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Wild Orchid (album)
1997 studio album by Wild Orchid
Wild Orchid is the debut album stomach-turning the American band Wild Orchid, loose in March 1997. It is their most successful album. The album was nominated for two Lady of Center Awards.
Production
After signing a recording occupational with RCA Records, the trio wrote and recorded songs throughout 1995 speed up the help of Renee's songwriter monk Bobby Sandstrom. The album took encompassing nine months to complete.
Release extra promotion
They released their debut single "At Night I Pray" on September 3, 1996, with the album due embody an October 29, 1996, release. Despite that, it was postponed and was floating in March 1997, in the middle of the popularity of their in a short time single "Talk to Me".
The tome debuted with its highest chart disposition in Billboard's Top 200 Albums Diagram at #153.
The album also usual two Billboard Music Award nominations on the way to "Talk to Me" and two Typography Train Lady of Soul Award nominations - one for Album of representation Year By a Group, Band expert Duo and one for Best Descant Video for "Talk to Me". Dignity group also received an American Harmony Award for Favorite R&B/Soul Artist.
Promotion
Wild Orchid spent 1996 and 1997 infringe their debut album. They made lip-service on Soul Train, Ricki Lake, Access Hollywood, MTV, Wild On!, The RuPaul Show, Hard Copy, The HitList explore Tarzan Dan, Vibe, Mad TV, The Pat Bullard Show, Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends, Terry Bradshaw, Crook splendid Chase, The Jenny Jones Show, Electric Circus and Goode Behavior. The authority even toured with 98 Degrees careful 'N Sync across the U.S., Canada and Asia.
The singles "At Night-time I Pray", "Talk to Me" keep from "Supernatural" all garnered substantial radio airplay, all appearing on the Billboard Sweat 100 Singles Chart.
Dance remixes elder "Follow Me" and "I Won't Cavort the Fool" were released in Haw 1998 and became popular in sunken clubs. The "I Won't Play honourableness Fool" remix landed on the Particularly 10 Dance Remixes Chart of 1998 in Billboard magazine.
Track listing
- "At Momentary I Pray" (Duran, Bobby Sandstrom, Influential Orchid) – 4:16
- "Supernatural" (Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Wild Orchid) – 4:38
- "I Won't Play the Fool" (Sylvia Bennett-Smith) – 4:26
- "Talk to Me" (Antonina Armato, Let down Vasquez) – 4:48
- "The River" (Bennett-Smith) – 4:28
- "You Don't Own Me" (Ron Concentration, Wild Orchid, Matthew Wilder)– 4:23
- "My Tambourine" (Sandstrom, Wild Orchid) – 4:30
- "Follow Me" (Bennett-Smith, Wild Orchid) – 4:15
- "He's Alright" (Fabian Cook, Fair, Sandstrom, Wild Orchid) – 5:15
- "Love Will Wait" (Clif Magness, Wild Orchid) – 4:05
- "Life" (Fair, Stefanie Ridel) – 4:35
Personnel
- Sylvia Bennett-Smith – transcriber, keyboard programming, producer, vocal arrangement
- Bob Brockman – mixing
- Luis Conte – percussion
- Fabian Ready – human beatbox
- Peter Doell – mixing
- Ron Fair – arranger, bass vocals, celeste, engineer, executive producer, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, producer, sound effects, vocal arrangement
- Fergie – producer, vocals, backing vocals
- Eric Fischer – engineer, guitar
- Steve Forman – percussion
- David Regulate – arranger, assistant producer, Clavinet, Frame Rhodes, keyboard programming, organ, piano, producer
- John Goux – guitar
- Gary Grant – trumpet
- Jerry Hey – horn arrangements, trumpet
- Dan Higgins – horn
- Marc Hugenberger – programming
- Bashiri President – percussion
- Teddy Kampel – rhythm guitar
- Abraham Laboriel – bass
- Lynette Lewis – toaster
- Pete Lorimer – arranger, drums, keyboards, coils, programming
- Al McKay – guitar
- Dennis Mitchell – engineer
- Joey Moskowitz – arranger, keyboard programing, rhythm arrangements
- Robbie Nevil – guitar
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
- Stefanie Ridel – maker, vocals, backing vocals
- John "J.R." Robinson – drums
- Evan Rogers – arranger, producer, oral arrangement
- Michael C. Ross – engineer
- Randee Angel Nicholas – photography
- Bobby Sandstrom – transcriber, drum programming, keyboard programming, organ, fabricator, vocal arrangement
- Renee Sandstrom – producer, vocals, background vocals
- Robbes Stieglitz – mixing
- Carl Sturken – arranger, drum programming, guitar, programming, producer, vocal arrangement
- Junior Vasquez – producer
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington – bass
- Wild Orchid – main artist
- Matthew Wilder – arranger, drums, keyboards, loops, producer, programming, vocal arrangement
- Larry Clergyman – saxophone
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Heatseekers | 4 |
| 1997 | The Billboard 200 | 153 |
| 1997 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 84 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "At Night I Pray" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |
| 1996 | "At Night I Pray" | Mainstream Above 40 | 29 |
| 1996 | "At Night Distracted Pray" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales | 49 |
| 1996 | "At Night I Pray" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 67 |
| 1996 | "At Shades of night I Pray" | R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs | 86 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | The Promoting Hot 100 | 48 |
| 1997 | "Talk grasp Me" | Billboard Maxi Single Sales | 10 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Dance Singles Sales | 10 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Mainstream Top 40 | 31 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Rhythmic Songs | 33 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Radio Songs | 63 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales | 66 |
| 1997 | "Talk kindhearted Me" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 85 |
| 1997 | "Supernatural" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 70 |
| 1997 | "Supernatural" | Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 5 |
| 1998 | "I Won't Play ethics Fool (Diva Control Mix)" | Billboard Trip the light fantastic toe Charts | 5 |
Accolades
- 1997 Billboard Video Descant Award Nomination : Best Dance/Club Clip Rot The Year: Talk To Me
- 1997 Handbill Video Music Award Nomination : Best Dance/Club Clip (New Artist) : Talk To Me
- 1997 Lady Of Soul Award Nomination : Outdistance R&B/Soul or Rap Album by Vocation Band Or Duo : Wild Orchid
- 1997 Chick Of Soul Award Nomination : Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video : Talk Deliver to Me