Wild Orchid (album)

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Wild Orchid
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Studio album by
Wild Orchid
ReleasedMarch 25, 1997
Recorded1995
StudioMusic Grinder (Hollywood)
Genre R&B
Length49:39
Label RCA
Producer
Wild Orchid chronology
Wild Orchid
(1997)		 Oxygen
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]
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Wild Orchid is the debut album by the American girl group Wild Orchid, released on March 25, 1997. It is their most successful album, selling nearly a million units worldwide. [4] The album was nominated for two Lady of Soul Awards. [5] It spawned the singles "Talk to Me", "At Night I Pray" and "Supernatural".

Contents

Production

After signing a recording contract with RCA Records, the trio wrote and recorded songs throughout 1995 with the help of Renee's songwriter brother Bobby Sandstrom. The album took approximately nine months to complete. [6]

Release and promotion

They released their debut single "At Night I Pray" on September 3, 1996, with the album due for an October 29, 1996, release. However, it was postponed twice, first to February 11, 1997. [7] It was eventually released on March 25, 1997. [8] [9]

The album debuted with its highest chart position in Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart at #153.

The album also received two Billboard Music Award nominations for "Talk to Me" and two Soul Train Lady of Soul Award nominations - one for Album of the Year By a Group, Band or Duo and one for Best Music Video for "Talk to Me". The group also received an American Music Award for Favorite R&B/Soul Artist.

Promotion

Wild Orchid spent 1996 and 1997 promoting their debut album. They made appearances on Soul Train , Ricki Lake , Access Hollywood , MTV, Wild On! , The RuPaul Show , Hard Copy , The HitList with Tarzan Dan, Vibe, Mad TV , The Pat Bullard Show, Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends , Terry Bradshaw , Crook and Chase , The Jenny Jones Show , Electric Circus and Goode Behavior . The group also toured with 98 Degrees and 'N Sync across the U.S., Canada and Asia. [10]

The singles "At Night I Pray", "Talk to Me" and "Supernatural", were modest hits, each appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

Promotional remixes of "Follow Me" and "I Won't Play the Fool" were released in May 1998; "I Won't Play the Fool" charted within the top ten on the Billboard magazine Dance/Club songs chart.

Track listing

  1. "At Night I Pray" (Duran, Bobby Sandstrom, Wild Orchid) – 4:16
  2. "Supernatural" (Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Wild Orchid) – 4:38
  3. "I Won't Play the Fool" (Sylvia Bennett-Smith) – 4:26
  4. "Talk to Me" (Antonina Armato, Junior Vasquez) – 4:48
  5. "The River" (Bennett-Smith) – 4:28
  6. "You Don't Own Me" (Ron Fair, Wild Orchid, Matthew Wilder)– 4:23
  7. "My Tambourine" (Sandstrom, Wild Orchid) – 4:30
  8. "Follow Me" (Bennett-Smith, Wild Orchid) – 4:15
  9. "He's Alright" (Fabian Cook, Fair, Sandstrom, Wild Orchid) – 5:15
  10. "Love Will Wait" (Clif Magness, Wild Orchid) – 4:05
  11. "Life" (Fair, Stefanie Ridel) – 4:35

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
1997Heatseekers4
1997The Billboard 200153
1997Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums84

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1996"At Night I Pray"The Billboard Hot 10063
1996"At Night I Pray"Mainstream Top 4029
1996"At Night I Pray"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales49
1996"At Night I Pray"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs67
1996"At Night I Pray"R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs86
1997"Talk to Me"The Billboard Hot 10048
1997"Talk to Me"Billboard Maxi Single Sales10
1997"Talk to Me"Dance Singles Sales10
1997"Talk to Me"Mainstream Top 4031
1997"Talk to Me"Rhythmic Songs33
1997"Talk to Me"Radio Songs63
1997"Talk to Me"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales66
1997"Talk to Me"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs85
1997"Supernatural"The Billboard Hot 10070
1997"Supernatural"Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs5
1998"I Won't Play the Fool (Diva Control Mix)"Billboard Dance Charts5

Accolades

References

  1. ↑ Wild Orchid at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ↑ McCall, Michael (1996). "Wild Orchid review". Music Central Online. Microsoft. Archived from the original on May 6, 1997.
  4. ↑ Wells, PeggySue (2008). Fergie. Mitchell Lane Publishers. p. 10. ISBN   9781584155218.
  5. ↑ "Solo Artists Who Got Their Starts In Now-Forgotten Bands". www.vh1.com. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  6. ↑ Easlea, Daryl (2012). Let's Get It Started: The Rise and Rise of the Black Eyed Peas. Omnibus Press. p. 52.
  7. ↑ "Update" (PDF). Music Connection. January 20, 1997. p. 13.
  8. ↑ "Wild Orchid". GetMusic. Archived from the original on August 28, 1999.
  9. ↑ "Singer of the Week: Wild Orchid". AskMen . Archived from the original on January 23, 2001.
  10. ↑ "Stefanie Fair Talks Reality TV, Wild Orchid and Motherhood". Motherhood in Hollywood. October 17, 2016.
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