This Is Me... Then

In June 2002, Lopez split from her former back-up dancer Cris Judd to pursue a relationship with Academy Award winning actor and director, Ben Affleck, "Hollywood's Golden Boy".{{cite web|title=Ben Affleck: Hollywood's Golden Boy|url=http://www.etonline.com/visitcalifornia/131101_Ben_Affleck_Hollywood_s_Golden_Boy/index.html|publisher=Entertainment Tonight Online.|access-date=April 3, 2013|date=February 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402231811/http://www.etonline.com/visitcalifornia/131101_Ben_Affleck_Hollywood_s_Golden_Boy/index.html|archive-date=April 2, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|title=Jennifer Lopez, husband Cris Judd split after 8 months of marriage|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News|date=June 8, 2002|location=California}} That November, Affleck proposed, resulting in a higher amount of attention towards the couple.{{cite web|last=Silverman|first=Stephen|title=Ben's Proposal 'Beautiful,' Says Lopez|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,624998,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321092626/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,624998,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 21, 2008|work=People|access-date=October 20, 2012|date=November 11, 2002}}{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Jeanne|title=J. Lo, Ben make first appearance as fiances|newspaper=USA Today|date=December 10, 2002|page=2}} The public and media began to refer to them as "Bennifer" and they became a prominent supercouple in the media and popular culture. "Bennifer" became a popular term, which was eventually entered into urban dictionaries and neologism dictionaries as notable,{{cite web|title=Neologisms. These are neologisms collected by an undergraduate linguistics class at Rice University during the fall of 2003|publisher=ruf.rice.edu|access-date=June 22, 2007|url=http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/neologisms/a.html#b}} and the name blend started the trend of other celebrity couples being referred to by the combination of each other's first names.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1133516,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220125907/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1133516,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 20, 2007 |title=Celebrity Name Game |work=People |date=November 23, 2005 |access-date=July 7, 2012}}

Speaking of the publicity, Lopez told MTV News: "We try [to keep things private]." "I'm not saying there's not times that we wish [we] could just be going to the movies and come out and there's not a crowd there waiting. You just want to spend your Sunday afternoon not working, but at the same time we both love what we do. If that's something that's part of it, then that's fine. We feel the love and we're very happy about it," she stated. While speaking of the damage that could be caused, Lopez said: "I think [the media can cause damage] if it's not a real thing. I've been in relationships where they were kind of unstable, and so the media messed with it a lot."{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Jennifer Lopez Feels Ben Affleck's Love, Sports Big Pink Rock To Prove It|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458399/j-lo-feels-afflecks-love.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222091441/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458399/j-lo-feels-afflecks-love.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2014|publisher=MTV News. Viacom International Inc.|access-date=April 3, 2013|date=October 29, 2012}} The overexposure from the media and public interest in their relationship resulted in less admiration for their work and negatively affected their careers.{{cite web|title=Top Celebrity Supercouples of All Time|publisher=Comcast/Comcast Interactive Media|year=2009|access-date=December 5, 2009|url=http://www.comcast.net/slideshow/entertainment-supercouples/20/}}{{cite magazine|first=Liane|last=Bonin|title=Pot Pans Kettle. Madonna calls J.Lo overexposed. The Material Girl says Bennifer could have avoided the media meltdown that postponed their wedding|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 31, 2003|access-date=July 6, 2009|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/10/31/madonna-calls-jlo-overexposed/|archive-date=August 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803012050/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,536029,00.html|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine| first=Stephen M.| last=Silverman | title=Overexposed? Is There Too Much J.Lo?|magazine=People|date=December 9, 2002|access-date=July 6, 2009|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,625069,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319172130/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,625069,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 19, 2008}}

Affleck became Lopez's muse when writing and recording the album. "I wrote a lot of songs inspired, in a way, by what I was going through at the time that this album was being made, and he was definitely a big part of that," she told MTV News. The singer took more of a "hands-on role", co-writing more material than she had on her previous albums.{{cite web|last=Moss|first=Corey|title=J. Lo Sets Release Date For LP After Song Leaks Out|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457833/j-lo-album-due-november-26.jhtml|publisher=MTV News. Viacom International Inc.|access-date=April 3, 2013|date=September 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210044047/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457833/j-lo-album-due-november-26.jhtml|archive-date=February 10, 2012}} The album was titled This Is Me... Then, as it was something she wanted to look back on in retrospection. Lopez explained, "Who you are at that time, what kind of music you like, what kind of beats you're into, what kind of state of mind you're in, what you're attracted to ... it's all very telling of where you are in your life at that point. ... Twenty years from now, if I give this [album] to one of my kids, I'll be like, 'This was me then, at that moment.'"{{cite web|title=J.Lo: The Rock And The Block|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/lopez_jennifer/news_feature_021108/index2.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021201091824/http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/lopez_jennifer/news_feature_021108/index2.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2002|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks|access-date=April 3, 2013}} Lopez dedicated the album to Affleck, with the words "You are my life ... my sole inspiration for every lyric, every emotion, every bit of feeling on this record" written on the disc jacket. As of 2022, he remains the only man she has done this romantic gesture to.

Lopez wrote lyrics for the album in a small red leather diary, which she described as her "magic book". In it, she often scribbled down her thoughts and ideas. The album's artwork and liner notes were modeled after this book, which would "further the feel of an intimate portrait of Lopez's soul". "I wanted the pictures to look kind of aged, like it was a scrapbook. ... All the writing [in it] is all kinds of crazy and upside down and sideways just as it is in my book," Lopez stated. While creating the album, she listened to a vast range of blues and soul music, which she listened to growing up. Artists such as Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross and Michael Jackson among other had a profound influence on the album's sound. According to Lopez, she attempts to "elicit a similar feeling" in her own songwriting from these artists' songs on the album, because they made her "heart sing". Vandross and Wonder's records "just stay with you" according to Lopez, who wanted to make something that was true to her upbringing as well as her current love life.

The majority of This Is Me... Then was recorded over two weeks. Lopez was drawn to the "contagious" melodies of Michael Jackson's album Off the Wall (1979), which led her to summon the record's mixer and engineer, Bruce Swedien, to work on This Is Me... Then. Lopez felt that Jackson's "clear and spacious" records made her feel a "certain way". She said, "It has such a beautiful quality on it, and every time I looked at a record [I liked], it would be engineered and mixed by Bruce Swedien. I was like, 'Who is this guy? I want this guy.' So I tracked him down and he was like, 'I want to do something with her. I know exactly what she needs. I'm coming in.' And it made a huge difference." Lopez worked closely with longtime producer Cory Rooney on the album. Discussing the process, Rooney stated, "This is by far the best record that I've ever worked on or done [...] In the beginning of the recording [process] she said it's important that she makes a record that is a few notches above everything else she did. She wanted to show growth musically and vocally." Other producers Lopez worked with primarily were Troy Oliver, Loren Hill and Dan Shea.{{cite web|last=Moss|first=Corey|title=J. Lo, LL Cool J Star As Ex-Lovers In Lopez's Next Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458810/j-lo-ll-cool-j-shoot-video.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025212757/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458810/j-lo-ll-cool-j-shoot-video.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 25, 2012|publisher=MTV News. Viacom International Inc.|access-date=April 3, 2013|date=November 21, 2012}}{{cite AV media notes |title=This is Me... Then |title-link=This is Me... Then |others=Jennifer Lopez |year=2002 |type=Booklet |publisher=Epic Records |location=United States}} She had previously collaborated with Oliver and Shea on J.Lo (2001).{{cite journal|title=City native|journal=Record Journal|date=February 22, 2013|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FMNIAAAAIBAJ&pg=4518,3262082&dq=jennifer+lopez+troy+oliver&hl=en|access-date=April 3, 2013|publisher=White Family}}

Lopez has cited this album as her favorite album she has ever done many times over the years. Saying in part: "At that time I truly realized that being an artist meant you have to be vulnerable and bare your heart and soul...it takes courage to do that...to really show who you are at any given moment in time."{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BmpilGJFFBH/?hl=en|title="It was probably my most personal album ever...and honestly my favorite album I've done so far..."|work=instagram|date=August 19, 2018|access-date=June 15, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CO1XdimpoWW/?hl=en|title="All of my albums are very special to me, but This Is Me…Then is my favorite album I've ever done…so far!"|work=instagram|date=May 14, 2021|access-date=June 15, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZP-bcnFL4o|title=Jennifer Lopez Opens Up About Balancing Her Music, Acting & Love Life (FULL 2016 interview) - she speaks of the album from 9:29min onwards|work=YouTube|date=December 20, 2018|access-date=June 15, 2022}}

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This Is Me... Then was considered a departure from Lopez's previous work, with more of an adult-oriented contemporary R&B sound, which included multiple ballads. The Age newspaper described the album as a "declaration of love" for Ben Affleck.{{cite news|title=J-Lo disc declares her love|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/11/27/1038274342213.html|work=The Age|publisher=theage.com.au|access-date=January 29, 2012|date=November 27, 2002|location=Melbourne}} Boston Globe{{'}}s Steve Morse wrote, "[the] love affair has fired up Hollywood and now pop listeners can now share the vibe. This is one hot album, as [Lopez] sings to lovers everywhere with a soulful passion that will quicken pulses and libidos."{{cite news|last=Morse|first=Steve|title=Jennifer Lopez This Is Me... Then Epic Records|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=November 29, 2012|page=16}} Entertainment Weekly described it as having a Minnie Riperton sound, while The Guardian noted the musical influence of Diana Ross and likened its sensuality to Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On (1973).{{cite news|author=Betty Clarke |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/nov/29/popandrock.artsfeatures2 |title=CD: Jennifer Lopez: This Is Me...Then | Culture |newspaper=The Guardian |date= November 29, 2002|access-date=March 30, 2012 |location=London}} The album evokes 1970s soul music,{{cite web|title=Jennifer Lopez – This Is Me Then|url=http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Jennifer-Lopez-This-Is-Me-Then/110687.htm|website=entertainment.ie|publisher=The Irish Times|access-date=January 17, 2015|date=December 20, 2002}} and blends "streetwise" hip hop with "old-school soul".

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The album's opening song, "Still" is built around a sample from Teddy Pendergrass' "Set Me Free", and its lyrics concern an ex-lover. Entertainment Weekly observed that it may be about Lopez's ex-boyfriend Sean Combs, with lyrics such as "Do you ever wish we never split?" The song was likened to the music of Deniece Williams. "Loving You" samples Mtume's "Juicy Fruit" and George Benson's "Never Give Up on a Good Thing", while the ballad "I'm Glad" incorporates a part of Schooly D's "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?". The instrumentation of "I'm Glad" consists of a piano, guitar and classical harp runs, which are laced throughout a computer-generated beat.{{cite journal|last=Morse|first=Steve|title=Jennifer Lopez This Is Me... Then|journal=The Boston Globe|date=November 29, 2002|page=16|publisher=The New York Times Company|issn=0743-1791}}{{cite journal|last=Brown|first=G.|title=Strike up the brand|journal=The Denver Post|date=November 25, 2012|page=1|publisher=MediaNews Group|issn=1930-2193|id=1123213}}{{cite web|title=Jennifer Lopez "I'm Glad" Sheet Music|date = 14 July 2003|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0044606|publisher=Musicsheets.com|access-date=July 7, 2013}} In "I'm Glad", Lopez discusses finding true love, and declares "I think I'm in love/Damn, finally!" Two versions of the song "The One" are featured on the album. The first version, which is the fourth track on the album, is based around "You Are Everything" by The Stylistics.

"Dear Ben", originally titled "Perfect", opens to an "atmosphere of lush strings and sparse percussion", described as a "starry-eyed paean to fiancé Ben Affleck". It contains lyrics which detail the characteristics of Lopez's perfect man, such as "You will always be ... To me, my lust, my love, my man, my child, my friend and my king" and "God made you for me". "Dear Ben" was considered a profession of Lopez's love for Affleck to the media,{{cite web|agency=Associated Press |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/01/24/ent_402117.shtml |title=It's off: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez get un-engaged |publisher=chronicle.augusta.com |date=January 24, 2004|access-date=April 5, 2012}} and has been described as the album's "glowing centerpiece". Lopez made the decision to change the song's title to "Dear Ben" the day before This Is Me... Then was sent for manufacturing.{{Cite episode |title=Jennifer Lopez |series=E! True Hollywood Story |network=E! |date=October 24, 2004 |language=en}} "All I Have", a duet with LL Cool J which samples Debra Law's "Very Special", is a breakup song, and has been noted to conjure up her publicized split with Combs. "Jenny from the Block" features lyrics about Lopez remaining humble despite fame and fortune. It samples several songs, including "Hijack" by Enoch Light and KRS-One's "South Bronx".{{cite news|last=Mansfield |first=Brian |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2005-06-01-country-stars_x.htm |title=Country stars find their way back to roots |newspaper=USA Today |date=June 1, 2005|access-date=March 30, 2012}} The Age wrote that the song intones Lopez's "modest childhood roots, vowing she wishes to remain simple despite her diamonds", while MTV said that she finds "the middle ground between Hollywood A-Lister and Big Apple B-Girl" on the "club-banging" song. In the ballad "Again", Lopez considers finding love again; "I was scared to let go and trust your love," she sings in the second verse. The theme of Lopez's relationship with Affleck is also evident in the vintage-sounding mid-tempo song "Baby I Love U!", which features a guitar and piano instrumentation{{cite web|title=Baby I Love You By Jennifer Lopez – Digital Sheet Music|date = 16 September 2013|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0123532&ref=google|publisher=Musicnotes.com|access-date=January 16, 2015}} that includes a "haunting" interpolation from the theme of the film Midnight Cowboy (1969). The song, described as "cheesy" and "blissful", has Lopez singing about being a hopeless romantic ("Can you love me for a lifetime/ In just one night?").{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/05/03/jlo-contemplates-love-and-love-through-the-years/ |title=J.Lo Contemplates 'Love' (And Love?) Through The Years |publisher=MTV Newsroom. MTV Networks |date=May 3, 2011 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727042918/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/05/03/jlo-contemplates-love-and-love-through-the-years/ |archive-date=July 27, 2013 }} The album closes with a second version of "The One"; this version contains a slightly different production and a new verse was written in place of the original. The lyrical content remains the same. Both the album and song end with Lopez singing "I can be anything you need", like in the original, except silence is heard after that line is said.

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On September 26, 2002, a song entitled "Jenny from the Block" by Lopez featuring Styles P and Jadakiss of The LOX was leaked online. A pop radio station in Hartford, Connecticut, later picked up the song from the internet. "Jenny from the Block" was then immediately distributed to other stations owned by Infinity Broadcasting as the album's lead single. Cory Rooney later revealed in 2016 that it was Sony Music executive Tommy Mottola who leaked the song. Rooney and Lopez initially wanted a song titled "Glad" to be the album's lead single, but Mottola favored "Jenny from the Block". Rooney recalled: "When we played 'Jenny from the Block,' he said, 'This is your single.' So right away we both were like no no no that’s not the single. He told us, 'You guys are crazy. This is the single I don’t give a shit what you say you’re gonna destroy the album if you don’t listen to me.'" According to Rooney, Mottola leaked the single the following day without their knowledge, noting: "He pulled the trigger and all over the world they were playing that record that day."{{cite web|last1=Trivino|first1=Jesus|title=This Producer Took Jennifer Lopez, The Actress, to J.Lo, Global Music Superstar|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/cory-rooney-jennifer-lopez-interview?page=2|website=Latina|publisher=Latina Media Ventures|access-date=June 29, 2018|date=June 16, 2016}} "Jenny from the Block" went on to experience international commercial success, peaking within the top ten in the United States as well as over twelve other countries.{{cite web|title=Jennifer Lopez Feat. Jadakiss and Styles — Jenny from the Block (song)|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jennifer+Lopez+feat.+Jadakiss+and+Styles&titel=Jenny+from+the+Block&cat=s|publisher=australian-charts.com. Hung Medien|access-date=April 4, 2013}}{{cite magazine|title=Jennifer Lopez — Chart history {{!}} Billboard|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jennifer lopez|chart=all}}|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Neilsen Business Media|access-date=April 4, 2013}} An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Francis Lawrence and featuring Affleck, was released. According to The Spectator, "Before celebrities become stars, they dream about gaining fame, fortune, and being in the spotlight [...] The video is basically about how she cannot find privacy with her fiance Ben Affleck. A lot of glamour is associated with fame and fortune; however, along with that glamour comes the loss of privacy".{{cite journal|last=Ng|first=Melissa|title=The price of fame and fortune|journal=The Spectator|date=January 10, 2003|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/444942191.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+10%2C+2003&author=Melissa+Ng&pub=The+Spectator&desc=The+price+of+fame+and+fortune&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201033302/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/444942191.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+10,+2003&author=Melissa+Ng&pub=The+Spectator&desc=The+price+of+fame+and+fortune&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2013|access-date=April 4, 2013|publisher=Press Holdings}} The music video became one of the most controversial ones in pop culture at the time. Considered "the video that killed Ben Affleck's career", the actor stated, years after his engagement to Lopez ended, that he regretted filming it.{{cite web|last=Costanza|first=Justine|title=Jennifer Lopez's 'Dance Again' Video Stirs Controversy: Her Five Trashiest Videos|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/jennifer-lopezs-dance-again-video-stirs-controversy-her-five-trashiest-videos-435170|publisher=International Business Times. IBT Media, Inc.|access-date=April 4, 2013|date=April 9, 2012}}{{cite web|last=Tippetts|first=Cher|title=Ben Affleck: 'Jenny From The Block Video Nearly Ended My Career'|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/42440/ben-affleck-jenny-from-the|publisher=Entertainmentwise.|access-date=April 4, 2013|date=May 12, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409111235/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/42440/ben-affleck-jenny-from-the|archive-date=April 9, 2011}}

On December 14, 2002; "All I Have" featuring rapper LL Cool J was released as the second single from This Is Me... Then.{{Cite web |url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=12/14/2002&Format=5 |title=Radio & Records: Going For Adds: Urban |date=25 September 2015 |website= |access-date=22 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925125613/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=12/14/2002&Format=5 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |url-status=dead}} Not only did it become the album's second consecutive top-ten single in the United States, "All I Have" became Lopez's fourth song to top the Billboard Hot 100. The song also performed well internationally, ranking within the top ten of numerous charts.{{cite web|title=Jennifer Lopez Feat. LL Cool J — All I Have|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jennifer+Lopez+feat.+LL+Cool+J&titel=All+I+Have&cat=s|publisher=australian-charts.com. Hung Medien|access-date=April 4, 2013}} The song samples the 1981 track "Very Special" by Debra Laws. Laws later filed a lawsuit in 2003 against Lopez, LL Cool J and Sony Music Entertainment for "misappropriating her voice and name" in the song. More than three years later, the district court discovered that Law's music label had given Sony permission to use a 10-second sample of Law's song. The lawsuit was dropped, and Laws was advised to sue her own label and publisher for "breach of contract for entering a license agreement without her authorization".{{cite web|title=For The Record: Quick News On Katharine McPhee, Paris Hilton, Jennifer Lopez, Tupac Shakur, Michael Jackson & More|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1532595/katharine-mcphee-getting-tasty-offers.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807051106/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1532595/katharine-mcphee-getting-tasty-offers.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 7, 2011|publisher=MTV News. Viacom International Inc.|access-date=April 4, 2013|date=May 26, 2006}}{{cite web|title=Laws vs. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1493882.html|website=Caselaw.findlaw.com|access-date=April 4, 2013}} According to Lopez, she initially didn't want "Jenny from the Block" or "All I Have" to be released as singles from the album. She felt that the tracks were too similar to her previous singles such as "Ain't It Funny" and "I'm Real"; she felt like she was "visiting old territory". "Those tracks were like a different era for me, and I didn't want people to perceive it like I'm just trying to capitalize on the same thing. But the record company was like, 'Who cares what they think, those are hits mama!'". Lopez, who stated she "calls the shots", eventually agreed.{{cite journal|journal=Vibe|date=July 2003|volume= 11| issue = 7|title=Jennifer Lopez|publisher=Vibe Media Group|issn=1070-4701}}

On April 8, 2003, "I'm Glad" was released as the album's third single.{{cite web|title=CHR/Top 40|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=04/08/2003&Format=1|publisher=Radio and Records, Inc.|access-date=April 4, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111183807/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=04%2F08%2F2003&Format=1|archive-date=November 11, 2013}} Unlike its predecessors, "I'm Glad" failed to enter the top ten in the United States, while performing moderately in the international market. Its accompanying music video was a remake of the 1983 film Flashdance which was based on Maureen Marder's life, who was a "construction worker by day and dancer by night". The music video, described as a "homage" to the film, impressed the filmmakers and they began talks with Lopez about creating a re-make. However, Paramount Pictures threatened to sue Sony over copyright issues. A representative for Epic Records confirmed that this issue was settled.{{cite web|title=J.Lo's Got a New Flash Dance|url=http://www.thehothits.com/news/3562/j-lo's-got-a-new-flash-dance|publisher=The Hot Hits. MCM Media.|access-date=April 4, 2013|date=May 8, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615221658/http://www.thehothits.com/news/3562/j-lo's-got-a-new-flash-dance|archive-date=June 15, 2013}} Marder also filed a lawsuit against Sony and Lopez which was quickly dismissed by the courts.{{cite news|last=Herel|first=Suzanne|title=Inspiration for 'Flashdance' loses appeal for more money|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-FRANCISCO-Inspiration-for-Flashdance-2517110.php|work=San Francisco Chronicle|publisher=Hearst Communications Inc.|access-date=April 4, 2013|date=June 13, 2006}} That August, "Baby I Love U" was released as the album's fourth and final single, but failed to gain notable chart recognition.{{cite web|title=CHR/Top 40 |url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=08/03/2003&Format=1 |publisher=Radio and Records, Inc. |access-date=April 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206183949/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=08%2F03%2F2003&Format=1 |archive-date=December 6, 2014 }}

Upon its initial release, 200,000 copies of This Is Me... Then included a four-panel insert that featured information about her fragrance Glow by JLo, and a peel-off fragrance label that allowed those who purchased the CD to test the scent.{{cite web|title=Smelling J-Lo|url=https://business.highbeam.com/1980/article-1G1-96894688/smelling-jlo|website=Retail Merchandiser|access-date=November 6, 2017|date=January 1, 2003}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} On September 27, 2002, a spokesperson for Lopez revealed that she planned to take a break from acting to launch a tour in support of This Is Me... Then in April 2003. However, in late July 2003, Lopez clarified that these plans had been canceled.{{cite web|last=Moss|first=Corey|title=Jennifer Lopez Puts Off Touring, Puts On New Fragrance|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1474731/jennifer-lopez-puts-off-touring.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516104319/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1474731/jennifer-lopez-puts-off-touring.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2011|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom International, Inc.|access-date=August 6, 2013|date=July 25, 2003}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 52/100{{cite web|title=This Is Me... Then Reviews|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/this-is-me-then/jennifer-lopez|publisher=Metacritic. CBS Interactive|access-date=September 26, 2014}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = Billboard

| rev2score = positive{{cite news |last1=Flick |first1=Larry |title=Reviews & Previews |url=http://www.billboard.com/billboard/reviews/review_displayprint.jsp?vnu_content_id=1770863 |access-date=March 2, 2025 |work=Billboard |date=December 7, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021214000249/http://www.billboard.com/billboard/reviews/review_displayprint.jsp?vnu_content_id=1770863|archive-date=December 14, 2002}}

| rev3 = Dotmusic

| rev3score = 7/10{{cite news |last1=Poletti |first1=James |title=dotmusic - reviews - albums - 'This is Me...Then' |url=http://www.dotmusic.com/reviews/Albums/December2002/reviews27535.asp |access-date=March 2, 2025 |work=Dotmusic |date=November 25, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021219201733/http://www.dotmusic.com/reviews/Albums/December2002/reviews27535.asp |archive-date=December 19, 2002}}

| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev4score = B

| rev5 = The Guardian

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev6 = Q

| rev6score = {{Rating|2|5}}

| rev7 = Rolling Stone

| rev7score = {{Rating|2|5}}

| rev8 = Slant Magazine

| rev8score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}

| rev9 = Stylus Magazine

| rev9score = F{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jennifer-lopez/this-is-me-then.htm|title=Jennifer Lopez — This Is Me... Then — Review|last=Bloch|first=Sam|work=Stylus|date=January 9, 2003|access-date=July 24, 2012}}

| rev10 = Yahoo! Music UK

| rev10score = {{Rating|7|10}}

}}

This Is Me Then… garned mixed to average reviews by music critics, According to the reviewer aggregator Metacritic, which sampled nine reviews of This is Me... Then, the album garnered mostly "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite web|title=This Is Me... Then|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/this-is-me-then/jennifer-lopez/critic-reviews|publisher=Metacritic. CBS Interactive|access-date=April 5, 2013}} Writing for Billboard magazine, Michael Paoletta gave This Is Me... Then a favorable review, stating that "even naysayers will have to serve props to Lopez for the considerable growth she reveals as both a performer and tune-smith".{{cite magazine|last=Paoletta|first=Michael|title=Reviews and Previews|magazine=Billboard|date=December 7, 2002|volume= 114| issue = 49|page=65|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Og0EAAAAMBAJ&q=Jennifer+Lopez+This+Is+Me...+Then|access-date=April 5, 2013|publisher=Neilsen Business Media}} Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album a positive review, calling the feel of it "sexy, stylish, and fun, and there are numerous highlights, all feeling effortless". While Erlewine thought the title was "nonsensical and bewildering", he opined that this was the "strongest, sultriest, best music [Lopez] has recorded".{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r618219|pure_url=yes}}|title=This Is Me... Then — Jennifer Lopez|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=Allrovi Corporation}} Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly stated "the girl has a way with hooks, even if they're often borrowed", and audiences are "seduced by the breezy pleasure of her new music".{{cite magazine| url=https://ew.com/article/2002/12/09/this-methen/ | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | title=Music Review: This is Me...Then Review | last=Sinclair | first=Tom | date=December 13, 2002}}

Arion Berger of Rolling Stone, however, was not positive. Berger criticized the songs as being "pitched too high for her register", while calling the production "cheap". Berger also observed that "love has dulled whatever street edge she might have had".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/this-is-me-then-20021230|title=This Is Me... Then|last=Berger|first=Arion|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 30, 2002|access-date=July 24, 2012}} Similarly, The Village Voice{{'}}s Jon Caramanica was unfavorable, writing: "This Is Me is like the gift you get from your grandmother—awkward, unwanted, and blindly self-righteous. Used to have a little, and still does."{{cite web|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|title=Maid In Manhattan|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2003/02/04/made-in-manhattan/|work=The Village Voice|publisher=Voice Media Group|access-date=April 5, 2013|date=February 4, 2003}} Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani on the other hand gave the album a favorable review stating that "This Is Me...Then manages to find the right formula for Lopez's slinky vocal and is more unified than its predecessors". Cinquemani felt that "Lopez will no doubt earn a grain of respect from critics".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-then/251|title=Jennifer Lopez: This Is Me... Then|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|magazine=Slant Magazine|date=November 20, 2002|access-date=July 24, 2012}} Yahoo! Music's James Poletti was also positive, stating that while Lopez's voice "frequently sounds a trifle thin accompanied by the sort of sounds that we're better used to hearing behind a Creative Source or Gwen McCrae vocal", the "honeyed backing massages any real concerns from your mind".{{cite web|title=LAUNCH, Music on Yahoo! – Jennifer Lopez – 'This Is Me... Then'|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/27535.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040517114800/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/27535.html|archive-date=May 17, 2004|work=Yahoo! Music|access-date=April 28, 2012}}

This Is Me... Then was a commercial success, although not as successful as J.Lo. Released on November 26, 2002, the album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number six, with first-week sales of 314,132 in the United States.{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Chris|title=Kid Rock's Jesus Overpowers Bruce Springsteen's Magic On Billboard Chart|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1572111/kid-overpowers-boss-magic.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807044524/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1572111/kid-overpowers-boss-magic.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 7, 2011|publisher=MTV News. Viacom International, Inc.|access-date=April 5, 2013|date=October 17, 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/maid-of-manhattan/|title=Maid in Manhattan (2002)|date=13 December 2002|website=popmatters.com|access-date=20 April 2018}} This marked the highest opening sales week of Lopez's career.{{cite magazine|last=Martens|first=Todd|title=Twain Remains 'Up' Top On Billboard Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=December 4, 2002|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73249/twain-remains-up-top-on-billboard-chart|access-date=April 5, 2013|publisher=Neilsen Business Media}} Rolling Stone noted that despite this, "unlike her previous releases, the field wasn't empty for this album to dominate".{{cite magazine|last=Dansby|first=Andrew|title=Twain Holds Off McGraw|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/twain-holds-off-mcgraw-20021204|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 5, 2013|date=December 4, 2002}} In its second week, it dropped to number seven with 171,000 copies sold.{{cite magazine|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1776934|title=Mariah's Charms Unable to Send Shania's 'Up' Down|last=Martens|first=Todd|magazine=Billboard|date=December 11, 2002|access-date=October 13, 2015}} Throughout December, the album remained in the chart's top ten, and was later ranked by the magazine as the twelfth most successful album of 2003.{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=December 14, 2002|volume= 114| issue = 51|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MQ0EAAAAMBAJ|access-date=April 5, 2013|publisher=Neilsen Business Media|title=Billboard}} It sold 1.28 million copies within a month of release.{{cite magazine|title=Best-Selling Albums of 2002|magazine=Billboard|date=January 18, 2003|volume=115|issue=3|page=54|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ4EAAAAMBAJ&q=BIllboard+Best-SElling+Records+of+2002&pg=PA53|access-date=September 20, 2015|publisher=Neilsen Business Media}} For the chart issue January 4, 2003, This Is Me... Then sold 345,150 copies, moving from number eight to number five as a result of holiday season gains.{{cite web|last1=Tamara|first1=Conniff|title=Entire top 10 is 'Up!' for holiday: Twain smash still No. 1, but many see pre-Christmas spike|url=https://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-96278004/entire-top-10-up-holiday-twain-smash-still-no-1-but|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005212/https://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-96278004/entire-top-10-up-holiday-twain-smash-still-no-1-but|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2017|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 6, 2017|date=December 30, 2002}}{{cite magazine |last1=Susman |first1=Gary |title=Shania rules the album chart for the fifth week |url=http://ew.com/article/2002/12/31/shania-rules-album-chart-fifth-week/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=June 30, 2018 |date=December 31, 2002}} For the issue of January 11, 2003, the album remained at number five of the Billboard 200, selling 233,275 copies.{{cite web|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|title=Eminem Rides '8 Mile' Soundtrack Into The Sunset Of 2002|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459350/8-mile-album-returns-1.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904191757/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459350/8-mile-album-returns-1.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2012|publisher=MTV News. Viacom International, Inc.|access-date=April 5, 2013|date=January 2, 2003}}

For the issue of January 25, 2003, This Is Me... Then made its biggest jump on the Billboard 200, climbing from number six to number two, with sales of 88,625 units, blocked from reaching the top spot by Norah Jones' Come Away With Me (2002) which sold 108,000 copies.{{cite web|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|title=Norah Jones, Goosed By Grammy Noms, #1 On Billboard Albums Chart|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459536/norah-jones-lands-at-1.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302141427/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459536/norah-jones-lands-at-1.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 2, 2014|publisher=MTV News. Viacom International Inc.|access-date=April 5, 2013|date=January 15, 2003}} Throughout February 2003, the album continued to perform strongly, averaging close to 80,000 copies sold each week, while remaining in the top ten.{{cite web|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|title=Zwan Debut At #3 On Albums Chart As Chicks Return Home|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1469764/zwan-bow-at-3-chicks-return-home.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615221805/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1469764/zwan-bow-at-3-chicks-return-home.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2013|publisher=MTV News. Viacom International, Inc.|access-date=April 5, 2013|date=February 5, 2003}}{{cite web|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|title=50 Cent Slams Into Albums Chart With Record-Breaking Debut LP|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1469932/50-cent-makes-record-breaking-debut.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206181131/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1469932/50-cent-makes-record-breaking-debut.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 6, 2013|publisher=MTV News. Viacom International, Inc.|access-date=April 5, 2013|date=February 12, 2003}}{{cite web|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|title=50 Cent Is Money For Second Week on Billboard Albums Chart|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470029/50-cent-1-second-week.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615221703/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470029/50-cent-1-second-week.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2013|publisher=MTV News. Viacom International, Inc.|access-date=April 5, 2013|date=February 19, 2003}} Additionally, the album peaked at number five on Billboard{{'}}s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. By June 2013, This Is Me... Then had sold 2.6 million copies in the United States, making it her third best-selling album.{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|title=Ask Billboard: Robin Thicke Makes Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/955571/ask-billboard-analyzing-american-idol|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=June 12, 2013|date=June 11, 2013}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/jennifer-lopez-career-bests-ask-billboard/ |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |title=Jennifer Lopez's Career Bests, From 'If You Had My Love' to 'On the Floor' & More: Ask Billboard |magazine=Billboard |date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=May 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321091910/https://www.billboard.com/pro/jennifer-lopez-career-bests-ask-billboard/ |archive-date=21 March 2022 |url-status=dead}}

Internationally, the album entered the top ten of most countries. In Australia, the album debuted and peaked at number 14 on the ARIA Charts for the week ending December 8, 2002. Commercially, it became one of her lowest-charting albums there.{{cite web|title=Jennifer Lopez — This Is Me... Then (album)|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jennifer+Lopez&titel=This+Is+Me%2E%2E%2EThen&cat=a|publisher=australian-charts.com. Hung Medien|access-date=April 5, 2013}} However, This Is Me... Then remained on the ARIA Charts until July 6, 2003, allowing it to be certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of over 70,000 units.{{cite web|title=Jennifer Lopez|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jennifer+Lopez|publisher=australian-charts.com. Hung Medien|access-date=April 5, 2013}} In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at number 13, selling 47,000 copies in its first week.{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Alan|title=The official UK albums charts top 75|url=https://business.highbeam.com/411456/article-1G1-95682176/official-uk-albums-charts-top-75|website=Music Week|access-date=November 6, 2017|date=December 7, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107060423/https://business.highbeam.com/411456/article-1G1-95682176/official-uk-albums-charts-top-75|archive-date=2017-11-07|url-status=dead}} This was eleven positions lower than her previous album, J.Lo.{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/jennifer%20lopez/|title=Jennifer Lopez|work=UK Singles Chart|publisher=The Official Charts Company|access-date=April 27, 2011|format=To access, click the "View Albums" tab|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502212642/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/jennifer%20lopez|archive-date=May 2, 2011}} It was eventually certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry in July 2013, marking shipments of over 600,000 copies. This Is Me... Then peaked at number five in Canada, and fell to number eight the following week with sales of 17,900.{{cite web|last=Williams|first=John|title=Mariah can't charm Canadians|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Carey_Mariah/2002/12/11/pf-743778.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615221656/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Carey_Mariah/2002/12/11/pf-743778.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 15, 2013|publisher=Canoe.|access-date=April 5, 2013|date=December 11, 2002}} In total, the album has sold over 200,000 copies in Canada, earning a double platinum status in March 2006. In France, it debuted and peaked at number four for the week ending November 30, 2002. After re-entering the French Albums Chart on multiple occasions, it made its final appearance on August 1, 2004, at number 179.{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jennifer+Lopez&titel=This+Is+Me%2E%2E%2EThen&cat=a |title=Jennifer Lopez — This Is Me...Then |publisher=lescharts.com. Hung Medien |access-date=August 15, 2012}} The Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique certified This Is Me... Then 2x gold for shipments of 220,000 units.{{cite web |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=2003&type=11 |title=Certifications Albums Double Or – année 2003 |access-date=April 18, 2009 |date=February 2, 2003 |work=SNEP |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322082702/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=2003&type=11 |archive-date=March 22, 2012 }} The album peaked at number four in Germany and was certified Gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for shipments of 150,000 units.{{cite certification|region=Germany|title=This+Is+Me+Then|access-date=April 18, 2008}} In Greece, the album peaked at number one and was certified Gold there for sales of 15,000 copies in 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.music.net.cy/mousika_nea/september2008/11-9/jennifer_lopez.htm|title=Η Jennifer Lopez LIVE στην ΑΘΗΝΑ...|accessdate=January 16, 2021|date=September 11, 2008|language=Greek|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914211851/http://www.music.net.cy/mousika_nea/september2008/11-9/jennifer_lopez.htm|archive-date=September 14, 2008}} Additionally, it peaked at number 10 in Finland, and has sold 19,998 copies there. This Is Me... Then has sold over 6 million copies worldwide.{{cite web|last1=Lambert|first1=Molly|title=Why Is Jennifer Lopez's 'A.K.A.' Poised to Flop?|url=http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/why-is-jennifer-lopezs-a-k-a-poised-to-flop/|website=Grantland|publisher=ESPN|access-date=January 16, 2015|date=June 16, 2014}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = This Is Me... Then{{nobold| – Standard edition}}

| total_length = 47:15

| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 30%

| title1 = Still

| writer1 = {{flat list|

• Jennifer Lopez
• Rich Shelton
• Kevin Veney
• Loren Hill
• Leonard Huggins
• LeRoy Bell
• Casey James

}}

| extra1 = {{flat list|

• Shelton
• Veney
• Hill
• Cory Rooney

}}

| length1 = 3:40

| title2 = Loving You

| writer2 = {{flat list|

• Troy Oliver
• Rooney
• James Mtume
• Michael Garvin
• Tom C. Shapiro

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| extra2 = {{flat list|

• T. Oliver
• Rooney

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| length2 = 3:45

| title3 = I'm Glad

| writer3 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• T. Oliver
• Rooney
• Mr. Deyo
• Jesse Weaver Jr.

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| extra3 = {{flat list|

• T. Oliver
• Rooney

}}

| length3 = 3:42

| title4 = The One

| writer4 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• Rooney
• Davy Deluge
• Linda Creed
• Thom Bell

}}

| extra4 = {{flat list|

• Rooney
• Deluge
• Dan Shea

}}

| length4 = 3:36

| title5 = Dear Ben

| writer5 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• Rooney
• Bernard Edwards Jr.

}}

| extra5 = {{flat list|

• Focus...
• Rooney

}}

| length5 = 3:14

| title6 = All I Have

| note6 = featuring LL Cool J

| writer6 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• Makeba Riddick
• Curtis Richardson
• Ron G
• Lisa Peters
• William Jeffrey

}}

| extra6 = {{flat list|

• Rooney
• Ron G
• Dave McPherson

}}

| length6 = 4:14

| title7 = Jenny from the Block

| note7 = featuring Styles P and Jadakiss

| writer7 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• T. Oliver
• Mr. Deyo
• Samuel Barnes
• Jean Claude Olivier
• Jose Fernando Arbex Miro
• Lawrence Parker
• Scott Sterling
• Michael Oliver
• David Styles
• Jason Phillips

}}

| extra7 = {{flat list|

• T. Oliver
• Rooney
• Poke and Tone

}}

| length7 = 3:07

| title8 = Again

| writer8 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• Rooney
• T. Oliver
• Reggie Hamlet

}}

| extra8 = {{flat list|

• T. Oliver
• Hamlet
• Rooney

}}

| length8 = 5:47

| title9 = You Belong to Me

| writer9 = {{flat list|

• Carly Simon
• Michael McDonald

}}

| extra9 = {{flat list|

• Rooney
• Shea

}}

| length9 = 3:30

| title10 = I've Been Thinkin'

| writer10 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• Rooney
• Shea

}}

| extra10 = {{flat list|

• Rooney
• Shea

}}

| length10 = 4:41

| title11 = Baby I Love U!

| writer11 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• Rooney
• Shea
• John Barry

}}

| extra11 = {{flat list|

• Rooney
• Shea

}}

| length11 = 4:28

| title12 = The One

| note12 = version 2; bonus track

| writer12 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• Rooney
• Creed
• Deluge
• Bell

}}

| extra12 = {{flat list|

• Rooney
• Deluge
• Shea

}}

| length12 = 3:31

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = This Is Me... Then{{nobold| – International edition (bonus track) / Limited edition (Disc 1) / Japan Version}}

| total_length = 50:07

| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 30%

| title13 = I'm Gonna Be Alright

| note13 = Trackmasters Remix featuring Nas

| writer13 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• Rooney
• T. Oliver
• Lorraine Cheryl Cook
• Ronald LaPread
• Olivier
• Barnes

}}

| extra13 = {{flat list|

• Rooney
• T. Oliver
• Poke and Tone

}}

| length13 = 2:52

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = This Is Me... Then{{nobold| – Brazilian edition (bonus track)}}

| total_length = 50:04

| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 30%

| title13 = Jenny from the Block

| note13 = Bronx Remix – Solo

| writer13 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• T. Oliver
• Mr. Deyo
• Barnes
• Olivier
• Miro
• Parker
• Sterling
• M. Oliver

}}

| extra13 = {{flat list|

• T. Oliver
• Rooney
• Poke and Tone

}}

| length13 = 2:49

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = This Is Me... Then{{nobold| – Digital 20th anniversary edition}}

| total_length = 64:15

| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 30%

| title13 = I'm Glad

| note13 = Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Remix

| writer13 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• T. Oliver
• Rooney
• Mr. Deyo

}}

| extra13 = {{flat list|

• T. Oliver
• Rooney
• Paul Oakenfold{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length13 = 5:47

| title14 = Jenny from the Block

| note14 = Everbots Showtime Radio Edit

| writer14 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• T. Oliver
• Mr. Deyo
• Barnes
• Olivier
• Miro
• Parker
• Sterling
• M. Oliver

}}

| extra14 = {{flat list|

• T. Oliver
• Rooney
• Poke and Toke
• Everbots{{ref|a|[a]}}{{ref|b|[b]}}

}}

| length14 = 3:43

| title15 = The One

| note15 = Bastone & Burnz Radio Mix

| writer15 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• Rooney
• Deluge
• Creed
• Bell

}}

| extra15 = {{flat list|

• Rooney
• Deluge
• Shea
• Freddy Bastone{{ref|a|[a]}}
• Jeffrey Bernstein{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length15 = 3:47

| title16 = All I Have

| note16 = featuring LL Cool J; Ignorants Remix

| writer16 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• Smith
• Riddick
• Richardson
• Ron G
• McPherson
• Peters
• Jeffrey

}}

| extra16 = {{flat list|

• Rooney
• Ron G
• McPherson
• Ignorants{{ref|a|[a]}}
• Marshall & Trell{{ref|a|[a]}}{{ref|b|[b]}}

}}

| length16 = 4:03

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = This Is Me... Then{{nobold| – Limited edition (Disc 2)}}

| total_length = 28:22

| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 30%

| title1 = Jenny from the Block

| note1 = Seismic Crew's Latin Disco Trip

| writer1 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• T. Oliver
• Mr. Deyo
• Barnes
• Olivier
• Miro
• Parker
• Sterling
• M. Oliver

}}

| extra1 = {{flat list|

• T. Oliver
• Rooney
• Poke and Toke
• Seismic Crew{{ref|a|[a]}}{{ref|b|[b]}}

}}

| length1 = 6:41

| title2 = All I Have

| note2 = featuring LL Cool J; Ignorants Remix

| writer2 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• Smith
• Riddick
• Richardson
• Ron G
• McPherson
• Peters
• Jeffrey

}}

| extra2 = {{flat list|

• Rooney
• Ron G
• McPherson
• Ignorants{{ref|a|[a]}}
• Marshall & Trell{{ref|a|[a]}}{{ref|b|[b]}}

}}

| length2 = 4:03

| title3 = I'm Glad

| note3 = Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Remix

| writer3 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• T. Oliver
• Rooney
• Mr. Deyo

}}

| extra3 = {{flat list|

• T. Oliver
• Rooney
• Paul Oakenfold{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length3 = 5:47

| title4 = The One

| note4 = Bastone & Burnz Club Mix

| writer4 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• Rooney
• Deluge
• Creed
• Bell

}}

| extra4 = {{flat list|

• Rooney
• Deluge
• Shea
• Freddy Bastone{{ref|a|[a]}}
• Jeffrey Bernstein{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length4 = 7:40

| title5 = Baby I Love U!

| note5 = R. Kelly Remix

| writer5 = {{flat list|

• Lopez
• Rooney
• Shea
• Barry
• R. Kelly

}}

| extra5 = {{flat list|

• Rooney
• Shea
• Kelly{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length5 = 4:11

}}

Notes

• ^{{{note|a|[a]}}} signifies a remixer.
• ^{{{note|b|[b]}}} signifies an additional producer.
• "Still" contains elements of "Set Me Free", written by LeRoy Bell and Casey James and performed by Teddy Pendergrass.
• "Loving You" contains:
• a portion of "Juicy Fruit", written by James Mtume and performed by Mtume.
• an interpolation of "Never Give Up on a Good Thing", written by Michael Garvin and Tom C. Shapiro and performed by George Benson.
• "I'm Glad" contains a sample of "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?", written and performed by Jesse "Schoolly D" Weaver Jr.
• "The One" and "The One (Version 2)" contain an interpolation of "You Are Everything", written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed and performed by The Stylistics.
• "All I Have" contains a sample of "Very Special", written by Lisa Peters and William Jeffrey and performed by Debra Laws.
• "Jenny from the Block" contains:
• an interpolation of "Hi-Jack" (1975), written by Jose Fernando Arbex Miro.
• a portion of "South Bronx" (1987), written by Lawrence Parker and Scott Sterling.
• portions of "Heaven and Hell Is on Earth" (1975), written by Michael Oliver.
• "You Belong to Me" contains a sample of "Catch the Beat", written by G. Andrews, K. Nix, Brad Osborne, T. Ski Valley and performed by T. Ski Valley.
• "Baby I Love U!" contains an interpolation of "Midnight Cowboy" (1969), written and performed by John Barry.

Musicians

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• Jennifer Lopez – vocals
• Omar Hakim – drums (tracks 1, 4, 9–12)
• Verdine White – bass guitar (tracks 1, 4, 10–12)
• Larry Gold – conductor, performance arrangement (tracks 1, 4, 5, 10)
• LaKindra Pierce – vocals (track 1)
• One Up Entertainment – programming (track 1)
• Natasha Ramos – vocals (tracks 2–4, 7, 11)
• Troy Oliver – drum programming, programming (tracks 2, 7, 8)
• Dan Shea – programming (tracks 4, 10–12), keyboards (4, 10, 11); acoustic guitar, guitar (11)
• Shelene Thomas – vocals (tracks 4, 10–12)
• René Toledo – guitar (tracks 4, 10, 12)
• Cory Rooney – vocals (tracks 4, 11, 12)
• Billy Lawrence – vocals (track 4)
• Davy Deluge – keyboards, programming (track 4)
• Focus... – all instruments (track 5)
• Makeba Riddick – vocals (track 6)
• B-Money – scratches (track 7)
• Reggie Hamlet – acoustic guitar, bass guitar (track 8)
• Tavia Ivey – vocals (track 9)
• Reggie Hamilton – bass guitar (track 9)
• Kamil Rustam – electric guitar (track 9)

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Technical

• Bruce Swedien – mixing (all tracks), engineering (tracks 1–6, 8–12)
• Peter Wade Keusch – mixing (all tracks), engineering (tracks 1–6, 8–12)
• Jean Marie Horvat – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 7)
• Jeff Chestek – engineering (tracks 1, 5)
• Rob Williams – engineering (track 6)
• Jon Kaplan – engineering (track 7)

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=This Is Me... Then|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=album|relyear=2002|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2006|refname=CanadaCerti}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=This Is Me... Then|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=album|relyear=2002|award=Gold|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.hit-listen.dk/2003/chartpages/lister.asp?list=a100|title=Danmarks Officielle Hitliste|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030605091513/http://www.hit-listen.dk/2003/chartpages/lister.asp?list=a100|archive-date=June 5, 2003|access-date=January 16, 2021}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|title=This Is Me... Then|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=album|relyear=2002|award=Gold|salesamount=19,998|refname=Finland}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=This Is Me... Then|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=album|relyear=2002|award=Gold|number=2|certyear=2002|salesamount=220,000|salesref={{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Jennifer-Lopez/news-91732.html|title=Jennifer Lopez : 15 ans de carrière en 15 chiffres|language=fr|publisher=PureMédias|date=September 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908140621/http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Jennifer-Lopez/news-91732.html|archive-date=September 8, 2014|access-date=October 17, 2022|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=This Is Me... Then|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|salesamount=200,000|salesref={{cite web|url=http://sony-music.de/artist.php?id=37668&lang=deu&ze=nbm|title=Neue Single im Februar|language=de|publisher=Sony Music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050106060746/http://sony-music.de:80/artist.php?id=37668&lang=deu&ze=nbm|archive-date=January 6, 2005|access-date=October 28, 2021}}}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=This Is Me... Then|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=album|relyear=2002|id=2003-01-17|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|award=Gold}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|title=This Is Me... Then|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=album|relyear=2002|award=Gold|certref={{cite web |url=http://www.afp.org.pt/top.php?top=topalbuns&qano=2003&sem=11|title=TOP 30 ARTISTAS - SEMANA 11 DE 2003|language=pt|work=AFP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903101747/http://www.afp.org.pt/top.php?top=topalbuns&qano=2003&sem=11|archive-date=September 3, 2011|access-date=April 18, 2009}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|title=This Is Me... Then|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=album|nocert=true|salesamount=11,527|salesref={{cite web|url=http://www.riak.or.kr/stat/pop_200211.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040623051226/http://www.riak.or.kr/stat/pop_200211.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-06-23|title=자료제공:(사)한국음반산업협회/이 자료는당협회와 상의없이 가공,편집을금합니다. - 2002.11월 - POP 음반 판매량|publisher=Recording Industry Association Of Korea|language=ko}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=This Is Me... Then|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=album|relyear=2002|award=Platinum|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.mediafire.com/?7q55521w7go6vh6|title=Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 2000–2002|publisher=Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|title=This Is Me... Then|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=album|relyear=2002|award=Gold|certyear=2003}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|title=This Is Me.. Then|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=album|relyear=2002|award=Platinum|certyear=2003}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=This Is Me... Then|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=album|relyear=2002|award=Platinum|number=2|id=9811-2837-2|certyear=2013|salesamount=610,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/jennifer-lopez-and-shakiras-biggest-hits__27365/|title=Jennifer Lopez and Shakira's biggest hits|publisher=Official Charts Company|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928210853/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/jennifer-lopez-and-shakiras-biggest-hits__27365/|archive-date=September 28, 2019|access-date=January 22, 2021}}|refname=UKCerti}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=This Is Me....Then|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=album|relyear=2002|award=Platinum|number=2|salesamount=2,600,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/64307/lopez-gearing-up-for-march-rebirth|title=Lopez Gearing Up For March 'Rebirth'|access-date=April 18, 2009|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=February 1, 2005|magazine=Billboard}}}}

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