''Do You Wanna Ride?'' is the debut album by American R&B singer

Adina Howard Adina Marie Howard (born November 14, 1973) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to fame during the mid-1990s with her debut album, ''Do You Wanna Ride?'' and her debut single, "Freak like Me". Some of her other minor hit record, hits ...

. It was released by Mecca Don and

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on February 28, 1995. It features the gold-selling hit single "

Freak like Me "Freak like Me" is a song by American R&B singer Adina Howard, released on January 25, 1995, by labels East West and Lola Waxx, as the debut single from her first album, '' Do You Wanna Ride?'' (1995). The song reached number two on the US '' ...

," which was later covered by Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy in 2000 and by the

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in 2002. ''Do You Wanna Ride?'' was certified gold by the

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(RIAA) on June 21, 1995.

Critical reception

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editor William Cooper called ''Do You Wanna Ride?'' a "lackluster debut release." He found that "there's not much to recommend nthe 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."

Track listing

Notes * denotes co-producer Sample credits *"You Got Me Humpin'" contains a sample from "Humpin'" as performed by

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. *"If We Make Love Tonight" contains a sample from "Bumpy's Lament" as performed by

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. *"You Can Be My Nigga" contains a sample from "You Are My Starship" (1976) as performed by

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. *"It's All About You" contains a sample from "Nobody Beats the Biz" by

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and embodies portions of "

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" by

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. *"Do You Wanna Ride?" embodies a portion of "Part Time Lover" as performed by H-Town.

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References

{{Authority control Adina Howard albums 1995 debut albums East West Records albums