Rebirth (Jennifer Lopez album)
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| Studio album by Jennifer Lopez | ||||
| Released | February 28, 2005 (Germany)[1] March 1, 2005 (United States) |
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| Recorded | 2004; 2nd Floor Recording (Orlando, Florida) Cove City Sound Studios, Pie Studios (Glen Cove, New York) The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida) Night Flight Recording Studios (Fort Washington, Maryland) The Poolhouse (Long Island, New York) The Poolhouse West (Encino, Los Angeles, California) The Record Plant (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York) |
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| Genre | R&B, pop | |||
| Length | 48:17 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Cory Rooney (also exec.), Marc Anthony, Rich Harrison, Tim & Bob, Darkchild, Fred Jerkins III, Robert Anthony, Big Boi, Timbaland, Nyce Boy, Gregory Bruno, Cutmaster Swift, Danja, Hector Diaz | |||
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Rebirth is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Jennifer Lopez, released on March 1, 2005 by Epic Records. The album managed to reach number two on the US Billboard 200, selling over 261,000 copies in its opening week. However, it was her first album to miss the 1 million mark in sales. Worldwide, the album sold around 3 million copies.
Rebirth was listed as one of the twenty best albums of 2005 by the Brazilian website Canal Pop.[2] It spawned the commercially successful single, "Get Right" which reached number-one in several music markets.
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[edit] Background and singles
In late 2004, Lopez announced that she was recording material and would release her fourth studio album on March 1, 2005.[3] It was also announced that the lead single was to be "Get Right".[3]
"Get Right" reached 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was a dance club hit.[4] The song reached number one in the United Kingdom. The video for "Get Right" has Lopez portraying many different characters in a nightclub and sporting several different looks and occupations.[5] "Hold You Down", which featured Fat Joe, reached number 64 on the Hot 100 while it peaked at number six in the UK and ascended to the top 20 in Australia. It served as the second and last single released. Because of the humble sales and the overall flop of the second single "Hold You Down", the foreseen release of the song "Cherry Pie" as the third single had been scrapped.
[edit] Reception
[edit] Critical reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [6] |
| The A.V. Club | (mixed)[7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| PopMatters |   [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Slant |  [11] |
| Yahoo! Music UK | [12] |
"Rebirth" received an aggregate score of 52/100 from Metacritic, denoting "Mixed or average reviews".[13]
Allmusic gave the album four stars (out of five) and stated that "Since it doesn't deviate from the blueprint she's followed on her first three albums, it's hard to call this record a literal creative rebirth, but song for song, Rebirth has more energy and better hooks than her other albums. It may not be deep, but it sure is fun — and after the tumult of 2003 and 2004, Lopez sure does deserve to have a little fun".[14]
[edit] Commercial performance
The album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 the week of March 19, 2005 (behind 50 Cent's The Massacre) selling 261,000 copies.[15]
The album sold 740,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan,[16] and earned a platinum certification from the RIAA.
Rebirth enjoyed international success, especially in Europe, reaching the top spot in the Netherlands and Switzerland; the top five in Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Belgium, and Hungary; and the top ten in the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, and Poland. Furthermore, it became Lopez's most successful album in Japan when it peaked at number three, selling 244,689 copies. Rebirth was also Turkey's best-selling foreign-language album in 2005.[17]
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Get Right" | Rich Harrison, James Brown | Rich Harrison, Cory Rooney | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Step Into My World" | Rodney Jerkins, Delisha Thomas, Fred Jerkins III, Hector Diaz |
Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins, Hector Diaz | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Hold You Down" (featuring Fat Joe) | Gregory Christopher, Gregory Bruno, Makeba Riddick, Joe Cartagena, Rooney, Larry Troutman, Billy Beck | Nyce Boy, Gregory Bruno, Cory Rooney | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Whatever You Wanna Do" | Harrison, Delma Churchill, Harvey Fuqua, Kenneth Hawkins | Rich Harrison, Cory Rooney | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Cherry Pie" | Jennifer Lopez, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Rooney | Tim & Bob, Cory Rooney | 4:06 |
| 6. | "I Got U" | Jerkins, Jerkins III, Thomas, LaShawn Daniels, Aaron Pearce | Rodney Jerkins | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Still Around" | Antwan Patton, Archie Hall, Rooney | Big Boi, Cutmaster Swiff, Cory Rooney | 3:22 |
| 8. | "Ryde or Die" | Robert Smith, Blake English, Brandy Norwood | Robert Anthony, Cory Rooney | 4:03 |
| 9. | "I, Love" | Kelley, Robinson, Rooney | Tim & Bob, Cory Rooney | 3:42 |
| 10. | "He'll Be Back" | Walter Millsap III, Candice Nelson, Timothy Mosley | Timbaland, Danja (co.) | 4:18 |
| 11. | "(Can't Believe) This Is Me" | Lopez, Marc Anthony, Rooney | Marc Anthony | 4:44 |
| 12. | "Get Right" (featuring Fabolous) | Harrison, Brown | Rich Harrison, Cory Rooney | 3:51 |
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Total length:
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48:13 | |||
- Notes
- Track listing and credits from album booklet.[18]
- "Get Right" contains elements of "Soul Power '74", written by James Brown, as performed by Maceo & the Macks.[18]
- "Hold You Down" contains elements of "As We Lay", written by Larry Troutman and Billy Beck, as performed by Shirley Murdock.[18]
- "Whatever You Wanna Do" contains elements of "Con-Funk-Shun", written by Delma Churchill, Harvey Fuqua and Kenneth Hawkins, as performed by The Nite-Liters.[18]
[edit] Personnel
- Jennifer Lopez – vocals
- Marco Britti – drums
- Mario Guini – guitar
- Bob Robinson – electric guitar
- Erben Perez – bass
- Cory Rooney – keyboards
- Tim Kelley – bass, keyboards
- Delisha Thomas – background vocals
- Andrea Mendez – background vocals
- Candice Nelson – background vocals
- Makeba Riddick – background vocals
- Rudaina Haddad – background vocals
- Brandy Norwood – background vocals
[edit] Production
- Mert Alas – photography
- Jim Annunziato – assistant engineer
- Marc Anthony – producer
- Robert Anthony – producer
- Chris Avedon – engineer
- Scotty Beats – engineer
- Big Boi – producer
- Gregory Bruno – producer
- Cutmaster Swift – producer
- Danja – producer
- Hector Diaz – programming, producer
- Dylan Ely – assistant engineer
- Mauricio Gasca - arranger, programing, recording engineer
- Mike Evans – production coordination
- Katie Grand – stylist
- Rich Harrison – programming, producer
- Fred "Uncle Freddie" Jerkins III – producer
- Rodney Jerkins – programming, producer
- Tim Kelley – drum programming - producer
- Peter Wade Keusch – engineer, mixing
- Jennifer Lopez – executive producer
- Andrew McKay – production coordination
- Nyce Boy – producer
- Oribe – hair stylist
- Julian Peploe – art direction
- William E. Pettaway Jr. – production coordination
- Marcus Piggott – photography
- Herb Powers – mastering
- Geneva Randolph – production coordination
- Cory Rooney – producer, executive producer, vocal producer
- Bruce Swedien – engineer, mixing
- Delisha Thomas – vocal arrangement
- Charlotte Tilbury – make-up
- Timbaland – producer
- Mike Tschupp – assistant engineer
[edit] Charts
[edit] Peak positions
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[edit] Certifications
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[edit] Chart precession and succession
| Preceded by All Systems Go! by Di-rect |
Dutch Albums Chart number-one album March 5, 2005 |
Succeeded by Hotel New York by Anouk |
| Preceded by American Idiot by Green Day |
Swiss Albums Chart number-one album March 13, 2005 |
Succeeded by Le train des Enfoirés by Les Enfoirés |
| European Top 100 Albums number-one album March 19, 2005 |
Succeeded by The Massacre by 50 Cent |
[edit] References
- ^ Rebirth at Amazon.com (German)
- ^ "Lançamentos: Os melhores de 2005" (in Portuguese). Canal Pop. http://territorio.terra.com.br/canais/canalpop/lancamentos/2005.asp. Retrieved 2008-11-30.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Jennifer Lopez's new 'Rebirth' album to debut March 1". UPI News Service. realitytvworld.com. December 12, 2004. http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/jennifer-lopez-new-rebirth-album-debut-march-1-1000452.php. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ^ "Get Right - Jennifer Lopez". Billboard (billboard.com). http://www.billboard.com/news/britney-spears-adele-rule-billboard-com-1005683362.story#/song/jennifer-lopez/get-right/5797417. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ^ "Jennifer Lopez - Get Right [Video"]. YouTube / VEVO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WIsnC-h1d0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ^ review by Allmusic
- ^ review by The A.V. Club
- ^ review by The Guardian
- ^ review by PopMatters
- ^ review by Rolling Stone
- ^ review by Slant Magazine
- ^ review by Yahoo! Music UK
- ^ review by Metacritic
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r728554
- ^ Whitmire, Margo (March 9, 2005). "50 Cent Massacres Album Chart Competition". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000834730. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ Ask Billboard: Analyzing 'American Idol' billboard.com (Billboard)
- ^ "MÜ-YAP Türkiye Müzik Endüstrisi Ödülleri" (in Turkish). MÜ-YAP. http://www.mu-yap.org/getdata.asp?PID=194. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
- ^ a b c d (2005) Album notes for Rebirth by Jennifer Lopez [Booklet]. New York City: Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
- ^ "Rebirth > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r728554/charts-awards. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ "Jennifer Lopez – Rebirth – Music Charts". αCharts.us. http://acharts.us/album/13776. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ a b "Jennifer Lopez – Rebirth – swisscharts.com". SwissCharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?key=5374&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=293&cfgn=Albums&cfn=European+Top+100+Albums&ci=3057636&cdi=8292433&cid=03%2F19%2F2005. Retrieved 2008-11-27.[dead link]
- ^ "Top 40 album- és válogatáslemez-lista – 2005. 12. hét" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=2005&het=12&submit_=Keresés. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ "Rebirth – Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/579353/1/. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ Lista Anual del año 2005
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży – 14 March 2005". OLiS. http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=248&lang=en. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2005 Albums". Aria.com.au. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "Canadian ''Gold and Platinum'' certifications". Cria.ca. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0605_g.php. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "2005 France Albums Certifications"[dead link]
- ^ "Hungary - MAHASZ Certification". Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=arany_es_platinalemezek&menu2=adatbazis&ev=2005. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards". Irishcharts.ie. 1962-10-01. http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/gold.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年2月" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 2005-03-10. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200502.html. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Switzerland searchable database". Hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/search_certifications.asp?search=Jennifer+Lopez+Rebirth. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "The BPI database". British Phonographic Industry. 2009-08-24. http://www.bpi.co.uk/. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "RIAA certifications". Riaa.com. 2005-04-14. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Rebirth&artist=Jennifer%20Lopez&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
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