I have to admit I bought this CD on an impulse. I didn't really have any feelings towards the 1st single 'Love Don't Cost A Thing' when I first heard it on the radio, but I fell in love with the CD when I did a listen-thru at HMV. I felt that On the 6 was mediocre, bogged down by too many ballads. Happily, I can report that J.Lo is much better than Jennifer's previous effort.

The first thing I noted about the album was the very low amount of slow songs. Virtually all the songs can be danced to. This is definitely a good thing as La Lopez' admittedly thin vocals tended to annoy on the ballads from On the 6. Sadly though, there is no frenetically fun track a la 'Let's Get Loud' on J.Lo

Here's a track-by-track run-down of the album:

1)Love Don't Cost a Thing - You've all heard it... Form your own opinion.

2)I'm Real - A nice standard dance-pop song. Pleasant and inoffensive, if a bit predictable.

3)Play - The future 2nd single and one of the best songs on the album. Great techno beat and totally danceable to. Vaguely reminiscent of Madonna's 'Music' while maintaining it's originality. Ms Lopez even swears here! :)

4)Walking on Sunshine - Another techno-y track. Pretty good too. Great use of samples and audio effects.

5)Ain't It Funny - A track full of Latino flavour. Sounds like a Spanish ballad updated for the new millennium. VERY catchy chorus.

6)Carino - When I first heard this song, I immediately thought of Ms Lopez singing on a stage above a dancefloor, with backup singers and band behind her, while couples tango away below. Another wonderfully Latino track.

7)Come Over - The first slow song. A bit too boring and the lyrics are pretty inane. A disappointment. Sounds like a Toni Braxton reject.

8)We Gotta Talk - This really reminds me of a Destiny's Child song, 'Hey Ladies'. Good but not incredible.

9)That's Not Me - My favourite track on the album. Pulsating insistent beats mesmerize you while the chorus is TOTALLY catchy. Wonderful blend of slow and uptempo elements. Must be the magic touch of Kandi.

10)Dance With Me - Not a cover of the Debelah Morgan song, it's a pretty forgettable standard R&B song. Nice use of trumpet(I think) blats tho.

11)Secretly - Another slow song. REALLY slow and thus not my cup of tea. At least Jennifer's voice is pretty pleasant here.

12)I'm Gonna Be Alright - Another track with a great chorus. Quite good on the whole.

13)That's the Way - Eh... Bland stuff, despite being produced by Rodney Jerkins. And Jennifer's voice is slightly whiny here.

14)Dame (Touch Me) - A duet with Chayanne. Obviously very Latin. This is another of my favourite tracks. Chayanne does sound scarily like an old woman on this track though. Also produced by Jerkins, despite sounding nothing like something he would produce.

15)Si Ya Se Acabo - Another Latin track, obviously. And it's also pretty good. Reminds me of a slower, Latin-flavoured 'Waiting for Tonight'.

On the whole, J.Lo is great, but falls short of perfection. Jennifer Lopez, or rather her producers, has made a album that showcases her ability to make a fun, catchy song and downplays her vocal weaknesses. In an interview, Jennifer claimed to have made J.Lo an album directed 'at the hips' and in this instance, she has succeeded wonderfully. Take a bow, Miss Lopez.

This is for all of the people who are uncertain about buying this CD. It contains all of the same tracks available on the U.S. release but it contains a *Bonus Track* not available in the U.S. I recomend this CD to any J-LO fan especially if you collect her CD's. Here is the full tracklist Love Don't cost A Thing, I'm Real, Play, Walking On Sunshine, Ain't It Funny, Carino, Come Over, We Gotta Talk, That's Not Me, Dance With Me, Secretly, I'm Gonna Be Alright, That's The Way, Dame, Si Ya Se Acabo,

*I'm Waiting* *Bonus Track For Japan

Hey,

I think J. Lo is the one of the coolest singers out there. Her voice may not match up to Alicia Keys and Mary J. Blige but she herself is cool. I'm a guy who listens to J. Lo and think that she's really good my friends don't like her and tease me a bit about it, but when she comes to my city i'm going to her concert. My fave songs on her album are "I'm Real," "Ain't That Funny," and "Play." These are all quality songs. I especially like the songs she does with Ja Rule, I think their voices go together very nicely. I just wish she would keep the explicatives down to a minimum so I wouldn't have to buy her CDs edited.

Well thats all,

Anonymous

I was sooooooo dissapointed with this CD. Don't get me wrong, I am a J-Lo fan and I thought the first CD was great but I couldn't dance to this. The music sounded more like house music. I just wasn't feeling what she was trying to do and the fact that she can't sing didn't help matters either. I'll be more cautious about buying her next CD.

JLO I must admit may not have the best type of vocals for the music in her latest cd, but one must admit that her singing isn't all that bad. I do believe though, with more pratice in strengthening her vocals, she might just come back next time with a more powerful voice. She carries her tunes well. Unfortunetly, I only liked the single (#1 on the cd), the rest basically sound the same and that harp music at the beginning is a bit too much. There's one thing I am not in favor of. I bought my 10-yr old the cd. Never in my dreams did I think JLO would stoop to say this in one of the songs: "play my mother f-cken song". She has a huge impact with the younger listening audience, minus ONE. I've refused to let my kid listen to JLO. Kids are very impressionable, and there's nothing worse then hearing your kid chant, "Mother f_cken"...