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"Dance Again... the Hits" is the offset greatest hits compliation album from Jennifer. Information technology was released on July 12, 2012 on Epic Records to coincide with the launch of her offset world bout "The Trip the light fantastic Again World Tour."

Jennifer had plans for a greatest hits album in 2009, but decided to used the material she recorded for her seventh anthology "Love?" which was released on Island Records in May of 2011 later on leaving Epic Records in 2010.

Because Jennifer owed the characterization i more than album to fulfill her contract, she began working on a new greatest hits album in November of 2011 and was subsequently unsure about whether or non she wanted to release a greatest hits album or a new studio album, eventually deciding on the quondam.

Album Background [ ]

Post-obit the commercial failure of her sixth studio album "Brave" and while pregnant with her twins Max and Emme, Jennifer began working on new music for a hereafter project in 2008.

The projection was kept under wraps until Feb of 2009 when a new song from the recording sessions titled "Hooked on You" leaked online.

The songs "Hooked on Yous,' "I Love" and "(What is) Love?" were subsequently leaked online in May.

At the fourth dimension, the leaked songs were meant to appear on a greatest hits album that later turned into a studio album.

"Louboutins," a song written and produced by The-Dream and C. "Tricky" Stewart was released as the lead single from her 7th studio album "Love?" in November of 2009.

Withal, upon release, the song failed to garner enough airplay to chart despite topping the Usa Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs nautical chart.

Jennifer subsequently left Epic Records in Feb of 2010, citing that she had fulfilled her contractual obligations and at present wished to release the album under a new label.

Her difference from the label temporarily halted production on the anthology, even so upon signing a new contract with Isle Records, recording resumed on the anthology.

The New York Daily News revealed that Jennifer would exist taking some of the records recorded under Epic Records to Isle Records and so that they could be included on the anthology.

Jennifer'due south offset single with the label "On the Flooring" was released in Feb 2011.

The vocal topped the charts across the globe, becoming i of the well-nigh successful singles of the year.

Following the release of "On the Flooring," the album produced ii moderately successful singles: "I'thousand Into You" and "Papi" both of which topped the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

The anthology was a moderate commercial success and was viewed as a humble comeback from Jennifer as many had considered her recording career over.

It was announced in November that Jennifer was once again working on new material for a greatest hits anthology.

The post-obit month, she revealed that she had been playing some of her new music for Fifty.A. Reid, who signed her to Island Records and left the label to become the CEO and chairman of Epic Records.

This led further speculation that Jennifer had moved back to Ballsy Records which was first reported in July.

The reports were later confirmed untrue every bit she was back with Epic Records because she owed the label i concluding anthology to end her contract despite previously announcing that she had fulfilled her contract with them.

New Vocal Textile [ ]

In 2011, Jennifer began working on a "drove of songs" in 2011, unaware of what she was "going to do with them."

At the time, she was deciding whether she wanted to release a greatest hits anthology or a new studio album.

She stated that when it comes time to make an anthology, she doesn't sit downwards and write for the unabridged thing.

Jennifer revealed that she is ever working on new music and that her albums "happen organically" when she has recorded enough material.

Jennifer explained:

"I don't e'er stop. I keep going with it. These records, like 'Follow the Leader,' [a collaboration with Puerto Rican duo Wisin & Yandel] they just kind of came most. Information technology wasn't something like, 'Oh, I'k going to sit downwardly and brand a record correct now."

Among the songs she recorded, two were chosen to be included on the album: "Dance Again" and "Goin' In."

The album'south title and opening track, "Trip the light fantastic Once again" was written by RedOne, Enrique Iglesias, Bilal "The Chef", AJ Junior and Pitbull who is also featured in the song.

Later on hearing a demo version of the track, she begged Iglesias to let her record the song, telling him that it was "her song."

Jennifer (who was going through a divorce with Marc Anthony and the "breakup of a family") felt as if the song had come up to her at the "perfect moment."

According to Jennifer, the period was devastating because family unit is very of import to her.

She revealed:

"I had to plough that into something better." She idea: "I don't desire to merely survive it, I desire to come out meliorate than that." She didn't want to exist "the woman who stayed in bed for months.

According to her:

"I knew I had to become through it. I'd trip the light fantastic every solar day, I'd work out, I'd say a little prayer and I still wouldn't feel any better. And so I'd go to bed and get up the next 24-hour interval and do information technology all again. It was a process, and it very gradually got a little easier ... I had to do it for my kids. I had to become through information technology for them."

Jennifer re-wrote parts of the verses to better chronicle to her experiences. The song "helped lift her out of the darkness" and gave her hope again.

Looking back on the song in December of 2012, Jennifer stated that:

"Dance Again' became my anthem ... an expression of what I needed to practise at that time in my life and for what I was taking on with [my career]. It was a cute metaphor that became my reality."

Jennifer's vocals for "Dance Again" were arranged by RedOne and produced by Kuk Harrell. They were recorded at Pinky's Palace.

Pitbull'due south vocals were recorded by Al Burna at Al Burna Studios, Miami, Florida. Chris "Tek" O'Ryan and Trevor Muzzy handled audio engineering of the song with assistance from Anthony Falcone and Peter Mack. O'Ryan and Trevor Muzzy were in charge of song editing.

All instruments in the vocal were played and programmed by RedOne, who too produced the song. The song was after mixed by Trevor Muzzy.

In an interview with Ryan Seacrest, Jennifer revealed that she loved being able to collaborate with RedOne and Pitbull again.

She stated:

"We had a bully chemical science the last time, and it was like 'Nosotros're going to have to practise something again.' And this was the perfect song. I love the message of the song. That when something bad happens, your life is not over. You have to get upward. Yous're gonna live. Yous're gonna to be okay. Yous're gonna dance again."

"Goin' In" was written past Michael Warren, Jamahl Listenbee, Joseph Angel, Coleridge Tillman, David Quiñones and Tramar Dillard.

Jennifer's vocals were produced past Harrell and recorded at Pinky'due south Palace.

Josh Gudwin and O'Ryan handled audio engineering of the song, with assistance from Falcone and Mack. The song features additional vocals from rapper Lil Jon.

GoonRock produced and later mixed the song alongside Kenny Moran at The House on the Hill Studios in Los Angeles, California.

Of GoonRock, Jennifer commented by stating that he is "very forward with his sound."

Subsequently recording her vocals for the vocal, Flo Rida recorded a rap verse for the song.

Those involved in the production of the song were extremely happy with the song before Flo Rida's rap appeared on it, simply once his vocals were on the vocal it "took it over the top meridian."

When choosing who she wanted to characteristic on the song, Jennifer had several other rappers in mind, such every bit Large Sean.

Jennifer revealed:

"We had a couple of people who said yes, that they would become on it, merely [Flo Rida] just seemed like the perfect one."

She farther explained that the style of the song "really fit Flo Rida" and "It was one-half-dance, only one-half kind of difficult besides."

Critical Reception [ ]

"Dance Again... The Hits" received more often than not positive reviews from gimmicky music critics.

At Metacritic (which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics), the album received an average score of 72 based on four reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews."

Sal Cinquenmani of Camber Magazine wrote that the "nearly immediately striking thing" about the compilation is "just how many hits [she] has racked up over the years."

He also stated:

"So many, in fact, that there's a hefty handful of singles missing from the standard edition of the album" using her number-one unmarried "All I Have" every bit an example of this.

He stated that Jennifer'south "output has been nothing if not on trend" and that 'Trip the light fantastic Again... The Hits plays non only as a "relate of one artist'due south career," but of "pop music every bit a whole since simply before the plow of the century" with genres spanning Latin popular, dance and R&B.

According to Cinquenmani, the anthology also serves as a "historical record" of who the rappers du jour were "over the last dozen years or so" from Big Pun, Fat Joe, Ja Rule and Lil Wayne.

He concluded by stating that if the compilation "proves anything" it's that Jennifer is "if not the queen, then at least the duchess of reinvention and should never be counted out."

Michael Cragg of BBC Music wrote that it'southward "surprising that she hadn't unleashed a hits collection before now given that she'south what you might politely call a 'singles creative person."

He questioned the song choices, writing that the person who made the decision to non include "Papi" needs to accept a "long, difficult look in the mirror" although information technology's "difficult to debate with most of what's on offer, Jennifer "slipping effortlessly into different guises with each song."

He ended by stating that:

"A cipher for good songs rather than the reasons those songs are skillful she may exist, but there are few that do it better."

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy too questioned the decisions of which songs appeared on the album, simply wrote that:

"the very fact that she tin can't fit all her classics on to i disc can exist seen as nada more than a testament to her indelible career."

Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine pointed out that Lopez's other well or moderately charted songs such equally "Play," "I'm Gonna Be Alright," "I'm Glad" and "Hold You Downwardly" were non nowadays on the compilation while also writing that her older hits didn't fit neatly with her newer songs and that it's sequencing was "scattershot."

Even so, Erlewine said that "[the anthology] does have the familiar tunes, so it serves its purpose."

In his review of the album Irving Tan of Sputnikmusic put "Dance Once again... The Hits" into the category of a greatest hits album that "you get facial brickbat of moderate-to-raw thwarting at the discovery of how thin and forced the artist'due south discography actually is."

He wrote that having another artist featured on nine of the thirteen tracks "gives the impression that equally a production, having Jennifer Lopez alone is only not enough."

He farther criticized the conclusion to include the Murder Remixes of "Ain't It Funny" and "I'thou Real" over the original studio versions, stating that it was about similar "Sony Music held their hands up and admitted that the initial cuts that they published simply weren't up to scratch."

Tan concluded that for a greatest hits anthology, the track listing is "but all over the place" with no indication that the record executives or Jennifer "looked effectually for a logical start" or an "easy access ramp to her vii-album canon."

Commercial Performance [ ]

"Dance Once again... the Hits" enjoyed moderate commercial success in the Usa, peaking at number xx on the Billboard 200. The week of its debut with sales of 14,000 copies.

The album performed improve on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums component chart, where it managed to reach number half dozen.

The album performed significantly lower on the Billboard 200 than Jennifer'southward seventh studio anthology "Love?" which peaked at number five as well every bit her previous compilation album "J to tha L–O!: The Remixes" which peaked at number one.

Afterwards a calendar month, the album had sold 38,000 copies in the United States.

As of December of 2012, "Trip the light fantastic Once again... the Hits" is Lopez's second lowest performing album in the state.

Only "The Reel Me" achieved a lower chart position in 2003, peaking at number 69.

On the UK Albums Chart, "Trip the light fantastic toe Once more... the Hits" debuted at number iv with sales of ix,213 copies in its first week of release, matching the peak of J to Tha L-O!: The Remixes in that state.

Overseas, the album performed well is most music markets, reaching the height ten in fourteen national charts, five of which were in the start five positions.

Its highest position came from the Canadian Albums chart where the album achieved number 3.

The album reached the aforementioned peak on the Italian Albums chart.

Other countries where the anthology managed to score a loftier peak were Spain (number five), Taiwan (number 3), the Czech Republic (number six) and Switzerland (number seven).

On the Australian Albums Chart, the anthology had a moderate commercial functioning, reaching number 20.

Jennifer's previous compilation album "J to tha 50–O!: The Remixes" achieved a college position of number 11.

In Latin America, the anthology appeared on the Mexican Album nautical chart, reaching a peak of number 10.

Tracklisting [ ]

1. Dance Again (feat. Pitbull) [3:57]
2. Goin' In (feat. Flo Rida) [4:09]
3. I'yard Into You (feat. Lil Wayne) [3:20]
4. On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) [4:46]
5. Love Don't Cost a Thing [3:43]
6. If Yous Had My Dearest [4:25]
7. Waiting For Tonight [4:07]
8. Get Correct (feat. Fabolous) [iii:52]
9. Jenny From the Block (Rails Masters Remix)-(feat. Styles P. & Jadakiss) [3:x]
10. I'grand Real (Murder Remix)-(feat. Ja Rule) [4:xix]
11. Do It Well [3:08]
12. Own't It Funny (Murder Remix)-(feat. Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah) [iii:51]
13. Feelin' So Skillful (Remix)-(feat. Big Pun and Fatty Joe) [5:28]

Deluxe Version Tracklisting [ ]

1. All I Take (feat. LL Cool J) [four:17]
2. Qué Hiciste [4:59]
3. Allow'due south Get Loud [iii:58]

Credits/Personnel [ ]

• Josie Aiello — Vocals (Background)
• AJ Inferior — Composer
• Mert Alas — Photography
• J.D. Andrew — Banana
• Justin Affections — Vocals (Background)
• Jim Annunziato — Mixing, Song Engineer
• Chris Campaigner — Coordination
• Jeffrey Atkins — Composer
• Chris Avedon — Assistant
• Chuck Bailey — Assistant
• Samuel Barnes — Composer
• Tom Barney — Bass
• David Barrett — Coordination
• Jane Barrett — Vocals (Groundwork)
• Scotty Beatz — Engineer
• Large Pun — Featured Artist
• Bilal The Chef — Composer
• Tim Blacksmith — Direction
• B-Money — Scratching
• Juan Bohorquez — Banana
• Aruek Borujow — Banana
• James Chocolate-brown — Composer
• Al Burna — Engineer, Vocal Engineer
• Michael "Banger" Cadahia — Vocal Engineer
• Caddillac Tah — Composer, Featured Artist
• Brian Calicchia — Assistant
• Joe Cartagena — Composer
• Leonard Caston — Composer
• Maria Christiansen — Composer, Vocals (Groundwork)
• Sean "Puffy" Combs — Composer, Producer
• LaShawn Daniels — Composer
• Danny D. — Direction
• T. Dillard — Composer
• Margret Dorn — Vocals (Background)
• Ashanti Douglas — Composer, Vocals (Background)
• Tony Duran — Photography
• Mikkel Due south. Eriksen — Engineer, Composer, Instrumentation
• Fabolous — Featured Artist
• Anthony Falcone — Assistant
• Fat Joe — Featured Artist
• Jose Fernando — Composer
• Alfred Figueroa — Banana
• Flo Rida — Featured Creative person
• Georgette Franklin — Composer
• Elizabeth Gallardo — Banana
• Michael Garvin — Composer
• Alessandro Giulini — Squeeze box
• Jay Goin — Assistant
• Larry Gold — Arranger, Conductor
• GoMillion — Photography
• GoonRock — Mixing, Producer
• Irv Gotti — Mixing, Producer
• Franklyn Grant — Engineer
• Josh Gudwin — Engineer, Vocal Engineer
• Kuk Harrell — Producer, Vocal Organization, Song Editing, Vocal Engineer, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background)
• Shawnyette Harrell — Vocals (Background)
• Amille D. Harris — Composer
• Rich Harrison — Composer, Producer
• Alexei Hay — Photography
• Tor Erik Hermansen — Composer, Instrumentation
• Thousand. Hermosa — Composer
• Dan Hetzel — Engineer, Mixing
• Jean-Marie Horvat — Mixing
• Enrique Iglesias — Composer
• Ja Rule — Featured Artist
• John Jackson — Composer
• Jadakiss — Featured Artist
• Rick James — Composer
• Jim Janik — Mixing
• Fred "Uncle Freddie" Jerkins 3 — Composer
• Rodney Jerkins — Composer, Producer
• Richie Jones — Arranger, Drums, Mixing, Percussion, Producer, Programming, Remixing
• Jennifer Karr — Vocals (Background)
• Peter Wade Keusch — Engineer
• Eric Kupper — Keyboards
• Dave Kutch — Mastering
• L.E.S. — Composer
• Greg Lawson — Arranger, Composer
• Damien Lewis — Assistant Engineer, Engineer
• Lil Jon — Vocals
• Lil Wayne — Featured Artist
• Jennifer Lopez — Composer, Executive Producer, Principal Artist
• Irving Lorenzo — Composer
• Peter Mack — Banana
• Bill Makina — Programming
• Manny Marroquin — Mixing
• Ronald L. Martinez — Assistant
• Tony Maserati — Assistant
• Milwaukee Buck — Engineer
• Chieli Minucci — Guitar
• Arbex Miro — Composer
• Mr. Deyo — Composer
• Jeremy Monroe — Composer
• Kenny Moran — Mixing
• Trevor Muzzy — Engineer, Mixing, Song Editing
• Michael Oliver — Composer
• Troy Oliver — Composer, Drum Programming, Producer
• Jean Claude Olivier — Composer
• Jeanette Olsson — Vocals (Background)
• Chris "Tek" O'Ryan — Engineer, Vocal Editing
• Marty Osterer — Bass
• Lawrence Parker — Composer
• Julian Peploe — Art Management, Pattern
• Wendy Peterson — Vocals (Background)
• Jason Phillips — Composer
• Marcus Piggott — Photography
• Pitbull — Composer, Featured Artist
• Poke and Tone — Producer
• Anita Poree — Composer
• Prince Charles — Engineer, Mixing
• Rita Quintero — Vocals (Background)
• Natasha Ramos — Vocals (Background)
• Conductor Raymond — Composer
• RedOne — Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer, Programming, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Editing, Vocal Producer
• Julio Reyes — Engineer
• Christopher Rios — Composer
• Cory Rooney — Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Producer, Remixing
• Marc Russell — Assistant Producer
• Dave Scheuer — Arranger, Engineer, Producer
• Damon Sharpe — Composer
• Teddy Heaven — Composer
• Brian Springer — Engineer, Mixing
• Steve Standard — Composer
• Stargate — Producer
• Scott Sterling — Composer
• Styles P — Featured Creative person
• David Styles — Composer
• Bruce Swedien — Engineer
• David Swope — Engineer
• Phil Tan — Mixing
• Ryan Tedder — Composer, Engineer, Producer
• Phil Temple — Composer
• Michael Thompson — Photography
• Jimmy Thörnfeldt — Unknown Contributor Part
• C. Tillman — Composer
• Ric Wake — Arranger, Producer
• Miles Walker — Engineer
• Robb Williams — Assistant, Engineer
• Frank Wilson — Composer
• Thomas R. Yezzi — Engineer

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