Too Late-(written by Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, and Alvin West). Should've Never-(written by Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Tonino Baliardo, and Nicolas Reyes). If You Had My Love-(written by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, and Cory Rooney). It was also certified Gold in Australia, Austria, Finland, France, Germany, and Switzerland. It sold 7 million copies worldwide and earned Jennifer her first #1 hit song with the single, "If You Had My Love" and the #1 dance hit, "Waiting for Tonight." The album was certified Platinum in the United States, Argentina, Canada, Europe, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, and the United Kingdom. "On the 6" debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first week sales of 112,000 copies and remained in the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 for 11 weeks. And you need somebody who really can guide you through that." I may have sang all my life, and I may have sang on stage and stuff like that, but it's different to record in the studio. I'm a young singer, you know? A young studio singer. " She was in with me, day in and day out, helping me. Grammy Award-winning singer/vocal producer Betty Wright worked closely with Jennifer on the album and provided her with " plenty of inspiration" and Jennifer stated that Betty had an " amazing spirit" & recalled: Other high-profile names that contributed to Jennifer's debut album included her then-boyfriend Sean "Puffy" Combs (now known as Diddy), Marc Anthony (who later become her husband), Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Poke & Tone & husband & wife team Emilio and Gloria Estefan. The next day, Jennifer recorded the song and began working closely with Cory for the rest of the album. Jennifer wanted the album to reflect of these sides of her and regarded Hispanic people as her " core audience." For the album, Jennifer and Tommy Motolla met with multiple producers, but when record producer/songwriter Cory Rooney met Jennifer, they " immediately hit off" after speaking.Ĭory then played the song "Talk About Us" for them on the piano while singing with Jennifer and Tommy becoming very receptive towards it. I think it appeals definitely to my generation of people, we grew up in America but had Latin parents or parents of different ethnicity." I was born here, I didn't have a career in Spanish first. Jennifer said that she hoped that "On the 6" would appeal to people like her, saying: But the music business is so loose, you can come in whenever you want." JENNIFER LOPEZ ON THE FLOOR ORIGINAL SONG MOVIE
" The movie business is so structured with time frames and such. The album title is a reference to the 6 subway line in New York City which Jennifer used to commute to work in Manhattan from her residence in The Bronx during the early years of her career. Prior to the debut of Jennifer's music career, critics wondered why she would risk launching a music career and noted that if " the album was a flop, not only would it embarrass Lopez, but it might even damage her career." During production of the album, Jennifer was aware of the fact that she received a record contract on the premise of her looks and already having an established name in the entertainment industry & wanted to prove that she had musical talent. She complied and began recording her debut album. The head of the label, Tommy Mottola suggested that Jennifer sing in English instead. She cut a demo in Spanish that included the song "Vivir Sin Ti." Jennifer's manager sent the song to Sony Music Entertainment's Work Group who showed an interest in signing Jennifer. After filming the movie "Selena," Jennifer became inspired to launch a music career.
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