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"Get Right" the hot new sizzzling single from Jennifer Lopez is racing up the charts; can her next solo album top the charts as well? Get inside ReBirth.

Rebirth is hardly a groundbreaking affair, but it continues to showcase Lopez's skillful trend of producing solid, catchy, R&B-laced records. Nothing here ever sounds forced or canned, and in the world of MTV and radio edits, maybe that does make Lopez a bit of a revolutionary after all. AMAZON.COM

Since it doesn't deviate from the blueprint she's followed on her first three albums, it's hard to call this record a literal creative rebirth, but song for song, Rebirth has more energy and better hooks than her other albums. It may not be deep, but it sure is fun — and after the tumult of 2003 and 2004, Lopez sure does deserve to have a little fun. ALL MUSIC. COM

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Although she only co-wrote two songs, including the disc's lone melodramatic ballad "(Can't Believe) This Is Me" with Anthony, lyrically, Rebirth is certainly wag-worthy and the production top-notch, most notably Timbaland's "He'll Be Back" -- a sonic bookend to Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" -- where Lopez pines over love lost. Fans expecting more of a hip-hop edge a la "I'm Real" and "Jenny from the Block," however, may be disappointed by this more mature dance-pop offering. BARNES & NOBLE

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