Jennifer Lopez - On 6 (14 tracks) +Album Reviews

#1 SUMMER CD OF 1999 and ON!

jason galli | Kewanee, Illinois United States | 05/07/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Though it has been nearly a year since Jennifer released On The 6, I am still to this day listening everyday to this CD. Trust, if you like Madonna and Janet, you'll love this CD. There is something for everyone on this CD. There's ballads, latin, dance, R&B, and a little of hip hop to. Jen shines best on the uptempo and R&B cuts, like Waiting For Tonight, Let's Get Loud, If You Had My Love, Feelin So Goos, etc. She can also belt out the ballads, showing true emotion in both Should've Never and Promise Me You'll Try. Believe, this is the type of material that makes an album hot. So, forget what all the others say about this CD, cause just one listen to any of the songs and you'll know you have definately spent your money's worth!"

A nicely varied selection of songs

Michael J. Mazza | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10/23/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Because Jennifer Lopez is such a media personality, I think it's difficult to put aside the tabloid headlines and simply evaluate her musical output. But you know what? "On the 6" is a pretty good CD. On this disc, Lopez blends Latin, disco, pop, and other elements for a largely satisfying whole.The CD offers a nice mix of mellow and high energy numbers. "Should've Never" is enhanced by both a sensuous spoken-word bit as well as some erotic moaning. "Waiting for Tonight" is a good disco number that appears in two versions: English and Spanish (the latter titled "Una Noche Mas"). Another song that appears in two versions is "No me Ames," an excellent duet with Marc Anthony. With this song, both versions are in Spanish; the difference is that the first song has a salsa flavor (heavy on horns and percussion), while the second is a more laid-back ballad version. Also enjoyable is the mellow, romantic "Talk about Us."Lopez proves herself an effective vocalist on the CD, and holds her own in her duet with the amazing Anthony. Yes, as a whole "On the 6" may just sound a bit too "slick" and commercial, but if you suspend whatever prejudices you might have, you just might enjoy it. I did."

Okay, It's not the worst

Kaylea | New York | 12/23/1999

(2 out of 5 stars)

"On the first listen of this cd all I could think of is that this was one of the most boring cds ever. There are a few bright, upbeat moments. I really like "No Ames" with Marc Anthony because I love the spanish language, and "Waiting For Tonight" is okay. The rest is very dull and it doesn't seem that Jennifer's voice has a very large range. It seems that she sings the same five notes over and over except in those two songs. I will give her credit; it is not the worst cd I have ever heard and if I had to, I would listen to it if I was without any other cd rather than listening to nothing."

Lacklustre Lopez

Chris | Sydney, Australia | 01/25/2003

(2 out of 5 stars)

"With so much hype around actress Jennifer Lopez's musical debut, it would have been a difficult task for anyone to ensure that their music lived up to the publicity. Unfortunately for Jennifer, the music really does fall short of expectations, and no amount of celebrity boyfriends or newspaper column inches could salvage the trainwreck that is 'On The 6'.For the most part, it's not Jennifer's fault. Her voice is certainly no Mariah Carey, but it's quite pleasant and can hold a note with relative ease. So why, I ask, has the producer of this record chosen to hide that voice in amongst so many back-up singers?! Geez, the girl ain't that bad! The main problem with 'On The 6' lies not in the production (which is as pristeen as a much-anticipated debut's production should be) but in the song quality. Watery ballads and limp psuedo-Latin tunes round out this mind-shatteringly poor set, with only a few scattered joys to keep the listener's interest.Granted, those few joys are quite fantastic. The R'n'B-come-pop aggression of the debut single 'If You Had My Love' sounds just as fresh today as it did in 1999, 'Waiting For Tonight' is sophisticated dance/pop at its most hummable, the uplifting 'Feelin' So Good' is as underrated now as it was when it was released (with little fanfare) as a single, and the now classic Latin tune 'Let's Get Loud'. That's the closest Jennifer gets to channelling Gloria Estefan on this record, and it's an absolute delight.Sadly, 'On The 6' holds little else to get excited about. 'Should've Never' is nice enough for the first three minutes, but at just over six it's a tad excessive, and 'Promise Me You'll Try' is admittedly gorgeous - if you don't hear the rest of this record, well it's no great loss. Luckily Jennifer had a lot greater musical exploits to come than this release. 'On The 6' is for completists only."

Go J Lo

Little star | Graz in Österreich | 09/29/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a great Pop-dance-R'n B- album. Jennifer is a lot more than just another actress who tries to sing.
If you had my Love. I didn't like her debutsong so much. There are many better songs
Should've never: This is a wonderful romantic ballad
Too late: A latin flavoured song. Not my favourite
Feelin so good: With Fat Joe and Big Pun. A great Hip Hop song
Let's get loud: Written by GLoria Estefan. The summersong in 2000. A great salsa-song
Could this be love: A romantic ballad
No me ames: Tropical remix: Dance version of a wonderful ballad. I don't like it
Waiting for tonight: A dance song. Sounds like something Madonna or Kylie Minogue would sing.
Open off my love: This song is so sexy. It's a latin-song. and great for dancing
Promise me you'll try: Another ballad
It'S not that serious: Another Latin-sog
Talk about us: This ballad is almost too slow. It's getting boring.
No me ames: The ballad version is a lot better. She sings it wih Marc Anthony. I don't like him because his songs are so schmalzy but in this one he sounds great
Una noche ms: Waiting for tonight in Spanish
I think it's better to buy the European version of this CD because there are two great bonustrcks included."

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