A Jagged Era
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A Jagged Era is the debut album by American
United States
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 R&B group
Band (music)
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 Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge (band)
Jagged Edge is an American R&B group, with the lead singers, Brandon & Brian, born in Hartford, CT on October 13, 1975, Kyle Norman of Decatur, GA born on February 26,1976 and Richard Wingo of College Park, GA born on September 3, 1975. Wingo was a late addition to the group, added after Kandi...

, which released was released on October 21, 1997 (see 1997 in music
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). The album peaked at a disappointing #104 on the Billboard 200
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, while it peaked at #19 on Billboard's
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 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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 and #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers Chart
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.

Despite its disappointing peak, the album was moderately successful with sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States, earning a Gold certification by the RIAA. For the year 2009, the album was the best-selling album in cassette
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 format.

Singles

Two singles from the album were released: "The Way That You Talk" and "I Gotta Be".

"The Way That You Talk" was the first single from the album. The single peaked at a moderate #34 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, while becoming their first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100
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, peaking at #65 on the chart.

"I Gotta Be", the second single from the album, performed better on the charts, peaking at #11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and #23 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first Top 40 single. "I Gotta Be" had two videos shot for the song, one in 1997 and One in 1998 which featured Jagged Edge with members of Destiny Child, with Kelly Rowland
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 in the first shot, LeToya Luckett
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LeToya Nicole Luckett , known professionally as LeToya, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She was a member of the R&B group Destiny's Child, with whom she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings.After signing a record deal with Capitol Records, she's...

 in the second shot, LaTavia Roberson
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 in third and Beyoncé Knowles
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 in the final shot before Jagged Edge takes over the rest of the video.

Track listing

| Title Time
1. "Slow Motion" 3:42
2. "Addicted to Your Love" 3:15
3. "I Gotta Be" 3:35
4. "Wednesday Lover" (The Gap Band cover) 4:31
5. "Funny How" 5:11
6. "The Way That You Talk" (featuring Da Brat
Da Brat
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 & Jermaine Dupri
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Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...

)
3:38
7. "The Rest of Our Lives" 5:35
8. "I'll Be Right There" (featuring Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...

)
3:45
9. "Ready & Willing" 4:58
10. "Ain't No Stoppin'" 3:53
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