Brave (Jennifer Lopez album)

Brave is the sixth studio album by American singer and entertainer Jennifer Lopez. It was released on October 6, 2007 by Epic Records. It is Lopez's fifth English-language studio album. It debuted at number twelve on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 53,000 copies sold in its first week. It became Lopez's least successful album to date, selling just 600,000 units worldwide to date.

Track listing
 "Stay Together" (Jonathan Rotem, Chasity Nwagbara, Evan "Kidd" Bogart) – 3:31
 "Forever" (Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Patrick "j.Que" Smith, Chauncey Hollis) – 3:38
 "Hold It Don't Drop It" (Kevin Risto, Waynne Nugent, Jennifer Lopez, Allen Phillip Lees, Tawana Dabney, Janet Sewell, Cynthia Lissette, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) – 3:55
 Contains a sample of Tavares' "It Only Takes a Minute" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter)
 "Do It Well" (Ryan Tedder, Leonard Caston, Anita Poree, Frank Wilson) – 3:05
 Contains a sample of Eddie Kendricks' "Keep on Truckin'" (Leonard Caston, Anita Poree, Frank Wilson)
 "Gotta Be There" (Adam Gibbs, Michael Chesser, Crystal Johnson, Travis Cherry, Leon Ware, Arthur Ross) – 3:57
 Contains a sample of Michael Jackson's "I Wanna Be Where You Are" (Leon Ware, Arthur Ross)
 "Never Gonna Give Up" (Michelle Lynn Bell, Peter Wade Keusch, Lopez) – 4:21
 "Mile in These Shoes" (Chasity Nwagbara, Onique Williams) – 3:16
 "The Way It Is" (Bell, Keusch, Lopez, Rhonda Robinson, Gennaro Leone, Bruce Rudd) – 3:07
 Contains a sample of Great Pride's "She's a Lady" (Gennaro Leone, Bruce Rudd)
 "Be Mine" (Bell, Keusch, Robinson, John Hill, Caleb Shreve, Lopez, Bobby Hebb) – 3:20
 Contains a sample of Paul Mauriat's "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb)
 "I Need Love" (Bell, Keusch, Robinson, Hill, Shreve, Lopez, Bill Withers) – 3:52
 Contains a sample of Bill Withers' "Use Me" (Bill Withers)
 "Wrong When You're Gone" (Lewis, Smith, Muhammad, Nelson, Keri Hilson) – 3:58
 "Brave" (Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Lewis, Smith, Muhammad, Nelson) – 4:21

Bonus tracks
 "Do It Well" (featuring Ludacris) (bonus track on all editions) – 3:34
 "Do It Well" (Monto Blanco Radio Mix) (iTunes bonus track in some countries) – 3:03
 "Do It Well" (Ashanti Boyz Remix) (iTunes bonus track in some countries) – 3:42
 "Frozen Moments" (Bell, Keusch) (Canadian iTunes bonus track)Beyond Beautiful Jennifer Lopez, "BB Interview- Lynn & Wade, Producers on Jennifer Lopez's Album 'Brave'" , Beyond-Beautiful.org, September 14, 2007. – 3:45

Deluxe edition bonus DVD
 "Get Right" (featuring Fabolous) (Video) – 3:52
 "Hold You Down" (featuring Fat Joe) (Video) – 4:32
 "Qué Hiciste" (Video) – 4:17
 "Me Haces Falta" (Video) – 3:33

Target edition
Includes exclusive fan package with T-shirt.

Circuit City edition
Includes exclusive free calendar.

Personnel
 Pedro Alfonso – Violin, Viola
 Jim Annunziato – Engineer
 Scott Barns – Make-Up
 Michelle Lynn Bell – Producer, Vocal Arrangement
 Michelle Bell – Vocals (bckgr)
 Big D – Producer
 Chuck Brody – Producer
 CFOS – Mixing Assistant
 Travis Cherry – Producer
 Clutch – Producer
 Brandon Creed – A&R
 Alec Deruggiero – Engineer
 Warren "Oak" Felder – Producer
 William Garrett – Keyboards, Engineer
 Larry Gold – Conductor, String Arrangements
 Alexei Hay – Photography
 John Hill – Producer, Mixing
 Keri Hilson – Vocals (bckgr)
 Hit Boy – Programming, Producer, Instrumentation
 Peter Wade Keusch – Synthesizer, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Vocal Arrangement
 Gelly Kusuma – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
 Jennifer Lopez – Executive Producer
 Manny Marroquin – Mixing
 Julie Ann Marsibilio – A&R
 Josh McDonnell – Guitar, Engineer
 Keith Naftaly – A&R
 Candice Nelson – Vocals (bckgr)
 Chasity Nwagbara – Vocals (bckgr)
 Ken Paves – Hair Stylist
 Philosophy – Producer
 Herb Powers – Mastering
 Julio C. Reyes – Engineer, String Arrangements, Vocal Producer
 Jared Robbins – Mixing Assistant
 Corey Rooney – Executive Producer, Brass Arrangement, Vocal Producer
 José Juan Sánchez – Engineer
 Ryan Santomauro – A&R
 Sizzler Ponderosa – Vocals (bckgr)
 Chris Soper – Mixing Assistant
 Corey Stocker – Engineer
 Bruce Swedien – Mixing
 Ryan Tedder – Programming, Producer, Instrumentation
 Mike Tschupp – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
 Peter Wade – Synthesizer, Guitar, Programming, Mixing
 Chasity Wagbara – Vocals (bckgr)
 Bruce Waynne – Producer, Engineer
 Daniel Werner – A&R
 Monique Williams – Vocals (bckgr)

Charts

Chart (2007)PeakpositionAustralian ARIA Albums Chart"Jennifer Lopez - Brave worldwide chart positions and trajectories" . aCharts.us. Retrieved October 23, 2007.46Austrian Albums Chart35Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders)36Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia)18Canadian Albums Chart13Dutch Albums Chart24French SNEP Albums Chart28German Albums Chart41Greek International Albums Chart2Greek Albums Chart5Hungarian Mahasz Albums Chart17Italian FIMI Albums Chart10Japanese Oricon Albums Chart6Mexican Albums Chart36Polish Albums Chart31Spanish Albums Chart"Spanish Top 100 Albums" 21Swedish Albums Chart59Swiss Albums Chart6UK Albums Chart24U.S. Billboard 20012

Sales and certifications
ChartSales (certification)Europe300,000+France15,000+Italy21,000+ (silver)Japan70,000+Russia40,000 (2× platinum)United Kingdom30,000United States250,000Worldwide600,000+

Release history
RegionDatePolandOctober 4, 2007GermanyOctober 5, 2007United StatesOctober 9, 2007CanadaMexicoIsraelGreeceOctober 10, 2007JapanThailandOctober 11, 2007AustraliaOctober 13, 2007United KingdomOctober 15, 2007EuropePhilippinesOctober 16, 2007BrazilOctober 19, 2007RussiaOctober 20, 2007CubaOctober 25, 2007

References

Category:Jennifer Lopez albums
Category:2007 albums
Category:Pop albums
Category:Funk albums
Category:R&B albums
Category:Epic Records albums