''Stacie Orrico'' is the second studio album by American singer
Stacie Orrico
Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter and occasional actress. After signing to ForeFront Records, Orrico recorded her first album, '' Genuine'' (2000), which sold 13,000 units in its first week of release.
Af ...
. It was released by
ForeFront Records
ForeFront Records is a contemporary Christian music and Christian rock record label founded in 1987 by Dan R. Brock, Eddie DeGarmo, Dana Key, and Ron W. Griffin. It was purchased by EMI in 1996 from Dan R. Brock and Eddie DeGarmo, and is a divis ...
and
Virgin Records
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on March 25, 2003, in the United States. Initially conceived as a
Contemporary Christian music
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album, much in style of Orrico's debut album ''
Genuine'' (2000), it was actually titled ''Say It Again'' and expected to be released in 2002, featuring production by Anthony Dent and
Tedd T
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, among others. Additional recording sessions with mainstream producers
Dallas Austin
Dallas L. Austin (born December 29, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and film producer.
Biography
Early life
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and
The Underdogs led to a different musical direction however and resulted in the renaming of the project. Stylistically, the album mixes the singer's native Christian music with more
pop and
R&B styles, but also features incorporation of
teen pop
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and
dance music
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.
''Stacie Orrico'' received generally favorable reviews from
music critics
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, many calling Orrico the new "diva" of music, and praised the songs, but some said that it really was mixed with different genres. The album peaked at number fifty-nine on the US
''Billboard'' 200, while also reaching the top spot on ''
Billboard
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''s
Top Christian Albums
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, and was
certified Gold
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA). It peaked in the top ten in different countries, including Japan and Norway, and the top twenty in Austria, Germany, New Zealand, and Switzerland. ''Stacie Orrico'' produced the international top ten hits "
Stuck" and "
(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" and was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album The Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album was awarded from 1991 to 2011. From 1991 to 1993 it was awarded as Best Pop Gospel Album. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is reserved "For alb ...
, but lost to
Michael W. Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when " Place in This World" hit No. 6 on the '' ...
.
Background
When Orrico released her debut album, ''
Genuine'' (2000), she released only one mainstream single which was "Everything". It was later announced that she would record another album with her record label
Forefront Records
ForeFront Records is a contemporary Christian music and Christian rock record label founded in 1987 by Dan R. Brock, Eddie DeGarmo, Dana Key, and Ron W. Griffin. It was purchased by EMI in 1996 from Dan R. Brock and Eddie DeGarmo, and is a divis ...
, ''Say It Again'', which was originally intended solely for Christian pop radio, with a release date of April 2002.
However, when Virgin Records saw mainstream potential with Orrico, the album was postponed and then cancelled while it was retooled.
Four tracks from ''Say It Again'' were removed, although two were later released as single B-sides and Japanese bonus tracks on the album, including "Truth", "Until I Find You", "That’s the Way" and " Star of My Story".
Meanwhile, "Bounce Back", ''Say It Again''s first single, was completely re-recorded and "Security" and "Maybe I Won't Look Back" received major alterations. The songs "
Stuck", "
(There's Gotta Be) More to Life", "
I Promise", "
I Could Be the One
"I Could Be the One" is a song by Swedish DJ Avicii and Dutch DJ Nicky Romero, which features uncredited vocals from Swedish singer Noonie Bao. The song was released as a digital download in Sweden and the Netherlands on December 26, 2012. It p ...
", "Instead", and "Strong Enough" were added to the track listing.
Singles
The release of the album was preceded by the single "Bounce Back."
When ''Say It Again'' was reworked into ''Stacie Orrico'', the song was demoted and replaced by
Dallas Austin
Dallas L. Austin (born December 29, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and film producer.
Biography
Early life
During a 2019 interview with DJ Vlad, Dallas Austin detailed previously unknown or unconfirmed events inv ...
-produced "
Stuck" as the album's leading single. A worldwide success, "Stuck" reached the top five in Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand and became a top ten success on most other charts it appeared on. In the United States, the song underperformed on the US ''Billboard'' 100, reaching number 52 only, though it peaked inside the top ten of the
Mainstream Top 40
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, while the Thunderpuss Remix topped the US
Hot Dance Singles Sales
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.
Second single "
(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" became a top ten success in Ireland, New Zealand, and Norway, and reached the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Scotland, and the United Kingdom. It also peaked at number thirty on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it Orrico's highest-charting single there. Third single "
I Promise" did not do as well as her previous singles, but did make the top 20 in Ireland and the top 30 in the United Kingdom. A fourth and final single from the album, "
I Could Be the One
"I Could Be the One" is a song by Swedish DJ Avicii and Dutch DJ Nicky Romero, which features uncredited vocals from Swedish singer Noonie Bao. The song was released as a digital download in Sweden and the Netherlands on December 26, 2012. It p ...
," reached number 34 on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
Critical reception
''Stacie Orrico'' received generally positive reviews from
music critics
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. Steve Losey from
Allmusic
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rated the album three stars out of five. He pointed out about Orrico that "vocally the opus stretches her talents by delving into several tempo and mood changes that the 17-year-old embraces like a seasoned veteran." He also said that "the astounding thing about the disc is that the grooves drip of dance floor sweat, maturity, and soulfulness while maintaining integrity and purity from America's newest diva/role model." ''
PopMatters
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'' noted that on her second album, "Orrico knows what she can do – excellent melodic pop – and doesn't try to push any boundaries. At this time in her young career, this clear path is a benefit." While the online magazine felt that a "couple of weaker, moderate-tempo songs prevent ''Stacie Orrico'' from matching ''
Genuine'', it declared the album a "well-crafted and focused" project, complimenting it for its "solid melodies and songs."
''
Billboard
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'' remarked that the album had Orrico "making major inroads into mainstream pop" and called it an "adventurous set that perfectly showcases Orrico's vocal sass and youthful exuberance."
''
Rolling Stone
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'' critic Kerry L. Smith found that the album had Orrico invoke a "sexy, sophisticated spirit
hat
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spices up her R&B-heavy; sophomore album with hip-hop, pop and gospel stylings well beyond her years
..The album's shining moments are the ballads "Strong Enough," which Orrico performs on keyboard and "I Promise." If Orrico continues to stay true to herself, her career is one promise she's sure to make good on."
Bill Lehane from
MusicOMH
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gave ''Stacie Orrico'' a positive review. He found that "the urban, R&B; sound is certainly there, but this girl is singing about a much more serious mythical force than
a genie in a bottle." He concluded that "this record, Orrico's second despite her tender years, is a beautiful album, and it packs a spiritual punch without alienating the average
Aguilera fan. At least I hope it won't, because this contains some of the best solo female urban material in years. Does it matter that she's not singing about sex?"
Commercial response
''Stacie Orrico'' enjoyed moderate international success. It scored its chart highest entry in Japan where it reached number three on the
Japanese Albums Chart
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nove ...
and was later certified double platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of Japan
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The RIAJ's activities include pr ...
(RIAJ),
indicating sales in excess of the 500,000 units.
The album also reached the top ten in Norway, peaking at number seven.
It was eventually certified gold by the Norwegian
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
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(IFPI) for sales of more than 20,000 copies.
Elsewhere, ''Stacie Orrico'' entered the top 20 in Austria, Germany, New Zealand, and Switzerland. The album also peaked at number 43 on the
Australian Albums Chart
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and number 72 on the
Dutch Top 40
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, where it spent 22 weeks on the chart.
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 37 on the
UK Albums Chart
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, but did not pass its peak of 37, and it slipped down and rose several weeks, staying in the charts for 16weeks.
It eventually passed sales in excess of 100,000 copies, and was later certified silver and gold by the
British Phonographic Industry
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(BPI).
In the United States, ''Stacie Orrico'' peaked at number 59 on the US
''Billboard'' 200, and was certified gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) for the shipment of over 500,000 copies.
It also topped ''Billboard''s
Top Christian Albums
Top Christian Albums is a weekly chart published in ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the best-performing Christian albums in the United States. Like the ''Billboard'' 200, the data is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly ...
,
becoming Orrico's first album to do so,
and finished eighth on both the chart's 2003 and 2004 year-end rankings.
By January 2007, the album had sold 498,000 units, according to
Nielsen SoundScan
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.
Track listing
Notes
*
signifies a co-producer
*
signifies an additional producer
Personnel
*Anthony Anderson – guitar,
MIDI
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programming
*David Angell – violin
*
Dallas Austin
Dallas L. Austin (born December 29, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and film producer.
Biography
Early life
During a 2019 interview with DJ Vlad, Dallas Austin detailed previously unknown or unconfirmed events inv ...
–
producer
*Ken Bell – guitar, MIDI programming
*
Teddy Campbell
Glendon Theodore "Teddy" Campbell, Sr. (born February 24, 1975) is a gospel drummer & singer. He was the drummer on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. He is the lead singer for the Soul Seekers.
Biography
Christian Youth M.B. of Chicago, is ...
– drums
*Melody Chambers – vocals
*
Kyle Cook
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Career Matchbox Twenty
Kyle Cook joined Mat ...
– guitar
*
Eric Darken
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Biography
Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...
– percussion
*David Davidson – violin
*Eddie DeGarmo – executive producer
*Dave Deviller – producer
*Aaron Featherstone – acoustic guitar
*Greg Ham – executive producer
*Sean Hosien – producer
*Victor Indrizzo – drums
*Kenya Ivey – vocals
*Corky James – guitar, bass
*
Kevin Kadish
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– MIDI programming
*Anthony LaMarchina – cello
*
Harvey Mason Jr.
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– producer
*David May – Acoustic guitar
*Mooki – drums, keyboards, vocals, producer, drum programming, MIDI programming
*Marcelo Pennell – engineer, mixer
*
Nashville String Machine
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– strings
*Lynn Nichols – guitar
*Stacie Orrico – vocals, producer
*Carlos Pennell – guitar
*Tony Reyes – guitar
*
Matt Rollings
Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer.
Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Matt won the 'Best Traditional Pop Voca ...
– piano, producer
*
Matt Serletic
Matthew Michael Serletic II (born 1970 or 1971) is an American record producer, songwriter, and music executive.
Career
As a teenager, Serletic joined a band with members of Collective Soul, a group for which he would later produce. Serletic h ...
– producer
*Neil Stubenhaus – bass
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
Notes
References
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2003 albums
Stacie Orrico albums
Albums produced by Dallas Austin
Albums produced by Matt Serletic
Albums produced by the Underdogs (production team)
ForeFront Records albums
Virgin Records albums