J. Lo (album)
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Upon its release, J.Lo received generally mixed reviews from music critics. According to Metacritic
, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, it received an average
score of 52 based on 11 reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic stated, "Essentially, this is the same album as On the Six
, only a little longer with a little less focus and not as many memorable songs. This lack of winning singles becomes a drag, since at over an hour, the record meanders much longer than it should. [...] meander isn't really the right word, because the album sets its tone from the start". Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly gave J.Lo a C- and commented on Lopez's vocals saying that "There's no way to know if Jennifer Lopez's voice is mechanically altered or not, but on the recorded evidence of her sophomore album, J.Lo, her singing seems to be in key". Sinclair also added, "Our gal consistently aims for the lowest common denominator, shamelessly spouting disco era banalities ... on several dance tracks, and cooing about L U V and S E X everywhere else."
Jon Pareles of Rolling Stone felt "that most of the music sounds like jigsaw puzzles: showers of tiny bits and pieces that interlock as complex, coherent songs." Pareles also stated that "Lopez tries to coo and whisper" on the ballads while comparing her vocals to that of Janet Jackson
. He disapproved of latin pop
songs like "Ain't It Funny" and "Si Ya Se Acabó" commenting, "She piles on Hispanic signifiers ... only to sound like she's repeatedly remaking Madonna
's "Isla Bonita
." Christian Ward of NME gave the album negative reviews, giving it a 3/10 rating while describing Lopez to a market between, like, Janet Jackson and Gloria Estefan
. Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani felt "that so many of the tracks on her sophomore effort, J. Lo, sound like they're straight out of 1986" and compared the album to Janet Jackson's Control
era. Jake Barnes of Yahoo! Music UK gave the album 5 out of 10 stars and said that "The number one hit 'Love Don't Cost A Thing
' kicks off this 15 track album and from then on it's kind of ... OK-Lo."
and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart, grossing a total of over 272,000 copies sold in its opening week. In addition, her 2001 film, The Wedding Planner
, opened at number one at the box office making her the first actress and singer in history to have a film and an album, at number one in the same week. The album was first certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) on February 28, 2001, denoting 500,000 units shipped within the United States. The same day, the album's certification was raised to platinum, denoting 1,000,000 units shipped. Seven months later, J.Lo was certified multi-platinum
on August 3, 2001 and then certified triple platinum on November 2, 2001. Two years later, it was again certified 4× Multi-Platinum on October 31, 2003. In the United Kingdom, it reached number two on the UK Albums Chart
, just behind Limp Bizkit
's Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water.
(^) denotes additional producer
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Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, it received an average
Weighted mean
The weighted mean is similar to an arithmetic mean , where instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others...
score of 52 based on 11 reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic stated, "Essentially, this is the same album as On the Six
On the 6
On the 6 is the debut studio album by American recording artist Jennifer Lopez, released on June 1, 1999 by Work Records. It debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 the week of June 19, 1999, with first-week sales of 112,000 copies, remaining in the top 20 for 11 weeks and on the chart...
, only a little longer with a little less focus and not as many memorable songs. This lack of winning singles becomes a drag, since at over an hour, the record meanders much longer than it should. [...] meander isn't really the right word, because the album sets its tone from the start". Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly gave J.Lo a C- and commented on Lopez's vocals saying that "There's no way to know if Jennifer Lopez's voice is mechanically altered or not, but on the recorded evidence of her sophomore album, J.Lo, her singing seems to be in key". Sinclair also added, "Our gal consistently aims for the lowest common denominator, shamelessly spouting disco era banalities ... on several dance tracks, and cooing about L U V and S E X everywhere else."
Jon Pareles of Rolling Stone felt "that most of the music sounds like jigsaw puzzles: showers of tiny bits and pieces that interlock as complex, coherent songs." Pareles also stated that "Lopez tries to coo and whisper" on the ballads while comparing her vocals to that of Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
. He disapproved of latin pop
Latin pop
Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...
songs like "Ain't It Funny" and "Si Ya Se Acabó" commenting, "She piles on Hispanic signifiers ... only to sound like she's repeatedly remaking Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
's "Isla Bonita
La Isla Bonita
"La Isla Bonita" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released as the fifth and final single from her third studio album, True Blue, on February 25, 1987, by Sire Records. Originally written as a lament, the song was first offered to Michael Jackson before Madonna accepted it...
." Christian Ward of NME gave the album negative reviews, giving it a 3/10 rating while describing Lopez to a market between, like, Janet Jackson and Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
. Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani felt "that so many of the tracks on her sophomore effort, J. Lo, sound like they're straight out of 1986" and compared the album to Janet Jackson's Control
Control (Janet Jackson album)
Control is the third studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on February 6, 1986 by A&M Records. Her collaborations with songwriters and record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis resulted in an unconventional sound: a fusion of rhythm and blues, funk, disco, rap vocals,...
era. Jake Barnes of Yahoo! Music UK gave the album 5 out of 10 stars and said that "The number one hit 'Love Don't Cost A Thing
Love Don't Cost a Thing
Love Don't Cost a Thing may refer to:*"Love Don't Cost a Thing" , a 2001 song by Jennifer Lopez*Love Don't Cost a Thing , a 2003 film starring Nick Cannon and Christina Milian...
' kicks off this 15 track album and from then on it's kind of ... OK-Lo."
Commercial performance
In the United States, J.Lo debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
chart, grossing a total of over 272,000 copies sold in its opening week. In addition, her 2001 film, The Wedding Planner
The Wedding Planner
The Wedding Planner is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Adam Shankman, written by Michael Ellis and Pamela Falk, and starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey.-Plot:...
, opened at number one at the box office making her the first actress and singer in history to have a film and an album, at number one in the same week. The album was first certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
(RIAA) on February 28, 2001, denoting 500,000 units shipped within the United States. The same day, the album's certification was raised to platinum, denoting 1,000,000 units shipped. Seven months later, J.Lo was certified multi-platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
on August 3, 2001 and then certified triple platinum on November 2, 2001. Two years later, it was again certified 4× Multi-Platinum on October 31, 2003. In the United Kingdom, it reached number two on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, just behind Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1995, the group's lineup consists of Fred Durst , Wes Borland , Sam Rivers , John Otto and DJ Lethal . The band achieved mainstream success with their second studio album Significant Other, released in 1999...
's Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water.
Track listing
(*) denotes co-producer(^) denotes additional producer
Musicians
- Jennifer Lopez – lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Karen Anderson – backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
- Michelle BellMichelle BellMichelle Bell is an American female Singer/Songwriter/Producer from Ohio. Michelle's songs has sold over 40 million albums worldwide.She has written songs for Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, Paulina Rubio, Nas, Kelis, and Jennifer Lopez...
– backing vocals - Manny Benito – backing vocals
- Jeannie Cruz – backing vocals
- William Dubal – backing vocals
- Kip Collins – instrumentationInstrumentation (music)In music, instrumentation refers to the particular combination of musical instruments employed in a composition, and to the properties of those instruments individually...
- Angel Fernandez – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Mario Gonzalez – guitar
- Ricky Gonzalez – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, backing vocals - Jimmy Greco – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Nelson Gasu Jaime – piano
- Richie Jones – drums
- Ozzie Melendez – trombone, horn
- Christina MilianChristina MilianChristine Flores , better known by her stage name Christina Milian , is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model....
– backing vocals - Troy Oliver – instrumentation
- Nora Payne - backing vocals
- Erben Perez - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Lena Pérez - backing vocals
- Paul Pesco - guitar
- Corey Rooney – backing vocals
- Shelene Thomas – backing vocals
- Rene Toledo – guitar
- Mario WinansMario WinansMario Winans is an American R&B singer, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Born Mario Brown, he is the son of gospel recording artist Vickie Winans and her first husband, Bishop Ronald Brown. He is also the stepson of his mother's second husband, gospel singer, Pastor Marvin...
– backing vocals - Yanko – backing vocals
Production
- Jennifer Lopez – executive producerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
- Arnthor BirgissonArnthor BirgissonArnthor Birgisson born on February 12, 1976, in Reykjavik, Iceland, is a Swedish songwriter and producer. His music can be described as a mixture of pop and R&B...
– producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Scott Barnes – make-up
- Manny Benito – engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, producer - Jorge Calandrelli – string arrangements
- Kip Collins – producer
- Sean "Puffy" CombsSean CombsSean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
– producer, mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may... - Ray Contreras – producer, arranger
- Angel Fernandez – arranger
- Paul Foley – engineer
- Jimmy Greco – producer, arranger, drum programmingDrum machineA drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
- Dan Hetzel – engineer, mixing
- Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing
- Richie Jones – producer, arranger, mixing, programmingProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
- Jack KnightJack KnightJack Knight is the name of:*Jack Knight, US Airmail Pilot, airline builder*Jack Knight , American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball*Jack L...
– arranger - Matt Kormondy – production assistant
- Greg Lawson – arranger, programming
- Glen Marchese – engineer
- Rob Martinez – production assistant
- Tony Maserati – mixing
- William Nelson – production assistant
- Joel Numa – engineer, string engineer
- Troy Oliver – producer, programming, drum programming, keyboard programming
- Michael Patterson – engineer, mixing
- Julian Peploe – art direction, designDesignDesign as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
- Cory Rooney – producer, executive producer, arranger, drum programming, keyboard programming
- José R. Sanchez – producer, programming, drum programming, keyboard programming
- Dave "Young Dave" Scheur – engineer
- Dan Shea – producer, programming
- Cesar Sogbe – mixing
- Manelich Sotolong – assistant engineer
- David Swope – engineer, assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Michael Hart Thompson – photographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
- J.C. Ulloa – engineer
- Rick Wake – producer, arranger
- Mario Winans – producer, instrumentation
- Joe Zee – stylistFashion designFashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....
Awards and nominations
Nominations- MTV Video Music AwardsMTV Video Music AwardsAn MTV Video Music Award , is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music videos...
- Best Female Video: "Love Don't Cost a ThingLove Don't Cost a Thing (song)"Love Don't Cost a Thing" is the lead single from Jennifer Lopez's second studio album, J.Lo . It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, besides being her first number one in the United Kingdom. Its Spanish-language version, "Amor Se Paga con Amor" , included on the Latin American edition...
" - Best Dance Video: "Love Don't Cost a Thing"
Wins
- MTV Europe Music AwardsMTV Europe Music AwardsThe MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider...
- Best Female Artist
- MTV Video Music Awards
- Best Hip-Hop Video: "I'm Real (Murder Remix)"
Chart positions
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
2 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 3 |
| Belgian Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... Albums (Flanders) |
3 |
| Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia) | 4 |
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
1 |
| Danish Albums Chart | 15 |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
4 |
| European Top 100 Albums European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100... |
1 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 6 |
| French SNEP Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... Albums Chart |
6 |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
1 |
| Greek International Albums Chart | 1 |
| Hungarian Mahasz Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... Albums Chart |
15 |
| Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
18 |
| Italian FIMI Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... Albums Chart |
8 |
| Japanese Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Albums Chart |
14 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... Albums Chart |
3 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
15 |
| Polish Albums Chart Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... |
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| Swedish Albums Chart | 7 |
| Swiss Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
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| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums | 2 |
Certifications
Chart procession and succession
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Release history
| Country | Date | Version |
|---|---|---|
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
January 23, 2001 | Original |
| July 24, 2001 | Re-release | |
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
January 24, 2001 | Original |
| July 30, 2001 | Re-release | |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
July 22, 2001 | Original |