Stacie Orrico (album)
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Stacie Orrico is the second studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 and self-titled album by American singer and songwriter Stacie Orrico
Stacie Orrico
Stacie Joy Orrico is a Contemporary Christian and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress. In 1998, she signed to ForeFront Records when she was 12 years old, and recorded her first album Genuine , which sold 13,000 in the first week of release.After her first album she signed to a new record...

, which was released on March 25, 2003 by ForeFront Records
ForeFront Records
ForeFront Records is a Christian Music 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 current owners Dan R. Brock and Eddie DeGarmo and is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group.In 1998, ForeFront released a 2-CD...

 and Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

. The album had mixed more of Orrico's native music of Contemporary Christian Music
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

, to more pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 and R&B styles, but also featured Teen Pop
Teen pop
Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards teenagers. Teen pop copies genres and styles such as pop, dance, R&B, hip hop, country and rock....

 and Dance music
Dance music
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 incorporating in it.

Stacie Orrico received generally favorable reviews from music critics, 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 received charting success, with some peaking in the top spot. It peaked at number fifty-nine on the U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard (magazine)
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. It also peaked at the top spot on the Billboard
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Top Christian Albums, and was certificated Gold
Gold
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 by the RIAA. It also peaked in the top ten in different countries, including Japan, Norway and the US, and the top twenty in Switzerland, New Zealand, Austria and Germany. The album was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
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, but lost to Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...

, respectively.

Background

When Orrico had released her album Genuine, she released only one mainstream single which was "Everything". It was announced that she would record another album with her record label Forefront Records
ForeFront Records
ForeFront Records is a Christian Music 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 current owners Dan R. Brock and Eddie DeGarmo and is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group.In 1998, ForeFront released a 2-CD...

.

Orrico had recorded a album entitled Say It Again and was originally intended solely for Christian pop radio with a release date of April 2002. However when Virgin Records saw mainstream potential with Stacie, the album was postponed and then cancelled while it was retooled. Four tracks from Say It Again were removed, although two would later surface as single b-sides and Japanese bonus tracks on the album, while "Bounce Back
Bounce Back
Bounce Back is the original first single from Stacie Orrico's Say It Again. It was released to the radio in August 2002, but when Virgin Records expressed interest in Stacie, the EP was re-recorded so the album could be more mainstream. Say It Again EP became the Stacie Orrico album with a new...

", Say It Again's first single, was completely re-recorded and "Security" and "Maybe I Won't Look Back" received major alterations and the songs "Stuck," "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life
(There's Gotta Be) More to Life
" More To Life" is a song by American singer and songwriter Stacie Orrico, from her second studio album Stacie Orrico . The song was produced by The Underdogs and was written by Sabelle Breer, Kevin Kadish, Lucy Woodward, Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas...

," "I Promise
I Promise
"I Promise", written by hit maker Diane Warren, was the third single from Stacie Orrico's self-titled second album. Released only in Europe, Asia and Australia, it did not do as well as the first two singles but gave Orrico her third top 40 hit in the UK....

," "I Could Be the One
I Could Be the One
"I Could Be the One" is the fourth and final mainstream single from Stacie Orrico's self-titled second album. It was a limited release...

, "Instead," and "Strong Enough" were added to the tracklisting.

Many songs from the album, which were not released as a single were released through Christian radio stations. It included "Security", "Strong Enough" and "Instead", which were released as very promotional singles.

Critical reception

Stacie Orrico received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Steve Losey from Allmusic gave it a favorable review, giving it three stars out of five. He pointed out about Orrico "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 "The astounding thing about the disc is that the grooves drip of dancefloor sweat, maturity, and soulfulness while maintaining integrity and purity from America's newest diva/role model." Bill Lehane from MusicOMH
MusicOMH
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 gave it a positive review. He said "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?

Commerical response

Stacie Orrico had peaked at number fifty-nine on the U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard (magazine)
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, and was certificated Gold by RIAA. It also peaked at number one of the Top Christian Albums, and was certificated Gold there, selling over 500,000 copies there. The album also debuted at number thirty-seven on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

, but did not pass the peaking of thirty-seven, where it slipped down and rose several weeks, but stayed in the charts for sixteen weeks. Elsewhere the album was a success.

The album debuted at number forty-three on the Australian Albums Chart, but only peaked in the same position in two weeks, after slipping to number forty-four, where it was its last week. The album debuted at number thirty-three on the New Zealand Albums Chart, and after one week, it rosed and peaked at number sixteen. It stayed in the charts for a total of sixteen weeks.
The album debuted at number eighty-eight on the Dutch Top 40
Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...

 albums chart, and it finally peaked at number twenty-seven after one week in the charts. It stayed in the charts for twenty-two weeks, becoming a charting success.

Singles

The first single from Stacie Orrico was "Stuck". The song was a worldwide success, however, critical reception was mixed from critics, were they praised it for its pop rock influences, but didn't see it as a strong single. The song peaked at number fifty-two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard (magazine)
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, and received worldwide success. It peaked at number three in Australia and New Zealand, and number nine in the UK. The second single from the album was "(There's Gotta Be) More To Life
(There's Gotta Be) More to Life
" More To Life" is a song by American singer and songwriter Stacie Orrico, from her second studio album Stacie Orrico . The song was produced by The Underdogs and was written by Sabelle Breer, Kevin Kadish, Lucy Woodward, Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas...

". The song was dubbed as Orrico's signature song
Signature song
A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...

, as it peaked at number three in New Zealand, and number two in Norway. It also peaked at number twelve in the United Kingdom and number thirty in the U.S., making it Orrico's highest single in the U.S. A music video was released in 2003 for the single.

The third single from the album was "I Promise
I Promise
"I Promise", written by hit maker Diane Warren, was the third single from Stacie Orrico's self-titled second album. Released only in Europe, Asia and Australia, it did not do as well as the first two singles but gave Orrico her third top 40 hit in the UK....

". The song did not receive much attention and did not do well like her previous singles, but did make the top thirty in the UK, although not being elsewhere, successful. The song peaked at number twenty-two in the U.K, and number forty-eight in Australia. The song did not release in the U.S. The fourth and final single from the album was "I Could Be The One
I Could Be the One
"I Could Be the One" is the fourth and final mainstream single from Stacie Orrico's self-titled second album. It was a limited release...

". The song did not have any success, however it was a big departure from her previous songs music. The song had a music video, but was not released. The song did not have any charting success, only peaking at number thirty-four in the UK.

Other songs

"Security", "Instead" and "Strong Enough" were served as promotional singles, as they had produced airplay threw Christian radio stations. None of the songs had charted at all, and did not received much attention, but it was said it was just to boost success threw the album's sales.

Track listing

Those italicised have been released as singles, but not in every country.
  1. "Stuck" (Stacie Orrico
    Stacie Orrico
    Stacie Joy Orrico is a Contemporary Christian and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress. In 1998, she signed to ForeFront Records when she was 12 years old, and recorded her first album Genuine , which sold 13,000 in the first week of release.After her first album she signed to a new record...

    , Kevin Kadish)
    – 3:41
  2. "(There's Gotta Be) More To Life
    (There's Gotta Be) More to Life
    " More To Life" is a song by American singer and songwriter Stacie Orrico, from her second studio album Stacie Orrico . The song was produced by The Underdogs and was written by Sabelle Breer, Kevin Kadish, Lucy Woodward, Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas...

    " (Orrico, Damon Thomas
    The Underdogs (duo)
    The Underdogs is an R&B/pop production duo composed of Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas.-Biography:Harvey Mason, Jr. is the son of Harvey Mason, Sr., a noted session drummer...

    , Harvey Mason, Jr.
    Harvey Mason, Jr.
    Harvey Mason, Jr. is a songwriter, record producer and movie producer. He has written and produced songs for some of the biggest legends in the music industry including Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Whitney Houston, and Luther Vandross as well as today’s superstars like Britney Spears, Jordin...

    , Kevin Kadish, Sabelle Breer)
    – 3:20
  3. "Bounce Back" (S7evon Daze, Marcellus Grove-Smith, Sylvia Bennett-Smith) – 3:01
  4. "I Promise
    I Promise
    "I Promise", written by hit maker Diane Warren, was the third single from Stacie Orrico's self-titled second album. Released only in Europe, Asia and Australia, it did not do as well as the first two singles but gave Orrico her third top 40 hit in the UK....

    " (Diane Warren
    Diane Warren
    Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...

    )
    – 4:17
  5. "Security" (Orrico, Tedd T., B. Huston) – 3:17
  6. "Instead" (Orrico, Dave Deviller, Sean Hosein, Steve Smith, Anthony Anderson) – 3:24
  7. "Hesitation" (Orrico, Shannon Ford, Tedd T., Robert "Aurel M" Marvin, Antonio Phelon) – 3:14
  8. "Strong Enough" (Orrico) – 3:56
  9. "I Could Be the One
    I Could Be the One
    "I Could Be the One" is the fourth and final mainstream single from Stacie Orrico's self-titled second album. It was a limited release...

    " (Orrico, Tedd T., Tasia Tjornhom, Antonio Phelon) – 3:38
  10. "Maybe I Won't Look Back" (Orrico, Tasia Tjornhom) – 4:04
  11. "Tight" (Michael-Anthony Taylor) – 2:29
  12. "That's What Love's About" (Orrico, Michael-Anthony Taylor) – 5:16

Japan Edition

  1. "Until I Find You" – 3:03 (Japan Bonus Track)
  2. "Star of My Story" – 3:36 (Japan Bonus Track)
  3. "Stuck [Thunderpuss Radio Remix]" – 3:05 (Japan Bonus Track)

Album credits

  • Anthony Anderson - Guitar
    Guitar
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    , MIDI programming
  • David Angell - Violin
    Violin
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  • Dallas Austin
    Dallas Austin
    Dallas Austin is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of his most notable clients include Michael Jackson, TLC, Boyz II Men, Pink, Monica, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Stacie Orrico, Another Bad Creation, Fishbone, Sugababes, Anastacia, Namie Amuro, Kim...

     - Producer
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  • Ken Bell - Guitar, MIDI programming
  • Teddy Campbell
    Teddy Campbell
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     - drums
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  • Melody Chambers - vocals
    Singing
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  • Kyle Cook
    Kyle Cook
    David Kyle Cook born August 29, 1975 in Frankfort, Indiana, is a member of the band Matchbox Twenty. He plays lead guitar, banjo and sings backing vocals for the band. He attended the Atlanta Music Institute. He also lived in Oviedo, Florida for a time...

     - Guitar
  • Eric Darken - Percussion
    Percussion instrument
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  • David Davidson - Violin
  • Eddie DeGarmo - Executive producer
    Executive producer
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  • 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 - MIDI programming
  • Anthony LaMarchina - Cello
    Cello
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  • Harvey Mason, Jr. - Producer
  • David May - Acoustic guitar
  • Mooki - Drums, Keyboards
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    , vocals, Producer, Drum programming, MIDI programming
  • Marcelo Pennell - Engineer, Mixer
  • Nashville String Machine
    Nashville String Machine
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     - strings
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  • Lynn Nichols - Guitar
  • Stacie Orrico - Vocals, Producer
  • Carlos Pennell - Guitar
  • Tony Reyes - Guitar
  • Matt Rollings
    Matt Rollings
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     - Piano
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    , Producer
  • Matt Serletic
    Matt Serletic
    Matt Serletic is a record producer who has worked with several popular bands and artists for Atlantic Records, including Collective Soul, Matchbox Twenty, Blessid Union of Souls, Edwin McCain, Stacie Orrico, Taylor Hicks, Rob Thomas, and singer/songwriter Angie Aparo. Serletic will be working with...

     - Producer
  • Neil Stubenhaus - Bass
    Bass guitar
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Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Sales Certifications
U.S. Billboard 200
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59 500,000+ Gold
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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98
U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums 6
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 54
U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums 1
Australian ARIA Albums Chart
ARIA Charts
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43
Austrian Albums Chart 15
Canadian Albums Chart
Canadian Albums Chart
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49
Danish Albums Chart 21
French
France
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 Top 200 Albums Chart
145
German Top 40 Album Chart
Media Control Charts
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13
Irish Albums Chart
Irish Albums Chart
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23
Japanese
Oricon
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 Albums Chart
3 500,000+ 2× Platinum
Netherlands Album Chart
MegaCharts
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27
New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart 16
Norwegian
Norway
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 Albums Top 40
7 15,000+ Gold
Switzerland
Switzerland
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 Albums Top 100
11
UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
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37 150,000+ Gold
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