The Writing's on the Wall by Destiny's Child (CD, Jul-1999, Columbia (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	074646987025
Artist:	Destiny's Child
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1999
Record Label:	Columbia (USA)
Genre:	Rock & Pop, Teen Pop

Track Listing
1. Writing's on the Wall (Intro)
2. So Good
3. Bills, Bills, Bills
4. Confessions - (featuring Missy Elliott)
5. Bug a Boo
6. Temptation
7. Now That She's Gone
8. Where'd You Go
9. Hey Ladies
10. If You Leave - (featuring Next)
11. Jumpin, Jumpin
12. Say My Name - (remix)
13. She Can't Love You - (remix)
14. Stay
15. Sweet Sixteen
16. Amazing Grace (Outro)

Details
Playing Time:	65 min.
Contributing Artists:	Missy Elliott, Next
Distributor:	Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Destiny's Child: Kelly, La Tavia, Le Toya, Beyonce (vocals).Additional personnel: Missy Elliot, Next, Byron Rittenhouse (vocals); Gerald Thomas, Donald Holmes, Anthony Hardy, She'kspere (various instruments); Dwayne Wiggins (guitar, synthesizer, bass, programming); Charles Spikes, Sonny Lallerstedt (guitar); Vincent Lars (saxophone); Bill Ortiz (trumpet); Terry-T (keyboards, bass, drum machine); Platinum Status, Daryl Simmons (keyboards, programming); Ronnie Garrett, Raymond McKinnley (bass); Tony Williams (programming)Producers include: Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Rodney Jerkins, Dwayne Wiggins, Chad Elliot, Missy Elliot.Engineers include: Michael Calderon, Ramon Morales, James Hoover."Bills, Bills, Bills" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and for Best R&B Song."Say My Name" won the 2001 Grammy Award in the categories of Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and Best R&B Song. The song was also nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award in the categories of Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year.Personnel: LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé, Byron Rittenhouse (vocals); D'Wayne Wiggins (guitar); Vince Lars (saxophone); Bill Ortiz (trumpet); Daryl Simmons (keyboard programming, drum programming); Tony Williams (drum programming); Tara Geter Tillman (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Kevin "KD" Davis; Dexter Simmons; Jean Marie Hurout; Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander ; Mathew Knowles.Recording information: 353 Studio, NE; Digital Studio, Houston, TX; House of Music, Oakland, CA; Sugar Hill Studios, Houston, TX; Triangle Sound, Atlanta, GA.Photographer: Albert Sanchez.With their second album, Writing's on the Wall, Destiny's Child still suffers from slightly uneven songwriting, but it's nevertheless an assured step forward for the girl group. Not only are they maturing as vocalists, they are fortunate to work with such skilled, talented producers as Kevin "Shekspere" Biggs, Rodney Jerkins, Dwayne Wiggins, Chad Elliot, Daryl Simmons, and Missy Elliott, who all give the quartet rich, varied music upon which to work their charm. So, even when the album fails to deliver memorable songs, it always sounds alluring, thanks to the perfect combination of vocalists and producers. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Editorial Reviews
...[a] winning sophmoric disc....funky, beat-savvy tunes guaranteed to offend certain fellas as the battle of the sexes rages on...
Vibe (19990901)

3 stars (out of 5) - ...smart and imaginative. A sleek, confident sophomore effort - praise be to Missy and Timbaland.
Muzik (19990801)

Ranked #16 in Muzik's Albums Of The Year '99
Muzik (20000101)

3 stars (out of 5) - ...engaging and sassy...
Q (19990801)

4 stars out of 5 - ...It was onwards and upwards for Beyonce Knowles and sidekicks...
Q (20021101)

...more capable of confident, inventive R&B than many of their contemporaries....close enough to the spirit of the Supremes to at least win them a callback. - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (19990716)