Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Sweet Kisses
Table title:
Release history
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Region </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Date </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Format </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Label </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Catalog </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ref. </th></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Australia </th><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=4 > November 23, 1999 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=5 > CD </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=3 > Sony Music </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4953642 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Canada </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > CK 69096 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Europe </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4949332 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </th><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Columbia </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > CK 69096 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Japan </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > January 19, 2000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sony Music </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > SRCS 2126 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Sweet kisses was released in what year? 
Answer:
On November 23, 1999, The Sweet Kisses was released in the United States by Columbia Records.