This Is Me... Now
2024 studio album by Jennifer Lopez
This Is Me... Now is the ninth studio album by American singer and actress Jennifer Lopez. It was released on February 16, 2024.[1] The record is a sequel to Lopez's third studio album This Is Me... Then (2002). It is her first studio album in ten years, since A.K.A. (2014).[2]
This Is Me... Now | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 16, 2024 | |||
Recorded | May–August 2022 | |||
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Track listing
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No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length | ||||||
1. | "This Is Me... Now" |
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4:13 | ||||||
2. | "To Be Yours" |
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3:18 | ||||||
3. | "Mad in Love" |
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3:06 | ||||||
4. | "Can't Get Enough" |
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3:06 | ||||||
5. | "Not. Going. Anywhere." |
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3:30 | ||||||
6. | "Rebound" |
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3:02 | ||||||
7. | "Dear Ben, Pt. II" |
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3:39 | ||||||
8. | "Hummingbird" |
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2:45 | ||||||
9. | "Hearts and Flowers" |
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4:10 | ||||||
10. | "Broken Like Me" |
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3:16 | ||||||
11. | "This Time Around" |
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3:55 | ||||||
12. | "Midnight Trip to Vegas" |
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3:11 | ||||||
13. | "Greatest Love Story Never Told" |
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3:07 | ||||||
Total length: |
44:24 |
Digital deluxe edition | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length | ||||||
14. | "Rebound" (featuring Anuel AA) |
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3:19 | ||||||
15. | "Can't Get Enough" (featuring Latto) |
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3:27 | ||||||
16. | "Can't Get Enough" (Bruno Martini remix) |
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2:49 |
- The physical deluxe edition also features a 40-page booklet of exclusive photographs plus two polaroids of Lopez.[3]
This Is Me...Now commentary edition[4]
- Features all thirteen songs from the standard edition
- Between each track on the original tracklisting, there is commentary about the song including its meaning and facts about its recording and production
Notes and sample credits
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer.
- "This Is Me... Now" contains elements of "Cry Me a River", written by Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley and Scott Storch, as performed by Timberlake.
- "To Be Yours" contains an interpolation of "Superstar", as written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett.
- "Can't Get Enough" contains:
- An interpolation of "I'm Still In Love With You", as written and composed by Alton Ellis
- Elements of "Son of a Scorpio" as written and performed by Dennis Coffey
- "Hearts and Flowers" contains an interpolation from "Jenny from the Block", as written by J. Lopez, Troy Oliver, Andre Deyo, Samuel Barnes, Jean Claude Olivier, Jose Fernando Arbex Miro, Lawrence Parker, Scott Sterling, Michael Oliver, David Styles and Jason Phillips.
- "Midnight Trip to Vegas" contains elements of "Wicked Game", written and performed by Chris Isaak.
Personnel and credits
changeRecording studios
- Lola's Home (Beverly Hills, Los Angeles) – all songs
- Tiki Hill Studios (Dallas, Texas)
- The Mastering Palace (New York)
- Studio Z (Burbank, California)
- Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles) – track 2 (Chaka Khan's additional vocals)
- Little Bird Studios (Los Angeles)
Musicians
- Jennifer Lopez – lead vocals, background vocals
- Ben Affleck – background vocals (track 5)
- Jessica Agombar – background vocals (track 2)
- Dougie F – background vocals (track 5)
- Faangs – background vocals (track 3)
- Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman – electric guitar (tracks 4, 5, 7–9, 12), keyboards (6), bass (8, 9), vocals (8), acoustic guitar (10, 13), piano (10), synth bass (11)
- Ink – background vocals (tracks 1, 4–6, 8, 11)
- Kaydence – background vocals (track 13)
- Chaka Khan – additional vocals (track 2)
- Angel Lopez – vocals (track 8)
- Stevie Mackey – background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11–13)
- Jesse McGinty – horns (track 4)
- Trevor Muzzy – background vocals (tracks 5, 13)
- Bryan Page – strings (tracks 9, 10)
- Raye – background vocals (track 7)
- Davide Rossi – strings (tracks 4, 6, 8, 10)
- Jae Stephens – background vocals (tracks 6–8, 11)
- Sidney Tipton – background vocals (tracks 2, 6)
- Rayven Tyler – background vocals (track 2)
- Sam Wishkoski – vocals (track 3)
- Ashley Woods – background vocals (track 5)
Musicians and technicians
- Chris Godbey – mixing (tracks 1, 4–6, 8, 9)
- Dave Kutch – mastering (tracks 1–
- Trevor Muzzy – mixing (tracks 2, 7, 10, 12, 13), engineering (all tracks)
- Patrizio "Teezio" Pigliapoco – mixing (tracks 3, 11)
- Ignacio Portales – engineering (tracks 3, 11)
- Ryan Prieur – engineering (tracks 1, 4–6, 8, 9
- Julian Vasquez – engineering
Charts
changeChart (2024) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 82 |
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[6] | 23 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 6 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 6 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 16 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] | 77 |
French Albums (SNEP)[11] | 38 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 8 |
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[13] | 32 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] | 37 |
27 | |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[15] | 35 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] | 14 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17] | 20 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 17 |
UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 55 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20] | 5 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[21] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[22] | 38 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] | 7 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[24] | 1 |
Release history
changeRegion | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | February 16, 2024 | Standard edition | [25] | ||
Deluxe edition | |||||
Download | Commentary edition | [4] |
References
change- ↑ Caplan, Anna Lazarus (2022-11-25). "Jennifer Lopez Announces 'This Is Me...Now' 20 Years After Ben Affleck-Inspired Album 'This Is Me…Then'". People. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ↑ Corcoran, Nina (November 25, 2022). "Jennifer Lopez Announces First New Album in Nine Years, This Is Me... Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ↑ Lombardi, Simona (January 12, 2024). "Jennifer Lopez 'Can't Get Enough' | (Radio Date:10/01/2024)". radiodate.it. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "This Is Me…Now (Commentary Version) Digital Album". Archived from the original on February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Onthejlo.com.
- ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 26 February 2024". The ARIA Report. No. 1773. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 26, 2024. p. 6.
- ↑ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jennifer Lopez – This Is Me... Now" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jennifer Lopez – This Is Me... Now" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jennifer Lopez – This Is Me... Now" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Jennifer Lopez Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Top Albums (Week 8, 2022)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jennifer Lopez – This Is Me... Now" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 9. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 8 (dal 16.02.2024 al 22.02.2024)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Jennifer Lopez – This Is Me... Now". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Top 100 Albums Weekly". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Jennifer Lopez – This Is Me... Now". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Jennifer Lopez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Jennifer Lopez Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Jennifer Lopez Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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