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So So Def wisely held back the release of Jagged Edge's second album, J.E. Heartbreak, originally scheduled for the fall of 1999, into early 2000, by which time advance single "He Can't Love U" had become a major hit, thus setting the album up to best the gold-selling success of their debut album, A Jagged Edge. That said, the group's slavish obeisance to current R&B conventions continued to be its aesthetic stumbling block. As producer/writer Jermaine Dupri's answer to Boyz II Men, Jagged Edge turned out another set full of slow jams indistinguishable from what was already all over urban radio. Their one attempt at something actually edgy came with "Girl Is Mine," but it was marred by one of those drop-out-laden clean edits of what was no doubt a vulgarity-laced rap by Ja Rule (Why even bother to bring in a rapper if you are only going to cut his rap to ribbons?). Mostly, the group was much more tasteful, with twin brothers Brian and Brandon Casey contributing lyrics of romantic devotion culminating with "Let's Get Married." It could only be hoped that, having made their commercial breakthrough, Jagged Edge would aim for an artistic breakthrough next time.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Brandon Casey, Composer - Brandon Casey, Lyricist - Stephanie Vonarx, Mixing Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bryan Cox, Performer - Bryan Cox, Producer - Bryan Cox, Composer - Bryan Cox, Lyricist - Bryan Cox, Recording Engineer - Brian Casey, Composer - Brian Casey, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Noray Diggs, Drum Programmer - Jagged Edge, Performer
(P) 1999 A Joint Venture Between So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
C. RIOS, Composer - C. RIOS, Lyricist - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Brandon Casey, Composer - Brandon Casey, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Lester Fernandez, Composer - Lester Fernandez, Lyricist - Stephanie Vonarx, 2nd Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bryan Cox, Co-Producer - Bryan Cox, Composer - Bryan Cox, Lyricist - Brian Casey, Composer - Brian Casey, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Jerry Tineo, Composer - Jerry Tineo, Lyricist - Jagged Edge, Performer
(P) 1999 A Joint Venture Between So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Brandon Casey, Composer - Brandon Casey, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bryan Cox, Performer - Bryan Cox, Composer - Bryan Cox, Lyricist - Jason Rome, Recording Engineer - Bryan Michael-Cox, Producer - Brian Casey, Composer - Brian Casey, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Noray Diggs, Drum Programmer - Robert Hannon, 2nd Engineer - Jagged Edge, Performer
(P) 1999 A Joint Venture Between So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Kevin Hicks, Producer - Kevin Hicks, Composer - Kevin Hicks, Drum Programmer - Kevin Hicks, Lyricist - Stephanie Vonarx, 2nd Engineer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Brandon Casey, Composer - Brandon Casey, Lyricist - Brian Casey, Composer - Brian Casey, Lyricist - Jagged Edge, Performer - Bryan Cox, Performer - Bryan Cox, Producer - Bryan Cox, Composer - Bryan Cox, Recording Engineer - Bryan Cox, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1999 A Joint Venture Between So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Kit Walker, Composer - Kit Walker, Lyricist - Ja Rule, Rap Performed By - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Brandon Casey, Composer - Brandon Casey, Lyricist - Stephanie Vonarx, Mixing Engineer - Jeffrey Atkins, Composer - Jeffrey Atkins, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Brian Casey, Composer - Brian Casey, Lyricist - LaMarquis Jefferson, Co-Producer - LaMarquis Jefferson, Bass - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Jagged Edge featuring Ja Rule, Performer
(P) 1999 A Joint Venture Between So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Kevin Hicks, Guitar - Kevin Hicks, Producer - Kevin Hicks, Composer - Kevin Hicks, Lyricist - Brandon Casey, Composer - Brandon Casey, Lyricist - Stephanie Vonarx, Mixing Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bryan Cox, Performer - Bryan Cox, Producer - Bryan Cox, Composer - Bryan Cox, Lyricist - Brian Casey, Composer - Brian Casey, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Arnold Wolfe, Recording Engineer - Jagged Edge, Performer
(P) 1999 A Joint Venture Between So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Brandon Casey, Composer - Brandon Casey, Lyricist - Stephanie Vonarx, 2nd Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bryan Cox, Composer - Bryan Cox, Co-Producer - Bryan Cox, Lyricist - Bryan Michael-Cox, Co-Producer - Brian Casey, Composer - Brian Casey, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Jagged Edge, Performer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brandon Casey, Composer - Brandon Casey, Lyricist - Stephanie Vonarx, Mixing Engineer - Gary Smith, Composer - Gary Smith, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Darin Prindle, Recording Engineer - Brian Casey, Composer - Brian Casey, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Gary "Gizzo" Smith, Producer - Gary "Gizzo" Smith, Performer - Gary "Gizzo" Smith, Recording Engineer - Gary "Gizzo" Smith, Drum Programmer - Bob Robinson, Guitar - Jagged Edge, Performer
(P) 1999 A Joint Venture Between So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Brandon Casey, Composer - Brandon Casey, Lyricist - Stephanie Vonarx, 2nd Engineer - Gary Smith, Composer - Gary Smith, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Brian Casey, Composer - Brian Casey, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Athena Cage, Background Vocal - Gary "Gizzo" Smith, Producer - Gary "Gizzo" Smith, Performer - Gary "Gizzo" Smith, Recording Engineer - Gary "Gizzo" Smith, Drum Programmer - Bob Robinson, Guitar - Jagged Edge, Performer - Blake Eiseman, Recording Engineer - Marcus Miller, Composer - Marcus Miller, Lyricist
(P) 1999 A Joint Venture Between So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Brandon Casey, Composer - Brandon Casey, Lyricist - Gary Smith, Composer - Gary Smith, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bryan Cox, Performer - Bryan Cox, Composer - Bryan Cox, Co-Producer - Bryan Cox, Lyricist - Brian Casey, Composer - Brian Casey, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Robert Hannon, Mixing Engineer - Jagged Edge, Performer - Jagged Edge, Co-Producer - Bert Young, Composer - Bert Young, Lyricist
(P) 1999 A Joint Venture Between So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Performer - Jermaine Dupri, Rap Performed By - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Brandon Casey, Composer - Brandon Casey, Lyricist - Stephanie Vonarx, 2nd Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bryan Cox, Composer - Bryan Cox, Co-Producer - Bryan Cox, Lyricist - Brian Casey, Composer - Brian Casey, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Jagged Edge featuring Jermaine Dupri, Performer
(P) 1999 A Joint Venture Between So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Kevin Hicks, Recording Engineer - Teddy Bishop, Producer - Brandon Casey, Composer - Brandon Casey, Lyricist - Stephanie Vonarx, 2nd Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Brian Casey, Composer - Brian Casey, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Edited By - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Ted Bishop, Composer - Ted Bishop, Lyricist - Jagged Edge, Performer
(P) 1999 A Joint Venture Between So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
So So Def wisely held back the release of Jagged Edge's second album, J.E. Heartbreak, originally scheduled for the fall of 1999, into early 2000, by which time advance single "He Can't Love U" had become a major hit, thus setting the album up to best the gold-selling success of their debut album, A Jagged Edge. That said, the group's slavish obeisance to current R&B conventions continued to be its aesthetic stumbling block. As producer/writer Jermaine Dupri's answer to Boyz II Men, Jagged Edge turned out another set full of slow jams indistinguishable from what was already all over urban radio. Their one attempt at something actually edgy came with "Girl Is Mine," but it was marred by one of those drop-out-laden clean edits of what was no doubt a vulgarity-laced rap by Ja Rule (Why even bother to bring in a rapper if you are only going to cut his rap to ribbons?). Mostly, the group was much more tasteful, with twin brothers Brian and Brandon Casey contributing lyrics of romantic devotion culminating with "Let's Get Married." It could only be hoped that, having made their commercial breakthrough, Jagged Edge would aim for an artistic breakthrough next time.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:11
- Main artists: Jagged Edge
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: So So Def
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1999 A Joint Venture Between So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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