Adina Howard
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 | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1995 | Do You Wanna Ride? | - | - | - | - |
US39
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 | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1995 |
Freak Like Me Do You Wanna Ride? |
- | - | - |
UK33 (6 weeks) UK |
US2
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
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As a guest musician
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1996 | What's Love Got To Do With It Police Story 3 (OST) |
DE3
gold
(18 weeks)DE |
AT5 (14 weeks) AT |
CH6 (18 weeks) CH |
UK2
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
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Howard, Adina |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Grand Rapids , Michigan , USA |