| Wild Orchid | |
| Type: | Studio Album |
| Artist: | Wild Orchid |
| Cover: | Wildorchidalbum-cover.jpg |
| Released: | March 1997 |
| Recorded: | 1995 |
| Studio: | Music Grinder (Hollywood) |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | 49:39 |
| Label: | RCA |
| Next Title: | Oxygen |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
Wild Orchid is the self-titled debut album by American band Wild Orchid, released in March 1997. It is their most successful album. The album was nominated for two Lady of Soul Awards.
After signing a recording contract with RCA Records, the trio wrote and recorded songs throughout 1995 with the help of Renee's songwriter brother Bobby Sandstrom. The album took approximately nine months to complete.
They released their debut single "At Night I Pray" on September 3, 1996, with the album due for an October 29, 1996, release. However, it was postponed and was released in March 1997, in the midst of the popularity of their second single "Talk to Me".
The album debuted with its highest chart position in Billboards Top 200 Albums Chart at #153.
The album also received two Billboard Music Award nominations for "Talk to Me" and two Soul Train Lady of Soul Award nominations - one for Album of the Year By a Group, Band or Duo and one for Best Music Video for "Talk to Me". The group also received an American Music Award for Favorite R&B/Soul Artist.
Wild Orchid spent 1996 and 1997 promoting their debut album. They made appearances on Soul Train, Ricki Lake, Access Hollywood, MTV, Wild On!, The RuPaul Show, Hard Copy, The HitList with Tarzan Dan, Vibe, Mad TV, The Pat Bullard Show, , Terry Bradshaw, Crook and Chase, The Jenny Jones Show, Electric Circus and Goode Behavior. The group even toured with 98 Degrees and 'N Sync across the U.S., Canada and Asia.
The singles "At Night I Pray", "Talk to Me" and "Supernatural" all garnered substantial radio airplay, all appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.
Dance remixes of "Follow Me" and "I Won't Play the Fool" were released in May 1998 and became popular in underground clubs. The "I Won't Play the Fool" remix landed on the Top 10 Dance Remixes Chart of 1998 in Billboard magazine.
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Heatseekers | 4 |
| 1997 | The Billboard 200 | 153 |
| 1997 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 84 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "At Night I Pray" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |
| 1996 | "At Night I Pray" | Mainstream Top 40 | 29 |
| 1996 | "At Night I Pray" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales | 49 |
| 1996 | "At Night I Pray" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 67 |
| 1996 | "At Night I Pray" | R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs | 86 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 48 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Billboard Maxi Single Sales | 10 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Dance Singles Sales | 10 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Mainstream Top 40 | 31 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Rhythmic Songs | 33 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Radio Songs | 63 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales | 66 |
| 1997 | "Talk to Me" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 85 |
| 1997 | "Supernatural" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 70 |
| 1997 | "Supernatural" | Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 5 |
| 1998 | "I Won't Play the Fool (Diva Control Mix)" | Billboard Dance Charts | 5 |