Adina Howard

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Adina Howard (born November 14, 1974 in Grand Rapids , Michigan ) is an American singer.

Career

Adina Howard became known with the title Freak Like Me from the album "Do You Wanna Ride", which reached number 2 in the US single charts in 1995. The song became a million-seller in the USA and the album achieved gold status . Since then, other songs by her have clearly missed the top ranks of the charts.

In 1996 she covered the Tina Turner classic What's Love Got to Do with It from 1984 with Warren G for the soundtrack of the Jackie Chan film Supercop .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1995 Do You Wanna Ride? - - - - US39
gold
gold

(26 weeks)US
First published: February 28, 1995

More albums

  • 1997: Welcome To Fantasy Island
  • 2004: The Second Coming
  • 2007: Private Show

Mix tapes

  • 2005: Let You Hit

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1995 Freak Like Me
Do You Wanna Ride?
- - - UK33 (6 weeks)
UK
US2
platinum
platinum

(30 weeks)US
First published: January 25, 1995
My Up And Down
Do You Wanna Ride?
- - - - US68 (10 weeks)
US
First published: July 1995
1997 (Freak) And U Know It
Welcome To Fantasy Island
- - - - US70 (7 weeks)
US
First published: July 1997

As a guest musician

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1996 What's Love Got To Do With It
Police Story 3 (OST)
DE3
gold
gold

(18 weeks)DE
AT5 (14 weeks)
AT
CH6 (18 weeks)
CH
UK2
silver
silver

(12 weeks)UK
US32 (19 weeks)
US
First published: September 10, 1996
Warren G feat. Adina Howard
2004 Freaks
The Process
- - - - US69 (10 weeks)
US
First release: 2004
Play-N-Skillz feat. Krayzie Bone & Warren G.

swell

  1. Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  2. a b c Music Sales Awards: DE UK US