This Is the Remix (Jessica Simpson album)

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 didn't include any new songs.

This Is the Remix
Remix album by Jessica Simpson
Released	July 2, 2002
Recorded	1998–2001
Genre	Pop dance trance
Length	53:03
Label	Columbia
Producer	Dan Shea Louis Biancaniello Sam Watters Corey Rooney John Mellencamp Anders "Bag" Bagge Arnthor Birgisson Jermaine Dupri Pamela Sheyne Dave Siegel Kara DioGuardi Steve Morales
Jessica Simpson chronology
Irresistible (2001) This Is the Remix (2002) In This Skin (2003)
Singles from This Is the Remix
""Irresistible" (So So Def Remix)" Released: October 1, 2001

The album was sold at a budget price and charted at number eighteen on Billboard's Top Electronic Albums Chart. A promotional digitally remastered millennium edition in tri-fold digipack packaging was also released.[1] This remix compilation was released to increase record sales for Simpson and to help promote her album Irresistible. It went on to sell over a million copies worldwide.

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.[2] 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.[3]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album was sold at budget price and charted at number eighteen on US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. A promotional digitally remastered millennium edition in tri-fold digipack packaging was also released. This remix compilation was released to increase record sales for Simpson and to help promote her moderately successful album "Irresistible" but failed to do so.

Track listing

This Is the Remix — Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Remixer(s)	Length
1.	"I Wanna Love You Forever" (Soul Solution Club Mix)	Louis Biancaniello Sam Watters	Soul Solution	4:04
2.	"I Wanna Love You Forever" (Soul Solution Extended Club Mix)	Biancaniello Watters	Soul Solution	9:28
3.	"I Think I'm in Love with You" (Peter Rauhofer Club Mix)	Cory Rooney Dan Shea John Mellencamp	Rauhofer	9:19
4.	"I Think I'm in Love with You" (Lenny B's Club Mix)	Rooney Shea Mellencamp	Lenny Bertoldo	9:39
5.	"Irresistible" (So So Def Remix) (featuring Lil' Bow Wow)	Anders Bagge Arnthor Birgisson Pamela Sheyne Jermaine Dupri	So So Def	3:35
6.	"Irresistible" (Hex Hector Club Mix)	Bagge Birgisson Sheyne	Hector	8:54
7.	"A Little Bit" (Chris "The Greek" and Guido Club Mix)	Kara DioGuardi Steve Morales David Siegel	Guido Osorio	7:55
Total length:				53:03

Personnel

Adapted from the This Is The Remix liner notes.[4]

• Phil Tan – mixing
• Guido Osorio – remix producer
• Soul Solutiono – remix producer
• Peter Rauhofer – producer, remix producer
• Hex Hector – producer, remixing
• Lenny Bertoldo – producer, remixing
• Bow Wow – performer
• Bryan-Michael Cox – remixing
• Theresa LaBarbera Whites – A&R
• Jermaine Dupri – remixing, mixing
• Brian Frye – engineer

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[5]	18

References

1. Amazon (July 2, 2002). "This Is the Remix: Jessica Simpson - Music". Retrieved December 21, 2010.
2. "Jessica Simpson - This Is the Remix - Amazon.com Music". Amazon Music. July 2, 2002. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
3. Cinquemani, Sal (July 2, 2002). "This Product Contains Previously Released Material". Slant. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
4. This Is the Remix liner notes. Columbia Records (2002)
5. Jessica Simpson – Chart history Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums for Jessica Simpson