A Jagged Era

A Jagged Era is the debut studio album by American R&B group Jagged Edge, released on October 21, 1997, by So So Def and Columbia Records. The quartet worked with So So Def head Jermaine Dupri and his protégé Manuel Seal on the majority of the album. Additional production was provided by Gary Smith, Darcy Aldridge, Carl Breedings, Flash Technology, and Them Damn Twins.

The album peaked at a number 104 on the US Billboard 200 and at number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Despite its disappointing peak, it was moderately successful with sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States, earning a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). A Jagged Era produced two singles, including "The Way That You Talk" and follow-up "I Gotta Be," the latter of which peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100.