Stacie Orrico 2002-2004: International success with Stacie Orrico When did the Stacie Orrico album release? Her next effort, the more mainstream and self-titled album Stacie Orrico, was released in 2003 Did the album do well on the charts? charted on the US Billboard 200 (debuting at No. 67), Australian ARIA Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart. What singles were released from the album? The first mainstream single from this album was "Stuck", which became a worldwide hit, reaching the Top 5 on the majority of the world's charts. What other singles were released? This was followed by the single "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life", which peaked in the top 20 in Australia (No. 11) and the UK (No. 12), Did any other singles do well on the charts? This was then followed by "I Promise", written by Orrico (top 30 in the UK),
Was I promise the last single released?
Was "I Promise" the last single released by Stacie Orrico?
Her next effort, the more mainstream and self-titled album Stacie Orrico, was released in 2003 and charted on the US Billboard 200 (debuting at No. 67), Australian ARIA Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart. The first mainstream single from this album was "Stuck", which became a worldwide hit, reaching the Top 5 on the majority of the world's charts. This was followed by the single "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life", which peaked in the top 20 in Australia (No. 11) and the UK (No. 12), although, overall, "Stuck" charted better, the exception being in the US. This was then followed by "I Promise", written by Orrico (top 30 in the UK), and the final mainstream single "I Could Be the One" (top 40 in the UK on June 2004). Both singles were given limited releases and limited promotion, meaning they did not fare as well as the first two singles. The last three singles were only released to Christian radio in addition to "Strong Enough", which reached No. 1 as the CD's very first single. Stacie Orrico sold over 500,000 copies in the US, enough sales for a Gold certification. The album also sold 600,000 in Japan and an estimated 3.4 million copies worldwide.  In 2004, Orrico's songs "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" and "Stuck" appeared on the Barbie Hit Mix.  She was nominated in 2004 for the first time at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in the category Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album, but the award was given to Michael W. Smith. CANNOTANSWER
the final mainstream single "I Could Be the One" (top 40 in the UK on June 2004).
Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter and occasional actress. After signing to ForeFront Records, Orrico recorded her first album, Genuine (2000), which sold 13,000 units in its first week of release.

After her first album, she signed to a new record label, Virgin Records, and started to record her self-titled album Stacie Orrico (2003). The album, which debuted at No. 59 on the Billboard 200, was certified gold with over 500,000 sales in the US. The first single "Stuck" reached No. 52 on Billboard Hot 100, but achieved greater success worldwide. Her second single "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her self-titled album has achieved sales worldwide of over 3.5 million. In the same year, she made her first television appearance as an actress in two episodes of American Dreams.

She was dropped by her label ForeFront Records in 2005 after seven years and decided to concentrate on her music career and began writing her third album, Beautiful Awakening (2006). The first single "I'm Not Missing You" was released in August 2006. The second single, "So Simple", is the last single from her third album which never charted in the US.

Early life 

Orrico was born in Seattle, Washington to Patti (née Schmautz) and Dean Orrico. She is of Italian descent, born to a close-knit Italian-American family. The family later moved to Denver, Colorado, where Orrico took piano lessons from Cathy Paquette. Orrico is the middle child of five: her siblings are Jesse, Rachel, Alicia, and Joshua. Both parents loved to travel, requiring the family to move frequently. She grew up influenced by a wide range of musical styles and was a member in the church choir; she often accompanied on the piano as the family sang Christian hymns. At age six, Orrico wrote her first song, entitled "Always Answer".

Music career

1999–2001: Beginning with pop career 

Orrico got her start at the age of 13, by attending a Christian music festival, Praise in the Rockies, held in her then-home state of Colorado. Orrico inadvertently entered a high-stakes talent competition, and won. A ForeFront Records executive was on hand and approached her for a record deal. She later signed with them. In 2001, she toured with Destiny's Child on their Survivor US tour.

She went on to release two albums. The first was Genuine (2000), which she recorded at age 14. It sold over 13,000 copies in the first week, the highest debut week sales ever for a female Christian artist. The album produced the hit single "Don't Look At Me" which topped Christian charts for ten consecutive weeks. The album had two No. 1 hits, as well as three more top ten singles. Genuine eventually sold 500,000 copies, giving the album a Gold certification on word-of-mouth alone.

In 2001, 15-year-old Orrico released her only Christmas album, Christmas Wish. The six tracks on the EP were: "Christmas Wish", "Love Came Down", "O Holy Night", "What Child is This", "O Come All Ye Faithful", and "White Christmas".

2002–2004: International success with Stacie Orrico 

Her next effort, the more mainstream and self-titled album Stacie Orrico, was released in 2003 and charted on the US Billboard 200 (debuting at No. 67), Australian ARIA Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart. The first mainstream single from this album was "Stuck", which became a worldwide hit, reaching the Top 5 on the majority of the world's charts. This was followed by the single "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life", which peaked in the top 20 in Australia (No. 11) and the UK (No. 12), although, overall, "Stuck" charted better, the exception being in the US. This was then followed by "I Promise", written by Orrico (top 30 in the UK), and the final mainstream single "I Could Be the One" (top 40 in the UK on June 2004). Both singles were given limited releases and limited promotion, meaning they did not fare as well as the first two singles. The last three singles were only released to Christian radio in addition to "Strong Enough", which reached No. 1 as the CD's very first single. Stacie Orrico sold over 500,000 copies in the US, enough sales for a Gold certification. The album also sold 600,000 in Japan and an estimated 3.4 million copies worldwide.

In 2004, Orrico's songs "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" and "Stuck" appeared on the Barbie Hit Mix.

She was nominated in 2004 for the first time at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in the category Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album, but the award was given to Michael W. Smith.

2005–2007: Beautiful Awakening 

After her break, she decided to work on her new album, called Beautiful Awakening, which was set to be released worldwide on August 29, 2006; however, for reasons unknown, the release of the album was postponed in the US. In an interview, she said that the album was one of the best albums she has worked on and was a personal album; the songs are about her life and more. Though almost all of the songs from the new album leaked onto the internet, Beautiful Awakening was still released in Japan, the UK, and other countries. The album features production from Dallas Austin, Dwayne Bastiany, KayGee, and The Underdogs, and writing duties are performed by notable songwriters like She'kspere, Track & Field, Anthony Dent, Nate Butler and newcomer Novel and Orrico herself. The album sold 100,000 copies in Japan.

The first single, "I'm Not Missing You", went for radio adds on June 20, 2006, but due to little promotion was re-released in October. The song peaked at No. 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The second single from the album, "So Simple", was released in Asia in October 2006 and was released in Europe on January 27, 2007. The album release in the US and Canada was canceled and Orrico has no sign of an official US release. "Beautiful Awakening" is available to purchase on iTunes.

In 2007, the belated release of Beautiful Awakening was postponed once again. In March, Orrico announced that Virgin Records was merging with Capitol Records and she had left them and would not be releasing the album with that label. Her record company terminated her contract and her tour dates were canceled. On her Myspace it was announced that she would spend time in Africa.

2008–2012: Hiatus 

After a long break from the public eye, Orrico headlined the QB Goes Live concert on March 15, 2008 in Cambodia, performing to an audience of over 50,000 at the Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium. Orrico also appeared at Singfest Festival in Singapore. She also held a short Japan tour in July 2008 in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka. Orrico collaborated with producer and songwriter Toby Gad and Onree Gill in 2008.

In 2009, she was back in the studio with Brandon Beal and Cannon Mapp to record her upcoming fourth album. One of the tracks she recorded was "Light Years". Later the song did not make the album and was re-recorded by Albanian-American artist Kristine Elezaj in 2010.

In 2010, she co-wrote a song with Novel for American Idol winner and R&B singer Fantasia Barrino called "I Can't Be Without You" for her third studio album Back to Me. Unfortunately the song did not make the final album. Rumor had it that Orrico would retire from the music business, but her long-time collaborator Novel confirmed in 2010 that Orrico is still writing music and in 2011, her friend Rachael Lampa also confirmed Orrico's musical return.

In 2012, she featured on The Fray's third studio album Scars and Stories on the track "Ready or Not", which is a cover The Fugees. The song is only available on the deluxe edition bonus disc of the album. She independently released a new song called "Catch Me If You Can" on April 2, 2012. "Catch Me If You Can" is composed and performed by Orrico and The Gabe Cummins Orchestra, which has a jazzy sound. A release date for a new album was never confirmed.

2013–present: Comeback, "The Return" concert 

Orrico posted a video on her YouTube account in 2013 to explain her hiatus and announce plans to return to the studio. Orrico revealed she had been studying women's literature and acting at New York University from 2011 to 2013. She announced that she was working on an R&B album, slated to be released in 2014 (as of 2021 this had not been released). She worked with several collaborators, including producers Allen Stone, Hal Linton, Gabe Cummins and The Lions.

To celebrate her comeback, she performed a virtual concert on November 6 via Stageit.com.

On November 9, 2015, Orrico performed with Jon Batiste and Stay Human on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Influences 

When asked about her influences, she responded: "All of my influences are very soulful musicians – my favorite artist is Lauryn Hill, and I've always loved Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Ella Fitzgerald – and I wanted to explore that direction more." She said when she was young, she listened to Nina Simone, Crystal Lewis, Monica and Destiny's Child.
Her other musical influences include Christina Aguilera, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Toni Braxton.

Personal life 

In March 2007, Orrico traveled to South Africa as a volunteer with Cross-Cultural Solutions to help children with HIV/AIDS.

After several years of dating, Orrico married actor Isaiah Johnson in July 2016. As of 2017, Orrico and Johnson have a son.

Discography 

 Genuine (2000)
 Stacie Orrico (2003)
 Beautiful Awakening (2006)

Filmography

Awards

References

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1986 births
20th-century American singers
21st-century American actresses
21st-century American singers
Actresses from Seattle
American child singers
American women singer-songwriters
American people of Italian descent
American performers of Christian music
American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
American television actresses
ForeFront Records artists
Living people
Musicians from Seattle
Virgin Records artists
Singer-songwriters from Washington (state)
American contemporary R&B singers
20th-century American women singers
21st-century American women singers
Child pop musicians
American Christians
Promise/Star is the first double a-side single by Japanese artist Koda Kumi. It was the final single released before her first compilation album, Best ~first things~. It managed to chart at #4 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for 14 weeks.

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Promise/Star is Japanese R&B-turned-pop star Kumi Koda's 18th single domestic single under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone. The single was Kumi's first attempt at a double a-side and was her final single released before her first greatest hits album, Best ~first things~. It peaked at #4 on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for 14 weeks.

The single consisted of the upbeat pop song "Star" and the emotional ballad "Promise," along with their corresponding instrumentals. The CD only edition was of limited release and contained unique cover art, compared to the CD+DVD edition.

"Promise" was used as the ending theme on the TV Asahi show Telechika, while "Star" was used as a promotional campaign for the Nintendo DS game Urusei Yatsura: Endless Summer.

Despite being a double a-side, "Star" only received a short version, the music video only being a minute and a half long. It was speculated that the full version would be released on Best ~first things~, but a complete version was never released.

Packaging
Promise/Star was released in two editions: CD and CD+DVD. Along with the music videos on the DVD, a behind-the-scenes making video was also included.

While the single received two editions, the CD only was of limited release.

Limited editions of the single contained specialized cover art for both the CD and CD+DVD editions. However, on the standard editions, both "Promise" and "Star" received their own cover art, whereas the booklets were reversible.

Music video
"Promise" carried a sad theme of a woman crying at a wedding altar, missing her fiancé, who had died prior to their wedding. In the video, Kumi is donning a wedding dress and veil during the past scenes and a full black ensemble during the mourning present day scenes.

"Star" was more optimistic, with Kumi in front of a starry background. There were no scene changes in "Star," instead only changes in camera angles.

Track listing
(Source)

Chart history

Oricon 2005 Singles Top 999
Chart position: #165

Oricon Weekly Singles Top 200

Charts and sales

Sales
First week estimate: 34,589
Total estimate: 61,312

Alternate Versions
Promise
Promise: Found on the single and corresponding album Best ~first things~ (2005)
Promise [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2005)
Promise [ELMER VoVo Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 6 (2014)

References

Avex Network (2005), Koda Kumi Official Web Site
Oricon Style (2005), Ranking – Oricon Style

2005 singles
2005 songs
Koda Kumi songs
Rhythm Zone singles
Songs written by Koda Kumi "In My Head" is a song performed by Swedish pop singer and music producer Loreen, it was released as the fifth single from her debut studio album Heal (2012). The song was written by Loreen, Moh Denebi, Björn Djupström and produced by Tortuga. It was released as a digital download on February 14, 2013 in Sweden. The track was originally planned to be the single that launched her album Heal last October but "Crying Out Your Name" was eventually chosen.

The release features a single edit, which is just under a minute shorter than the album version. And it also features the Promise Land remix, both in a radio edit and an extended edit. The Promise Land remix gives ‘In My Head’ a slightly more club friendly feel, similarly to what the international version of "Crying Out Your Name" in 2012.

Critical reception
In the review of the album, Scandipop said, (of 'In My Head'); "The frantic piano middle eight is pure beauty". They added 'In My Head' "seems like the no brainer to be the next single after Crying Out Your Name ".

Live performances
Loreen performed "In My Head" live at The Qube in Belgium on December 3, 2012.

Loreen performed an acoustic version of "In My Head" live on Musikhjälpen on December 13, 2012.

Loreen performed "In My Head" live at the P3 Guld Awards in Gothenburg on January 19, 2013.

Loreen performed an acoustic version of "In My Head" live in the Vakna studios on February 19, 2013

Track listing
Digital download 
 In My Head (Promise Land Radio Edit)  - 3:29 
 In My Head (Single Edit)   - 3:41 
 In My Head (Promise Land Extended)  - 5:29

Release history

References

2012 songs
2013 singles
Loreen (singer) songs
Eurodance songs
Songs written by Moh Denebi
Songs written by Björn Djupström