Destiny's Child (album)

Destiny's Child is the self-titled debut studio album by American R&B group Destiny's Child, released by Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment on February 17, 1998. It features the singles "No, No, No" and "With Me". It won Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year due to both singles having a remix (Part 2) as well as having an original version (Part 1). Both singles preceded the album. The album spent twenty six weeks on the US Billboard 200 chart and peaked at number sixty-seven. In the United Kingdom, it reached the top fifty, peaking at number forty-five on the albums chart due to strength of its lead single, "No, No, No". The album did go on to sell over one million copies in the United States[2] and was re-packaged and re-released in several countries after the success of the follow-up album, The Writing's on the Wall (1999). The album was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics, including AllMusic and Rolling Stone.

Destiny's Child
Studio album by Destiny's Child
Released	February 17, 1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	R&B
Length	56:09
Label	Columbia Music World
Producer	Mathew Knowles (exec.) Tim & Bob Sylvia Bennett-Smith Jerry Duplessis Jermaine Dupri Rob Fusari Che Greene Vincent Herbert Wyclef Jean KLC Jay Lincoln Mark Morales O'Dell Cory Rooney Terry T Craig B Carl Washington D'Wayne Wiggins
Destiny's Child chronology
Destiny's Child (1998) The Writing's on the Wall (1999)
Singles from Destiny's Child
"No, No, No" Released: November 11, 1997 "With Me" Released: January 20, 1998 "Illusion[1]" Released: 1998 (Promo)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Rolling Stone gave the album a mixed review.[5] John Bush of the website AllMusic feels that "Destiny's Child isn't quite just another debut album from an R&B girl group... Their voices sound beautiful together. Still, much of the album sounds indistinguishable from all the other female groups out there.[3]

Commercial performance

Destiny's Child was a moderate chart success. It peaked at number sixty-seven on the US Billboard 200 and at number fourteen on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was more successful outside the United States: it reached number sixteen on the Canadian Albums Chart, number nineteen on the Dutch MegaCharts albums chart and number forty-five on the UK Albums Chart. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 11, 2000, for selling over one million copies (1,500,000 ) in the United States and over 3 million worldwide .[6]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes[7]

Destiny's Child – Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Second Nature"	Marvin Isley Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley Ernie Isley O'Kelly Isley Chris Jasper Terry T Kymberli Armstrong	Dwayne Wiggins Terry T^[a] Jay Lincoln^[a]	5:09
2.	"No, No, No Part 2" (featuring Wyclef Jean)	Mary Brown Rob Fusari Vincent Herbert Calvin Gaines Barry White	Wyclef Jerry Duplessis^[a] Che Greene^[a]	3:27
3.	"With Me Part I" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)	Master P Jermaine Dupri Manuel Seal	Dupri Seal^[a]	3:26
4.	"Tell Me"	Bob Robinson Tim Kelley	Robinson Kelley	4:48
5.	"Bridges"	Michelle Hailey Wiggins Al Green	Wiggins	4:02
6.	"No, No, No Part 1"	Brown Herbert Fusari Gaines	Herbert Fusari	4:07
7.	"With Me Part II" (featuring Master P)	Beyoncé Knowles Kelly Rowland LaTavia Roberson LeToya Luckett Dupri Master P Seal	Craig Bazile KLC Odell	4:14
8.	"Show Me the Way"	Darcy Aldridge Carl Breeding Jeffrey Bowden	Carl Washington	4:19
9.	"Killing Time"	Wiggins Taura Stinson	Wiggins	5:09
10.	"Illusion" (featuring Wyclef Jean & Pras)	Isaac Hayes Tony Swain Steve Jolley Ashley Ingram Leslie John	Jean Pras^[a] Duplessis^[a]	3:52
11.	"Birthday"	Knowles Rowland Roberson Wiggins	Wiggins	5:15
12.	"Sail On"	Lionel Richie	Mark Morales Cory Rooney	4:04
13.	"My Time Has Come" (dedicated to Andretta Tillman)	Reed Vertelney Sylvia Bennett-Smith	Bennett-Smith	4:25
Total length:				56:09

Destiny's Child – International edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Know That"	Rachel Oden Andre Robinson	Father Shaheed	4:24
Total length:				60:33

Destiny's Child – Japanese edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Amazing Grace"	John Newton	4:42
Total length:			65:15

Destiny's Child – 2001 European reissue edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"You're the Only One"	Wiggins Stinson	Mark Wilson Herbert Gaines Fusari^[a]	3:23
16.	"No, No, No" (Camdino Soul extended remix)	Brown Herbert Fusari Gaines	Wyclef Katt^[b] Jazzie^[b]	6:34
17.	"DubiLLusions" (dub mix of "Illusions")	Hayes Swain Jolley Ingram John	Maurice Joshua	7:33
Total length:				78:03

Destiny's Child – US enhanced edition (bonus video)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Video Interviews with the Group and Each Member"

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^b} signifies an additional producer
• Some copies of the album credit no writers for "Illusion".[7]

Sample Credits

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

Personnel

Credits are taken from Destiny's Child liner notes.[8]

• Mark Morales – producer
• Bill Ortiz – trumpet
• Darin Prindle – mixing
• Warren Riker – engineer, mixing
• Bob Robinson – arranger, producer, multi instruments
• Tim Kelley – arranger, producer, multi instruments
• Carl Washington – producer
• Carl Wheeler – keyboards
• D'Wayne Wiggins – bass, producer, guitar, multi instruments
• Benjamin Wright – arranger, conductor
• Eric Fischer – engineer
• Jay Lincoln – drums, producer, 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 – assistant engineer
• Rob Fusari – producer
• Anthony Papa Michael – acoustic guitar
• Beyoncé Knowles – lead vocals, background vocals
• LeToya Luckett – background vocals
• LaTavia Roberson – background vocals, rap vocals for "Illusion"
• Kelly Rowland – lead vocals, background vocals
• Lee Neal – drums
• O'Dell – producer
• Mathew Knowles – executive producer
• Tina Knowles – hair stylist
• Storm Jefferson – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
• Mean Green – production 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 T – producer
• Bill McKinley – bass
• Paul Arnold – engineer
• Preston Crump – bass
• Jermaine Dupri – producer, performer
• Dale Everingham
• Steve Foreman – percussion
• David Frank – piano
• John Frye – engineer
• Kevin W. – second engineer
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Jamie Hawkins – keyboards
• Vincent Herbert – producer
• Jon Jubu Smith – guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 29 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 30 UK Albums (OCC)[11] 45 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[12] 6 US Billboard 200[13] 67 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 14

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 93

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[6]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Edition	Format(s)	Label(s)	Catalog	Ref.
Australia	February 17, 1998	Standard	CD	Sony Music	4885352
Brazil					067728
Canada					CK 67728
Europe					COL 4885352
Indonesia					4885359
Netherlands			LP		COL 4885351
United States			CD LP	Columbia Music World	CK 67728
Japan	March 1, 1998		CD	Sony Music	SRCS 8504
Europe	September 3, 2001	Reissue			COL 4885359

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4. Colin Larkin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 641. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
5. Brackett, Nathan. "The Rolling Stone Album Guide". Rolling Stone: 232. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
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11. "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
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15. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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17. "British album certifications". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 11, 2016. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field.