Jagged Edge's Second Album: J.E. Heartbreak

Atlanta's R&B Music Group Jagged Edge released their sophomore album J.E. Heartbreak in 2000 with "Let's Get Married" and "Promise."

Twin brothers Brian Casey and Brandon Casey teamed up with Kyle Norman and Richard Wingo to form the R&B group Jagged Edge in the 1990s in Atlanta. Jagged Edge released its debut album A Jagged Era in 1997. Then in 2000, they released J. E. Heartbreak which garnered the group a fan base with songs like "He Can't Love U," "Let's Get Married" and "What You Tryin' To Do."

Jagged Edge's R&B Albums

They launched A Jagged Era in 1997 with Jermaine Dupri's

So So Def Recordings and Sony. The group became recognized for the song "I Gotta Be." Then after their sophomore release, J.E. Heartbreak in 2000, the group released Jagged Little Thrill in 2001 with the hit "Where the Party At" featuring Nelly (http://www.nelly.net/). 2003's Hard brought fans "Walked Outta Heaven." The 2006 self-titled album Jagged Edge went gold with songs like "So Amazing" and "Season's Change." The latest release is 2007's Baby Makin' Project.

Jagged Edge's Hit Album J.E. Heartbreak

J. E. Heartbreak sold over two million copies and according to Jagged Edge's official website, "that album not only solidified JE's place in R&B music history, but the works produced on that album would follow JE to this day." The official site further states that the title of the album is similar to New Edition's 1989 release of N.E. Heartbreak.

The Songs ofJ.E. Heartbreak

While all twelve songs on this album do not express heartbreak, the album seems to tell a story of a journey through the ups and downs in love. Brian and Brandon had lyrical input in all of the songs with the aid of Jermaine Dupri and other writers including Ted Bishop, Kit Walker and Jeffrey Atkins.

• "Heartbreak": The first track is "Heartbreak" which starts off with the lyrics "can't take another heartbreak...." The short track is just over one minute but continues with "Why, Why, Why, why you do the things you did, knowing that I love you so…turn around and leave, left me for dead…"
• "Did She Say": The song is about a woman's female friend who keeps trying to cheat with the woman's boyfriend. Jagged Edge sings that the friend was "making all sorts of plans, trying to get me away from you." Heartbreak comes out in this song because the untruthful friend causes mistrust in the relationship. It also contains instrumental elements from the Beatnuts song "Off The Books" which featured Big Pun, deceased, and Cuban Link.
• "He Can't Love You": In this song, the group sings passionately about missing the love of a woman who had moved on to another relationship. The chorus ends with "you should never want to be with a man if he can't be the man and do the things to you like I can."
• "Healing": "Tell me what you feeling cause I got the healing" is sung emotionally in the chorus by Jagged Edge in "Healing." Jagged Edge sings in this song about a special lady who is faithful and loving, and the immense love for her.
• "Let's Get Married": Of all of Jagged Edge's songs, "Let Get Married" is the most popular. The music video featured Fredro Starr, who sang in the rap group Onyx and acted in the movies Light It Up (1999) and Save the Last Dance (2001). The lyrics share the common man's very simple marriage proposal but in the most loving and appreciative way. "Where I would be if we were to just fall apart," "meet me at the altar in your white dress" and "frankly girl I'm tired of this emptiness, I wanna come home to you and only you" are some of the lyrics in this sweet song.
• "Promise": This song was another of Jagged Edge's top songs from the J.E. Heartbreak album. The singers pledge to be supportive, honest and more understanding in relationships. "I promise that I'll stay true, don't let nobody say it ain't so" is part of what they sing in the chorus. "I keep you first, that's the kind of love you deserve" is sung with a believable passion such that the singer would not break his promise to keep the love strong.
• "Keys to the Range": This song is one of the more upbeat songs on the album and features Jermaine Dupri. The group sings about the way a woman's behavior caused them to lose faith in her purpose in the relationship. "You changed…you're not the girl that you used to do things." Dupri adds in the bridge "you received the Jag, you wanted the Benz" to show how greedy the woman was. The group chimes in "you was on your way to the house, the money, the keys to the range."

Although J.E. Heartbreak is Jagged Edge's best album so far, the group is set to release a new album, The Remedy in March 2011. Jagged Edge's fans can look forward to tracks featuring Gucci Mane, Trina among other artists. Jagged Edge remains one of the 1990s R&B groups who has proven that they have staying power and continue to be loved by fans.