On the 6

On the 6
Studio album by Jennifer Lopez
Released June 1, 1999
Recorded July 1998–March 1999
Genre Pop, R&B, latin pop
Length 64:49
Label Work
Producer Darrell Branch, Tommy Mottola, P. Diddy, Loren Dawson, Lawrence Dermer, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Rob Jenkins, Darkchild, Richie Jones, Poke & Tone, Lance "Un" Rivera, Cory Rooney, Kike Santander, Dan Shea, Ric Wake, Alvin West, Juan Vicente Zambrano
Jennifer Lopez chronology
On the 6
(1999)		 J.Lo
(2001)
Singles from On the 6
  1. "If You Had My Love"
    Released: May 21, 1999
  2. "No me ames"
    Released: May 1999
  3. "Waiting for Tonight"
    Released: November 16, 1999
  4. "Feelin' So Good"
    Released: March 17, 2000
  5. "Let's Get Loud"
    Released: August 8, 2000
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[[On the 6]] is the debut studio album by American recording artist Jennifer Lopez, released on June 1, 1999 by Work Records. It debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 the week of June 19, 1999, with first-week sales of 112,000 copies, remaining in the top 20 for 11 weeks and on the chart for 53 (including one re-entry). It has sold seven million copies worldwide and produced five singles, including the Billboard Hot 100 number one "If You Had My Love" and the Hot Dance Club Play number one "Waiting for Tonight" and "Feelin' So Good". The album received generally positive reviews from music critics.

The album's title refers to the 6 subway line in New York City, which Lopez used to commute to work in Manhattan from her home in the Bronx during the early years of her career. The original title for On the 6 was Feelin' So Good since Lopez wanted the song "Feelin' So Good" to be the lead single instead of "If You Had My Love".[1] The album includes cover versions of two songs by Diana Ross: "Promise Me You'll Try" and (as a bonus track on select non-U.S. pressings) "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)".

Since Work Records was absorbed into Epic Records, Lopez signed to Epic and later pressings of On the 6 were released by Columbia Records.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "If You Had My Love"   Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Cory Rooney 4:24
2. "Should've Never"   Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Tonino Baliardo, Nicolas Reyes 6:13
3. "Too Late"   Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Alvin West 4:26
4. "Feelin' So Good" (featuring Big Pun and Fat Joe) Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Christopher Rios, Joseph Cartagena, Sean Combs, Steven Standard, George Logios 5:25
5. "Let's Get Loud"   Emelio Estefan, Jr., Kike Santander 3:58
6. "Could This Be Love"   Lawrence Dermer 4:24
7. "No Me Ames (Tropical Remix)" (Duet with Marc Anthony) Giancarlo Bigazzi, Marco Falagiani, Ignacio Ballesteros, Aleandro Baldi 5:02
8. "Waiting for Tonight"   Maria Christensen, Michael Garvin, Phil Temple 4:05
9. "Open Off My Love"   Darrell Branch, Kyra Lawrence, Lance Rivera 3:49
10. "Promise Me You'll Try"   Peter Zizzo, Jennifer Lopez 4:31
11. "It's Not That Serious"   Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Loren Dawson 4:15
12. "Talk About Us"   Cory Rooney 4:34
13. "No Me Ames" (Ballad Version) Giancarlo Bigazzi, Marco Falagiani, Ignacio Ballesteros, Aleandro Baldi 4:37
14. "Una Noche Más"   Maria Christensen, Michael Garvin, Phil Temple, Manny Benito 4:05

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 11
Austrian Albums Chart 7
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders) 10
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia) 6
Canadian Albums Chart 5
Dutch Albums Chart 6
Finnish Albums Chart 15
French SNEP Albums Chart 15
German Albums Chart[2] 3
Hungarian Mahasz Albums Chart[3] 14
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[4] 20
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 18
Norwegian Albums Chart 14
Swedish Albums Chart 20
Swiss Albums Chart 3
UK Albums Chart[5] 14
U.S. Billboard 200 8
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 8
U.S. Billboard Internet Albums 9

Sales and certifications

Certifier Certification Sales
Argentina CAPIF Platinum[6] 40,000
Australia ARIA Gold[7] 35,000
Austria IFPI Gold[8] 10,000
Canada CRIA 5× platinum[9] 500,000
Europe IFPI Platinum[10] 1,000,000
Finland IFPI Gold[11] 15,000
France SNEP 2× gold[12] 210,000[13]
Germany IFPI Gold[14] 250,000[15]
Netherlands NVPI Platinum[16] 60,000
New Zealand RIANZ 2× platinum[17] 30,000
Poland ZPAV Platinum[18] 60,000
Switzerland IFPI Gold[19] 15,000
UK BPI Platinum[20] 300,000
U.S. RIAA 3× platinum[21] 3,000,000
Worldwide — 8,000,000[22]

References

  1. ^ "Facts & Tidbits". JLoBronx.com. http://www.jlobronx.com/facts.html. Retrieved 2006-06-21. 
  2. ^ "Musicline.de – Jennifer Lopez – On The 6" (in German). Musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Lopez%2C+Jennifer/On+The+6/longplay. Retrieved 2008-11-27. 
  3. ^ "Top 40 album- és válogatáslemez-lista – 1999. 38. hét" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/m/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=1999&het=38&submit_=Keresés. Retrieved 2008-11-27. 
  4. ^ "On The 6 – Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/235806/1/. Retrieved 2008-11-27. 
  5. ^ "Chart Stats – Jennifer Lopez – On The 6". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=6440. Retrieved 2008-11-27. 
  6. ^ "Gold & Platinum certification on Argentina". Capif.org.ar (January 25, 2001). Retrieved on 2011-12-08.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1999 Albums". Aria.com.au. Retrieved on 2011-12-08.
  8. ^ (German) "Gold & Platinum Database". Ifpi.at (March 30, 2011). Retrieved on 2011-12-08.
  9. ^ "Canadian ''Gold and Platinum'' certifications". Cria.ca. Retrieved on 2011-12-08.
  10. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2002". Ifpi.org (September 1, 2005). Retrieved on 2011-12-08.
  11. ^ http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/kplista.html?action=etuk&kirjain=J
  12. ^ "2001 2X Gold Certification of On The 6"
  13. ^ "France estimated album sales". Fanofmusic.free.fr. Retrieved on 2011-12-08.
  14. ^ "Gold/Platin Datenbank durchsuchen"
  15. ^ Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold/Platin. Musikindustrie.de (September 25, 1999). Retrieved on 2011-12-08.
  16. ^ NVPI Database. Nvpi.nl (April 11, 2011). Retrieved on 2011-12-08.
  17. ^ "New Zealand Top 50 Albums Chart" Retrieved 1999-11-21.
  18. ^ Związek Producentów Audio-Video :: Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry
  19. ^ "Switzerland searchable database". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved on 2011-12-08.
  20. ^ "The BPI database". Bpi.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-12-08.
  21. ^ "RIAA Gold and Platinum Certifications". Riaa.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-08.
  22. ^ "Sony & BMG Jennifer Lopez Gallery"
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