Adeva

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Adeva (born Patricia Daniels in 1960) is a female African American house music and R&B artist from Paterson, New Jersey, United States, the youngest of six children. She had a string of successful hits in the late 80s to early 90s including "Warning" (#17), "I Thank You" (#17) and "Respect" (#17).

Career

Noted for her powerful vocals, she released a house rendition of the Otis Redding hit "Respect" in 1989 that reached #17 in the UK and released her debut album ! in the same year. The album was released in the United States in 1990 via the major record label Capitol/EMI Records under license from Chrysalis Records in the UK, where she was signed originally. The album was a critical and commercial success in the UK and contained several hit singles including "Beautiful Love" and "Musical Freedom". "Respect" remains a favorite on Urban contemporary radio stations, especially in New York City to this day. She had a hit follow-up from the album, "I Thank You," which also reached #17.

Her second album, 1991's Love Or Lust? failed to chart in both the UK and the US despite featuring two hit singles, "Independent Woman" and "It Should Have Been Me."

Adeva collaborated with house-music pioneer Frankie Knuckles in 1995, with whom she released two Top-40 singles and an album, Welcome to the Real World.

The a cappella vocal of 1988's "In and Out of My Life" single has become a famous house vocal. It has been sampled by numerous artists including Onephatdeeva and Eric Prydz who both used the vocal for their "In and Out of My Life" and "In and Out" hits, respectively. Adeva continues to be a highly regarded figure in both the New York and UK Garage/House scenes.

Discography

Singles

• 1988 "In and Out of My Life" (Easy Street Records, US release)
• 1989 "Respect" UK #17, U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play #21
• 1989 "Musical Freedom (Moving On Up)" (with Paul Simpson) UK #22
• 1989 "Warning" UK #17, AUS #38
• 1989 "I Thank You" UK #17, AUS #30
• 1989 "Beautiful Love" UK #57
• 1990 "Treat Me Right" UK #62
• 1991 "Ring My Bell" (Monie Love Vs. Adeva) UK #20, AUS #35
• 1991 "It Should've Been Me" UK #48, AUS #83, U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
• 1992 "Don't Let It Show On Your Face" UK #34
• 1992 "Independent Woman"
• 1992 "Until You Come Back To Me" UK #45
• 1992 "I'm The One For You" UK #51
• 1993 "Respect" ('93 Remix) UK #65
• 1995 "Too Many Fish" (with Frankie Knuckles) UK #34
• 1995 "Whadda U Want (From Me)" (with Frankie Knuckles) UK #36
• 1995 "Walkin'" (with Frankie Knuckles)
• 1996 "Do Watcha Do" (with Hyper Go-Go) UK #54/US #62 in 1997
• 1996 "I Thank You" ('96 Remix) UK #37
• 1996 "Do Watcha Do" (Remix) UK #60
• 1997 "Where Is The Love?"/"The Way That You Feel". UK #54
• 1997 "Don't Think About It" UK #86
• 1998 "Been Around"
• 1999 "In And Out Of My Life" (credited to A.T.F.C Presents Onephatdeeva) UK #11
• 2004 "In And Out" (with Eric Prydz)

Albums

• 1989 ! UK #6, AUS #14
• 1991 Love or Lust?
• 1992 The Hits
• 1995 Welcome To The Real World (with Frankie Knuckles)
• 1996 Ultimate Adeva
• 1998 New Direction

Chart Statistics

Coincidentally, her first three solo singles all reached a high of number 17 in the UK Singles Chart during 1989. Additionally, despite having no top ten UK single hits, she managed to go top-ten with her debut album (an infrequent feat for a dance artist).

See also

• List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart