Refreshingly, this was one of those CDs I was able to just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.
Jagged Era is a nicely varied, mix of 10 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly superb musicians. Most of the songs display a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Seemingly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, heartbreak, pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. They’re all here.
If you’re a Jagged Edge fan, or just a fan of Pop music this is a CD your collection simply should not be without.
While the entire CD is really very good some of my favorites are track 2 - Addicted To Your Love, track 6 - The Way That You Talk, and track 10 - Ain’t No Stoppin’
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Slow Motion. Great track!
Jagged Era Release Notes:
Jagged Edge originally released Jagged Era on February 17, 1998 on the So So Def Recordings label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Slow Motion 2. Addicted To Your Love 3. Gotta Be 4. Wednesday Lover 5. Funny How 6. Way That You Talk, The 7. Rest Of Our Lives, The 8. I'll Be Right There 9. Ready & Willing 10. Ain't No Stoppin'
Jagged Edge: Case Dinero, Brasco, Quick, Wingo Dollar.
Additional personnel includes: Carl Breeding, Carl-So-Lowe (various instruments); Anthony Papamichael (acoustic guitar); Manuel Seal (guitar); Ralph Stacey (keyboards, bass); Flash (drum programming); Gary Smith (programming); Busta Rhymes.
Producers: Jermaine Dupri, Gary Smith, Carl Breeding, Darcy Aldridge, Flash.
Engineers: Phil Tan, Gary Smith, Kevin Parker, Jarvis Blackshear.