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  • Artist: Jennifer Lopez
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: November 19, 2002
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Don't pay attention to the title, which is absolutely nonsensical and bewildering -- it suggests that This Is Me...Then is a compilation, which it isn't, and it also suggests that this has some sort of theme, which it doesn't -- and concentrate on the music, which is the strongest, sultriest, best music Jennifer Lopez (who has abandoned the moniker J-Lo) has recorded for any of her three albums. This, of course, doesn't mean that it's a radical musical departure, though there are differences here -- the glitzy dance-pop has been phased out, there's a stronger urban soul vibe, particularly on the lush surfaces and sexy grooves -- but it does mean that the album has a solid set of songs and a sharp production pitched directly at the mainstream of 2002, yet with nice allusions to classic soul and early-'80s pop-funk and soft rock. Since Lopez is a celebrity and a regular feature on gossip pages in the early days of the 21st century, and since she's unabashedly mainstream -- her only attempts at street-cred are on the laughable lyrics to "Jenny From the Block," where she insists that success hasn't spoiled her yet and she's the same ol' Jen she's always been (if so, why the paparazzi on the back cover?) -- it's easy for some listeners to dismiss her, but it's harder to make to make a pop album as easily enjoyable as this. Sure, there are some flaws -- as mentioned above, "Jenny From the Block" is silly and no matter how much you love Ben Affleck, "Dear Ben" is unbearably mawkish -- but all mainstream pop albums stumble through filler. What counts is the overall feel and the highlights. Here, the feel is sexy, stylish, and fun, and there are numerous highlights, all feeling effortless. And if you think that's easy to do, take a listen to a few other pop-R&B albums from late 2002 (Stripped and Charmbracelet come to mind) and hear how good this record is. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Still (Lyrics) Leroy Bell, Casey James, Loren Hill, Kevin Veney, Jennifer Lopez, Rich Shelton Jennifer Lopez (3:40)
Loving You (Lyrics) Michael Garvin, James Mtume, Corey Rooney, Ted Shapiro, Troy Oliver Jennifer Lopez (3:45)
I'm Glad (Lyrics) Corey Rooney, Troy Oliver, Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez (3:42)
The One Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Corey Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Davy Deluge Jennifer Lopez (3:36)
Dear Ben (Lyrics) Corey Rooney, Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez (3:14)
All I Have DJ Ron G., William Jeffrey, Jennifer Lopez, Curtis Richardson, Makeba Riddick LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez (4:14)
Jenny from the Block (Lyrics) Samuel Barnes, L. Parker, Jean Claude "Poke" Olivier, Troy Oliver, Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez, Jadakiss, Styles P (3:08)
Again Corey Rooney, Troy Oliver, Jennifer Lopez, Reggie Hamlet Jennifer Lopez (5:47)
You Belong to Me (Lyrics) Michael McDonald, Carly Simon Jennifer Lopez (3:30)
I've Been Thinkin' (Lyrics) Dan Shea, Corey Rooney, Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez (4:41)
Baby I Love U! (Lyrics) John Barry, Dan Shea, Corey Rooney, Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez (4:43)
The One [Version 2][#][*] Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Corey Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Davy Deluge Jennifer Lopez (3:31)

Credits

Omar Hakim (Drums), Rene Toledo (Guitar (Acoustic)), Rene Toledo (Guitar), Billy Lawrence (Vocals (Background)), Chris Apostle (Project Coordinator), Jeff Chestek (Engineer), DJ Ron G. (Producer), Larry Gold (Conductor), Larry Gold (String Arrangements), Kenny Hicks (Vocal Consultant), Jean-Marie Horvat (Mixing), Jon Kaplan (Engineer), Bill Malina (Engineer), Herb Powers (Mastering), Dan Shea (Programming), Dan Shea (Producer), Bruce Swedien (Engineer), Bruce Swedien (Mixing), Verdine White (Bass), Loren Hill (Producer), Kevin Veney (Producer), Rob Williams (Engineer), Poke (Producer), Corey Rooney (Vocals (Background)), Corey Rooney (Producer), Corey Rooney (Executive Producer), Steve Robillard (Assistant Engineer), Lawrence Fordyce (Producer), Lawrence Fordyce (Remixing), Kenny Komisar (Production Coordination), Kenny Komisar (A&R), Kamil Rustam (Guitar (Electric)), Shelene Thomas (Vocals (Background)), Troy Oliver (Producer), Troy Oliver (Drum Programming), Troy Oliver (Keyboard Programming), Jennifer Lopez (Executive Producer), Tavia Ivey (Vocals (Background)), Patrick Woodward (Assistant Engineer), B Money (Scratching), Jason Dale (Assistant Engineer), José Miguel Sánchez (Engineer), Jon Belec (Assistant Engineer), Meirav Galar (Production Assistant), Greg Price (Assistant Engineer), Rich Shelton (Producer), Dan Bucchi (Assistant Engineer), Davy Deluge (Programming), Davy Deluge (Producer), Peter Wade Keusch (Engineer), Peter Wade Keusch (Mixing), Natasha Ramos (Vocals (Background)), Makeba Riddick (Vocals (Background)), Caliph Gamble (Assistant Engineer), Reggie Hamlet (Guitar (Acoustic)), Reggie Hamlet (Guitar (Bass)), Reggie Hamlet (Producer)
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This Is Me... Then
Studio album by Jennifer Lopez
Released November 19, 2002 (U.S.)
November 25, 2002 (Europe)
Recorded March - October 17, 2002
The Hit Factory
Sony Music Studios
(New York City, New York)
The Hit Factory Criteria
(Miami, Florida)
The Record Plant
(Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
The Studio
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre R&B, hip hop, soul, pop
Label Epic
Producer Cory Rooney (also executive), Troy Oliver, Dan Shea, Poke & Tone, Davy Deluge, Ron G, Dave McPherson, Rich Shelton, Kevin Veney, Loren Hill, Reggie Hamlet, Bernard "Focus..." Edwards, Jr.
Professional reviews
Jennifer Lopez chronology
J to tha L-O!: The Remixes
(2002)		 This Is Me... Then
(2002)		 Rebirth
(2005)
Alternate cover
UK bonus-disc edition cover
Singles from This Is Me... Then
  1. "Jenny from the Block"
  2. "All I Have"
  3. "I'm Glad"
  4. "Baby I Love U!"

This Is Me... Then is the third full-length English studio album (fourth overall) by American singer Jennifer Lopez, released in November 2002 by Epic Records. The album debuted at number six on the U.S. Billboard 200 selling 314,000 copies during its first week,[1] remaining in the top twenty for twelve weeks and on the chart for thirty-seven weeks. It has sold 2.5 million copies in the United States[2] and over six million copies worldwide.[3]

The album spawned four singles: the old school hip hop-influenced "Jenny from the Block" (featuring Styles P and Jadakiss), the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper "All I Have" (featuring LL Cool J), and the soul-tinged tracks "I'm Glad" and "Baby I Love U!". Lopez's cover version of Carly Simon's 1978 song "You Belong to Me" was released in Brazil, where it appeared on the soundtrack to the telenovela Mulheres Apaixonadas, whereas "The One" was released to radio stations in Europe—charting at number forty-one on the Romanian Top 100 in mid-May 2003[4]—and Brazil.

Contents

Track listing

  • Jennifer Lopez co-wrote most of the songs on the album; exeptions are marked with (*); additional writers are listed below.
# Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Still"   Casey James, Leroy Bell, Loren Hill, Rich Shelton, Kevin Veney, Leonard Huggins Cory Rooney, Loren Hill, Rich Shelton, Kevin Veney 3:40
2. "Loving You"   Rooney, Michael Garvin, Troy Oliver, James Mtume, Tom C. Shapiro Cory Rooney, Troy Oliver 3:45*
3. "I'm Glad"   Rooney, Oliver, Andre Deyo, J.B. Weaver, Jr. Cory Rooney, Troy Oliver 3:42
4. "The One"   Linda Creed, Rooney, Thom Bell, Davy Deluge Cory Rooney, Dan Shea, Davy Deluge 3:36
5. "Dear Ben"   Rooney, Bernard Edwards Jr. Cory Rooney, Focus... 3:14
6. "All I Have" (featuring LL Cool J) Curtis Richardson, Ron G, Lisa Peters, William Jeffrey, Makeba Riddick Cory Rooney, Ron G, Dave McPherson 4:14
7. "Jenny from the Block" (featuring Styles and Jadakiss) Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Oliver, Deyo, Scott Sterling, M. Oliver, Fernando Arbex, Lawrence Parker Poke & Tone, Cory Rooney, Troy Oliver 3:08
8. "Again"   Rooney, Oliver, Reggie Hamlet Cory Rooney, Troy Oliver, Reggie Hamlet 5:47
9. "You Belong to Me"   Carly Simon, Michael McDonald Cory Rooney, Dan Shea 3:30*
10. "I've Been Thinkin'"   Rooney, Shea Cory Rooney, Dan Shea 4:41
11. "Baby I ♥ U!"   John Barry, Rooney, Shea Cory Rooney, Dan Shea 4:43
12. "The One (Version 2)"       3:31

European and Mexican edition

  1. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix featuring Nas) (Lopez, Oliver, Rooney, Barnes, Olivier, Cheryl Lorraine Cook, Ronald LaPread) – 2:52

Brazilian edition

  1. "Jenny from the Block" (Album Version Without Rap) – 2:49

UK bonus-disc edition

Released on March 22, 2004

  1. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix featuring Nas) – 2:52

Bonus disc

  1. "Jenny from the Block" (Seismic Crew's Latin Disco Trip) – 6:41
  2. "All I Have" (Ignorants Mix featuring LL Cool J) – 4:03
  3. "I'm Glad" (Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Remix) – 5:47
  4. "The One" (Bastone & Burnz Club Mix) – 7:40
  5. "Baby I Love U!" (R. Kelly Remix) – 4:11

Samples credits

Charts

Chart (2002)[5][6][7] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 14
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders) 6
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia) 6
Canadian Albums Chart 5
Dutch Albums Chart 4
European Top 100 Albums[8] 3
French SNEP Albums Chart 4
German Albums Chart[9] 4
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[10] 9
Norwegian Albums Chart 13
Swiss Albums Chart 3
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart 7
Danish Albums Chart 13
Finnish Albums Chart 10
Hungarian Mahasz Albums Chart[11] 9
Irish Albums Chart 15
Italian FIMI Albums Chart 11
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 19
Polish Albums Chart[12] 19
Portuguese Albums Chart 22
Swedish Albums Chart 7
UK Albums Chart 13
U.S. Billboard 200 2
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 5
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 2

Certifications

Territory Certifier Certification Sales
Australia ARIA Platinum[13] 70,000
Austria IFPI Gold[14] 10,000
Belgium Gold[15] 15,000
Canada CRIA 2× platinum[16] 200,000
Europe IFPI Platinum[17] 1,000,000
Finland Gold[18] 19,998
France SNEP 2× gold[19] 320,000[20]
Germany IFPI Gold[21] 100,000
Hungary Mahasz Gold[22] 3,000
Netherlands NVPI Gold[23] 30,000
New Zealand RIANZ Gold[24] 7,500
Portugal AFP Gold[25] 10,000
Sweden IFPI Gold[26] 20,000
Switzerland Platinum[27] 40,000
United Kingdom BPI Platinum[28] 300,000
United States RIAA 2× platinum[29] 2,500,000[2]

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On the 6 (1999)  · J.Lo (2001)  · This Is Me... Then (2002)  · Rebirth (2005)  · Brave (2007)  · Love? (2010)
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