Do You Wanna Ride?
1995 studio album by Adina Howard
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Do You Wanna Ride? is the debut album by American R&B singer Adina Howard.[1] It was released by Mecca Don and EastWest Records on February 28, 1995.[2] It features the gold-selling hit single "Freak like Me," which was later covered by Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy in 2000 and by the Sugababes in 2002. Do You Wanna Ride? was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 21, 1995.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 28, 1995 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 40:47 | |||
| Label | EastWest | |||
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| Singles from Do You Wanna Ride? | ||||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| Knoxville News Sentinel | [5] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [6] |
| NME | 7/10[7] |
AllMusic editor William Cooper called Do You Wanna Ride? a "lackluster debut release." He found that "there's not much to recommend [on] the 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."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "You Got Me Humpin'" |
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| 3:51 |
| 2. | "Freak like Me" |
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| 4:13 |
| 3. | "If We Make Love Tonight" |
| Somethin' for the People | 4:24 |
| 4. | "I Wants ta Eat" |
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| 0:28 |
| 5. | "You Can Be My Nigga" (featuring Yo-Yo) |
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| 3:54 |
| 6. | "It's All About You" |
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| 3:54 |
| 7. | "Let's Go to da Sugar Shack" |
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| 0:50 |
| 8. | "Do You Wanna Ride?" |
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| 4:50 |
| 9. | "You Don't Have to Cry" |
| 4:26 | |
| 10. | "My Up and Down" |
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| 3:41 |
| 11. | "Horny for Your Love" | Dinky Bingham | Bingham | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Coolin' in the Studio" |
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| 0:54 |
| 13. | "Baby Come Over" |
| Pretender | 4:28 |
Notes
- ^[A] denotes co-producer
Sample credits
- "You Got Me Humpin'" contains a sample from "Humpin'" as performed by the Gap Band.
- "If We Make Love Tonight" contains a sample from "Bumpy's Lament" as performed by Isaac Hayes.
- "You Can Be My Nigga" contains a sample from "You Are My Starship" (1976) as performed by Norman Connors.
- "It's All About You" contains a sample from "Nobody Beats the Biz" by Biz Markie and embodies portions of "Back Seat (of My Jeep)" by LL Cool J.
- "Do You Wanna Ride?" embodies a portion of "Part Time Lover" as performed by H-Town.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||