Destiny's Child (album)

Destiny's Child
Studio album by Destiny's Child
Released	February 17, 1998 (see release history)
Recorded	May 1997 – January 1998
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)
Alternative cover
Japanese edition cover
Singles from Destiny's Child
"No, No, No" Released: November 11, 1997 "With Me" Released: January 20, 1998

Destiny's Child is the self-titled debut album of R&B group Destiny's Child, released by Columbia Records on February 17, 1998. It featured 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^[1] 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

John Bush of the website AllMusic graded the album with four out of five stars and wrote 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.^[2] Rolling Stone gave the album a mixed review and three out of five stars.

Commercial performance

Destiny's Child was 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 in the United States.^[4]

Track listing

Destiny's Child – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Second Nature"	Kymberli Armstrong Ronald Isley Marvin Isley Ernie Isley O'Kelly Isley Jr. Chris Jasper Terrence Butler	D'Wayne Wiggins Jay Lincoln^[a] Terry T^[a]	5:09
2.	"No, No, No Part 2" (featuring Kel Mitchell)	Barry White Calvin Gaines Mary Brown Rob Fusari Vincent Herbert	Wyclef Jean Che Greene^[a] Jerry "Te Bass" Duplessis^[a]	3:27
3.	"With Me Part I" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)	Jermaine Dupri Percy Robert Miller Manuel Seal	Dupri Seal^[a]	3:26
4.	"Tell Me"	Tim Kelley Bob Robinson	Kelley Robinson	4:48
5.	"Bridges"	Mean Green Michelle JoJo Hailey Wiggins	Wiggins	4:02
6.	"No, No, No Part 1"	Gaines Brown Fusari Herbert	Fusari Herbert	4:07
7.	"With Me Part II"	Beyoncé Knowles LeToya Luckett LaTavia Roberson Kelly Rowland Dupri Miller Seal	Craig B KLC Odell Mean Green^[a]	4:14
8.	"Show Me the Way"	Carl Breeding Darcy Aldridge Jeffrey Bowden	Carl Washington	4:17
9.	"Killing Time"	Taura Stinson Wiggins	Wiggins	5:07
10.	"Illusion" (featuring Wyclef Jean and Pras)	Isaac Hayes Tony Swain Steve Jolley Ashley Ingram Leslie John	Jean Pras^[a] Duplessis^[a]	3:51
11.	"Birthday"	Knowles Roberson Rowland Wiggins	Wiggins	5:14
12.	"Sail On"	Lionel Richie	Cory Rooney Mark Morales	4:04
13.	"My Time Has Come" (dedicated to Andretta Tillman)	Sylvia Bennett-Young Reed Vertelney	Bennett-Young	4:23
Total length:				56:09

Destiny's Child – US enhanced edition (bonus video)
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Video Interviews with the Group and Each Member"

Destiny's Child – International edition (bonus track)
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 – 2001 European reissue edition (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"You're the Only One"	Gaines Brown Fusari Herbert	Calvin Gaines Mark Wilson Herbert Fusari^[a]	3:23
16.	"No, No, No" (Camdino Soul Extended Remix)	Gaines Brown Fusari Herbert	Jean Jazzie^[b] Katt^[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 – Japanese edition (bonus track)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Amazing Grace"	John Newton	4:42
Total length:			65:15

Notes

• Track listing and credits adapted from Discogs
• ^{^a} signifies co-producer
• ^{^b} signifies additional producer

Personnel

Credits are taken from Destiny's Child liner notes.^[5]

• 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 – 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

Chart (1998)	Peak position
	Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6]	16
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7]	19
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	45
	US Billboard 200[9]	67
	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10]	14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[4]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^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	[11]
Brazil					067728	[12]
Canada					CK 67728	[13]
Europe					COL 4885352	[14]
Indonesia					4885359	[15]
Netherlands			LP		COL 4885351	[16]
United States			CD LP	Columbia Music World	CK 67728	[17]
Japan	March 1, 1998		CD	Sony Music	SRCS 8504	[18]
Europe	September 3, 2001	Reissue			COL 4885359	[19]

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