The Writing's On The Wall

Performer: Destiny's Child
Artist: Next; Missy Elliott
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

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. 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

Entertainment Weekly (7/16/99, pp.65-66) - "...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 Q (11/02, p.124) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...It was onwards and upwards for Beyonce Knowles and sidekicks..." Q (8/99, p.104) - 3 stars (out of 5) - "...engaging and sassy..." Muzik (1/00, p.70) - Ranked #16 in Muzik's "Albums Of The Year '99" Muzik (8/99, p.80) - 3 stars (out of 5) - "...smart and imaginative. A sleek, confident sophomore effort - praise be to Missy and Timbaland." Vibe (9/99, p.272) - "...[a] winning sophmoric disc....funky, beat-savvy tunes guaranteed to offend certain fellas as the battle of the sexes rages on..."

Videos and albums are not always the preferred formats for gaining success as a recording artist--it was an appearance in the hit Will Smith movie MEN IN BLACK that gave Destiny's Child a major boost to their recording career. From there, the all-female pop/R&B band from Houston continued its hit streak until taking a break in the early 2000s to work on individual projects (most notably Beyonce's mega-selling DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE). The group reunited in 2005 to release their last album, #1s, and to tour to support it, splitting amicably afterwards to pursue solo careers.

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