The Reel Me (Cd & Dvd) - CD

DVD includes the videos "If You Had My Love," "Waiting for Tonight," "No Me Ames Mas," "Feelin' So Good," "Love Don't Cost a Thing," "Play," "I'm Real," "Ain't It Funny," "Alive," "I'm Gonna Be Alright," "Jenny from the Block," "All I Have," "I'm Glad," and "Baby I Love You." Personnel includes: Jennifer Lopez (vocals); R. Kelly (rap vocals); Rene Toledo (guitar); Verdine White (bass); Omar Hakim (drums); Troy Oliver (programming); B-Money (scratches); Shelene Thomas, Cory Ronney, Natasha Ramos (background vocals). As its title suggests, THE REEL ME is a companion video compilation to Jennifer Lopez's 2002 album, THIS IS ME...THEN. The DVD disc is accompanied by an audio-only CD EP that compiles several excellent remixes of the most popular songs from the original album. The EP includes the R. Kelly remix of the hit "Baby I Love You," which humorously casts Kelly's thuggish raps about "rollin" with "some fine females" against J-Lo's heart-on-the-sleeve declarations of passion (set to the theme from MIDNIGHT COWBOY). Also featured is the Seismic Crew Latin Disco Trip mix of "Jenny from the Block," turning what was already an insanely catchy song into an absolutely undeniable, booty-shaking dance-floor romp. Any listener who enjoyed THIS IS ME?THEN will certainly want to pick up THE REEL ME, as the tracks here present alternate versions that are often even more fun than the originals.