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", "You Don't Have To Cry", "T-
Shirt And Panties", "(Freak) And U Know It", "Outside
(The Club)" and "Nasty Grind".
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. The non album remixes "It's All
About You (Too Slow U Blow Remix)", "My Up And Down (Something
To Ride To Remix)" and "Freak Like Me (Slow Wind Remix)" were
released as singles.
A second album, Welcome to Fantasy Island, garnered critical raves
and a moderate hit with the lead single, "(Freak) And U Know
It", but was shelved by Elektra Records in 1997.[citation needed]
The album was leaked to the internet in limited quantities and promotional
copies sell for hundreds of dollars on online auction sites.[citation
needed] 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 later sued by the label.
Her fourth 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.
On September 25, 2009 a UK compilation "Independent Soul Divas
2" was released on Lola Waxx Records. This compilation album
featured "What Do I Do", a song recorded by Howard in 2008.
The album version is a different version than the version that was
originally included on Howard's MySpace page. The single is a slight
departure to what Adina's fans may be accustomed to but is already
picking up airplay and positive response on UK Radio.[citation needed]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
* 1995: Do You Wanna Ride?
* 1998: "Welcome to Fantasy Island" (Shelved)
* 2004: The Second Coming
* 2007: Private Show
[edit] Singles
Year Title US US R&B UK Singles Chart[1] Album
1995 "Freak Like Me" 2 2 33
Do You Wanna Ride?
"
My Up and Down" 68 32 -
"
It's All About You" - 58 -
1996 "What's Love Got to Do with It" (with Warren G) 32
36 2 Supercop soundtrack
1997 "[Freak] And U Know It" 70 32 -
Welcome to Fantasy Island
"
T-Shirt & Panties" (featuring Jamie Foxx) - - -
"
Chocolate (Cuties & Condoms)" (with Cydal) - - - Bulletproof
Soundtrack
2003 "Nasty Grind" - 95 -
The Second Coming
2004 "Outside (The Club)" - - -
"
Freaks" (with Play-N-Skillz & Krayzie Bone) 69 52 - The
Process
2007 "L.O.V.A." - - -
Private Show
"
Hips"/"My Hips" (Re-Release)