| Rebirth | 
 enlarge | Artist: Jennifer Lopez
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  438 reviews
Sales Rank: 71932
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
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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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| Customer Reviews: Read 433 more reviews...
 J. No. March 3, 2005
183 out of 245 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
112 out of 163 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.
 Ugh. Horrific. March 3, 2005
41 out of 70 found this review helpful
I suffered through this CD twice just to give it a chance. The first song is "ok" and the pseudo-latin flavor is nice at times, but this is one bad CD, even for the clubs. She has such a horribly thin voice and the music isn't fun because it's too dumb for even that.
I really don't like this CD; however, I can see with certain tastes that some folks might enjoy it for background music or just dancing. Don't expect to enjoy it too much if you're looking for anything artful, emotional, or beautiful because this CD is void of that.
Good for only 5 minutes... March 2, 2005
23 out of 42 found this review helpful
Although I was excited about the song "Get Right" and grew to like it when I actually heard it and saw the video, the album REBIRTH is definitely a disappointment, in terms of production, lyrics, and vocals.
Basically, the overall delivery is disappointing and worthy of being thrown away. With Jenny's vocals sounding out of control and all over the place, and the production sounding like a desperate attempt to latch onto the popular interest of today's music scene, the formulas just fail.
Even with the strongest song "Get Right" (an Usher reject (called "Ride"), the horns are inevitably irritating and the song grows tiresome after about 15 listens. Then there's the embarrassing "Ryde Or Die", which was originally a Brandy song intended for use on her AFRODISIAC album -- but if you listen to the chorus, you can clearly hear Brandy's vocals and Jenny making an attempt to make them sound like they're hers.
Clearly, this album is Jennifer's poorest effort yet. I wasn't thinking it could be more underwhelming than her previous studio album "This Is Me...Then", but I was surprised.
J Lo fails March 8, 2005
16 out of 28 found this review helpful
Jennifer Lopez had her 15 minutes of fame, now it is time to move on. this set of songs does not do it.
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