This Is Me... Then

This Is Me... Then
Studio album by
Jennifer Lopez
ReleasedNovember 19, 2002 (U.S.)
November 25, 2002 (Europe)
RecordedMarch 2002
The Hit Factory
Sony Music Studios
(New York City, New York)
The Hit Factory Criteria
(Miami, Florida)
The Record Plant
(Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
The Studio
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre
Length47:31
LabelEpic Records
Producer
  • Cory Rooney (also executive)
  • Troy Oliver
  • Dan Shea
  • Poke & Tone
  • Davy Deluge
  • Ron G
  • Dave McPherson
  • Rich Shelton
  • Kevin Veney
  • Loren Hill
  • Reggie Hamlet
  • Bernard "Focus..." Edwards, Jr.
Jennifer Lopez chronology
J to tha L-O!: The Remixes
(2002) 		This Is Me... Then
(2002) 		Rebirth
(2005)
Singles from This Is Me... Then
  1. "Jenny from the Block"
    Released: August 2002
  2. "All I Have"
    Released: February 11, 2003
  3. "I'm Glad"
    Released: July 1, 2003
  4. "Baby I Love U!"
    Released: March 2004

This Is Me... Then is the third studio album by American singer and entertainer Jennifer Lopez. It was released in November 2002. The album debuted at number six on Billboard 200.[1] t has sold 2.5 million copies in the United States[2] and over five million copies worldwide.[3] On November 26, 2022, Lopez announced a sequel to the album called This Is Me... Now due to be released February 16, 2024.

Track listing

This Is Me... Then – Standard edition
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Still"  
  • Jennifer Lopez
  • Rich Shelton
  • Kevin Veney
  • Loren Hill
  • Leonard Huggins
  • LeRoy Bell
  • Casey James
  • Shelton
  • Veney
  • Hill
  • Cory Rooney
 3:40
2. "Loving You"  
  • Troy Oliver
  • Rooney
  • James Mtume
  • Michael Garvin
  • Tom Shapiro
  • T. Oliver
  • Rooney
 3:45
3. "I'm Glad"  
  • Lopez
  • T. Oliver
  • Rooney
  • Andre Deyo
  • Jesse Weaver, Jr.
  • T. Oliver
  • Rooney
 3:42
4. "The One"  
  • Lopez
  • Rooney
  • Davy Deluge
  • Linda Creed
  • Thom Bell
  • Rooney
  • Deluge
  • Dan Shea
 3:36
5. "Dear Ben"  
  • Lopez
  • Rooney
  • Bernard Edwards, Jr.
  • Focus...
  • Rooney
 3:14
6. "All I Have" (featuring LL Cool J)
  • Lopez
  • Makeba Riddick
  • Curtis Richardson
  • Ron G
  • Lisa Peters
  • William Jeffrey
  • Rooney
  • Ron G
  • Dave McPherson
 4:14
7. "Jenny from the Block" (featuring Styles P and Jadakiss)
  • Lopez
  • T. Oliver
  • Deyo
  • Samuel Barnes
  • Jean Claude Olivier
  • Jose Fernando Arbex Miro
  • Lawrence Parker
  • Scott Sterling
  • Michael Oliver
  • David Styles
  • Jason Phillips
  • T. Oliver
  • Rooney
  • Poke and Tone
 3:08
8. "Again"  
  • Lopez
  • Rooney
  • T. Oliver
  • Reggie Hamlet
  • T. Oliver
  • Hamlet
  • Rooney
 5:47
9. "You Belong to Me"  
  • Rooney
  • Shea
 3:30
10. "I've Been Thinkin'"  
  • Lopez
  • Rooney
  • Shea
  • Rooney
  • Shea
 4:41
11. "Baby I Love U!"  
  • Rooney
  • Shea
 4:28
12. "The One (Version 2) [Bonus Track]"  
  • Lopez
  • Rooney
  • Creed
  • Deluge
  • Bell
  • Rooney
  • Deluge
  • Shea
 3:31
Total length:
 47:31
Notes
  • "Still" contains elements of "Set Me Free", as written by LeRoy Bell and Casey James and performed by Teddy Pendergrass.
  • "Loving You" contains:
    • a portion of "Juicy Fruit", as written by James Mtume and performed by Mtume.
    • an interpolation of "Never Give Up on a Good Thing", as written by Michael Garvin and Tom C. Shapiro and performed by George Benson.
  • "I'm Glad" contains a sample of "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?", as written and performed by Jesse "Schoolly D" Weaver Jr.
  • "The One" and "The One (Version 2)" contain an interpolation of "You Are Everything", as written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed and performed by The Stylistics.
  • "All I Have" contains a sample of "Very Special", as written by Lisa Peters and William Jeffrey and performed by Debra Laws.
  • "Jenny from the Block" contains:
    • an interpolation of "Hi-Jack" (1975), as written by Jose Fernando Arbex Miro.
    • a portion of "South Bronx" (1987), as written by Lawrence Parker and Scott Sterling.
    • portions of "Heaven and Hell Is on Earth" (1975), as written by Michael Oliver.
  • "You Belong to Me" contains a sample of "Catch the Beat", as written by G. Andrews, K. Nix, Brad Osborne, T. Ski Valley and performed by T. Ski Valley.
  • "Baby I Love U!" contains an interpolation of "Midnight Cowboy" (1969), as written and performed by John Barry.

Charts

Certifications

Territory Certifier Certification Sales
Australia ARIA Platinum[12] 70,000
Austria IFPI Gold[13] 10,000
Belgium Gold[14] 15,000
Canada CRIA 2× platinum[15] 200,000
Europe IFPI Platinum[16] 1,000,000
Finland Gold[17] 19,998
France SNEP 2× gold[18] 320,000[19]
Germany IFPI Gold[20] 100,000
Hungary Mahasz Gold[21] 3,000
Netherlands NVPI Gold[22] 30,000
New Zealand RIANZ Gold[23] 7,500
Portugal AFP Gold[24] 10,000
Sweden IFPI Gold[25] 20,000
Switzerland Platinum[26] 40,000
United Kingdom BPI Platinum[27] 300,000
United States RIAA 2× platinum[28] 2,500,000[2]

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cohen, Jonathan (February 1, 2005). "Lopez Gearing Up For March 'Rebirth'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2011-12-14. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
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  24. ↑ "Top 30 Artistas – Semana 11 de 2003". AFP (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
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