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Released | June 26, 2001 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
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Jagged Little Thrill is the third studio album by American R&B group Jagged Edge. It was released by So So Def and Columbia on June 26, 2001, in the United States. The album's name is a spin on Alanis Morissette's album Jagged Little Pill (1995). The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 215,000 copies in the US, [1] outranking their previous album, J.E. Heartbreak (1999) which had peaked at number eighth on the chart; the album is the group's highest peaking album to date (tied with Hard ). However, it was not as successful as the group's previous album, though still successful; achieving Platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Jagged Little Thrill has sold 1.5 million copies in the US. [2]
Three singles from the album was released. Lead single "Where the Party At" featuring rapper Nelly reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's second top ten single, and became the band's third chart topper on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Follow-up "Goodbye" became the first single of the group to not reach the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, but reached the top 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. A remade version of the song "I Got It," entitled "I Got It 2" featuring Nas, served as the third and final single from the album.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Saga Continues" |
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| 0:45 |
2. | "Where the Party At" (featuring Nelly) |
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| 3:52 |
3. | "Goodbye" |
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| 4:33 |
4. | "Cut Somethin'" (featuring Ludacris) |
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| 3:41 |
5. | "Girl It's Over" |
| Smith | 4:28 |
6. | "Can We Be Tight" |
| Smith | 4:18 |
7. | "I Got It" (featuring Trina) |
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| 3:04 |
8. | "Best Man" |
| Cox | 4:13 |
9. | "Without You" |
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| 3:33 |
10. | "Driving Me to Drink" (featuring R.O.C.) |
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| 3:23 |
11. | "This Goes Out" (featuring Big Duke & Joe Blak) |
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| 3:30 |
12. | "Respect" |
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| 4:44 |
13. | "Head of Household" |
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| 4:42 |
14. | "Remedy" |
| Cox | 5:13 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [16] | Gold | 35,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] | Silver | 60,000* |
United States (RIAA) [18] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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