Wild Orchid is the debut album by the American band Wild Orchid, released in March 1997. It is their most successful album. The album was nominated for two Lady of Soul Awards.
Production
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.
Release and promotion
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 Billboard's 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.
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.
Track listing
"At Night I Pray" (Duran, Bobby Sandstrom, Wild Orchid) – 4:16
"Supernatural" (Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Wild Orchid) – 4:38
"I Won't Play the Fool" (Sylvia Bennett-Smith) – 4:26
"Talk to Me" (Antonina Armato, Junior Vasquez) – 4:48
"The River" (Bennett-Smith) – 4:28
"You Don't Own Me" (Ron Fair, Wild Orchid, Matthew Wilder)– 4:23
