''Destiny's Child'' is the debut studio album by American R&B group

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, released by

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and Music World Entertainment on February 17, 1998. It features the singles " No, No, No" and " With Me", both of which preceded the album. 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

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for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year.

Critical reception

'' Rolling Stone'' gave the album a mixed review. 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.

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 ''

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'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was more successful outside the United States: it reached number sixteen on the

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, number nineteen on the Dutch

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albums chart and number forty-five on the UK Albums Chart. The album was certified gold by the

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(RIAA) in July 1998, and later earned a platinum certification on July 11, 2000, for 1 million copies shipped to stores .

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes Notes * signifies a co-

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* signifies an additional

* Some copies of the album credit no writers for "Illusion". 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 "

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", performed and written by

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Personnel

Credits are taken from ''Destiny's Child'' liner notes. * 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 *

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– producer * Sylvia Bennett-Smith – arranger, producer * Jerry Duplessis – producer * Joey Swails – engineer, mixing * Ian Dalsemer – assistant engineer *

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– producer * Anthony Papa Michael – acoustic guitar * Beyoncé Knowles – lead vocals, background vocals * LeToya Luckett – background vocals * LaTavia Roberson – background vocals, rap vocals on "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

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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