The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer or company. While acts like TLC, SWV, Total, Xscape and others had established themselves as superstars, there was a new crop of talent looking to usher the genre into the new millennium , Destiny's Child.
While successful, the album wasn't enough to mint the group as superstars or truly set them apart from the rest. This resulted in them being abruptly replaced by Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams during the thick of Destiny's Child's promotional run in support of the album. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of this landmark album's release, we highlighted nine facts about The Writing's on the Wall that you may not know.
In addition to its commercial success , The Writing's on the Wall was subject to a substantial amount of critical acclaim , earning six nominations at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. Wiggins' contributions helped round out the proceedings and serve as two of the stronger deep cuts on the album. Upon its release, The Writing's on the Wall debuted outside of the Top 5 on the Billboard albums chart and took upwards of a month to achieve Gold certification.
However, the album gradually climbed back up the charts after the release of the single "Say My Name," which bolstered the album to its peak position at No. Spending 99 consecutive weeks on the chart, the album sold more than eight million records in the U. Destiny's Child are mentioned among the greatest girl group's of all-time, but prior to their meteoric rise, the quartet had to deal with naysayers and detractors, whom they addressed on the song "So Good," according to LaTavia Roberson.
It's about how people used to tell us that, 'Y'all ain't gonna make it So, when their single coming out? One song from The Writing's on the Wall that garnered plenty of airplay on the radio and in the clubs was "Jumpin', Jumpin'," which was released as the fourth and final single from the album.
More by Preezy Brown :. A cover of Andy Gibb 's "Emotion" was also successful, albeit less so, and Survivor sold well -- over four million copies -- but not as well as its predecessor. Toward the end of the year, the group released a holiday album, 8 Days of Christmas , and announced plans for a series of side projects, including solo albums from all three members to be staggered over the next year and a half, so as to avoid competition.
In early , shortly after This Is the Remix was released to tide fans over, Roberson and Luckett sued the group again, claiming that some of the lyrics in "Survivor" made reference to them in violation of the earlier lawsuit settlement. The first Destiny's Child solo album, Michelle Williams ' all-gospel project Heart to Yours , was released in April and featured a duet with gospel legend Shirley Caesar. Despite much critical speculation, the trio reunited the following year and released Destiny Fulfilled in November The members continued solo careers.
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