Adina Howard
(born November 14, 1974) is an American R&B singer who rose to prominence during the mid 1990s with her debut album, Do You Wanna Ride?
and her debut single, "Freak Like Me". Howard is known for her sexual image and provocative songs. Some of her other minor hits include "It's All About You", "My Up And Down", "T- Shirt And Panties", "(Freak) And U Know It" and her most recent hit "Nasty Grind".
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ADINA HOWARD TICKETS
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Career
Her debut album
Do You Wanna Ride?
, featuring the #2 platinum selling hit single, "Freak Like Me", was released in 1995 and was certified Gold by the RIAA.
A second album,
Welcome to Fantasy Island
, garnered critical raves and a moderate hit with the lead single, "(Freak) And You Know It", but was shelved by
Elektra Records in 1997. The album was leaked to the internet in limited quantities and promotional copies sell for hundreds of dollars on online auction sites. In 1998, she collaborated with
Jamie Foxx on the slow jam,
T-Shirt & Panties
for the feature film
Woo
. During this time, she made her feature film debut in the independent film
High Freakquency
, starring
Deon Richmond and
John Witherspoon.
By 2004, Howard released her third album
The Second Coming
on Rufftown Records. A
video for the first single, "Nasty Grind", played on
BET during early morning hours. The album sold poorly due to lack of promotion and only managed to gather 40,000 copies on store shelves and she was eventually sued by the label.
Her latest album,
Private Show
, was released on June 26, 2007 on Arsenal Records. The album managed to reach #17 on the iTunes R&B music sells chart but completely missed the Billboard 200 charts. The album managed to sell a few thousand copies and Howard parted ways with the label shortly after.
In late 2008 a song titled "What Do I Do" was briefly featured on her official My Space page. This song will be included on her new album of the same title scheduled to be released on September 25, 2009. The album will be her first album after her departure from Arsenal Records.
Discography
Albums
- 1995: Do You Wanna Ride?
- 2004: The Second Coming
- 2007: Private Show
- 2009: ''Independent Soul Divas 2: What Do I Do
Singles
| Year
| Title
| US
| US R&B
| UK Singles Chart [1]
| Album
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| 1995
| "Freak Like Me"
| 2
| 2
| 33
| Do You Wanna Ride?
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| "My Up and Down"
| 68
| 32
| -
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| "It's All About You"
| -
| 58
| -
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| 1996
| "What's Love Got to Do with It" with Warren G
| 32
| 36
| 2
| Supercop
Soundtrack
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| 1997
| "[Freak] And U Know It"
| 70
| 32
| -
| Welcome to Fantasy Island
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| "T-Shirt & Panties" featuring Jamie Foxx
| -
| -
| -
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| "Chocolate (Cuties & Condoms)" with Cydal
| -
| -
| -
| Bulletproof
Soundtrack
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| 2003
| "Nasty Grind"
| -
| 95
| -
| The Second Coming
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| 2004
| "Outside (The Club)"
| -
| -
| -
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| "Freaks" with Play-N-Skillz & Krayzie Bone
| 69
| 52
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| The Process
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| 2007
| "L.O.V.A."
| -
| -
| -
| Private Show
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| "Hips"/"My Hips" (Re-Release)
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| -
| -
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References
- British Hit Singles & Albums