Adina Howard
Grand Rapids, Michigan native Adina Howard became a national sensation with the funky R&B of her platinum debut album, 1995's Do You Wanna Ride, and its number two pop hit single, "Freak Like Me" (covered seven years later by Sugababes, who took it to number one in the U.K.). The singer's follow-up, Welcome to Fantasy Island, was shelved just prior to its planned 1997 release by EastWest. Despite a popular collaboration with Jamie Foxx on "T-Shirt and Panties" off the Woo soundtrack, Howard didn't release an official second album until 2003, when the Rufftown label issued The Second Coming. Hampered by distribution and promotion issues, it didn't receive much attention and sold poorly. Howard then switched to the Arsenal label, which released Private Show in 2007. The set featured the singles "L.O.V.A." and "Tease," as well as appearances by Reign and Kabo. At this time, she shifted gears and dipped into acting and culinary arts. She attended Le Cordon Bleu, earning a degree, releasing a cookbook, and opening a restaurant on the side. While she continued to record into the 2010s, she wouldn't make an official return until 2017 with her fourth American release, Resurrection. The album -- which was re-released a year later -- featured appearances by King Gas, Adrian Crutchfield, and Tech N9ne, as well as "Nasty," which sampled her own hit "Freak Like Me."
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Welcome To Fantasy Island
Soul/Funk/R&B - Released by Rhino - Elektra on 29 Jul 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Freak Like Me (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
R&B - Released by Goldenlane Records on 1 Jan 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Private Show (dirty)
Pop - Released by Arsenal Records on 26 Jun 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Resurrection
Miscellaneous - Released by Indelible Enterprises on 14 Apr 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Freak Like Me (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
Soul - Released by Cleopatra Records on 11 May 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Keep Lookin
Soul - Released by Indelible Enterprises on 23 Apr 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nasty
Miscellaneous - Released by Indelible Enterprises on 23 Mar 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Freak Like Me (Riton Club Edit)
Dance - Released by Papa Records on 11 Dec 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Freak in the Morning.
Electronic - Released by Adina Howard on 30 Jun 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Do You Wanna Ride?
Soul/Funk/R&B - Released by Rhino - Elektra on 28 Feb 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Freak Like Me (Electro-Dubstep Mix)
Electronic - Released by Hypnotic Records on 28 Jun 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mind Reader (Opolopo Remixes)
House - Released by Reel People Music on 31 Jan 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nasty (Maxi Single)
Soul - Released by Indelible Enterprises on 12 Jun 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo