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Rebirth |  | Artist: Jennifer Lopez
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  438 reviews
Sales Rank: 54925
Format: Extra tracks
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.6 x 0.5
MPN: 90622
UPC: 827969062227
EAN: 0827969062227
ASIN: B00079GCEC
Release Date: March 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Get Right | | • | Step Into My World | | • | Hold You Down | | • | Whatever You Wanna Do | | • | Cherry Pie | | • | I Got You | | • | Still Around | | • | Ride or Die | | • | I Love | | • | He'll Be Back | | • | (Can't Believe) This Is Me | | • | Bonus Track: Get Right featuring Fabolous |
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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 More from J.Lo 
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 438
 J. No. March 3, 2005
The Groove (Boston, MA)
164 out of 194 found this review helpful
Its title to the contrary, Jennifer Lopez's fifth album makes no attempt to change the formula that made her last four records platinum hits: freeze-dried, dance/hip-hop schlock that's high on production and low on originality. With a name like "Rebirth," you'd think Lopez would try something different in an effort to rehabilitate her public image (3 marriages by the age of 35, a string of flop movies, and obnoxiously diva-like behavior). Fat chance. Her latest record is a bust, despite the fact that it has production from some of the biggest names in the business (Timbaland, Rich Harrison, and Rodney Jerkins). They all deliver the beats and hooks as expected, but they do so to conceal two critical flaws: 1) the album's trite lyrics and 2) Lopez's limp, expressionless voice. The kickoff single "Get Right" was a guilty pleasure of mine for a week before its shrill horn sample worked my last nerve. "Cherry Pie" is disposable funk rock; Timbaland's "He'll Be Back" barely registers, and the CD saves the absolute worst for last on the melodramatic "(Can't Believe) This Is Me." To its credit, there are no sappy love ballads like the embarrassing "Dear Ben" from her 2002 release "This Is Me...Then." But there's virtually nothing on here to inspire an enthusiastic thumbs up. "Rebirth" is so simple-minded and juvenile that I can't recommend it to anyone over the age of 12.
Filler March 11, 2005
Nasser Alqatami
108 out of 133 found this review helpful
Success in not always a measure of talent when it comes to showbiz. Consider Jennifer Lopez. A multi-million selling persona in different industries from cosmetics to audio, yet she lacks the diligence and talent behind an artist. Even her execs realize that so they rely heavily on image and packaging to market Lopez.
Her ear for hits is so in limbo that she has to copy and steal to achieve chart success. Firstly, she stole the Ja Rule remix idea from Mariah Carey's Glitter by way of Tommy Mottola (Carey's ex-hubby) and released it as a remix of "I'm Real." Now, if you change the melody and the lyrics of a song isn't that a whole other song and not a remix?
Then, more recently, she released a song already recorded by another artist. This time Usher's "Ride" becomes Lopez's "Get Right." The latter is probably one of the worst pop songs ever released. It sounds like an annoying ringtone that never stops. The remix with Fabolous doesn't lose the horrid horns and adds irritation.
Lopez's new album Rebirth is really not what it claims to be. It is better than the vile This Is Me...Then but way down from J.Lo.
Mid-tempo tracks that wouldn't be the light of day if it weren't for Lopez's image like "Step Into My World" and "Hold You Down" featuring Fat Joe are plain and featureless. Even when Lopez tries to muster up some spice with the funk-laden "Whatever You Wanna Do" she falls flat on her face with dreary lyrics and a bleak chorus.
Then the rest of Rebirth relies solely on hype from "I, Love" to "Ryde Or Die." Even when she manages to catch some mid-tempo flow on "I Got U," she loses it from the ghastliness of the record.
To further the painful trip through this effort, J.Lo unapologetically attempts mimicking Prince on "Cherry Pie," which is more balderdash and less "Raspberry Beret."
It comes as no surprise that Lopez continues to release filler after filler and then the filler remixes. Celebrities like her are walking conglomerates. Her face is trademark and her talk is the PR. No wonder that she can cross borders from being a singer to an actress to a fashion designer. When it comes to music, however, she is nothing special. Her vocal ability sounds like a Karaoke hopeful and her dancing is passable, but no Janet Jackson.
On the last track on Rebirth Lopez asserts "(Can't Believe) This Is Me." To tell you the truth, we can't either.
 This is album is hot. March 1, 2005
Joia's Joy (New Orleans, LA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I don't consider myself a fan of Jennifer Lopez but I have checked out her recent work. I would say this album is one of her best since her 1999 release, On the 6. After listening to the leak on MTV, I had to make a review on here for the album.
But I first would like to address, for some (reviewers) to come on here and criticize her for far more than (music)work that is a little unfair. Also, some state that she is the reason why sales are so low.
That's ludacris, the only reason sales are so low today is because people today are too lazy to go out and buy the albums instead they rip (illegally) it from somewhere else or blatantly don't want to spend any money.
In my opinion, if your a Jennifer Lopez fan, you'll love this album. But if you're not a fan, I'm quite sure you'll enjoy it as well. I love 10 of the 12 songs on this album, therefore I gave this album a 4 1/2 stars. I didn't give a 5 because everyone has room for improvement.
Buy the album (a non J-Lofan)
 Haters can go, cause this a great album from J.Lo!! March 1, 2005
Oneinamillion06x (Mobile, AL USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
"Rebirth" is a good album but J.Lo. There are always going to be haters againist her but real listeners know that she has good music. Hey, we all know she is no Whitney or Mariah, but she has her own style and her voice is good. This album is to me the best for her vocally. My fav tracks are "Get Right," "Step into My World," "Cherry Pie (why are people saying this sing is filler, and it is not," "Whatever You Wanna Do (GIVE ME THAT FUNK I CAN MOVE TO (I love that line))," and "Hold You Down." GO J.LO SHAKE THEM HATERS OFF
no talent July 26, 2005
B. Polk (Beijing China)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
"Please be advised that in this week's Jennifer Lopez Top 40 Spin Increase of 236 we bought 63 spins at a cost of $3,600."
See above: The internal memos from Sony Music, revealed today in the New York state attorney general's investigation of payola at the company, will be mind blowing to those who are not so jaded to think records are played on the radio because they're good.
Now we know. And memos from both Sony's Columbia and Epic Records senior vice presidents of promotions circa 2002-2003 - whose names are redacted in the reports but are well known in the industry - spell out who to pay and what to pay them in order to get the company's records on the air.
From Epic, home of J-Lo, a memo from Nov. 12, 2002, a "rate" card that shows radio stations in the Top 23 markets will receive $1000, Markets 23-100 get $800, lower markets $500. "If a record receives less than 75 spins at any given radio station, we will not pay the full rate," the memo to DJs states. "We look forward to breaking many records together in the future."
Take Jennifer Lopez's awful record, "Get Right," with its shrill horn and lifted rap. It's now clear that was a "bought" sensation when it was released last winter. So, too, were her previous "hits" "I'm Glad" and "I'm Real," according to the memos. All were obtained by Sony laying out dough and incentives. It's no surprise. There isn't a person alive who could hum any of those "songs" now. Not even J-Lo herself.
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