| Stacie Orrico | ||||
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| Studio album by Stacie Orrico | ||||
| Released | March 25, 2003 (US) September 30, 2003 (JAP) |
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| Recorded | 2002-2003 | |||
| Genre | CCM/Teen pop | |||
| Length | 43:43 | |||
| Label | ForeFront, Virgin | |||
| Producer | Dallas Austin, Tedd T, Eddie DeGarmo, Dave Deviller, Greg Ham, Sean Hosien, Harvey Mason Jr., Mooki, Stacie Orrico, Matt Rolling, Matt Serletic | |||
| Stacie Orrico chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Stacie Orrico | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (Positive)[3] |
Stacie Orrico is the second studio album and self-titled album by American singer and songwriter Stacie Orrico, which was released on March 25, 2003 by ForeFront Records and Virgin Records. The album had mixed more of Orrico's native music of Contemporary Christian Music, to more pop and R&B styles, but also featured Teen Pop and Dance music incorporating in it.
Stacie Orrico received generally favorable reviews from music critics, many calling Orrico the new "diva" of music, and praised the songs, but some said that it really was mixed with different genres. The album received charting success, with some peaking in the top spot. It peaked at number fifty-nine on the U.S. Billboard 200. It also peaked at the top spot on the Billboard Top Christian Albums, and was certificated Gold by the RIAA. It also peaked in the top ten in different countries, including Japan, Norway and the US, and the top twenty in Switzerland, New Zealand, Austria and Germany. The album was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album, but lost to Michael W. Smith, respectively.
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When Orrico had released her album Genuine, she released only one mainstream single which was "Everything". It was announced that she would record another album with her record label Forefront Records.
Orrico had recorded a album entitled Say It Again and was originally intended solely for Christian pop radio with a release date of April 2002. However when Virgin Records saw mainstream potential with Stacie, the album was postponed and then cancelled while it was retooled. Four tracks from Say It Again were removed, although two would later surface as single b-sides and Japanese bonus tracks on the album, while "Bounce Back", Say It Again's first single, was completely re-recorded and "Security" and "Maybe I Won't Look Back" received major alterations and the songs "Stuck," "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life," "I Promise," "I Could Be the One, "Instead," and "Strong Enough" were added to the tracklisting.
Many songs from the album, which were not released as a single were released through Christian radio stations. It included "Security", "Strong Enough" and "Instead", which were released as very promotional singles.
Stacie Orrico received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Steve Losey from Allmusic gave it a favorable review, giving it three stars out of five. He pointed out about Orrico "Vocally the opus stretches her talents by delving into several tempo and mood changes that the 17 year old embraces like a seasoned veteran." He also said "The astounding thing about the disc is that the grooves drip of dancefloor sweat, maturity, and soulfulness while maintaining integrity and purity from America's newest diva/role model."[4] Bill Lehane from MusicOMH gave it a positive review. He said "This record, Orrico's second despite her tender years, is a beautiful album, and it packs a spiritual punch without alienating the average Aguilera fan. At least I hope it won't, because this contains some of the best solo female urban material in years. Does it matter that she's not singing about sex?</ref>
Stacie Orrico had peaked at number fifty-nine on the U.S. Billboard 200, and was certificated Gold by RIAA. It also peaked at number one of the Top Christian Albums, and was certificated Gold there, selling over 500,000 copies there. The album also debuted at number thirty-seven on the UK Albums Chart, but did not pass the peaking of thirty-seven, where it slipped down and rose several weeks, but stayed in the charts for sixteen weeks.[5] Elsewhere the album was a success.
The album debuted at number forty-three on the Australian Albums Chart, but only peaked in the same position in two weeks, after slipping to number forty-four, where it was its last week. The album debuted at number thirty-three on the New Zealand Albums Chart, and after one week, it rosed and peaked at number sixteen. It stayed in the charts for a total of sixteen weeks.[6] The album debuted at number eighty-eight on the Dutch Top 40 albums chart, and it finally peaked at number twenty-seven after one week in the charts. It stayed in the charts for twenty-two weeks, becoming a charting success.
The first single from Stacie Orrico was "Stuck". The song was a worldwide success, however, critical reception was mixed from critics, were they praised it for its pop rock influences, but didn't see it as a strong single. The song peaked at number fifty-two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and received worldwide success. It peaked at number three in Australia and New Zealand, and number nine in the UK. The second single from the album was "(There's Gotta Be) More To Life". The song was dubbed as Orrico's signature song, as it peaked at number three in New Zealand, and number two in Norway. It also peaked at number twelve in the United Kingdom and number thirty in the U.S., making it Orrico's highest single in the U.S. A music video was released in 2003 for the single.
The third single from the album was "I Promise". The song did not receive much attention and did not do well like her previous singles, but did make the top thirty in the UK, although not being elsewhere, successful. The song peaked at number twenty-two in the U.K, and number forty-eight in Australia. The song did not release in the U.S. The fourth and final single from the album was "I Could Be The One". The song did not have any success, however it was a big departure from her previous songs music. The song had a music video, but was not released. The song did not have any charting success, only peaking at number thirty-four in the UK.
"Security", "Instead" and "Strong Enough" were served as promotional singles, as they had produced airplay threw Christian radio stations. None of the songs had charted at all, and did not received much attention, but it was said it was just to boost success threw the album's sales.
Those italicised have been released as singles, but not in every country.
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
Sales | Certifications |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 59 | 500,000+ | Gold |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 98 | ||
| U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums | 6 | ||
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums | 54 | ||
| U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums | 1 | ||
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 43 | ||
| Austrian Albums Chart | 15 | ||
| Canadian Albums Chart | 49 | ||
| Danish Albums Chart | 21 | ||
| French Top 200 Albums Chart | 145 | ||
| German Top 40 Album Chart | 13 | ||
| Irish Albums Chart | 23 | ||
| Japanese Albums Chart | 3 | 500,000+ | 2× Platinum[7] |
| Netherlands Album Chart | 27 | ||
| New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart | 16 | ||
| Norwegian Albums Top 40 | 7 | 15,000+ | Gold |
| Switzerland Albums Top 100 | 11 | ||
| UK Albums Chart | 37 | 150,000+ | Gold |
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