Destiny's Child (album)

Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Studio album by Destiny's Child
Released	February 17, 1998
Recorded	1997
Studio	House Of Music (Oakland, California); Pajama Recording Studios (Oakland, California); Digital Services (Houston, Texas); Krosswire (Atlanta, Georgia); LaCoCo (Atlanta, Georgia); Live Oak Studios (Berkeley, California); Chung King Studios (New York City); Patchwerk (Atlanta, Georgia); The Hit Factory (New York City); Castle Oaks Studio (Calabasas, California); Manhattan Ave Studio (Topanga, California);
Genre	Neo soul; R&B;
Length	56:09
Label	Columbia; Ruffhouse; 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
Singles from Destiny's Child
	"No, No, No"; Released: October 27, 1997; "With Me"; Released: January 20, 1998;

Destiny's Child is the debut studio album by American R&B group of the same name, released by Ruffhouse, Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment on February 17, 1998. It features the singles "No, No, No" and "With Me", both of which preceded the album. "Killing Time" was also featured in "Men in Black: The Album" and released as a promotional single in 1997. Prior to release, the album was set to be called "Bridges".^[4] The album spent twenty six weeks on the US Billboard 200 chart and peaked at number sixty-seven. To date the album has sold a total of 831,000 copies in America. In the United Kingdom, it reached the top fifty, peaking at number forty-five. It 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, and won a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year.

^ St. Asaph, Katherine (June 18, 2017). "Destiny's Child: The Writing's on the Wall". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023. The result was something of a baby neo-soul album that even Beyoncé admitted was an awkward fit for the then-teens
^ ^a ^b Soetan, Sope (February 16, 2023). "Destiny's Child's Debut Album At 25: How A Neo-Soul Album From Teens Spawned R&B Legends". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023. Yet its "grown and sexy" attitude and neo-soul arrangements weren't an initial hit......The ballad-heavy and traditional R&B style present on Destiny's Child was considered adult-oriented.
^ "ADDvance Notice" (PDF). Radio & Records. October 27, 1997. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via World Radio History.
^ "Killing Time". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

[1] St. Asaph, Katherine (June 18, 2017). "Destiny's Child: The Writing's on the Wall". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023. The result was something of a baby neo-soul album that even Beyoncé admitted was an awkward fit for the then-teens

[debut-2] Soetan, Sope (February 16, 2023). "Destiny's Child's Debut Album At 25: How A Neo-Soul Album From Teens Spawned R&B Legends". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023. Yet its "grown and sexy" attitude and neo-soul arrangements weren't an initial hit......The ballad-heavy and traditional R&B style present on Destiny's Child was considered adult-oriented.

[3] "ADDvance Notice" (PDF). Radio & Records. October 27, 1997. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via World Radio History.

[4] "Killing Time". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

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