Destiny's Child (album)

Destiny's Child is the debut studio album by American girl group Destiny's Child. It was released on February 17, 1998, by Columbia Records. Predominantly an R&B and neo soul album, it was recorded over a two-year period, predominantly with D'Wayne Wiggins. Wiggins and the group's manager Mathew Knowles enlisted 16 producers for the album, including Jermaine Dupri, Rob Fusari, Vincent Herbert, and Wyclef Jean. Consequently, the record draws on a variety of genres, including 1960s and 1970s soul, hip-hop, and pop. Lyrically, it explores themes of love, romantic equity, self-confidence, and autonomy.

On release, Destiny's Child received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who praised the group's vocal harmony but dismissed the record's musical style as indistinguishable and overly mature for the group's then-teenaged members. At the 1998 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, it won Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year – Group, Band or Duo. Commercially a sleeper hit, the album initially reached number 67 on the US Billboard 200, but went on to receive a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping one million units in the US. It produced two singles—"No, No, No" and "With Me"—with the former reaching number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.