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Rumors of a new album were heard in mid 2000. The first single "Livin' on Love" was released in October. November saw the release of her sophomore studio album Livin' on Love, which was a musical departure from her debut, leaning more toward pop/rock. The country music scene was not as excited by this album. Although there was a good amount of promotion for the album, it could not compete with the success of World of Hurt, hitting its peak at #5. Livin' on Love still went platinum though.
With this album, Ilse gained even more State-side interest (although not released in the States) due to her covers of 2 songs by popular American singer/songwriters Buddy and Julie Miller (I Still Cry and Ride the Wind to Me), and other songs written by Patty Larkin, Jude Cole and Wayne Kirkpatrick. Alison Krauss also provided guest vocals.
In 2001 DeLange started her Livin' on Love Tour, performing in many theaters and concert halls throughout her home country. Meanwhile, Warner Music attempted to promote this release as her "breakthrough" release in the America. Although "World Of Hurt" was planned to be released in the States, the record labels in America thought the album was too old-fashioned to be released. Ilse set her hopes on the release of "Livin' on Love", but once again the album was not released for unknown reasons,. There were rumours that the American label did not like the sound of the album. Due to the trouble she had in America, DeLange decided to break all cords with the States, and focus more on her career in the BeNeLux region.
She won an Edison Award for best Dutch artist in 2000. Due to all the business problems the singer became physically exhausted. During a performance in Paradiso (Amsterdam), Ilse experienced vocal problems, and emotionally told the fans in the hall that she could not continue the performance. On doctors advice she took a few weeks rest. Several months later she performed at Parkpop.
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