Rebirth (Jennifer Lopez Album) - Composition and Recording

Composition and Recording

Unlike her previous albums, Rebirth incorporates more R&B mid-tempo chilled songs. The first track on the album, "Get Right" is an R&B, dance-pop and dance-funk influenced song, written by Rich Harrison. "Step Into My World" is an African-influenced track which uses a middle-eastern vibe and "got enough of an ethereal edge to support Jennifer's breathy, come-hither vocals well and makes for a slightly hypnotic cut," while using a flute sample.

"Hold You Down" featuring Fat Joe is a mellow R&B produced song, which samples Shirley Murdock's "As We Lay". The track was a "last minute" add to Rebirth; Lopez said "So I'm listening to the song and there's nobody I can do this song with except Fat Joe. So I give him a call right away. I'm like, 'What's up? Can you come down? I've got something for us ... and it's hot.' And he's like, 'I'll be there tomorrow.'" Fat Joe said "It's more like a friendship record, you know what I mean? Growing up in the Bronx and how we became who we are, but we still keep it real with each other. We don't talk every day, but we got mad love for each other whenever we see each other. It's always crazy love." Lopez recalled the day when she was too record the song with Fat Joe, and that he had shown up late; she was worried that his enthusiasm to hear the song was clearly gone. Fat Joe heard the song, and said "Yo, that's hot, Ma, I love that" and wrote and recorded his verses the next day.

"Whatever You Wanna Do" was also written and produced by Harrison, who is best known for working on Beyoncé Knowles' "Crazy In Love". The song makes use of drums and horns and has been described as "funky club thumper", while "Cherry Pie" returns Lopez to her pop roots, being a solid-peppy pop-rock jam which makes use of electric guitar and drums; the song has been described as "feisty" which matches Lopez's vocal ability. "I Got You", the album's sixth cut produced and written by Rodney Jerkins, lyrically speaks about her "secret" relationship with then-husband Marc Anthony, she sings "Sometimes real love can be not seen ’cause you’re thinking what’s right in front of you can’t be the one for you." "Still Around" is a summery R&B song which talks about undying love; which, features a spoken cameo by Anthony. "Ryde or Die" is an R&B/Hip-hop song which was initially recorded by Brandy Norwood for her unreleased album, however Lopez recorded it and Norwood sang on background vocals. The ninth track, "I, Love" is a mid-tempo song which has staccato percussion and "airy" synths muted in the back, and the song has a simple concept of trying to convince her lover how much she really does care about him, suggesting that their love isn't pretend or make believe and that she would die before hurting him, despite his ignorance.

According to some, the final two songs of Rebirth "He'll Be Back" and "(Cant Believe) This Is Me" are songs which address "lingering issues". "He'll Be Back" has been viewed as an "obvious dis song" to Ben Affleck which was produced by Timbaland; the song speaks of Lopez's optimism of Affleck discovering his eventual regrets, Lopez sings in the song "I know better than anybody how it feels to want somebody so bad after you breakup." The album's last track (with the exception of "Get Right" featuring Fabolous as a bonus track) "(Cant Believe) This Is Me)" is a power ballad produced by Marc Anthony, which mentions "every link in J.Lo's long relationship chain."