This Is Me...Then

I admit to having mixed feelings towards Jennifer Lopez's music career - I've always admired her 'swagger', fashion sense and work ethic; however her speaking and singing voice can be grating. The tone of the album is r&b laced pop which works with her limited vocal ability on more tracks than not.I was always curious about this album and wanted to hear it mainly because two of my favorite songs came from this album - ALL I HAVE F/ LL COOL J, is just perfection to me. She & LL have great chemistry, they chose an excellent song to sample and I never tire of hearing this song or seeing the video! and the iconic, JENNY FROM THE BLOCK F/ STYLES & JADAKISS - although I think the rap does nothing to add to the song, it's a catchy tongue in cheek song on which Jennifer urges listeners to believe that she's still a "simple girl from the Bronx" despite her fame & wealth.After listening to it I could tell that the album came from her heart - it's like an unending letter of devotion & love to Ben Affleck and as I recall she got poor reviews from critics & fans about the over-indulgence of the album. She co-wrote 9 of the 11 tracks and each speaks to how she was feeling at that time of her life which is sweet but sad given how things worked out.I STILL - I love the musical arrangement of this song however it seems that the background vocalist is a stronger singer than J-Lo and that threw me off while listening;LOVING YOU & THE ONE - her airy vocals ride the beats of both songs perfectly and make them enjoyable to listen to;AGAIN - sweet ballad but she struggles trying to reach high notes in the song;I BEEN THINKIN - melodic mid tempo track, I really like the music arrangement, especially the guitar;BABY I LOVE U - this has a kind of modern doo-wop feel production wise;THE ONE (VER 2) & I'M GLAD - like both because of the samples used (YOU ARE EVERYTHING & PSK-WHAT DOES IT MEAN)Her cover of YOU BELONG TO ME is ok, it's such a great song that it's hard to mess it up but on her version they used acoustic guitar to give it a latin flair instead of the horns used on the original.

Best

i listen to it all the time. I love her

Couple tracks are appreciated, however skipped due to synthetic pop or tones. Long days spent under covers with this cd.

Great CD!

THIS IS ONE OF HER EXCELLENT ALBUM THAT HAS JENNI FROM THE BLOCK. GOOD PRESENT FOR ANYONE

I am pleased with my purchase

This album is easily one of her best. Yes, it was rushed to coincide with her movies, but also so satisfy her fans. Her true fans love this album. It has a few flaws, but it's a solid, catchy, record breaking album. Everyone is talking about 'Go buy 'Charmbracelet' instead'. Really? 'This Is Me... Then' is one of the best selling albums of 2002/2003, and you guys really want to compare it to Mariah's most over-critized, flop album to date?Tracks to check out:StillLoving YouI'm GladBaby I Love You!Dear Ben