Writing's on the Wall

Destiny's Child | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 27, 1999)
• Original Release Date: July 27, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000JQFH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (444 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,121 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #39 in Music > Pop > Teen Pop
  • #56 in Music > Blues > Contemporary Blues
  • #96 in Music > R&B > Contemporary R&B

Track Listings

1. Writing's on the Wall (Intro)

2. So Good

3. Bills, Bills, Bills

4. Confessions

5. Bug a Boo

6. Temptation

7. Now That She's Gone

8. Where'd You Go

9. Hey Ladies

10. If You Leave

11. Jumpin, Jumpin

12. Say My Name

13. She Can't Love You

14. Stay

15. Sweet Sixteen

16. Amazing Grace (Outro)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Not even Dionne Warwick and her mind-reading friends could have predicted that, over the course of two CDs, Destiny's Child would become one of the most successful girl groups on the planet. But successful this Houston trio is, and their sophomore CD shows why. Yes, the lineup changes as often as lead singer Beyoncé's hairstyle, but fun, disposable pop/R&B needn't be rooted in permanence, and DC is mad fun and mad catchy to boot. With the assistance of hitmakers Shek'spere and Kandi Burruss, Destiny's Child trade in effervescent, hip-shaking, finger-wagging, 'you-go-girl, kick-him-to-the-curb' anthems. The Writing's on the Wall is loaded with tracks like "Bills, Bills, Bills," which are suitable both for dancing and as topics on the Ricki Lake Show. The percolating "Bug A Boo" is irresistible, as is the sassy "So Good." To their credit, the girls can slow the pace down, and on the sultry "Temptation" they get to work their considerable chops to nice effect. But as sales and chart figures have shown, Destiny's Child are at their best when they are laying down the law to some trifling man, and/or working their own groove thang. Work it they do on this somewhat formulaic but ultimately irresistible effort. --Amy Linden

Customer Reviews

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56 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best new thing in music, August 26, 2000

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"carlos-andres" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Writing's on the Wall (Audio CD)

The Writing's on the Wall has thrown Destiny's Child into stardom. Their last CD only sold 800,000 copies but this one has sold more than 5 times that amount and I'm about to tell you why the songs are responsible.

Track #2 (So Good)- Okay song. Not one of my favorites on the album.

Track #3 (Bills,Bills,Bills)- Their first single from this album. Great song. About how the men their with spend all their money and use them to look good, but give nothing in return. Close favorite. In fact, my #2.

Track #4(Confessions)- Possibly the only song where the four ladies did something wrong. About how they cheated on their mates and they're confessing. Good song, but seems like it goes on for a long time.

Track #5 (Bug A Boo)- Great song. About how the men won't leave them alone. Very fresh sound. It's an R&B crossover to pop kinda song. My #3 favorite.

Track #8 (Where'd You Go)- This is a pretty good song. Kinda catchy but don't play it too much. You can get tired of it easily.

Track #9 (Hey Ladies)- Really great song. Love the beat and the vocals. "Hey Ladies" is an upbeat song that can be danced to. Only bad thing is that the chrous seems like it goes on forever.

Track #10 (If You Leave)- One of the best songs on the CD. Features Next and shows off great vocals. Perhaps one of the best duets among groups I've heard in a while. This will most likely be a favorite among many. They should make it a single.

Track #11 (Jumpin)- Great dance song. Has that dance floor techno beat flavor.Currently Jumpin' the charts. This, I have to say is tied for my favorite song with the next track.

Track #12 (Say My Name)- Was a big hit heard on radios and TVs every where. In this song they are telling the men if you aren't cheating on me say my name/tell me you love me. Great song. My #1. I wouldn't exactly call it a ballad because of the beats and vocal styles.

Every song on this CD is great and I'm telling you it is a must have. Don't believe me? Buy it for yourself and listen. You be the judge.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Writing's on the Wall, December 14, 2005

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Amber - See all my reviews

This review is from: Writing's on the Wall (Audio CD)

Intro: I actually like how they created that. It blended in really well with the mood and contrast of the cd. It told what the whole basis of the cd was about.

So Good: It one of those feel good songs. Think (for those who have Survivor) "Happy Face" in a spiteful, in-your-face type of groove.

Bills, Bills, Bills: Everyone has heard this song at least ONCE. Overall, great beat, lyrics carry out really well, catchy beat.

Confessions: One of the risque songs on the cd. Basically, the girl in the song get her boyfriend back by telling him that if he can play games, she can play games.

Bug-A-Boo: One of the more Pop-oriented, but at the same time has an R&B feel to it. In simple terms, this young lady who's new boyfriend is constantly keeping contact 24-7 (stalking or smothering-whatever you prefer to call it)

Temptation: One of the greatest beats on the song. The beat can mesmorize you before the first verse hits. Nice, jazzy, slow, but sassy. The song is about the temptation a girl has to cheat on her boyfriend.

Now That She's Gone: This song's beat sounds a lot like another song, but I can't really pin-point it exactly. One of my favorites (but I am a slow-song person, so don't totally go on my word if you're into hyper sounds on this one) The beat is nice. Very R&B. This song is about how a man wants to go back and forth between one girl and another girl.

Where'd You Go: The girls' vocals are matched wonderfully. This song is about a girl asking where her boyfriend has been.

Hey Ladies: I'm not even going to beat around the bush on this one. It is just male bashing with a very good beat. That's all.

If You Leave: The beat had to grow on me. As soon as it did, I appreciated it. Story is-she hates her boyfriend, he hates his girlfriend, what do they do? Do the only logical thing, run away together. (It took me a little while to understand why that solution made sense).

Jumpin' Jumpin': I have heard this beat from Nokia phones to pagers to everything else. Nice club beat. Kind of beat that makes it very, VERY hard for you not to move a part of your body to the beat. About clubbing.

Say My Name: This song has Rodney Jerkins all over it. It sounds like one of his signature beats. Liked the use of the strings in the beginning. This song everyone has heard so no need to say.

She Can't Love You: I love this song. Another one of my favorites. Like the jazz background. It hits everyone of the girls' voices. Kind of makes you feel you are in a jazz lounge while they are singing. This one is about how the girl can do alot better than the ex-boyfriends new girlfriend (think: plot to Mary J. Blige's "I Can Love You")

Stay: Another favorite. It is a very pretty song. It's not one of those sorry songs, it's quite sweet. The girl is asking the guy to stay with her until she is ready to take their love to the next level. (think: plot to Janet Jackson's "Let's Wait Awhile")

Sweet Sixteen: Honestly, for me, if it wasn't for the vocals, I wouldn't like this song. The beat isn't something I'm too used to, but after a few more listens, I was feeling it. This song is basically telling teens that you aren't grown at 16, so don't trip.

Amazing Grace: Great way to close out and introduce the groups vocal stability without music in the background. Shows exactly how harmonious the group really is.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So far their Destiny looks good ...album is blazing!, April 6, 2000

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I.B. (Westampton, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Writing's on the Wall (Audio CD)

This album from destiny's child is just blazing and if you don't want to take my word for it just go out and get it. I never heard the whole of their last cd but I know that this is one of their best. Lyrics and beats especially is just tight. I don't buy to many R+B cds but this one was too Hot not to listen to. The 2 lead singers did producing and writing and you can see it on this cd. The beats..........They will leave you in smoke. I seriously didn't expect this to be that tight. They were really creative on this one with making up the commandments for love like, "Thou shalt not follow temptation", and "Thou shalt not bug" at the beginning of each song. It was phat how they made up there voices in the beginning to sound like "the God father" and calling their fans the Don. My favorite tracks are: Jumpin Jumpin, Confessing, Bills bills bills, and the remix of it, Bugaboo, where did you go, say my name, stay and so good. Thats about the whole cd but that's how good it is. Rodney Jerkins did a good job on the "say my name" track and he finally made a new sound thats different from all the other stuff he did like "The boy is mine"(brandy and monica) and "If you had my love"(Jennifer lopez. Next came in strong on this one too. Everything is tight and you can see they didn't rush it like some artists are doing. If you are looking for a group with tight beats, and vocals then this is for you no doubt. I see sucess in in this groups destiny because they just get tighter and tighter everytime. I can't believe they are only 18....but they r making moves. Get it!