''This Is the Remix'' is the first

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by American recording artist

Jessica Simpson Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album, '' Swe ...

, released on July 2, 2002, by

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. 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

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and

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. 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,

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

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such as

and

So So Def Recordings So So Def Recordings is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and owned by producer Jermaine Dupri, specializing in Southern hip hop, R&B and bass music. So So Def has managed artists such as Bow Wow, Kris Kross, TL ...

was responsible for the remix of "Irresistible." The So So Def remix of the track, produced by

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, features guest appearances by rapper

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and Dupri.

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album charted at number eighteen on US ''

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chart.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''This Is The Remix'' liner notes.''This Is the Remix'' liner notes.

(2002) *Phil Tan – mixing *Guido Osorio –

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producer *Soul Solutiono – remix producer *Peter Rauhofer – producer, remix producer *Hex Hector – producer, remixing *Lenny Bertoldo – producer, remixing *Bow Wow – performer *

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– remixing * Teresa LaBarbera Whites – A&R *

– remixing, mixing *Brian Frye –

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Charts

References

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