This Is the Remix (Jessica Simpson album) explained

This Is the Remix
Type:Remix album
Artist:Jessica Simpson
Cover:Jessica Simpson - This is the Remix.jpg
Released:July 2, 2002
Recorded:1998–2001
Length:53:03
Label:Columbia
Prev Title:Irresistible
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:In This Skin
Next Year:2003

This Is the Remix is the first remix album by American recording artist Jessica Simpson, released on July 2, 2002, by Columbia Records. The album contains remixes of tracks from her first two studio albums Sweet Kisses (1999) and Irresistible (2001). The remixes were done by DJs such as Peter Rauhofer and Hex Hector. The music was influenced by various genres of electronic music, such as ambient and techno. This Is the Remix did not include any new recordings.

The album charted at number eighteen on Billboard's Top Electronic Albums Chart.

Background

On April 15, 2002, Columbia Records announced through a press release that Simpson would release a remix album titled This Is the Remix. The album includes songs from her previous albums remixed by DJs such as Peter Rauhofer and Hex Hector.[1] So So Def Recordings was responsible for the remix of "Irresistible." The So So Def remix of the track, produced by Jermaine Dupri, features guest appearances by rapper Lil' Bow Wow and Dupri.[2]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album charted at number eighteen on US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

Personnel

Adapted from the This Is The Remix liner notes.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jessica Simpson - This Is the Remix - Amazon.com Music. Amazon Music. July 2, 2002. November 6, 2016.
  2. Cinquemani. Sal. This Product Contains Previously Released Material. Slant. July 2, 2002. November 6, 2016.
  3. This Is the Remix liner notes. Columbia Records (2002)
  4. http://www.billboard.com/artist/304557/jessica-simpson/chart?f=322 Jessica Simpson  - Chart history