and "Ain't It Funny" which were quickly rising up the charts. To capitalize on this, Lopez asked The Inc. Records (then known as Murder Inc.) to remix both songs, which featured rap artists Ja Rule (on both) and Caddillac Tah (on the "Ain't It Funny" remix). Both remixes reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for several weeks. She re-released J. Lo on her thirty-second birthday with the remix of "I'm Real" as a bonus track. Following the success of the album re-release, Lopez decided to devote an entire album to the remixing effort, releasing J to tha L-O!: The Remixes, on February 5, 2002. This album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first remix album in history to debut at the top on the chart. Featured artists on J to tha L-O!: The Remixes included P. Diddy, Fat Joe, and Nas, and the album also included rare dance and hip-hop remixes of past singles.

Producers

Arnthor Birgisson, Manny Benito, Kip Collins, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Ray Contreras, Jimmy Greco, Richie Jones, Troy Oliver, Cory Rooney (also executive), José R. Sanchez, Dan Shea, Rick Wake, Mario Winans