Adina Howard Do You Wanna Ride? CD

Adina Howard captured the attention of many with an explosive single, "Freak Like Me," which revealed this erotic diva to the industry. The ensuing album, DO YOU WANNA RIDE?, further supports Adina's craving ways while also establishing her as a well-developed artist.

"You Got Me Humpin'" combines a west coast groove, a Gap Band sample, and rhymes by LSD to get Howard off to a successful start. The hip-hop-styled "You Can Be My Nigga" unites Adina with Yo-Yo to deliver the message that women will do what they want, when they want to. Complementing its brief ghetto-driven interludes, many of the songs on DO YOU WANNA RIDE? flaunt a striking relation to the slow, plodding, hip-hop-drenched R&B popularized by R. Kelly--particularly "If We Make Love Tonight," which explores precisely this territory. Howard does momentarily stray from her overriding nasty girl image on the remake of the Rene' & Angela classic, "You Don't Have To Cry," but quickly returns to form on the grinding "Horny For Your Love," which, as the title implies, leaves little to the imagination.

Audio Mixers: Kevin "KD" Davis; Dave Pensado; Dinky Bingham; Moe Doe; Max Gousse; Ryan Arnold; Jamey Staub; Gabriel Sutter; Yianni Papadopoulos; Rob Chiarelli; Tony Pizarro; Carlos Warlick.

Recording information: Backroom Recording Studio, Glendale, CA; Encore St; Greene Street Recording, New York, NY; Greene Street Recordings, NY; Swing Factory, Hollywood, CA.

Photographers: Merri Cyr; Mando Gonzales.

Unknown Contributor Role: Norman Connors.

Personnel includes: Adina Howard, Boogie, LSD, Def Jef, Yo-Yo, Michael Speaks (vocals); Charles Jordan II (various instruments, background vocals); Jorge "G-Man" Corante, Carl Roland Jr. (various instruments); Kevin Pierce (guitar, keyboards); Kevin Veney (guitar).

Personnel: Adina Howard (vocals, background vocals); Def Jef, Boogie, LSD, Yo-Yo (rap vocals); Andrea Martin (chant, background vocals); Kevin Pierce (guitar, keyboards); Dee Dirty Mugg James (guitar, vocoder); Kevin Veney (guitar); Eric Cobbins (piano); Doc Little (keyboards, drums); Jorge Corante (keyboards, programming); Cat Daddy Ro, Fuzzy (keyboards, drum programming, background vocals); Dinky Bingham, Moe Doe, Mark Lomax, Lea Reis, Loren Hill, Sauce (keyboards, drum programming); Ron Harris (keyboard programming); Tamara Powell, Livio Harris, Kesha Cargill, Budd Ford, Michael Speaks, Walter Phillips (background vocals).

Rolling Stone (5/18/95, p.90) - 3 Stars - Good - "...Loping East Coast beats greased by sinuous Prince-knockoff keyboards lend [Adina Howard] momentum, and the title track in particular is sweet, sassy entertainment. Being bad has seldom sounded so good..."
The Source (6/95, p.76) - "...The ever-popular ghetto lust sound has now become more seductive..."