Wild Orchid (album)
Encyclopedia
Wild Orchid is the self-titled debut and most successful album
by American
group Wild Orchid
(featuring R&B
, hip hop, pop rap
and pop
singer Stacy Ferguson, Stefanie Ridel and Renee Sandstrom), released in 1996 (see 1996 in music
). Micki Duran was an original member and left before the album was released she co-wrote their hit single At Night I Pray
, the album originally due in 94 but due to Micki's departure they had to re-record songs and add new ones before releasing the album October 29, 1996.
Initially, the album failed to chart altogether. Nevertheless, eventually, based on the airplay and dance club success of the albums 4 singles, the album managed to make a lengthy chart run making it at #153. It has sold approximatelly 350,000 copies in the US and over 400,000 worldwide.
Additional personnel
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
group Wild Orchid
Wild Orchid (band)
Wild Orchid was an American pop vocal group. -History:Wild Orchid began in 1990 when Renee Sandstrom and Stefanie Ridel met in their southern California high school's drama department. What brought Renee and Stefanie together was their shared love of poetry, music, and taste for fame. Soon after...
(featuring R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
, hip hop, pop rap
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and 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...
singer Stacy Ferguson, Stefanie Ridel and Renee Sandstrom), released in 1996 (see 1996 in music
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
). Micki Duran was an original member and left before the album was released she co-wrote their hit single At Night I Pray
At Night I Pray
"At Night I Pray" is a song by Wild Orchid, released as the first single from their self-titled debut, Wild Orchid. "At Night I Pray" reached the top 40 of the Top 40 Mainstream chart in the US and Canada. The song gained fairly high and stable airplay which boosted the sales of the single...
, the album originally due in 94 but due to Micki's departure they had to re-record songs and add new ones before releasing the album October 29, 1996.
Initially, the album failed to chart altogether. Nevertheless, eventually, based on the airplay and dance club success of the albums 4 singles, the album managed to make a lengthy chart run making it at #153. It has sold approximatelly 350,000 copies in the US and over 400,000 worldwide.
Track listing
- "At Night I PrayAt Night I Pray"At Night I Pray" is a song by Wild Orchid, released as the first single from their self-titled debut, Wild Orchid. "At Night I Pray" reached the top 40 of the Top 40 Mainstream chart in the US and Canada. The song gained fairly high and stable airplay which boosted the sales of the single...
" (Duran, Bobby Sandstrom, Wild Orchid) – 4:16 - "SupernaturalSupernatural (Wild Orchid song)"Supernatural" is a song by Wild Orchid, released as the final single from their self-titled debut, Wild Orchid. Though "Supernatural" was an MTV and VH-1 favorite, the single was the least successful of the commercial singles released from the album. The song debuted at #10 on the TRL...
" (Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Wild Orchid) – 4:38 - "I Won't Play the FoolFollow Me/I Won't Play the Fool"Follow Me"/"I Won't Play the Fool" is the final single release from Wild Orchid's self-titled debut, Wild Orchid. The songs were remixed for this release. Not released to stores, the double-sided single was released to dance clubs across the US, it reached the top five of the U.S. dance chart...
" (Sylvia Bennett-Smith) – 4:26 - "Talk to MeTalk to Me (Wild Orchid song)"Talk to Me" is a song by Wild Orchid, release as the second single from their self-titled debut, Wild Orchid. "Talk to Me" made dance chart history when it was the first single by a female group to enter the Hot Dance/Maxi Single Sales chart in the top ten. After the singles huge success in the...
" (Antonina Armato, Junior Vasquez) – 4:48 - "The River" (Bennett-Smith) – 4:28
- "You Don't Own Me" (Ron Fair, Wild Orchid, Matthew Wilder)– 4:23
- "My Tambourine" (Sandstrom, Wild Orchid) – 4:30
- "Follow MeFollow Me/I Won't Play the Fool"Follow Me"/"I Won't Play the Fool" is the final single release from Wild Orchid's self-titled debut, Wild Orchid. The songs were remixed for this release. Not released to stores, the double-sided single was released to dance clubs across the US, it reached the top five of the U.S. dance chart...
" (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
Singles
- At Night I Pray - September 3, 1996
- Talk to Me - January 7, 1997
- Supernatural - August 5, 1997
- Follow Me/I Won't Play the Fool - 1997
Personnel
- Stacy FergusonStacy FergusonStacy Ann Ferguson , better known by her stage name Fergie, is an American singer-songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She was a member of the children's television series Kids Incorporated and the girl group Wild Orchid. She is the female vocalist for the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, background vocals - Stefanie Ridel - vocals, background vocals
- Renee Sandstrom - vocals, background vocals
- Micki Duran - vocals, background vocals (co-wrote At Night I PrayAt Night I Pray"At Night I Pray" is a song by Wild Orchid, released as the first single from their self-titled debut, Wild Orchid. "At Night I Pray" reached the top 40 of the Top 40 Mainstream chart in the US and Canada. The song gained fairly high and stable airplay which boosted the sales of the single...
)
Additional personnel
- Luis ConteLuis ConteLuis Conte is a Cuban percussionist.-Early years:As a child in Cuba, Conte began his musical odyssey playing the guitar. However, he soon switched to percussion, and that has remained his mode since....
- percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Fabian Cook - human beatbox
- Ron FairRon FairRon Fair is a veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter. In a career that has spanned over 30 years at major record labels he has produced and arranged hits for several artists, but he is best known as a "guru/mentor", guiding the careers of unknown artists...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, bass vocals, celesteCelestaThe celesta or celeste is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard. Its appearance is similar to that of an upright piano or of a large wooden music box . The keys are connected to hammers which strike a graduated set of metal plates suspended over wooden resonators...
, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, sound effects - Eric Fischer - guitar
- Steve Forman - percussion
- David Frank - organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, clavinetClavinetA Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various...
, Fender Rhodes - John Goux - guitar
- Gary Grant - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Jerry HeyJerry HeyJerry Hey is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Thriller and the distinctive flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit Longer....
- trumpet - Dan Higgins - horn
- Bashiri Johnson - percussion
- Teddy Kampel - rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Abraham LaborielAbraham LaborielAbraham Laboriel, Sr. is a Mexican bassist of Garifuna descent who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. Guitar Player Magazine described him as "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the father of drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. and of producer, songwriter, and...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Lynette Lewis - toaster
- Pete Lorimer - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, keyboard, loops - Al McKay - guitar
- Robbie Nevil - guitar
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. - tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- John "J.R." Robinson - drums
- Bobby Sandstrom - organ
- Carl Sturken - guitar
- Carlos Vega - drums
- Freddie Washington - bass
- Matthew WilderMatthew WilderMatthew Wilder is an American musician, composer and record producer, best known for his 1983 Top 5 hit, "Break My Stride"....
- drums, keyboard, loops - Larry Williams - saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
Production
- Producers: Sylvia Bennett-Smith, Ron Fair, Stacy Ferguson, David Frank, Stefanie Ridel, Evan Rogers, Bobby Sandstrom, Renee Sandstrom, Carl Sturken, Junior Vasquez, Matthew Wilder
- Executive producer: Ron Fair
- Assistant producer: David Frank
- Engineers: Ron Fair, Eric Fischer, Dennis Mitchell, Michael C. Ross
- Mixing: Bob Brockman, Peter Doell, Robbes Stieglitz
- Programming: Marc Hugenberger, Pete Lorimer, Matthew Wilder
- Drum programming: Bobby Sandstrom, Carl Sturken
- Keyboard programming: Sylvia Bennett-Smith, David Frank, Joe Moskowitz, Bobby Sandstrom, Carl Sturken
- Arrangers: Sylvia Bennett-Smith, Ron Fair, David Frank, Pete Lorimer, Joe Moskowitz, Evan Rogers, Bobby Sandstrom, Carl Sturken, Matthew Wilder
- Horn arrangements: Jerry Hey
- Rhythm arrangements: Joe Moskowitz
- Vocal arrangement: Sylvia Bennett-Smith, Ron Fair, Evan Rogers, Bobby Sandstrom, Carl Sturken, Matthew Wilder
- Photography: Randee Saint Nicholas
- Art Direction: Dennis Purcell
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Heatseekers | 4 |
| 1997 | The Billboard 200 | 153 |
| 1997 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 84 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "At Night I Pray" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 67 |
| 1996 | "At Night I Pray" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |
| 1996 | "At Night I Pray" | Top 40 Mainstream | 29 |
| 1997 | "Supernatural" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 70 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 85 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 48 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Top 40 Mainstream | 31 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Billboard Maxi Single Sales | 10 |
Awards
- 1997 Billboard Video Music Award Nomination : Best Dance/Club Clip Of The Year: Talk To Me
- 1997 Billboard Video Music Award Nomination : Best Dance/Club Clip (New Artist) : Talk To Me
- 1997 Lady Of Soul Award Nomination : Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album by Group Band Or Duo : Wild Orchid
- 1997 Lady Of Soul Award Nomination : Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video : Talk To Me