J. Lo (album)

Infobox Album
Name = J. Lo
Type = studio
Artist = Jennifer Lopez


Released = January 23 2001 (U.S.)
June 16 2001 (Europe)
January 22, 2001 (U.K.)
Recorded = 2000
Genre = Pop, R&B, dance-pop, Latin pop, electronica
Length =
Language = English, Spanish
Label = Epic
Producer = 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
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nl5e8qppbtm4 link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jenniferLopez/albums/album/231967/rid/6209877/ link]
Last album = "On the 6"
(1999)
This album = "J. Lo"
(2001)
Next album = ""
(2002)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = Special, British, and Australian edition cover Singles
Name = J. Lo
Type = studio
Single 1 = Love Don't Cost a Thing
Single 2 = Play
Single 3 = Ain't It Funny
Single 4 = I'm Real

"J. Lo" is the second studio album by American singer Jennifer Lopez, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music).

Chart Performance

The album debuted at number one on the U.S. "Billboard" 200, where it stayed on 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's 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 "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one single "I'm Real" (Murder Remix) as a bonus track (due to the usage of slurs such as "nigga", "bitch", and "fuck", the re-release came with a Parental Advisory sticker). The album was first released without a Parental Advisory sticker, despite featuring strong language and sexual content ("I'm Real", "Play", "Come Over"), similarly to Janet Jackson's "All for You".

For the song "Dame", Lopez joined Puerto Rican singer Chayanne on the cha-cha-cha-beat track.

Track listing

#"Love Don't Cost a Thing" (Damon Sharpe, Greg Lawson, Georgette Franklin, Jeremy Monroe, Amille Harris) – 3:42
#"I'm Real" (Jennifer Lopez, Troy Oliver, Cory Rooney, LeShan Lewis, Martin Denny) – 4:57
#"Play" (Anders Bagge, Arthur Birgisson, Christina Milian, Cory Rooney) – 3:32
#"Walking on Sunshine" (Jennifer Lopez, Mario Winans, Sean Combs, Michael "Lo" Jones, Jack Knight, Karen Anderson, Adonis Shropshire, Michelle Jamison) – 3:46
#"Ain't It Funny" (Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez) – 4:06
#"Cariño" (Jennifer Lopez, Cory Rooney, Manny Benito, Neal Creque, Frank Rodriguez, Guillermo Edghill Jr., Jose Sanchez, Mongo Santamaria) – 4:15
#"Come Over" (Sean Combs, Michelle Bell, Kip Collins, Mario Winans) – 4:53
#"We Gotta Talk" (Jennifer Lopez, Tina Morrison, Cory Rooney, Joe Kelley, Steve Estiverne, Troy Oliver) – 4:07
#"That's Not Me" (Sean Combs, Mario Winans, Kandice Love) – 4:33
#"Dance with Me" (Sean Combs, Mario Winans, Jack Knight, Michael "Lo" Jones, Michelle Jamison) – 4:33
#"Secretly" (Jennifer Lopez, Cory Rooney, Troy Oliver, Khalilah Shakir) – 4:25
#"I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Jennifer Lopez, Cory Rooney, Troy Oliver, Lorraine Cheryl Cook and Ronald LaPread) – 3:44
#"That's the Way" (Rodney Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels, Nora Payne, Fred Jerkins III) – 3:53
#"Dame (Touch Me)" (with Chayanne) (Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Manny Benito, Rodney Jerkins) – 4:25
#"Si Ya Se Acabó" (Manny Benito, Jimmy Greco, Ray Contreras) – 3:37

Latin American edition

Released July 3, 2001
#

"Amor Se Paga Con Amor" (Amille Harris, Damon Sharpe, Georgette Franklin, Greg Lawson, Jeremy Monroe, Manny Benito) – 3:44
#"Cariño" (Spanish) (Benito Manny, Cory Rooney, Frank Rodriquez, Guillermo Jr. Edghill, Jennifer Lopez, Jose Sanchez, Manny Benito, Neal Creque) – 4:17
#"Que Ironia (Ain't It Funny)" (Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Manny Benito, Tommy Mottola) – 4:07

Japanese edition

Released July 3, 2001
#

"I'm Waiting" – 3:11

pecial edition

Released July 24, 2001
#

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

British/Australian/Portuguese edition

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

"Pleasure Is Mine" – 4:19
#"I'm Waiting" – 3:11
#"I'm Real" (Murder Remix featuring Ja Rule) (LeShan Lewis, Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Troy Oliver, Irv Gotti, Jeffrey Atkins, Rick James) – 4:22

Charts

ales and certifications

References

succession box
before = "Black & Blue" by Backstreet Boys
title = U.S. "Billboard" 200 number-one album
years = February 10 - February 16 2001
after = "Hot Shot" by Shaggy