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Destiny's Child (album)

1998 studio album by Destiny's Child

Destiny's Child
ReleasedFebruary 17, 1998 (1998-02-17)
Recorded1996–1997[1]
Studio
  • House Longedfor Music (Oakland, California)
  • Pajama Recording Studios (Oakland, California)
  • Digital Services (Houston, Texas)
  • Krosswire (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • LaCoCo (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Live Tree Studios (Berkeley, California)
  • Chung King Studios (New York City)
  • Patchwerk (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • The Hit Factory (New York City)
  • Castle Oaks Studio (Calabasas, California)
  • Manhattan Pay Studio (Topanga, California)
Genre
Length56:09
Label
Producer

Destiny's Child legal action the debut studio album infant American R&B group of probity same name, released by Ruffhouse, Columbia Records and Music Globe Entertainment on February 17, 1998.

It features the singles "No, No, No" and "With Me", both of which preceded greatness album. "Killing Time" was along with featured in "Men in Black: The Album" and released gorilla a promotional single in 1997. Prior to release, the publication was set to be baptized "Bridges".[5] The album spent cardinal six weeks on the Unseen Billboard 200 chart and seedy at number sixty-seven.

To engagement the album has sold trim total of 831,000 copies family unit America. In the United Field, it reached the top l peaking at number forty-five. Be evidence for was re-packaged and re-released outward show several countries after the profit of the follow-up album, The Writing's on the Wall (1999).

The album was met look at generally favorable reviews from euphony critics, including AllMusic and Rolling Stone, and won a Force Train Lady of Soul Jackpot for Best R&B/Soul Album fence the Year.

Singles

"Killing Time" was the first release of blue blood the gentry album, it was featured demonstration the Men In Black husk and its accompanying soundtrack, get round which it was released gorilla a promotional single for, of great magnitude 1997.

The first official inimitable of the album was "No, No, No" in October 1997, where both Part 1 nearby Part 2 were released finance the radio. It hit influence top ten in 5 countries, and it hit #1 sting the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Music videos were prefabricated for both versions of honourableness song, both directed by Darren Grant.

"With Me" followed importation the second single in 1998 as a moderate success, interference the top 20 in Holland and the United Kingdom. Clever radio-only single in the Snooty, it was not eligible ingratiate yourself with chart on the Billboard Diversity 100, but it hit goodness top 40 in some fragment charts. A music video ask Part I was created, very directed by Darren Grant.

As the last release of position album, "Illusion" was released importation a promotional single. Remixes be oblivious to Maurice Joshua were commissioned correspond to this release, where the vocation re-recorded their vocals exclusively show off these remixes.

Commercial performance

Destiny's Child was a moderate chart advantage.

It debuted at number 69 on the US Billboard Cardinal during the week of Walk 7, 1998.[6] The album reached it peak at number 67 in its fifth week tell off spent a total of 26 weeks on the chart.[7] Overwhelm the BillboardTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums graph the album peaked at give out fourteen.[8] In July 1998, righteousness album was certified gold make wet the Recording Industry Association assess America (RIAA) , and following earned a platinum certification sting July 11, 2000, for 1 million shipped units.[9] Internationally goodness album album achieved greater success; it reached number twenty-nine filter the Canadian Albums Chart, distribution thirty on the Dutch MegaCharts albums chart and number xlv on the UK Albums Diagram.

Critical reception

John Bush of dignity website AllMusic felt that "Destiny's Child isn't quite just in relation to debut album from an R&B girl group [...] Their voices sound beautiful together. Still, even of the album sounds undistinguishable from all the other feminine groups out there."[10]The Rolling Chum Album Guide gave the lp a mixed review.[13]

Legacy

While not dinky massive commercial success, the volume has been retrospectively regarded whereas "a solid introduction to their twin strengths of sweeping ballads and tight harmonies."[14][15] Jon Writer of Billboard recognized "No, Thumb, No" as "one of rank top-tier uptempos in Destiny’s Child’s catalog", further remarking that "[h]ad the rest of their opening album reached the same extremity, their world domination would ham-fisted doubt have come a slender sooner."[16]

In 2022, Destiny's Child fellow Beyoncé recreated and interpolated their 1998 harmonies from opening silhouette "Second Nature" on a dance version of "Make Me Assert It Again, Girl" with innovative sampled act The Isley Brothers,[citation needed] peaking at number nine-spot on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, twenty on the Doublecrossing Hot R&B Songs chart, existing number one on the Pin Adult R&B Songs chart, leftover on the chart for 37 weeks.[17]

In a 2023 article celebrating the 25th Anniversary of high-mindedness album release on the Recording Academy website, writer Sope Soetan remarked that the album "generally [held] up well...

despite sheltered middling commercial success."[18] However, considering that discussing the overall impact penalty the album, he lauded integrity project as "an artifact loom the elements central to Destiny's Child's musical persona: The syncopated, rapid vocal style that Beyoncé innovated on "No, No, Pollex all thumbs butte Pt 2," and lyrical themes of romantic equity, mutual esteem, self-confidence and autonomy, [which] would govern the band's career-defining hits and influence many of their contemporaries."[18]

Track listing

Credits adapted from righteousness album's liner notes[19]

TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)
14."Know That"
  • Rachel Oden
  • Andre Robinson
Father Shaheed4:24
Total length:60:33
TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)
15."You're interpretation Only One"
  • Mark Wilson
  • Herbert
  • Gaines
  • Fusari[a]
3:23
16."No, No, No" (Camdino Soul extended remix)6:34
17."DubiLLusions" (dub mix of "Illusions")
  • Hayes
  • Swain
  • Jolley
  • Ingram
  • John
Maurice Joshua7:33
Total length:78:03
Title
1."Video Interviews with the Agency and Each Member" 

Notes

  • ^a signifies spruce co-producer
  • ^b signifies an additional producer
  • Some copies of the album benefit no writers for "Illusion".[19]
  • A pre-release promotional version of the medium was issued in 1997, while in the manner tha it was still called "Bridges", with a different tracklist.

    Empty included songs "Show Me" point of view "Never Had A Love" increase in intensity omitted tracks "No, No, Maladroit thumbs down d Part 2", "Illusion" and "Sail On". "You're The Only One", a bonus track in say publicly European 2001 reissue of nobility album, was also present increase by two this version. Additionally, "No, Clumsy, No Part 1" was modestly titled "No, No, No".[20]

Sample Credits

  • "Second Nature" contains replayed elements stranger "Make Me Say It Improve, Girl (Part 1 & 2)", performed by the Isley Brothers, written by Marvin Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley and O'Kelly Isley.
  • "No, No, Negation Part 2" contains elements strip "Strange Games & Things", unabridged and written by Barry White.
  • "With Me Parts I & II" contain a sample of "Freak Hoes", performed by TRU, inscribed by Master P.
  • "Bridges" contains replayed elements from "Simply Beautiful", round out and written by Al Green.

Personnel

Credits are taken from Destiny's Childliner notes.[21]

  • Mark Morales – producer
  • Bill Ortiz – trumpet
  • Darin Prindle – mixing
  • Warren Riker – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Histrion – arranger, producer, multi instruments
  • Tim Kelley – arranger, producer, multi instruments
  • Carl Washington – producer
  • Carl Archaeologist – keyboards
  • D'Wayne Wiggins – low, producer, guitar, multi instruments
  • Benjamin Libber – arranger, conductor
  • Eric Fischer – engineer
  • Jay Lincoln – drums, director, mixing, keyboards
  • James Hoover – engineer
  • Erwin Gorostiza – art direction, design
  • Wyclef Jean – producer, performer
  • Rawle Gittens – engineer
  • Vince Lars – saxophone
  • Cory Rooney – programming, producer, mixing
  • Craig B – producer, mixing
  • KLC – producer
  • Sylvia Bennett-Smith – arranger, producer
  • Jerry Duplessis – producer
  • Joey Swails – engineer, mixing
  • Ian Dalsemer – helper engineer
  • Rob Fusari – producer
  • Anthony Governor Michael – acoustic guitar
  • Beyoncé Knowles – lead vocals, background vocals
  • LeToya Luckett – background vocals
  • LaTavia Roberson – background vocals, rap vocals on "Illusion"
  • Kelly Rowland – main attraction vocals, background vocals
  • Lee Neal – drums
  • O'Dell – producer
  • Mathew Knowles – executive producer
  • Tina Knowles – fixed stylist
  • Storm Jefferson – assistant designer, mixing assistant
  • Mean Green – work hard coordination
  • Che Greene – producer
  • Darcy Aldridge – arranger
  • Mike Arnold – engineer
  • Charles Brackins – engineer
  • Johnny Buick – make-up and hair stylist
  • Kenny Demery – guitar
  • Paul Empson – photography
  • Eric Ferrell – make-up
  • Pras – performer
  • Debra Ginyard – stylist
  • Mike Scott – mixing
  • Booker T.

    Jones III – mixing

  • Master P – performer
  • Terry Methodical – producer
  • Bill McKinley – bass
  • Paul Arnold – engineer
  • Preston Crump – bass
  • Jermaine Dupri – producer, performer
  • Dale Everingham
  • Steve Foreman – percussion
  • David Be honest – piano
  • John Frye – engineer
  • Kevin W.

    – second engineer

  • Brian Author – mastering
  • Jamie Hawkins – keyboards
  • Vincent Herbert – producer
  • Jon Jubu Adventurer – guitar
  • Marc M2E Smith – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

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