This Is Me... Then by Jennifer Lopez (CD, Nov-2002, Epic (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	696998623125
Artist:	Jennifer Lopez
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2002
Record Label:	Epic (USA)
Genre:	International, Latin

Track Listing
1. Still
2. Loving You
3. I'm Glad
4. One, The
5. Dear Ben
6. All I Have - (featuring LL Cool J)
7. Jenny from the Block - (featuring Jadakiss/Styles)
8. Again
9. You Belong to Me
10. I've Been Thinkin'
11. Baby I Love U!
12. One, The - (previously unreleased, version 2)

Details
Contributing Artists:	Jadakiss, LL Cool J, Styles
Distributor:	Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel includes: Jennifer Lopez (vocals); Jadakiss, Styles, LL cool J (rap vocals); Reggie Hamlet (acoustic guitar, bass); Renee Toledo (acoustic guitar); Kamil Rustaru (electric guitar); Verdine White (bass); Omar Hakim (drums); Troy Oliver, Dan Shea (programming); B-Money (vinyl scratches); Lakindra Pierce, Natasha Ramos, Billy Lawrence, Tavia Ivey (background vocals).Producers include: Rick Shelton, Troy Oliver, Cory Rooney, Focus, Reggie Hamlet.Recorded at Hit Factory, New York, New York.Personnel: Rene Toledo (guitar, acoustic guitar); Reggie Hamlet (acoustic guitar, bass guitar); Kamil Rustam (electric guitar); Omar Hakim (drums); Dan Shea, Davy Deluge (programming); Troy Oliver (keyboard programming, drum programming); B Money (scratches); Corey Rooney, Makeba Riddick, Natasha Ramos, Shelene Thomas, Tavia Ivey, Billy Lawrence (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Jean-Marie Horvat; Peter Wade Keusch; Bruce Swedien.Audio Remixer: Lawrence Fordyce.Recording information: Criteria, Miami, FL; Hit Factory, New York, NY; Record Plant, LA; Sony Music Studios, New York, NY; The Studio, Philadelphia, PA.In the titles of both her debut, ON THE 6 (as in the NYC subway to the Bronx), and her 2002 release, THIS IS ME...THEN, Jennifer Lopez makes the assertion that in spite of her mega-successful movie career and her high profile, paparazzi-fodder dating life (from Puff Daddy to Ben Affleck), she is still just "Jenny from the Block," as this album's first single proclaims; a simple girl from the Bronx. That your average non-movie-star from the Bronx could probably not obtain a record deal so readily is a moot point, since Lopez can indeed sing and is undeniably a presence both visually and sonically.Despite the unshakeable dance bounce of the aforementioned single, most of the record grooves with an almost '70s-sounding mellow vibe, including a faithful cover of Carly Simon's 1978 hit "You Belong to Me." Perhaps this smoothness is due to the one facet of J-Lo that belies her larger-than-life mystique; the love she wears on her sleeve. Even if you'd taken lodging in a cave during 2002, her courtship with fellow movie star Ben Affleck is apparent on this record from the self-explanatory "Dear Ben" to the glow in love songs like "The One."

Editorial Reviews
...A spacious-sounding affair that eschews the heavy-handed production that marred her first two efforts; the vibe is more Minnie Riperton than Missy Elliot... - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (20021213)