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Do You Wanna Ride?

1995 studio album by Adina Howard


Do You Wanna Ride? is the debut album by American R&B singer Adina Howard.[1] It was released by Mecca Don and EastWest Records on February 28, 1995.[2] It features the gold-selling hit single "Freak like Me," which was later covered by Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy in 2000 and by the Sugababes in 2002. Do You Wanna Ride? was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 21, 1995.

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AllMusic editor William Cooper called Do You Wanna Ride? a "lackluster debut release." He found that "there's not much to recommend [on] the album. The main problem with Do You Wanna Ride? is more work was put into the production than into the songwriting. The employment of several producers for various songs doesn't mask Adina Howard's inability to move beyond basic R&B bump-and-grind clichés [...] and her limited vocal range doesn't allow her to soar above the mediocre material."[3]

Track listing

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Notes

  • ^[A] denotes co-producer

Sample credits

  • "You Got Me Humpin'" contains a sample from "Humpin'" as performed by The Gap Band.
  • "If We Make Love Tonight" contains a sample from "Bumpy's Lament" as performed by Isaac Hayes.
  • "You Can Be My Nigga" contains a sample from "You Are My Starship" (1976) as performed by Norman Connors.
  • "It's All About You" contains a sample from "Nobody Beats the Biz" by Biz Markie and embodies portions of "Back Seat (of My Jeep)" by LL Cool J.
  • "Do You Wanna Ride?" embodies a portion of "Part Time Lover" as performed by H-Town.

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References

  1. "EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT . . . ADINA HOWARD : Hit Single Sends a Sexual Message". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1995.
  2. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (January 21, 1995). "Howard Takes Fans on Steamy 'Ride'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. via Google Books. {{cite magazine}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. "Robert Christgau: CG: Adina Howard". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. Campbell, Chuck (March 31, 1995). "Traci Lords' Passion Turns To Techno Music". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  5. Johnson, Connie (April 9, 1995). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  6. McCann, Ian (April 22, 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 38. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  7. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  8. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

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