Jennifer Lopez & Shakira Top Tunes Karaoke CGD Artist Vol 32 TT-201

Product Description
This is the first artist disc from JLo's latest album with 3 vocal cuts to help you learn the songs! Featuring billboard hits from these HOT Divas! Including JLo's 'Ain't It Funny', 'All I Have' and 'Jenny From The Block' and Shakira's 'Objection (Tango)' and 'Underneath Your Clothes'!

Jennifer Lopez & Shakira Top Tunes Karaoke CGD Artist Vol 32 TT-201,Jennifer Lopez & Shakira

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Average customer rating: Nice CD Terribly Disappointed Mi opinion, escucha este CD antes de comprarlo! 1 hit song best ever from jennifer lopez

Como Ama una Mujer Jennifer Lopez Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Sony | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics | Desktops | Monitors | Networking | Notebooks Similar Items: B'day Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes Exitos Dignity Mi Tiempo Introducing Joss Stone ASIN: B000N3SS80 Release Date: 2007-03-27

Tracks:

1. Qué Hiciste
2. Me Haces Falta
3. Como Ama Una Mujer
4. Te Voy A Querer
5. Por Que Te Marchas
6. Por Arriesgarnos
7. Tu
8. Amarte Es Todo
9. Apresurate
10. Sola
11. Adios

Amazon.com

Through the course of Como Ama Una Mujer, the first full-blown collection of Spanish-language tunes from multicultural diva Jennifer Lopez, we keep waiting for it to happen. A sweltering, hands-in-the-air dance anthem--the kind that made Lopez a superstar. Alas, the club beats never materialize: not even a soul-diva shimmy. The closest Lopez comes to is midtempo first single "Que Hiciste." (Seek out the pulsing, reggaeton-flavored remix for maximum dance floor fabulousness.) What we get here is a surprisingly solid collection of elegant ballads and rock-flavored tunes that showcase new vocal strengths and surprising lyrical maturity. Producers Marc Anthony, Estefano and Julio Reyes give Lopez the gloss without overpowing her, a key element to the disc's success. La Lopez recycles one track from 2005's Rebirth, "(Can't Believe) This Is Me," which pops up here as the superior "Porque te Marchas." The disc's second half is a sweeping, often gorgeous, stream of romantic consciousness, starting with the lovely "Tu" and gliding through the gently chugging "Sola." And the beautiful closing track "Adios" is a standout, pairing Lopez's lilting vocals with a gentle string arrangement and a rousing chorus of voices. A sterling achievement from a diva whose talent is just beginning to blossom. --Joey Guerra

Customer Reviews:

Nice CD.......2007-07-31

This was my first Jennifer Lopez CD purchase. Most of the songs on the album are ballads, and I prefer more upbeat music, but I still enjoy this CD. I'd definitely purchase another music CD by Jennifer Lopez.

Terribly Disappointed.......2007-06-27

Though her voice is good; she should stick to Pop music. Too many ballads and the soul searching lyrics. Lyrics not appropriate for her. She sings about sadness and disappointment when we all know her life is so different. The songs did not match her or what she represents to Latinos and women. Jennifer should continue to do Pop music and upbeat tempos and forget about the torch songs of pain and abandonment. Not a good match. What were her producers thinking. Hello!!!! Wasted my money. I never listen to it again.

Mi opinion, escucha este CD antes de comprarlo!.......2007-06-21

Empiezo en comentar que cuando salio este CD a la venta pense que con el apoyo de Marc Anthony este proyecto iba a ser un exito. Desgraciadamente me equivoque. Bueno, la colaboracion de Marc Anthony es evidente en las canciones seleccionadas para este CD. Desafortunadamente la voz de JLO no tiene ese sentimiento para cantar estas canciones de amor. Yo no se si se precipitaron al terminar este CD porque yo tengo el DVD del primer concierto de JLO que fue grabado en la Isla del encanto y la interpretacion de varias baladas por la sexy JLO fue encantadora y ahi si escuche sentimiento cuando cantaba. Tal vez la Diva se sintio sentimental estando en Puerto Rico. En este CD no hay una cancion que me haya hecho sentir WOW. Pudo haber sido porque el Espanol no es la lengua principal de la JLO. Asi que te recomiendo que escuches este CD antes de comprarlo para que no te quejes despues de haber pagado precio completo.

1 hit song.......2007-06-15

there is only 1 hit, the others are tolerable. spanish is good, but her voice is a little shakey on ballads

best ever from jennifer lopez.......2007-06-05

I can hardly wait for the next all spanish cd from jennifer lopez - she could be the female luis miguel! it is just beautiful - especially "tu" and "por arriesgarnos". what took her so long to do this?

Average customer rating: JLO just like another paula abdul J-lo's best album, before J-lo. This *was* her then! Oh, if only there were a Golden Throats Vol. 5! Her Debut Wasn't Bad At All

On the 6 Jennifer Lopez Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: J.Lo (Explicit) This Is Me...Then Rebirth J to tha L-O! The Remixes Como Ama una Mujer ASIN: B00000J7RZ Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

1. If You Had My Love
2. Should've Never
3. Too Late
4. Feelin' So Good
5. Let's Get Loud
6. Could This Be Love
7. No Me Ames (Tropical Remix)
8. Waiting For Tonight
9. Open Off My Love
10. Promise Me You'll Try
11. It's Not That Serious
12. Talk About Us
13. No Me Ames
14. Una Noche Mas

Amazon.com

Actress Jennifer Lopez's debut album fails in its attempt to provide a worthy musical backdrop to her much-discussed diva-esque image. Over the course of 13 songs, On the 6 displays barely a glimmer of the verve, poise, and sensuality of her screen performances in the likes of Out of Sight. With little vocal talent to rely on, Lopez generally seems content to ape Madonna's middle register like any happy radio listener. Similarly, several of the tracks here seem too rooted in the Latin-lite clichés of "La Isla Bonita." With practice--more Lopez CDs will surely follow in the wake of 6's success--the star might develop into a singer worth reckoning with, but for now she stands as a wonderful actress and a musical artist with an unengaging album to her name. --Rickey Wright

Album Description

Spanish version. Sony.

Album Details

Includes 'if You Had My Love' and 'feelin' So Good', plus Two Bonus Tracks Exclusive to this CD.

Customer Reviews:

JLO.......2007-05-16

I'm latin and I love all of JLO songs and her husbands. Was in great condition. thank you

just like another paula abdul.......2007-01-08

her career is so similar to paula abdul it's not even funny! Both started out dancing. Paula worked with janet jackson in the mid 80's and appeared in her videos, J LO worked with janet in the mid 90's and appeared in a video of hers. Paula Abdul tried her hand at music in the late 80's as a dance-diva and J LO did the same thing in the late 90's. Both of their debut albums Forever Your Girl and On the 6 sold well, and better than their follow up albums. Early 1991, Paula Abdul released Spellbound and early 2001 J LO released J LO. Both of them had strong first singles and their albums fell off the charts pretty fast although both managed to reach 3 million(instead of 8 million and 5 million like their debuts) and have a lot of hits from their albums. Let's not forget to mention that paula briefly did acting as well and J LO is also an actress. This Is Me Again didn't make a dent in the charts and Rebirth was the final nail in the coffin in 2005, just like paula's Head Over Heels. The first single from their final albums both had good videos(My Love Is For Real & Get Right) but by then it was too late and the public already had enough of them. I expect to see J LO release a compilation album by 2010 and appearing as a host or something 10 years from now.

J-lo's best album, before J-lo. This *was* her then!.......2006-08-07

I am one of J-lo's biggest fans, but the albums after this are one disappointment after the next. Luckily she's redeemed herself more in talent with the most recent album release, but this very first one had the true latino influence before she started 'forgetting' which minority she was representing in order to get more bucks. This CD expresses true singing talent, amazing tearful ballads (Marc Anthony, for crying out loud!!) and that wonderful feeling of sitting on an island beach. Even the photos of J-lo were sexy inside. This is truly art.

Oh, if only there were a Golden Throats Vol. 5!.......2006-06-21

Unhealthy both as role model and performer, our limitedly talented Ms. Lopez, not content with her skilled acting chops in 1999, jumped on the Latin explosion bandwagon with the help of her label cronies and her indisputable celebrity factor. Only, the results were about as relevant to Latin music as a toadstool stoned on a bottle of Palo Viejo. Without an iota of a hint of vocal skill, she squeaked and heaved and shrilled her way through a spit-shine production of second-rate disco tunes even Andrea True laughed at. What made it so utterly joyless is/was its lowest common denominator: it's completely phony, resulting in the most head-scratchingly successful debut of that year, maybe decade [take that, Jewel]. Monetarily, it made sense - at platinum plus, she was able to seduce a million or so impressionable kids into buying into the web of deceit - but as art...well, I suggested, then, that she get on that 6 train and head home. Or at least toward Hollywood. Instead she sojourned her way back into the studio a few more ear-blood inducing times. This was not only the worst CD of 1999; it was the insult of that year. My grade: D

Her Debut Wasn't Bad At All.......2006-05-21

Looking back at 1999 when Actress Jennifer Lopez came from nowhere and unexpectedly released a pop album, and it sold very well and gave here both hit singles and later a few more albums to her credit, however it is "On the Six" that undoubtly is her best album, also her most varied and personal. Now in 2006 it could be odd to actually look back 7 years and make a fair judgement on this one. Jlo has been seen all over the celebrity world and her latter albums weren't that good actually, at times some of her songs were even annoying, But in 1999 she was good and so was her debut album. Now only there's plenty of variation, there's also very good producers like Puff Daddy, Trackmasters, Daniels, Jenkins, Jerkins and Emilio Estefan Jr. This singing project, as it was supposted to be, was really a well thought one and it shows. Say what you want about her inadequate voice, but she compensate that with great charachter and great song list.

It starts with the hitsingle "If You Had My Love" that is the best song on the album together with single #2 "Waiting For Tonight", Lopez calls her music Latin Soul. Basically it's R&B songs with a latin flavour. Both songs are very strong with cathcy melody and hooks. "Should've Never" is a ballad, rather bland. "Too Late" is a midtemo that is so so. Puff Daddy produced R&B-Hip Hop song "Feelin So Good" was another hit and Latin sounding "Let's Get Loud" with backround choirs is also pretty good. "Could This Be Love" falls flat and proves ballads is not her strongest part, but the next balled in spanish with her now husband Marc Anthony "No Me Ames" is surprisingly good. "Open Off My Love" sound alot like "I'm Glad" a latter song of hers. "Promise You'll Try" is a suger sweet ballad. "It's Not That Serious" another uptempo Latin-Soul and "Talk About Us" yet another bland ballad. It closes with a spanish version of "Waiting For Tonight" which is pretty fun, if you know spanish.

Overall, I could have lived without half of the ballads here, but the uptempo songs which is her strenght are all catchy and entertaining. "On The Six" is a good album, her best actually. It's varied with many diffrent producers and the hit singles are strong. It's not quite perfect, but defenitely over par. Wether you like JLO or not, don't judge her latter album with this one, Back in 1999 she was still interesting and this album is a pleasant surprise from the new pop diva in town. 4/5 stars.

Average customer rating: just like another paula abdul A Great Unique Voice, Great Looks And She Can Act TOO! Good buy Not that bad.....some great songs in this CD, but I wouldn't buy it the better rating is 0 stars

J.Lo (Explicit) Jennifer Lopez Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Sony | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics | Desktops | Monitors | Networking | Notebooks Similar Items: On the 6 This Is Me...Then J to tha L-O! The Remixes Rebirth The Reel Me (CD & DVD) Accessories: Glow By Jennifer Lopez For Women. Eau De Toilette Spray 3.4 Ounces Glow By Jennifer Lopez For Women. Eau De Toilette Spray 1.7 Ounces ASIN: B00005N83M Release Date: 2001-07-24

Tracks:

1. Love Don't Cost A Thing
2. I'm Real
3. Play
4. Walking On Sunshine
5. Ain't It Funny
6. Carino
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 Yo Se Acabo
16. I'm Real (Murder Remix)

Customer Reviews:

just like another paula abdul.......2007-01-08

her career is so similar to paula abdul it's not even funny! Both started out dancing. Paula worked with janet jackson in the mid 80's and appeared in her videos, J LO worked with janet in the mid 90's and appeared in a video of hers. Paula Abdul tried her hand at music in the late 80's as a dance-diva and J LO did the same thing in the late 90's. Both of their debut albums Forever Your Girl and On the 6 sold well, and better than their follow up albums. Early 1991, Paula Abdul released Spellbound and early 2001 J LO released J LO. Both of them had strong first singles and their albums fell off the charts pretty fast although both managed to reach 3 million(instead of 8 million and 5 million like their debuts) and have a lot of hits from their albums. Let's not forget to mention that paula briefly did acting as well and J LO is also an actress. This Is Me Again didn't make a dent in the charts and Rebirth was the final nail in the coffin in 2005, just like paula's Head Over Heels. The first single from their final albums both had good videos(My Love Is For Real & Get Right) but by then it was too late and the public already had enough of them. I expect to see J LO release a compilation album by 2010 and appearing as a host or something 10 years from now.

A Great Unique Voice, Great Looks And She Can Act TOO!.......2006-10-16

I remember seeing the video clip of JLo's song "Ain't It Funny" and as I recall it set my middle aged heart racing which is a new experience for me considering what they usually show on EMPTY VEE these days. And if you don't like the music this CD is worth buying for the cover photo alone.Ms. Lopez's voice is strong and soars like an eagle on a few of the tracks.PLus next to Catherine Mary Stewart JLO is my favourite actress.This is one very talented lady who has graciously endured all of the criticism levelled against her in recent years and she is still around to prove them all wrong.Jennifer is HOT and if I had lived "down on the block" a few years ago I would have asked her for a date! Naturally 5 stars for this album.

Good buy.......2006-07-01

Best tracks :

I'm Real - The original version is 10x better. Squeaky clean 5/5

Walking on Sunshine - GREAT 5/5

Carino - LOVE IT! Great Latin sound 6/5

Come over - Very naughty but nice 5/5

We gotta talk - Another great 1 5/5

That's Not Me - Great message and beat 4/5

Dance with Me - You can dance to this 1! 4.5/5

Not that bad.....some great songs in this CD, but I wouldn't buy it.......2006-07-01

There are some songs that are actually pretty good, "I'm Gonna Be Algrght", "Play", "Love Don't Cot A Thing", "Ain't It Funny", "I'm Gonna Be Alright" and "I'm Real". I really like this songs, but I have to admit that the rest of the CD just sucks. But I didn't buy this CD, I borrowed it from a friend, and I don't regret, because I don't think I would have enjoyed it after 20 times...If you can, borrow it, don't buy it.

the better rating is 0 stars.......2006-05-30

when i first heard her Play, I thought it's gotta be a good R&B-Dance album overall, but when i've listened to it couple of times it just grew on me and....i hate it. If not her worst album ever, than pretty much the worst album of the year 2001. This girl cant' sing and will never do. So if you want a perfect example of bad singing and horrible songs, this album is for you. Enjoy & Courrage!!!!

Average customer rating: Now 4 Vol. 4 Item never received "NOW 4"; Not 4 Everyone Now thats music 4

Now That's What I Call Music! 4 Backstreet Boys , Britney Spears , Mandy Moore , Jennifer Lopez , and Aaliyah Manufacturer: Utv Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Now That's What I Call Music! 3 Now That's What I Call Music! 5 Now That's What I Call Music! 2 Now That's What I Call Music! 6 Now, Vol. 1 ASIN: B00004UAL5 Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

1. Larger Than Life - Backstreet Boys
2. (You Drive Me) Crazy - Britney Spears
3. I Need To Know - Marc Anthony
4. Candy - Mandy Moore
5. Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65
6. It Feels So Good - Sonique
7. I Belong To You - Lenny Kravitz
8. I Knew I Loved You - Savage Garden
9. I Wanna Know - Joe
10. Try Again - Aaliyah
11. Wating for Tonight - Jennifer Lopez
12. Get It On Tonight - Montell Jordan
13. Steal My Kisses - Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
14. Then The Morning Comes - Smash Mouth
15. Meet Virginia - Train
16. I Try - Macy Gray
17. This Time Around - Hanson
18. All the Small Things - blink-182

Amazon.com

The fourth in the series of Top 40-tracking compilations strikes a good balance between pop radio played-to-death singles, R&B standouts, and straight-up rock chart stormers. The beginning of the disc is packed with requisite teen pop; however, the Britney Spears offering "(You Drive Me) Crazy" will probably disappoint those who were hoping for the more recent "Oops!... I Did It Again"). This disc, where the Italian group Eiffel 65's dance-pop smash "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" lives in the same space as Blink 182's "All the Small Things," Ben Harper's "Steal My Kisses," and Macy Gray's "I Try," is like channel surfing during drive-time radio hours and scoring with every hit of the "seek" button. --Beth Massa

Customer Reviews:

Now 4.......2007-02-15

Backstreet Boys - Larger Than Life: This was a great song to dance too at the club when it came out. A

Britney Spears - (You Drive Me) Crazy: This is my favorite Britney song of all time. Not only is the beat great but it makes me want to sing along. A+

Marc Anthony - I Need To Know: No I don't need to know and this song is just awful I always skip it when I listen to this cd. F-

Mandy Moore - Candy: Great song and great singer. I always did like Mandy Moore's music. A

Eiffel 65 - Blue: This song was awesome; that is all I can say. I loved the song and the music video. This is one of the best songs on the cd. A+

Sonique - It Feels So Good: It depends on my mood with this song. I like the singer but this song was overplayed. C

Lenny Kravitz - I Belong To You: This wasn't one of Lenny's best songs and this song was 2 years old at the time this was released but it is catchy none-the-less. B

Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You: I liked this song; I danced to it at my wedding reception. It is very romantic. B+

Joe - I Wanna Know: Like the previous song, this is another romantic song that brings back memories. A-

Aaliyah - Try Again: I miss Aaliyah; this was a woman who could sing and the songs were meaningful. I loved this song and I do refer to it from time to time when I am talking with friends. A+

Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight: This was a good hit for Jennifer. I have to admit the music video was better. B

Montell Jordan - Get It On Tonite: Please don't get it on tonite, this was the second song I didn't like on this cd. Even the music sounded bad. F

Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - Steal My Kisses: An average song, have no complaints. C

Smash Mouth - Then The Morning Comes: This was another great hit off of their cd. It is catchy and plain addictive. A+

Train - Meet Virginia: I am not a big fan of Train but I did like this song. I liked it the first time I heard it. A-

Macy Gray - I Try: This is the one of two songs I liked by Macy Gray. It is a shame she went downhill after this cd but I still like this song. A

Hanson - This Time Around: I have no comment on this song. Hanson should have given up with the cd previous to this. They don't deserve an F they deserve a Z-

blink-182 - All The Small Things: This was a great song. The beat and the way it went was good enough to buy the cd. A

Vol. 4.......2006-07-18

A step up indeed was Vol. 4 in the Now! series, for with this contribution we recieve almost an entire album of quality songs with very few 'skipable' tracks. Sadly, the first track is 'skipable'. The Backstreet Boys offered some very decent tracks on their sophmore album, but the single 'Larger than Life' was not one of them. It's regurgitating pop/shlop at it's worst and should be avoided at all costs. And to think they had so many good tracks on that one CD alone. Britney serves up a great pop song with Crazy, although the 'Stop' remix for the film was better. Marc Anthony has never been my favortie latin artist, but I have always loved 'I Need to Know' so despite my distaste for Anthony himself, I don't skip this track.

Superstar Mandy Moore, who at this day and age is better known for her acting than her singing, serves up her debut single 'Candy' here and shows us that pretty face aside this girl can sing too. Out of all the pop queen diva's, next to Christina of course, Mandy has the purist voice, deffinatly surpassing Britney and that 'shoot myself if I ever have to hear her sing another song' Jessica Simpson.

There are some questionmarks here and they come in the form of Eiffel 65 and Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, both of which turn out tracks here that are less than impressive. I never was a far on 'Blue' and until this disc had never heard of 'Steal KIsses' but neither track makes me want to listen. I label these 'Skipable'...

I actually like 'It Feels So Good' mostly becasue it's not average and while it takes a little getitng used to it's still worth the listen. Finally a Lenny Kravitz song I like!!! 'I Belong to You' is a great song and it really showcases Kravitz talent, talent I wasn't privy to until this song. Savage Garden was big with a lot of my girlfriends at the time (both platonic and romantic) and 'I Knew I Loved You' was truly one of the best...plus I have a special place in my heart for that track (some naughty things happened while that track was pumpin').

Some strong tracks by the late Aaliyah (RIP) and a killer track by Montel (love this guy) help round out this album, making it more about the music than any particular genre. And yes J. Lo delivers with 'Waiting for Tonight' which is one of the best dance songs out there, and while some hated it I absolutly loved Trains 'Meet Virginia' for it was our first chance to meet Trian and they are truly one great band. Even Macy is forgivable here for she adds something to this album that no other artist could have...and that's an air of toleration. Notice I didn't list her with the 'sucky' songs for even though I'm not a huge fan of her or 'I Try' I've always respected her talent for what it was even if I just didn't quite get it.

Blink closes us out with yet another great song, though a bit overplayed...but it's Blink and you have to love them. Great collection of the best the year had to offer. Yes some were missed, some great and some not so, but what was shared was still memerable and well worth the storage space.

Item never received.......2006-03-09

This cd was never received by the person I sent it to, Neil Lilliedoll at 24439 Fairway Dr., Davis, CA 95616. I did pay the VISA bill before I realized this. I didn't know how to complain to Amazon because I didn't have my order number. I just looked it up & it was sent so I don't know what happened to it. B. Peck

"NOW 4"; Not 4 Everyone.......2005-04-08

I feel that the "Now That's What I Call Music!" series is one of the best things to happen to the music industry in quite some time. Especially in our age of illegal downloading; it provides a legal method to obtain great single without bankrupting your wallet. Ussually, the albums are well worth the purchase because they are solid collections of quality singles. That is not the case with "NOW 4"; one that is too much of a mixed bag. For every really good song, there is one that ranges from bad to average. Unfortunetly, the two types are scattered throughout (so we can't skip an entire section). The mixed bag of tracks:
(1) Backstreet Boys "Larger Than Life" A+. Commonly known for their ballads, the boys deliver a perfect dance number here. Everything is pumped up to create an energized, stormin' pop/rock track flowing with solid beats. You can't help getting caught up in the energy and excitment this gererates. One of 1999's best singles.
(2) Britney Spears "(You Drive Me) Crazy" C+. Fun beat and production, yet very shallow in the end. Sticks to memory afterwards, but after examination we realizie that the song is about nothing. Though it isn't terrible; there are many more songs out there which are more worthy of our time.
(3) Marc Anthony "I Need To Know" A. Simple content that is filled with so much energy, zest and excitment to make it work on all levels. Anthony shows himself to be a very versatile vocalist, and a person who can flow perfectly with his beats. The song is wisely on the short side, any longer could have ruined it. This is a true treasure of 1999.
(4) Mandy Moore "Candy" B+. The material doesn't have much in terms of depth, but Mandy brings enough flair and style to make it work. Her voice is effective as it gives a certain conviction and urgency to the lyrics. Not a brilliant "teen pop" song; just a very entertaining one.
(5) Eiffel 65 "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" B-. This song is very dificult to review. As intriuging as I find the lyrics and get mesmerized by the beat; I still wish the song would pull together and complete what it ventures into. Although it isn't a complete success; it is never boring.
(6) Sonique "It Feels So Good" D+. She sounds extremley high pitched, and the voice is so odd and strange, that the song is irreversably crippled by it. If there is any substance to the song; it becomes lost a muddled through out. This is an example of a dance song failing.
(7) Lenny Kravitz "I Belong To You" B+. It is rather refreshing to hear Lenny shed the massive beats, because that gives him the opprotunity to showcase his vocals. He sings this track with utter conviction and heart throughout. That gives the song a certain depth and emotion.
(8) Savage Garden "I Knew I Loved You" C. A well made song that just plays it safe, and never does anything new or exciting. The vocals are decent (beats are almost none-existent), but there is no real depth in them. In the end, the song lacks the impact that could have had from a better group (i.e. 98 Degrees, Backstreet Boys)
(9) Joe "I Wanna Know" B+. In contrast to many songs; this is a retro R&B track which works. The material is as old as time, yet Joe's classy, polished voice make it sound convincing and touching at all times. As they say: a very good singer can make an old song sound new; and that's what he does here.
(10) Aaliyah "Try Again" A-. There's a really nice undercut of hip-hop here, which gives the song alot of it's edge. Aaliyah's voice adds conviction to make the lyrics sound passionate, and add some depth to them. Proof that not all R&B has to be sad; you get completely wrapped up in Timbaland's production.
(11) Jennifer Lopez "Waiting For Tonight" B. Well made, but it doesn't fully display J. Lo's talents. It's catchy, fun and light, yet we know that the song could have been more than that. "On The 6" was her debut LP, and it seems average compared to her later albums, particularly "J. Lo".
(12) Montell Jordan "Get It On Tonite" C. His 1995 single, "This Is How We Do It" is a memorable R&B classic. Shame that the qualities that made that work (the slick vocals and beat) are all-together lacking here. What's left is a standard R&B tune with no life to it. A real step back for Montell Jordan.
(13) Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals "Steal My Kisses" D. Their ungainly mix of R&B, funk and folk is a total failure. The beat has no impact, the lyrics have no substance and there is no impact or meaning at all. Strange that "NOW" would use such an odd mess.
(14) Smash Mouth "Then The Morning Comes" B-. The begining is so brilliant, original and different; I wish the song kept up that pace. It's not in the same league as "All Star", but still remains a solid pop/rock single. You can't help listening to the opening over and over.
(15) Train "Meet Virginia" C-. I really liked "Drops Of Jupiter" and "Calling All Angels"; those were rock tracks filled with emotion and power. I don't see any purpose to this song; the emotion isn't there and it's very uninvolving. I guess Train just had to find their skills.
(16) Macy Gray "I Try" B-. This is a beautifully written song with heartfelt lyrics, made unsuccessful by one factor: Macy's voice. Her voice is very weak and not very appealing, thus she detracts from the impact of her work. This song would be much better if someone else sung it.
(17) Hanson "This Time Around" D. It's not as irrating as "MMMBop" (few songs are), but there is nothing good about it either. All that the song does is cement the fact that Hanson was a talentless group. A very disposable song.
(18) blink-182 "All The Small Things" A-. A very good song that delivers everything we expect from blink-182. In fact, it even has more dimension and relevance than most of their music. It's short, but that helps create a nice, little breeze of a rock single. A good ending to a so-so album.
Bottom Line: **1/2. A real step backwards after the great heights that "NOW 3" was able to reach. I liked some of the songs, but I really could have done without a handful of them. Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff", 98 Degrees' "I Do (Cherish You)", Q-Tip's "Vivrant Thing", Brian McKnight's "Stay Or Let It Go", Destiny's Child's "Say My Name" and Big Pun's "It's So Hard" all would have been better selection. I can not tell you to rush out and buy this, but put it on your wish list or hope for it as a gift.

Now thats music 4.......2005-04-07

This is one of the best ones in my mind. Of course this is when I was interested in this music but any way here are the reviews.

1.Backstreetboys-Larger then Life this one was big 10/10
2.You Drive me Crazy-Brittany Spears when she was young 8/10
3.Marc Anthony-I need to know he was a good singer 9/10
4.Mandy Moore-Candy at the time I did not like her much8/10
5.Blue Da Be Dee-Eifel 65 a huge Dance smash from 99 10/10
6.Sonique-Feels good I liked this dance number to 9/10
7.Lenny Kravitz-I Belong to you I think I liked it 9/10
8.Savage Garden-I Knew I loved you this one was big hit10/10
9.Joe-I wanna know was one of 2000 Biggest singles 10/10
10.Aaliyah-I Try was one of my Favorites at the time 10/10
11.Jennifer Lopez-Waiting for Tonight off her 1st album10/10
12.Montell Jordan-Get it on Tonight I liked it then 8/10
13.Ben Harper-Steal my Kisses don't know about this one 5/10
14.Smash Mouth-Then the mourning comes just plain fun 10/10
15.Train-Meet Virginia obviously there best song 9/10
16.Macy Gray-I Try I can handle one song of her I guess 7/10
17.Hanson-This time Around this one was okay no Mmm Bop 8/10
18.Blink 182-All the Small Things I liked this one alot 9/10
That is like a 158 out of 180 are about a 89%

Average customer rating: Great just like another paula abdul J to tha L-O the Remixes The only J. Lo album worth having... Terrible C.D.!

J to tha L-O! The Remixes Jennifer Lopez Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: J.Lo (Explicit) On the 6 This Is Me...Then Rebirth The Reel Me (CD & DVD) ASIN: B00005V9T1 Release Date: 2002-02-05

Tracks:

1. Love Don't Cost A Thing (RJ Schoolyard Mix feat. Fat Joe)
2. Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix feat. Ja Rule & Caddillac Tah)
3. I'm Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix feat. 50 Cent)
4. I'm Real (Murder Remix feat. Ja Rule)
5. Walking On Sunshine (Metro Remix)
6. If You Had My Love (Dark Child Master Mix)
7. Feelin' So Good (Bad Boy Remix feat. P. Diddy & G. Dep)
8. Let's Get Loud (Pablo Flores Remix)
9. Play (Sack International Remix)
10. Waiting For Tonight (Hex's Momentous Radio Mix)
11. Alive

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Unlike most single-artist remix albums, J to tha L-O! actually has a purpose beyond raking in cash from fans. The best of these cuts brings much-needed weight to the often-weak writing, vocals, and production that mar Jennifer Lopez's two previous multiplatinum albums. The prize, of course, is her duet with Ja Rule on "I'm Real," but the other highlights (a Rodney Jerkins reworking of his own "If You Had My Love," P. Diddy's "Feelin' So Good") follow along similar hip-hop/R&B lines. Her stabs at street cred aren't always as successful; the 12-letter curse she employs on the Sack International Remix of "Play" is a good deal less than convincing. Generic house rhythms don't do anything for "Let's Get Loud" and "Walking on Sunshine." Finally, the new, tacked-on ballad "Alive," cowritten by the superstar, begins like "I Honestly Love You" but quickly proves itself a new "Greatest Love of All," filled with blind self-love. It's hard to tell if there's even anyone else in the room, or if she's just singing to a mirror. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Great.......2007-07-14

from what i noticed, it was in perfect condition. And i got it faster then i exepected.

just like another paula abdul.......2007-01-08

her career is so similar to paula abdul it's not even funny! Both started out dancing. Paula worked with janet jackson in the mid 80's and appeared in her videos, J LO worked with janet in the mid 90's and appeared in a video of hers. Paula Abdul tried her hand at music in the late 80's as a dance-diva and J LO did the same thing in the late 90's. Both of their debut albums Forever Your Girl and On the 6 sold well, and better than their follow up albums. Early 1991, Paula Abdul released Spellbound and early 2001 J LO released J LO. Both of them had strong first singles and their albums fell off the charts pretty fast although both managed to reach 3 million(instead of 8 million and 5 million like their debuts) and have a lot of hits from their albums. Let's not forget to mention that paula briefly did acting as well and J LO is also an actress. This Is Me Again didn't make a dent in the charts and Rebirth was the final nail in the coffin in 2005, just like paula's Head Over Heels. The first single from their final albums both had good videos(My Love Is For Real & Get Right) but by then it was too late and the public already had enough of them. I expect to see J LO release a compilation album by 2010 and appearing as a host or something 10 years from now.

J to tha L-O the Remixes.......2007-01-03

I paid for this product along with the another items Janet Jacksons Design of a Decade and never recieved either. I am very dissapointed and will never order from Amazon again.

The only J. Lo album worth having..........2006-10-14

Let's face it people: Jennifer Lopez's music isn't about talent, it's about the production. Therefore, a J. Lo remix CD is a good idea because most remix CDs are about production, and that is J. Lo's strong point. This CD is hot and way better than any of her studio albums, and every song improves upon the original version. For hip-hop heads, you got the remixes to "Love Don't Cost a Thing", "Ain't It Funny", "I'm Gonna Be Allright", "I'm Real", and "Feelin' So Good", which is my favorite of the hip-hop flavored tracks. The best tracks though are the ones remixed house/trance-style: "Walking On Sunshine" and "Waiting For Tonight" in particular are both fabulous. And I really like Darkchild's remix of "If You Had My Love." He produced the original too, but he brings something catchier and bouncier to the remix. The downside to this disc, if you want to call it that, is that J. Lo really takes the side stage because the remixers are the stars of the album. I don't personally mind this though, because I am not a Jennifer Lopez fan per say, just a fan of good dance music, which this is. Oh, and that ballad "Alive" does not gel with the rest of the album, so I do not feel it belongs here.

Terrible C.D.!.......2005-12-07

I hate having the same first name as Jennifer Lopez! Her music is awful! This C.D. is awful! Don't buy it; it is a waste of money!

Also, I hate Jennifer Lopez as a person. She grew up poor, yet she never gives any aid to poor people. She doesn't care about anything but money.

I hate having the same first name as Jennifer Lopez! Her music is awful! This C.D. is awful! Don't buy it; it is a waste of money!

Also, I hate Jennifer Lopez as a person. She grew up poor, yet she never gives any aid to poor people. She doesn't care about anything but money.

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Average customer rating: "This Is Me...Then" is Jennifer Lopez's Best Musical Album Not Her Best.. Not Her Worst This CD Sucks! just like another paula abdul ehh?

This Is Me...Then Jennifer Lopez Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: J.Lo (Explicit) On the 6 Rebirth J to tha L-O! The Remixes The Reel Me (CD & DVD) ASIN: B00006RIO8 Release Date: 2002-11-26

Tracks:

1. Still
2. Loving You
3. I'm Glad
4. The One
5. Dear Ben
6. All I Have
7. Jenny From The Block
8. Again
9. You Belong To Me
10. I've Been Thinkin'
11. Baby I Love U
12. The One (Version 2) (Bonus Track)

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Between her first and second albums, Jennifer Lopez moved from sharp hip-hop to a slicker sound that captured the sass and heat of the streets, thanks mainly to the production acumen of her erstwhile boyfriend Sean "Puffy" Combs. On her third album, This Is Me ... Then, Lopez shows she's just as facile as her ex in changing names as well as musical personas. She abandons the impish J-Lo moniker for a more benign, and less interesting, Jenny, who makes an appearance on "Jenny from the Block." Here, Lopez insists she is still the same down-to-earth girl who emerged from the Bronx a decade before mega-stardom hit: "I used to have a little/ Now I have a lot," she chirps before cautioning, "Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got/ I'm still Jenny from the block." The claim stretches credibility given her well-documented status as a diva, but "Jenny" shows more pizzazz and humor on the album than anything else, except for her saucy duet with LL Cool J on "All I Have." Elsewhere, the album--which includes nine songs cowritten by Lopez--serves up a recycled paean to '70s soul, an anemic cover of Carly Simon's vituperative "You Belong to Me," and cloying ballads inspired by her new fiancé, actor Ben Affleck. Lopez dedicated the disc to the actor and includes a far-too-personal and gooey love song to him titled "Dear Ben." In it, she declares: "You'll always be my lust, my love, my man, my child, my friend and my king." There's plenty of love here, but what's missing is the verve and crackle of Lopez's earlier stuff. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

"This Is Me...Then" is Jennifer Lopez's Best Musical Album.......2007-04-28

I am not a kid but an adult, however, because this site does not make it easy for me to write an adults' review form, I am using this kids' review form."This Is Me...Then" is Jennifer Lopez's best musical album. "I'm Glad" is a good and a beautiful song. "All I Have" is a great track. The video for that track only contributes to the fact that that track's quality is high,and proves that Lopez is a resourceful singer who can find any idea for a song and sing that song. "Again" is good though it is not strong due to that song's long beginning and an instance of a compressed line in that song."Baby I Love You" is Lopez's best track because it is filled with emotionality and because of the fact that its complexity is proof that Jennifer Lopez had worked hard on that song. Lopez is one of the best representatives of American entertainment. In my opinion, she will have to keep on being the wonderful artist that she is.

Not Her Best.. Not Her Worst.......2007-02-28

There's no denying that Jennifer was not at her best on this album. Its too bland unlike the "J.Lo" album which I actually liked. It has Ben Affleck written all over it, and it gets corny after awhile. The first two singles released were pretty wack but it didn't matter cause the CD sold over 3 million copies. The album is definitely a filler album but the most decent tracks would be the first 2 tracks and "You Belong to Me". I don't recommend this album get J.Lo instead.

This CD Sucks!.......2007-01-31

This has got to be the worst CD she has made....Maybe she should stop wearing Fur!

PETA ROCKS!

just like another paula abdul.......2007-01-08

her career is so similar to paula abdul it's not even funny! Both started out dancing. Paula worked with janet jackson in the mid 80's and appeared in her videos, J LO worked with janet in the mid 90's and appeared in a video of hers. Paula Abdul tried her hand at music in the late 80's as a dance-diva and J LO did the same thing in the late 90's. Both of their debut albums Forever Your Girl and On the 6 sold well, and better than their follow up albums. Early 1991, Paula Abdul released Spellbound and early 2001 J LO released J LO. Both of them had strong first singles and their albums fell off the charts pretty fast although both managed to reach 3 million(instead of 8 million and 5 million like their debuts) and have a lot of hits from their albums. Let's not forget to mention that paula briefly did acting as well and J LO is also an actress. This Is Me Again didn't make a dent in the charts and Rebirth was the final nail in the coffin in 2005, just like paula's Head Over Heels. The first single from their final albums both had good videos(My Love Is For Real & Get Right) but by then it was too late and the public already had enough of them. I expect to see J LO release a compilation album by 2010 and appearing as a host or something 10 years from now.

ehh?.......2007-01-01

2007. (Last day of 2006)

I was looking in my box of CD's, looking for something to listen to, something pretty recent. I found this CD and I remembered it. I liked the first song, kinda...liked the song and instantly by the 3rd song I turned it off. It's NOT the most fantastic album and I appalled by the fact that she talks about sex so many times!

Average customer rating: Not J Lo's best album Horridly Narcisstic Good Songs, Bad Voice Jennifer Lopez you cannot Sing! just like another paula abdul

Rebirth Jennifer Lopez Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Sony | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics | Desktops | Monitors | Networking | Notebooks Similar Items: This Is Me...Then On the 6 J.Lo (Explicit) J to tha L-O! The Remixes The Emancipation of Mimi ASIN: B00079GCEC Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

1. Get Right
2. Step Into My World
3. Hold You Down
4. Whatever You Wanna Do
5. Cherry Pie
6. I Got You
7. Still Around
8. Ride or Die
9. I Love
10. He'll Be Back
11. (Can't Believe) This Is Me
12. Bonus Track: Get Right featuring Fabolous

Amazon.com

Love her or loathe her, uber-diva Jennifer Lopez knows how to deliver on record. She understands how to make the most of her limited vocal range, choosing to surround herself with able producers Rodney Jerkins, Timbaland, Big Boi and Cory Rooney, who oversaw Lopez's first album, On the 6. The mix makes Rebirth far more enjoyable than it should be, coasting on midnight-groove ballads and polished dance tracks. Lopez's fourth studio album offers little insight into her much-gossiped-about persona, but it's an undeniably fun ride anyway. A blaring James Brown horn riff drills first single "Get Right" into your head almost immediately, and soon enough, you'll find yourself bopping to the beat. The Middle-Eastern flavor of "Step Into My World" is undeniably seductive, and it's actually enhanced by Lopez's wisp of a voice. "Whatever You Wanna Do" and "Cherry Pie" are solid dance tracks, the kind of grooves Janet Jackson made before she became a Superbowl afterthought. Elsewhere, the album is peppered with R&B ballads, much like Lopez's 2002 opus, This Is Me ... Then. Rebirth is hardly a groundbreaking affair, but it continues to showcase Lopez's skillful trend of producing solid, catchy, R&B-laced records. Nothing here ever sounds forced or canned, and in the world of MTV and radio edits, maybe that does make Lopez a bit of a revolutionary after all. --Joey Guerra

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Customer Reviews:

Not J Lo's best album.......2007-07-13

I bought this album on iTunes and was dissapointed with J Lo. "This Is Me...Then" was probably her best album hands-down. "J Lo" comes in 2nd. I am a fan of miss Lopez and I think she can sing but she unfortunately wastes her voice on disposable tracks that aren't memorable. I loved "Get Right" and those horns that play in the background. "Cherry Pie" is also pretty catchy. I also like "Step Into My World" and "Hold You Down" featuring Fat Joe. Some of the songs on the album are just unlistenable. This was not much of a rebirth for J Lo. It pretty much kept to the same style of music as "J Lo" and "On The 6." Hopefully the next time she goes into the studio something better will come out. There are only a few listenable songs on the album and I hope J Lo releases a better album next time. Sorry but I give this a mixed review.

Horridly Narcisstic.......2007-03-29

Jennifer Lopez is the grand diva of fantasy and media enterprise. Only because she is wealthy and shrewd can she get away with such drivel. She is a media machine and has a great following. Too bad nobody has the audacity in the music studio to simply state the obvious...the woman can't sing! Her hinchman, Marc Anthony, whom I once referred to as the grand Maestro of Salsa, has lost an excruciating amount of credibility amongst many of his fans by leaving his beautiful wife Dayanara and their toddler and new born son in order to runaway with and worship J-LO. He simply looks like a buffoon following the scent of this depraved and ingenious businesswoman. Jennifer has no talent but she has the PR pull to make this album platinum. How the public can see that she can't sing but still buys her album is simply a mystery to me. J-LO's voice is annoying, irritating, and lacks heart, but I guess it doesn't matter because she's like another Sanjaya of the current American Idol series. She simply sits pretty as others with true singing ability simply fall off the charts.

Good Songs, Bad Voice.......2007-02-03

I'm writing this review late because I've had the album for about a year and started playing the cd again. When I'm in the mood I will listen to this album all day everyday. I'm not a fan of J.Lo's voice, but the production of the songs and the lyrics make them stand out from her lack of vocal skills. My favorite songs on the album are Ryde for you, I Love, Get Right. Overall, the album is average.

Jennifer Lopez you cannot Sing! .......2007-01-20

Give it up already, Jenny from the Block. You can't sing. And you don't even have passion for music. I do not hear the passion. What is your style? You are all over the place. You whatever hoping something catches on and then you'll make it yours.

And am I the only one that thinks that pictures on the Rebirth cover look like a distorted fetus?

JLo proves that men rule the world. If you are "doable" and desired in that way, then you are a millionaire many times over.

just like another paula abdul.......2007-01-08

her career is so similar to paula abdul it's not even funny! Both started out dancing. Paula worked with janet jackson in the mid 80's and appeared in her videos, J LO worked with janet in the mid 90's and appeared in a video of hers. Paula Abdul tried her hand at music in the late 80's as a dance-diva and J LO did the same thing in the late 90's. Both of their debut albums Forever Your Girl and On the 6 sold well, and better than their follow up albums. Early 1991, Paula Abdul released Spellbound and early 2001 J LO released J LO. Both of them had strong first singles and their albums fell off the charts pretty fast although both managed to reach 3 million(instead of 8 million and 5 million like their debuts) and have a lot of hits from their albums. Let's not forget to mention that paula briefly did acting as well and J LO is also an actress. This Is Me Again didn't make a dent in the charts and Rebirth was the final nail in the coffin in 2005, just like paula's Head Over Heels. The first single from their final albums both had good videos(My Love Is For Real & Get Right) but by then it was too late and the public already had enough of them. I expect to see J LO release a compilation album by 2010 and appearing as a host or something 10 years from now.

Average customer rating: Good for what it is, however narrow.

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Customer Reviews:

Good for what it is, however narrow........2006-11-09

The Absolute Sound has been a premiere audiophile rag for decades. If you are one, you already know them. If not, then there is only a small chance their magazine will be useful to you. They have another publication for home theatre, "Perfect Vision" which has far broader appeal these days. SACD is the format for this disk. Many of them are pressed in "hybrid" for use on conventional CD players. SACD is a significant improvement on the CD, which initially promised "perfect sound forever".

Telarc is a particularly high quality label that supports SACD. They have a fine list of recordings that extends far beyond these chestnuts.

To appreciate this improvement you need to have a SACD player. So the best use of this disk is to bring it with you to different audio stores to audition their equipment. Over time it functions as a reference disk, or benchmark, as you compare different sound systems.

Because it has only bleeding hunks of well known classical music, it has little other value unless you are interested in classical music but have little experience of it. In that case it may serve as a sampler to lead you to buy complete recordings of these selections. But again you need the SACD player, which you may already have if you are a jazz or rock audiophile. Otherwise, pass it by.

Average customer rating: latina diva! One of the better latino singers of today!

On The 6 Jennifer Lopez Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Thriller Kind of Blue All The Way...A Decade of Song ASIN: B00004U2G2 Release Date: 2000-07-04

Tracks:

1. If You Had My Love - Larry Gold, , Jennifer Karr, Jennifer Lopez
2. Should've Never - Shawnyette Harrell, Jennifer Karr, Jennifer Lopez, Corey Rooney, , Rene Toledo
3. Too Late - Shawnyette Harrell, Jennifer Lopez, Corey Rooney, , Rene Toledo, Kim Travis, Al West
4. Feelin' So Good - Big Punisher, Fat Joe, Jennifer Lopez
5. Let's Get Loud - Donna Allen, Randall Barlow, Edwin Bonilla, , Jennifer Lopez, , , Betty Wright
6. Could This Be Love - Edwin Bonilla, Angie Chirino, Lawrence Dermer, , Jennifer Lopez, Manny L, Jack Stamates
7. No Me Ames [Tropical Remix] - Marc Anthony, Sal Cuevas, Ximera DePombo, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Manuel Lopez, Lena Pz, Jorges Valero, Josiguel Veluez
8. Waiting for Tonight - Juan Barrett, , , Richie Jones, Eric Kupper, Jennifer Lopez
9. Open Off My Love - Kyra Lawrence, Jennifer Lopez, Tracy Reid, Al West
10. Promise Me You'll Try - Tom Barney, Jennifer Lopez, Chieli Minucci, Peter Zizzo
11. It's Not That Serious - LaShawn Daniels, Shawnyette Harrell, Jennifer Karr, Jennifer Lopez
12. Talk About Us - Sandy Griffith, Skyler Jett, Jennifer Karr, Jennifer Lopez, , Claytoven Richardson, 7 Mile, Dan Shea
13. No Me Ames [Ballad Version] - Marc Anthony, Sal Cuevas, Ximera DePombo, Jennifer Lopez, Manuel Lopez, Lena Pz, Jorges Valero, Josiguel Veluez
14. Una Noche Mas - Juan Barrett, , , Richie Jones, Eric Kupper, Jennifer Lopez

Customer Reviews:

latina diva!.......2001-07-02

I love this album! i have been a fan of j-lo since she first came out in mi familia, and i was thrilled to find out that she was coming out with her own debut album, buti was even more thrilled when i bought it.

A great mixture of pop, and latin soul, is my reason for buying this album, its very versatile wich is why i love it sooo much. Some of the most notable tracks are.

1. If you had my love: A great pop song with an up in you're face attitude.

2. should of never: A great ballad with alot of meaning, a great song that she wrote.

3. feelin so good: A delightful feel good happy song, that will raise your spirits.

4. lets get loud: My favorite track, soulful party song with a latin twist, it just makes ya wanna dance.

These are just a few of my favorites, but all in all , this is a great album, and a must for any j-lo fan

One of the better latino singers of today!.......2000-08-13

Jennifer Lopez is a great actress and singer that I truly admire 100%! At first, when she came out with her CD, I immediately thought that she was another one of those actresses who was trying to make a few bucks by singing a cheesy dance number. I immediately shocked when I heard her hit single "If You Had My Love"! Now I can understand why she was given her leading role in her movie "Selena", which was because she could not only act the part, but sing like the sensational Selena as well. I also must say that I truly enjoyed or appreciated almost every song on her CD! My 2 favorite songs on the album are "No Me Ames" (the ballad version) and "Promise Me You'll Try". A request I have to make is that she'd sing in one of her movies, or a soundtrack for that matter. She most definately is has a soulful mature voice with sophisticated rhythm. I also appreciate how kind she is to her fans. Suprisingly, she has very good songs which are an interesting mix of latin, R&B, salsa and pop. Her music videos are spectacular, sassy and sexy, and she definately can dance. I guess what disapointed me somewhat is that she doesn't write her own songs, which is why I rated her 4 stars instead of 5. Jennifer Lopez definately deserves what she got because of all of her hard work, and I hope she's glad to see it paid off. Something that I found spectactular is that should she could sing high notes and low notes as well. Obviously one of Janet Jackson's managers knew that Jennifer had talent, because Ms. Lopez was a back-up singer and dancer for Queen Janet herself! Jennifer, ever heard of Diane Warren? Give her a call...

Average customer rating: Per gli amanti di Rossini e del "bel canto" The Series Is Complete! Great intro to a great (and underrated) work

Rossini: L'Italiani in Algeri Gioachino Rossini , Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne , Jesus Lopez-Cobos , Darina Takova , Laura Polverelli , Raúl Giménez , Alessandro Corbelli , Carlos Chausson , Jennifer Larmore , and John Del Carlo Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Larmore, Jennifer | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Larmore, Jennifer | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rossini - Il Turco in Italia / Bartoli, Corbelli, Pertusi, Vargas, Teatro alla Scala, Chailly Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia / Nucci, Bartoli, Matteuzzi, Fissore, Bruchuladze, Patanè Rossini - Il viaggio a Reims / Ricciarelli, Valentini-Terrani, Cuberli, Gasdia, Araiza, E. Gimenez, Nucci, Raimondi, Ramey, Dara; Abbado Rossini: La Cenerentola / Larmore, Gimenez, Quilico, Corbelli, Scarabelli, Polverelli, Miles, Rizzi Rossini - La Cenerentola / Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi, Corbelli, Pertusi, Chailly ASIN: B000006AZQ Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

1. L'Italiana in Algeri: Sinfonia
2. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1, N. 1: Introduzione: 'Serenate il mesto ciglio' )
3. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1: Recitativo: 'Ritiratevi tutti'
4. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1, N. 2: Cavatina: 'Languir per una bella'
5. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1: Recitativo: 'Ah, quando fia ch'io possa'
6. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1, N. 3: Duetto: 'Se inclinassi a prender moglie'
7. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1, N. 4 Coro e Cavatina: Coro: 'Quanta roba! Quanti schiavi!'
8. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1, N. 4 Coro e Cavatina: Cavatina: 'Cruda Sorte!'
9. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1, N. 4 Coro e Cavatina: Recitativo: 'Gia ci siam'
10. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1, N. 5 Duetto: 'Ai capricci della sorte'
11. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1: Recitativo: 'E ricusar potresti'
12. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1, N. 6 Aria: 'Gia d'insolito ardore'
13. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1: Recitativo: 'Vi dico il ver'
14. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1, N. 7 Finale I: 'Viva, viva il flagel delle donne'
15. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 1, N. 7 Finale I: 'Pria di dividerci da voi, Signore'

Tracks:

1. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 8 Introduzione: 'Uno stupido, uno stolto'
2. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2: Recitativo: 'Haly, che te ne par?
3. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 9 Cavatina: 'Oh come il cor di giublio'
4. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2: Recitativo: 'Ah! Se da solo a sola'
5. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 10 Coro, Recitativo e Aria: Coro: 'Viva il grande Kaimakan'
6. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 10 Coro, Recitativo e Aria: Recitativo: 'Kaimakan! Io non capisco niente'
7. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 10 Coro, Recitativo e Aria: Aria: 'Ho un gran peso sulla testa'
8. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 10 Coro, Recitativo e Aria: Recitativo: 'Buon segro pe'l Bey'
9. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 11 Cavatina: 'Per lui che adoro'
10. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2: Recitativo: 'Io non resisto piu'
11. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 12 Quintetto: 'Ti presento di mia man'
12. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2: Recitativo: 'Con tutta la sua boria'
13. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 13 Aria: 'La femmine d'Italia'
14. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2: Recitativo: 'E tu speri di togliere Isabella'
15. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 14 Terzetto: 'Pappataci! Che mai sento'
16. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2: Recitativo: 'E puo la tua padrona'
17. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 15 Coro, Recitativo e Rondo: Coro: 'Pronto abbiamo e ferri e mani'
18. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 15 Coro, Recitativo e Rondo: Recitativo: 'Amici, in ogni evento'
19. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 15 Coro, Recitativo e Rondo: Rondo: 'Pensa alla patria'
20. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 15 Coro, Recitativo e Rondo: Recitativo: 'Che bel core has costei!'
21. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 16 Finale II: 'Dei Pappataci s'avanza il coro'
22. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 16 Finale II: 'Son l'aure seconde, son placide l'onde'
23. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, N. 16 Finale II: 'Mio Signore...' - 'Mio marito'
24. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act 2, Appendix, N. 9a Cavatina: 'Concedi, amor pietoso'

Amazon.com

Rossini liked to write operas about women (specifically mezzo-sopranos) who were smarter than the men around them, such as Rosina in "The Barber of Seville" and Angelina in "La Cenerentola." This charming, melodious bit of operatic fluff, composed before either of those two better-known operas, is dedicated to the proposition that an Italian woman is a match for any man or group of men. The thesis is tested in an extreme situation; Isabella (Larmore) is shipwrecked on the coast of a place where shipwrecked Europeans were routinely enslaved and, if they were women, consigned to a harem. The story of how she twists her captor, Mustafa (Del Carlo), around her little finger is told in this performance with a light, sparkling musical style. --Joe McLellan

Customer Reviews:

Per gli amanti di Rossini e del "bel canto".......2007-01-09

Eccezionale esecuzione sotto tunti i punti di vista. Ottime le voci, in particolar modo quella di Jennifer Larmor, che del resto non ha bisogno del mio plauso...Lo consiglio vivamente anche ai più critici ed esigenti.

The Series Is Complete!.......2003-12-14

Jennifer Larmore, Raul Gimenez, and Alessandro Corbelli recorded this L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI for Teldec in 1997, following their recordings of Rossini's two other most famous comedies, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA and LA CENERENTOLA. It is wonderful to have the three major comedies recorded in modern, stereo sound by three of the finest Rossinians of our day. L'ITALIANA is, in my opinion, the funniest of the "trio" of comic operas; the overture makes me laugh out loud, while such sections as the Isabella/Taddeo duet, the Act I finale, and the "Papataci" trio of Act II define the phrase "comedy in music." As Isabella, the Italian lady of the title, Larmore, in luscious voice, is sexy and playful, smoothly manipulating the three men in her life: Taddeo (Corbelli), Lindoro (Gimenez), and the Algerian "Bey," Mustafa (John Del Carlo). Yet Larmore's voice has darkness and weight, which serves her well in the opera's more serious moments, which include her arias "Cruda sorte" and "Pensa alla patria." Larmore's legato in her other aria, "Per lui chi adoro" (in which she dresses herself for a rendezvous with Mustafa) is stunningly beautiful, like black onyx. Honey-toned tenor Gimenez is the most stylish Lindoro imaginable, and he has the heroic weight for the second part of his aria, "Languir per una bella." Corbelli, as ever the subtlest of "bassi buffi," is pathetic yet hilarious as Isabella's middle-aged lover; his singing of "Ho gran peso" is a comic masterpiece. Del Carlo's dark yet mellifluous bass-baritone and flair for comedy make the Bey seem a less threatening, more loveable character than he usually does. Darina Takova and Carlos Chausson have first-rate voices in the small roles of Mustafa's wife, Elvira, and servant, Haly (Ali). As in BARBIERE, Lopez-Cobos' conducting has the lightness of touch so necessary for Rossinian comedy. And as in the Teldec BARBIERE and CENERENTOLA, the singers are as fine in the recitatives (presented here uncut) as they are in the "musical numbers." This first-rate recording is the best modern choice for L'ITALIANA.

Great intro to a great (and underrated) work.......2003-01-14

This performance (and this opera actually) really deserve some more attention. "L'Italiana" is, in my opinion, the very essence of comedy in music. Issues that would have been serious and even verging on the tragic become simply funny here in Rossini's hands. Stendhal once wrote that this opera is as "gay as our world is not" and he was quite correct. Works of pure hunor are always exceedingly valuable particularly on religious and sexual topics. Its not that these aren't serious issues, they surely are, but everything should be laughed at now and then. It is healthy to remember how foolish we are. I shudder to think of the state of art without such works of irreverant humor and at the state of music without its great and irrepressible comedian, Rossini.
Now, to the present recording. The prevailing word here seems to be "subtle". This would be all well and good if "subtle" didn't sometimes translate into "underpowered". Nothing here is ever less than well-done but once in a while a freer feeling, a greater sense of risk and abandon could have helped alot. Those horns in "Pensa all patria" should not simply happen, they should blast out and startle the listener. The Act II Introduzione "Uno stupido, uno stolto" ought to be simply bursting with energy and its not here. The chorus sounds nice and involved but, similarly, they could be a bit more "pumped up". All this being said, the subtle approach used in this performance has more pluses than minuses. Musical and vocal nuances never before imagined bubble to the surface and the humor tends to be better thought out and less slapstick than usual, especially in the famous Act I finale. The Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne play beautifully and Lopez Cobos keeps things appropriately sprightly despite generally slow tempos. The Overture (or rather Sinfonia in this opera) is truly a delight. And to be fair to Lopez Cobos, his idea is probably fairly close to what Rossini imagined and originally heard. He and Teldec cannot be thanked enough for doing this piece totally complete (and for having the recitatives done on a fortepiano). Even Lindoro's replacement Act II aria is included as an appenidix (although I much prefer "Oh come il cor di giubilo"). This might not be an original instrument performance but it is very much in the spirit of authenticity, in the best sense of the word.
Lopez Cobos probably knew he could get away with a more leisured approach than this opera is used to because his cast is so good. This is an opera with no unimportant roles and everyone here pulls their weight. At the center is the Isabella of Jennifer Larmore. She is exraordinary. Her voice is fairly large but soft grained and downright sexy. She sounds like her picture on the cover! High notes are as easy as pie to her and all of Isabella's considerable vocal challenges never sound forced or pinched. The lower ranges sound a bit odd, odd doesn't mean bad though. While she doesn't indulge in all that many interpretave gestures, knows how to work character into voice. There is almost something charmingly old-fashioned about her singing. Del Carlo is a worthy Mustafa with a fine voice. His portrait of this character is a triffle weak compared to say Samuel Ramey but it is pretty clear that this is part of the idea here. Del Carlo's high notes are not that easily managed but he uses what he has brilliantly. In this performance, Isabella totally dominates. Mustafa is fascinating but weak. Accordingly, "Gia d'insolito ardore" is not a display of power but rather the rant of a foolish braggart. The moment he sets eyes on Isabella he's done for. In "Oh! Che muso" (which is done brilliantly) you get the feeling that Isabella is teasing and taunting Mustafa. Del Carlo creates a totally valid portrait in this manner and much of what he does is downright hillarious.
Initially, I had some reservations about Gimenez's Lindoro. No doubt the tenor has a good voice but it sounded too un-Italian and very strained on the (granted, numerous) high notes. On repeated listenings however, I have started to get used to him. He certainly creates a portrait here and that is hard to do with Lindoro. He may be the most off-kilter thing here but I think if you don't just turn it off instantly you'll grow to like him as I did. No suprises with Corbelli! He is as usual, musically sensitive and side-splittingly funny. Taddeo in his hands becomes a truly fascinating figure. There is much more between him and Isabella than usual. "Ai capricci" is certainly a highlight of the set (the end is to die for!) and it is Corbelli who ends up dominating much of "Ti presento di mia man".
Takova does sterling work as Elvira (she sounds like a good Mozart person to me) and Polverelli is a sympathetic and lovely Zulma and there is great chemistry between her, Elvira and Haly. Speaking of Haly, Carlos Chausson is just great! He is in strong voice and has an infectous sense of humor about this small but charming character. Sometimes, I wondered why he wasn't singing Mustafa.
Translation and liner notes are top notch and there are several fun photographs. However, and this could just be careless reading on my part, I didn't see any mention of the fact that most of the recitatives (which, by the way, are dispatched with skill and humor by the whole cast) and Haly's aria "Le femmine d'Italia" were actually written by Luigi Mosca, who had composed an earlier opera on this same libretto. In closing, this is a great introduction to a great opera that is sublimley funny and full of the joy of life. Don't be fooled into thinking this is fluff. We all need works like this opera. Enjoy it and don't stop laughing!

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