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| Destiny | ||||
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| Released | February 16, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 53:15 | |||
| Label | Big Play | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Destiny is a studio album by American R&B group Shai. [2] It was released on February 16, 1999, by Big Play Records. [3]
It was their first album as a trio, after the departure of Carl Martin. [4]
The New York Post called the album "a mature, solid collection that should get this D.C.-based band some deserved national attention." [3] MTV wrote that Destiny "is more blunder than wonder, the group a mere shadow of a once-vibrant R&B ensemble." [5]
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