J.E. Heartbreak 2

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J.E. Heartbreak II
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 2014
Recorded2014
Genre R&B
Length39:24
Label
Producer
Jagged Edge chronology
The Remedy
(2011)
J.E. Heartbreak II
(2014)
Layover
(2017)
Singles from J.E. Heartbreak II
  1. "Hope"
    Released: June 17, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
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J.E. Heartbreak II is the eighth studio album by American R&B group Jagged Edge. The album was released on October 27, 2014, by So So Def Recordings and Hard Case Records. [2] [3] It is a sequel to their multi-platinum album J.E. Heartbreak (2000).

Contents

Singles

The first official single is "Hope" which was released on June 17, 2014, on iTunes. The official music video for "Hope" was released on July 29, 2014.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 12,572 copies in the United States. [4] In its second, the album dropped to number 75 on the chart, selling 5,493 copies, bringing its total album sales to 18,000 copies. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."JE Intro"
 0:42
2."Future"
  • Cox
  • Casey
  • Casey
3:47
3."Familiar"
  • Casey
  • Casey
  • Cox
  • Dupri
  • Chris Ray
3:20
4."Hope"
  • Casey
  • Casey
  • Cox
  • Clifford Henson
  • Wiz
  • Cox
3:37
5."Things I Do For You"
  • Casey
  • Casey
  • Cox
  • Maudlin
  • Dupri
  • Cox
2:38
6."Love Come Down"
  • Casey
  • Albert Brown
  • Cox
  • Henson
  • Kyle West
  • Wiz
  • Cox
3:34
7."It's Been You"
  • Casey
  • Casey
Cox2:45
8."Wanna Be (Romeo)"
  • Casey
  • Casey
  • Dupri
  • Cox
2:51
9."Getting Over You"
  • Casey
  • Casey
  • Cox
  • Greg Dempsey
  • Maudlin
  • Dupri
  • Cox
4:05
10."Ready"
  • Casey
  • Casey
  • Cox
  • Henson
  • Wiz
  • Cox
4:13
11."Make It Clear"
  • Casey
  • Casey
  • Cox
  • Henson
  • Casey
  • Cox
3:38
12."No Half Steppin"
  • Casey
  • Casey
  • Brandon Chaney
  • Rhodes
  • Casey
  • Casey
3:30
13."Posters (We Stay On One)"
  • Casey
  • Casey
  • Chaney
  • Rhodes
  • Casey
  • Casey
3:25
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
14."Posters (Remix)"3:54

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [6] 48
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [7] 11
US Billboard 200 [8] 28
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [10] 5

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