Dance Again ... The Hits
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| Compilation album by Jennifer Lopez | |||||
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20th July 2012 |
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| Label (s) | Epic / Sony Music | ||||
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13/16 (+ DVD ) |
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52:07 / 65:22 |
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Dance Again ... The Hits ( English for " dance again ... the hits ") is a best-of album by the US singer Jennifer Lopez . It was released on July 20, 2012 on the Epic and Sony Music labels as a standard and deluxe edition.
content
Most of the songs on the album are previously released singles from Jennifer Lopez's six English studio albums, On the 6 (three songs), J.Lo (two songs), This Is Me… Then (one track), Rebirth (a track), Brave (a track) and Love? (two songs) and the remix album J to tha LO !: The Remixes (one song). Only the tracks Dance Again and Goin 'In are new releases.
The deluxe version also includes the tracks All I Have from the album This Is Me… Then , Let's Get Loud from the album On the 6 and Qué Hiciste from her Spanish studio album Como ama una mujer .
production
The songs selected for the album were produced by a variety of different music producers . RedOne , Irv Gotti , 7, Ric Wake and Richie Jones each produced two songs. Other instrumentals include GoonRock , Stargate , the Trackmasters , Ryan Tedder and Sean Combs .
Guest Posts
In addition to Jennifer Lopez, other artists can be heard on nine or ten songs on the album. These all come from rappers . So Pitbull on the songs Dance Again and On the Floor involved, while Ja Rule two guest appearances on I'm Real (Remix) and Is not It Funny (Remix) , said to the latter also Caddillac Tah is involved. Jenny from the Block is a collaboration with Styles P. and Jadakiss . Jennifer Lopez is supported by Flo Rida on Goin 'In , while Lil Wayne appears on the track I'm Into You . To Get Right of rapper Fabolous represented, and Feelin 'So Good have Big Pun and Fat Joe Guest Posts. In addition, LL Cool J (on All I Have ) can be heard on the deluxe edition .
Cover design
The album cover shows Jennifer Lopez, who looks to the left as seen from the viewer. In the foreground are the lettering JLO and Dance Again ... The Hits in white and black respectively.
Track list
| # | title | Guest Posts | producer | length | album |
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| 1 | Dance Again | Pit bull | RedOne | 3:57 | previously unpublished |
| 2 | Goin 'in | Flo Rida | GoonRock | 4:09 | previously unpublished |
| 3 | I'm into you | Lil Wayne | Stargate | 3:20 | Love? |
| 4th | On the floor | Pit bull | RedOne | 4:46 | Love? |
| 5 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | Ric Wake, Richie Jones, Cory Rooney | 3:43 | J.Lo | |
| 6th | If You Had My Love | Rodney Jerkins | 4:25 | On the 6th | |
| 7th | Waiting for Tonight | Ric Wake, Richie Jones, Dave Scheuer | 4:06 | On the 6th | |
| 8th | Get right | Fabolous | Rich Harrison | 3:51 | Rebirth |
| 9 | Jenny from the Block (Track Masters Remix) | Styles P. , Jadakiss | Troy Oliver, trackmasters | 3:09 | This Is Me ... Then |
| 10 | I'm Real (Remix) | Yes rule | Irv Gotti , 7 | 4:18 | J.Lo |
| 11 | Do It Well | Ryan Tedder | 3:08 | Brave | |
| 12 | Ain't It Funny (Remix) | Yes Rule, Caddillac Tah | Irv Gotti, 7 | 3:51 | J to tha LO !: The Remixes |
| 13 | Feelin 'So Good (Remix) | Big Pun , Fat Joe | Sean Combs | 5:27 | On the 6th |
Deluxe Edition bonus songs:
| # | title | Guest Posts | producer | length | album |
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| 14th | All I have | LL Cool J | Cory Rooney, Ron G., Dave McPherson | 4:17 | This Is Me ... Then |
| 15th | Qué Hiciste | Marc Anthony , Julio Reyes | 4:57 | Como ama una mujer | |
| 16 | Let's get loud | Kike Santander , Emilio Estefan Jr. | 3:58 | On the 6th |
Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD:
| # | title | length |
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| 1 | Dance Again | 4:10 |
| 2 | On the floor | 4:27 |
| 3 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | 5:06 |
| 4th | If You Had My Love | 5:29 |
| 5 | Waiting for Tonight | 3:58 |
| 6th | Get right | 5:04 |
| 7th | Jenny from the block | 4:06 |
| 8th | I'm Real (Remix) | 4:05 |
| 9 | Do It Well | 3:20 |
| 10 | Ain't It Funny (Remix) | 3:54 |
| 11 | Feelin 'So Good (Remix) | 5:30 |
Chart successes and singles
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| Metacritic | 72% |
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| laut.de |
 
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| allmusic |
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Dance Again ... The Hits entered the German album charts at number 15 on August 3, 2012 and was at number 25 and 37 in the following weeks. Overall, it stayed in the top 100 for seven weeks. The album reached number 4 in the UK and was awarded a gold record for more than 100,000 sales .
The first single was released on April 2, 2012, the song Dance Again , which reached number 14 in the German charts. The second release, Goin 'In , was released on June 2, 2012 and ranked 67th in Germany.
Individual evidence
- ↑ album cover
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Rating: metacritic.com
- ↑ Rating: laut.de
- ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
- ↑ Rating: Slant Magazine
- ↑ Chart tracking Dance Again… The Hits on officialcharts.de
- ↑ UK: Gold
