
Inspired by her marriage with and taking influences by and, 'Brave' features prominently samples from old classics, mixing up with and music.


Lopez promoted the album with a series of live performances, while also embarking on a with.Ĭontents.Background and development After releasing her fourth studio album, (2005), which received mixed reviews from critics, spawned the worldwide hit ' and became a moderate success on the charts, Jennifer Lopez announced in 2006 that she was going to record her first Spanish album. According to the album's producer, the album 'will prove critics wrong' from its 'big songs that require a voice'. Was released in March 2007, opening to a mixed reception, but with high sales and a hit single, '.In a interview while on the music video set for ', the album's second single, Lopez announced she was working on the follow-up to 'Como Ama una Mujer' and her first English-language album since Rebirth.

According to Jayson Rodriguez of MTV News, the album would see Lopez returning into the, and world. Lopez stated, 'My Spanish album was kind of an opportunity to get away from what I do on my English albums, to kind of express a different side of myself.
