On The Floor

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I Like? it, but don’t Love? it…, May 3, 2011

Jennifer has said in loads of interviews over the years that she doesn’t like being referred to as J.Lo any more as that was just a character, but lo and behold – J.Lo is back. Literally back; J.Lo is stamped on the album and single covers instead o her name. A glance in the booklet is the same old checklist; fur coat? Check. Bling? Check. Barely there clothing? Check. Glossy hair? Check.

So with the artwork being blasts from the past the question becomes, will the actual album be a look back over her back catalogue too?

LOVE? boasts an impressive list of song writers, which includes the likes of Lady GaGa, RedOne, Evan “Kidd” Boggart, Jorgen Elofsson, Diana Gordon, Taio Cruz, Tammar Chin, Claude Kelly and Aliaune Thiam.

Even though Jennifer Lopez has publicly stated that this is her most personal album it is worth noting that she has only co-wrote two songs; One Love and Villain.

On The Floor [feat. Pitbull]

[Contains a sample of Los Kjarkas song Llorando Se Fue, which is popularly known for being used in the Kaoma single Lambada]

Since Jennifer’s last collaboration with Pitbull went so well [Fresh Out The Oven] it was only natural that she would team up with him again. The result sounds like her old On The 6 singles and it was meant to; Jennifer asked writer/producer Redone to come up with a track that was the evolution of her classic sound and the lead single was the result. Lyrically it’s follows a basic ‘get down and boogie’ formula, but the r&b/pop/Latin/Lambada music screams summer, so this is a very appealing song. I didn’t like it at first, but once you hear it it takes root in your head and you’ll be humming it for months.

Good Hit

I view this as a filler; it’s not bad and it’s not something that I tend to skip, but there’s nothing here that hooks me in.

It’s a empty pop/r&b driven song, with uninspired lyrics about how hot she is, so don’t you wish that she was yours? I’ve listened to it many times to review and I still can’t think of anything worth adding to this description, it’s just meaningless noise.

I’m Into You [feat. Lil Wayne]

Apparently Lil Wayne is Jennifer’s favourite male rapper, so she asked him to feature on this Taio Cruz written track.

The song isn’t too complicated or anything; Jennifer’s lines are mainly about being into the attraction of her partner, whilst Lil Wayne mostly hangs in the background and just adds nudge nudge, wink wink quips. This is another track that I wasn’t keen on at first, but the music once again seems happy and summery, which coupled with repetitive vocals means it will grow on you.

(What Is) LOVE?

[Appeared the soundtrack to The Backup Plan]

This was one of the first songs to leak a few years ago and I still love it. The song is about not knowing what love is and the writers say that they drew inspiration from tales from women with “no fathers, families, abusive boyfriends and husbands… no parental support, they feel alone”. Now I’m not classing Jennifer Lopez in with these tough survivors, but she does channel the emotions of loneliness and quiet sadness in the lyrics.

The only thing that I was slightly disappointed with was that the track hasn’t been remixed for the album; it’s same as it was when it was first leaked.

Run The World

This comes very close to being a filler; bland lyrics telling someone that Jennifer will always be by their side. Music-wise it reminds me of a pop/r&b J.Lo era song [with a touch of Rebirth's Hold You Down thrown in] and it’s annoying me that I can’t remember which one.

The rapper is Rick Ross. Doesn’t mean anything to me, but it might to other people. He doesn’t actually do much here, so he doesn’t earn a ‘featuring’ tag.

Papi

Placing this track next to another bland track was a mistake as this is another ho-hum track, which again lyrically tells us about how great she is [a super lady]. Yeah; hearing the title I was expecting a attitude laden track attacking the tabloids, but instead it’s papi as in the slang term for a hot guy. So once again it’s dancing + guys = we get a load of nothing.

But the music comes to the rescue and makes up for the empty lyrics; it’s another summery r&b/pop/Latin upbeat number, so it could do well as a single.

Until It Beats No More

The lyrics of this ballad reminds me slightly of Ain’t It Funny [obviously the original version, not the Murder Inc remix] and Alive, plus it is also reminiscent of (What Is) Love? Basically Jennifer’s through with being hurt in love, but just when she’s thrown in the towel along comes her knight in shining armour.

There’s no doubt that Jennifer’s vocals…

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Awesome, July 19, 2011

I have only had a chance to listen to this CD once, a few days ago, because my girlfriend bought it, played it for me, and promptly took it home. Nevertheless, I loved every song on it. It has a mix of styles and J.Lo’s voice sounds much better than before. I was surprised when the album was over. In fact, I was making dinner, which I sometimes hate, but I ended up dancing to the music, and dinner was ready before I realized it. It’s just a fun album. I really need to steal it from my girlfriend.