| Product Summary | | Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records | | UPC: 00696998639928 | | Release Date: 2/5/2002 | | Buy.com Sku: 60517497 | | Item#: M3LF6P | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Love Don't Cost A Thing - (RJ Schoolyard mix, featuring Fat Joe) ~ Jennifer Lopez |  | | 2. Ain't It Funny - (Murder remix, featuring Ja Rule/Caddillac Tah) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 3. I'm Gonna Be Alright - (Track Masters remix, featuring 50 Cent) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 4. I'm Real - (Murder remix, featuring Ja Rule) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 4. I'm Real - (Murder remix, featuring Ja Rule) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 4. I'm Real - (Murder remix, featuring Ja Rule) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 5. Walking On Sunshine - (Metro remix) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 6. If You Had My Love - (Dark Child Master mix) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 6. If You Had My Love - (Dark Child Master mix) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 7. Feelin' So Good - (Bad Boy remix, featuring P. Diddy/G. Dep) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 8. Let's Get Loud - (Pablo Flores remix) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 8. Let's Get Loud - (Pablo Flores remix) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 8. Let's Get Loud - (Pablo Flores remix) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 8. Let's Get Loud - (Pablo Flores remix) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 9. Play - (Sack International remix) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 9. Play - (Sack International remix) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 9. Play - (Sack International remix) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 10. Waiting For Tonight - (Hex's Momentous Radio mix) ~ Jennifer Lopez | | | 11. Alive ~ Jennifer Lopez | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule, Anastacia, Fat Joe, P. Diddy, G-Dep, Caddillac Tah, 50 Cent. | | Producers include: Richie Jones, Cory Rooney, Rodney Jerkins, Emilo Estefan Jr., Sean "Puffy" Combs. | | Personnel includes: Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule, Anastacia, Fat Joe, P. Diddy, G-Dep, Caddillac Tah, 50 Cent. | | Producers include: Richie Jones, Cory Rooney, Rodney Jerkins, Emilo Estefan Jr., Sean "Puffy" Combs. | | Personnel: Jennifer Lopez (vocals); Fat Joe (vocals); Curtis Jackson (rap vocals); Dan Shea (programming); Ashanti Douglas (background vocals). | | Audio Mixers: Ed Raso; Jason Goldstein; Peter Keusch; Irv Gotti; Mick Guzauski; Brian Springer. | | Audio Remixers: Hex Hector; Jeff Taylor ; Mark Taylor ; Richie Jones. | | Recording information: Crackhouse Studios, New York, NY; Hit Factory, New York, NY; Metrophonic Studio, England; Record Planet Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Sony Music Studio, New York, NY; Sony Pictures Studos, Culver City, CA. | | Arrangers: Kike Santander; Rick Wake; Richie Jones. | | Given that Jennifer Lopez's uptempo material tends to work much better than her slower recordings, there would seem some potential for an album of remixes of her dance-oriented tracks as more than just a stopgap between regular releases. But J to tha L-O!: The Remixes is a collection of odds and ends. Of course, as usual, the term "remix" is a misnomer; these are versions of Lopez recordings to which other elements have been added, not simply remixes of the existing tracks. The first four rhythmic, but not really dance-worthy tracks are really Lopez-plus-rapping, much of which clashes with the tone of the original songs. For example, Fat Joe's comments during "Love Don't Cost a Thing" seem to deny the point of the lyrics Lopez is singing. But by far the worst of the rap remixes is "Feelin' So Good," on which ex-flame Sean "Puffy" Combs provides typically lame remarks, most of which consist simply of the comment, "This is the remix," which he mutters over Lopez's vocal track. Thankfully, there are a few selections here that will work well on the dancefloor, starting with the Metro remix of "Walking on Sunshine." Pablo Flores' remix of "Let's Get Loud" is particularly impressive, and Hex Hector's take on "Waiting for Tonight" casts the song as a traditional Hi-NRG workout. The album concludes with a track that isn't a remix, the ballad "Alive" from Lopez's 2002 film Enough. Unfortunately, her vocal limitations come to the fore when she is spotlighted on such a song without a dance arrangement to support her. But such technical problems are not as big a deal as her lack of emotional involvement. Though she tries to fake it here and there, she still sounds like she's singing her grocery list instead of the song's clich?d lyrics. ~ William Ruhlmann | | Given that Jennifer Lopez's uptempo material tends to work much better than her slower recordings, there would seem to be some potential for an album of remixes of her dance-oriented tracks as more than just a stopgap between regular releases. But J to tha L-O!: The Remixes is a collection of odds and ends. Of course, as usual, the term "remix" is a misnomer; these are versions of Lopez recordings to which other elements have been added, not simply remixes of the existing tracks. The first four rhythmic tracks (which aren't as dance-worthy) are really Lopez-plus-rapping, the next few selections will work well on the dancefloor, starting with the Metro remix of "Walking on Sunshine." Pablo Flores' remix of "Let's Get Loud" is particularly impressive, and Hex Hector's take on "Waiting for Tonight" casts the song as a traditional Hi-NRG workout. The album concludes with a track that isn't a remix, the ballad "Alive" from Lopez's 2002 film Enough. ~ William Ruhlmann | | With its collection of remixed hits, J TO THA L-O! is Jennifer Lopez's bid to establish her place in the world of dance music. Guest shots abound as fellow Bronx native Fat Joe pops up on the chart-topping RJ Schoolyard Mix of "Love Don't Cost A Thing" while P. Diddy and G. Dep sprinkle rhymes over the Tom Tom Club-flavored bleeping of the Bad Boy Remix of "Feelin' So Good." Ja Rule also makes his presence known on the Murder Remix of "I'm Real" before hooking up with Caddilac Tah to transform "Ain't It Funny" into a slower, hip-hop flavored outing. | | Elsewhere, a bevy of producers take Lopez into various strains of dance music. Pablo Flores puts a house spin on "Let's Get Loud," Metro's Mark and Jeff Taylor take "I'm Walking On Sunshine" to Ibiza via jacked-up BPM and breezy flamenco guitar, and Hex Hector pumps ambient-flavored beats into a juiced version of "Waiting For Tonight." Co-written by hubby Cris Judd, the ballad "Alive" (from the motion picture ENOUGH) is the only cut that deviates from J TO THAT L-O!'s all-encompassing dance theme. | | With its collection of remixed hits, J TO THA L-O! is Jennifer Lopez's bid to establish her place in the world of dance music. Guest shots abound as fellow Bronx native Fat Joe pops up on the chart-topping RJ Schoolyard Mix of "Love Don't Cost A Thing" while P. Diddy and G. Dep sprinkle rhymes over the Tom Tom Club-flavored bleeping of the Bad Boy Remix of "Feelin' So Good." Ja Rule also makes his presence known on the Murder Remix of "I'm Real" before hooking up with Caddilac Tah to transform "Ain't It Funny" into a slower, hip-hop flavored outing. | | Elsewhere, a bevy of producers take Lopez into various strains of dance music. Pablo Flores puts a house spin on "Let's Get Loud," Metro's Mark and Jeff Taylor take "I'm Walking On Sunshine" to Ibiza via jacked-up BPM and breezy flamenco guitar, and Hex Hector pumps ambient-flavored beats into a juiced version of "Waiting For Tonight." Co-written by hubby Cris Judd, the ballad "Alive" (from the motion picture ENOUGH) is the only cut that deviates from J TO THAT L-O!'s all-encompassing dance theme. |
Engineer: Dave Scheuer; Milwaukee Buck; Peter Keusch; Bill Smith; Jon Kaplan; Brian Springer |
Musical Guests | | Ja Rule | | Anastacia | | Fat Joe | | P. Diddy | | G. Dep | | Caddillac Tah | | 50 Cent |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 02/05/2002 | | Original Release Date : 2002 | | Catalog ID : 86399 | | Label : Epic (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00696998639928 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Q (4/02, p.116)
- 3 out of 5 stars - "...Ja Rule weighs in tellingly on a reheated 'I'm Real' and new single 'Ain't It Funny', P.Diddy's canny restructuring of 'Feeliln' So Good' improves on the original, and Hex's bleep-friendly remix of 'Waiting For Tonight' is surprisingly ace."Q (4/02, p.116)
- 3 out of 5 stars - "...Ja Rule weighs in tellingly on a reheated 'I'm Real' and new single 'Ain't It Funny', P.Diddy's canny restructuring of 'Feeliln' So Good' improves on the original, and Hex's bleep-friendly remix of 'Waiting For Tonight' is surprisingly ace." |
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