Adina Howard
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| Adina Howard | ||
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 L.O.V.A. Single Cover
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| Background information | ||
| Born | November 14, 1974 | |
| Origin | Grand Rapids, Michigan | |
| Genre(s) | R&B, Hip hop soul | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer/Songwriter | |
| Years active | 1995–present | |
| Website | AdinaHowardOnline | |
Adina Howard (b. November 14, 1974, Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American R&B singer who rose to prominence during the mid 1990s.
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[edit] Music career
Her debut album Do You Wanna Ride?, with the hit single, Freak Like Me, was released in 1995 and achieved high sales figures. The song Freak Like Me, as well as Howard's image, can be described as hyper-sexual. Do You Wanna Ride? has sold over 1.3 million copies to date worldwide.
A second album, Welcome to Fantasy Island (originally titled Portrait Of A Lady), garnered critical raves and a moderate hit with the lead single, Freak & You Know It, but was shelved by Elektra Records in 1997, due to their decision that the album "did not contain any other singles". The album was leaked to the internet in limited quantities. In 1998, she collaborated with Jamie Foxx on the slow jam, T-Shirt & Panties for the feature film Woo, (Foxx originally intended it for his film Booty Call). During this time, she made her feature film debut in the independent film High Freakquency, starring Deon Richmond and John Witherspoon.
[edit] The Second Coming
In 2003, six years after the shelving of her sophomore album, news of her third album hit the net with various album title changes throughout the year from Ride Again: 7/2 to Two Can Play That Game. Also announced in 2003, Howard filmed another independent film called Casanova's Demise.
By 2004, Howard officially released her third album (now called The Second Coming) under Rufftown Records. With the distribution label and the record label in conflict, the album suffered without any publicity and a video, Nasty Grind, played on BET during early morning hours. Even with the lack of publicity, it gathered over 40,000 units on store shelves.
2005, was to be the release of The Second Coming: Remixed, but that project was shelved to make way for a new full-length album, Private Show. On Private Show Howard recorded in St. Louis, New York City and Los Angeles. Along with a new album, Howard worked with Nineteen76 Productions to bring documentaries for her fansite. This is an attempt to explain her side of the story and show the fans how the album was made.
[edit] 2006-Present
Howard completed the album's recording process in 2006, with a few teaser songs (Phone Sex, Hips) released online. The album is now scheduled for March 27, 2007 release that will include songs written by the Track Boyz, Francci, and others. The first official single off the album is L.O.V.A., with an online contest made for her fans to appear in the upcoming music video for it. However, two other songs ("Picture This", "Doin' 80") have been recently rumored to become the lead single as well. Along with the release of the new album, fans are doubtful of the album's release once again because of the track record of Adina's label. Since the original release date of April 2005, the album has been delayed nearly a dozen times. Adina Howard did not let her label issues stop her from promoting the new album. She recently released phone ringtones of the entire Private Show album and her private jewelry collection entitled "Vixen Vintage". On Thursday, December 14th, Adina Howard phones into the popular syndicated radio show "The Wendy Williams Experience" to offer Wendy Williams and copy of her new album. No release date was indicated but it seems Adina is keeping busy nowadays travelling to Europe in the coming weeks to tour and promote her new album.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1995: Do You Wanna Ride? #7 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, #39 The Billboard 200
- 1997: Welcome To Fantasy Island (Did not chart). (Shelved).
- 2004: The Second Coming #61 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, The Billboard 200 (Did not chart).
- 2004: The Second Coming: Remixed & UnCut (Cancelled)
- 2005: Let You Hit (Mixtape)
- 2007: Private Show (Not Yet Released)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Album | US | US R&B | UK |
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| 1995 | "Freak Like Me" | Do You Wanna Ride? | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| 1995 | "My Up and Down" | Do You Wanna Ride? | 68 | 32 | - |
| 1995 | "It's All About You" | Do You Wanna Ride? | - | 58 | - |
| 1996 | "You Can Be My N... (with Yo-Yo) " | Do You Wanna Ride? | - | - | - |
| 1996 | "What's Love Got To Do With It" (featuring Warren G) | Supercop Soundtrack | 32 | 36 | 2 |
| 1997 | "(Freak) And U Know It" | Welcome to Fantasy Island | 70 | 32 | - |
| 1997 | "T-Shirt & Panties (with Jamie Foxx)" | Welcome to Fantasy Island | - | - | - |
| 1997 | "Chocolate (Cuties & Condoms) (with Cydal)" | Bulletproof Soundtrack | - | - | - |
| 2003 | "Nasty Grind" | The Second Coming | - | 95 | - |
| 2004 | "(Outside) The Club" | The Second Coming | - | - | - |
| 2005 | "Freaks (with Play-N-Skillz & Krayzie Bone)" | The Process | 69 | 52 | - |
| 2007 | "L.O.V.A." | Private Show | - | - | - |
[edit] Non-Album Appearances
- Damned If I Do (with Somethin' For The People) ("A Thin Line Between Love & Hate" Soundtrack/Somethin' For The People's Self-Titled album)
- You Don't Have To Cry (Remix) (with Michael Speaks) (Michael Speaks' "No Equal" album)
- For The Funk ("Sunset Park" Soundtrack)
- What's Love Got To Do With It? (with Warren G) ("Supercop" Soundtrack/Warren G's "Take A Look Over Your Shoulder" Import Edition album)
- Chocolate (Cuties & Condoms) (with Cydal) ("Bulletproof" Soundtrack/Cydal's "Cydalwayz" album)
- Next Experience (with Next & Castro) (Next's "Rated Next" album)
- Bomb Sexx (with Melieck Britt) (Melieck Britt's "First Touch" album)
- Been Around The World (with Pyg'z & Yuck Mouth) (Pyg'z's "It's A Beautiful Thang" album)
- Damn Damn Damn (with Mark Morrison) (Mark Morrison's "Innocent Man")
- Freaks (with Play-N-Skillz & Krayzie Bone) (Play N Skillz's "The Process" album)
- Rough Riding (with Estevan) (Promotional Vinyl)
- Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (Talk Is Cheap) (Promotional Vinyl)
[edit] Filmography
- 1998: High Freakquency
- 2002: Luke's Peep Show
- 2003: Casanova's Demise
