Adeva

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Adeva
Birth namePatricia Daniels
Also known asAdeva
Born (1960-12-13) December 13, 1960 (age 63)
Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Teacher: 2015–present Songwriter: 1988–2004
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active1988–present
Labels

Adeva (born Patricia Daniels) is an American singer. She had a string of successful house and R&B hits in the late 1980s to early 1990s, including "Warning!", "I Thank You" and "Respect" (all three of which reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart). [1]

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Early life

Born in 1960 in Paterson, New Jersey, Daniels was the youngest of six children. She developed her voice as a member, and later director and vocal coach, of her church choir. [2] She began singing professionally in the mid-1980s, releasing the single "In and Out of My Life" in 1988 on Easy Street Records.

Debut album

Immediately after this, she signed with the UK label Cooltempo (a subsidiary of EMI) later in 1988 [2] and released a house reworking of the Aretha Franklin hit "Respect" that reached #17 in the UK. [1] Her debut album Adeva! was released in August 1989, and peaked at #6 on the UK Albums Chart, [1] #28 in Germany, [3] and #14 in Australia. [4] The album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry [5] for UK sales exceeding 300,000 copies. In addition to "Respect", the album contained several other hit singles including "Warning!" and "I Thank You", both of which also reached #17 in the UK, [1] and "Musical Freedom" which reached #22. [1] The album was released in the United States in 1990 via EMI's Capitol Records, where "Warning!" had become a top 10 Billboard Dance Chart hit. [6]

Later career

Her second album, 1991's Love or Lust failed to chart in both the UK and US, despite featuring two hit singles on the US Dance chart, "Independent Woman" (US Dance #7) and "It Should Have Been Me" (US Dance #1), [6] and she was dropped by Cooltempo in 1992. [2]

Adeva collaborated with house-music pioneer Frankie Knuckles in 1995, with whom she released two UK top 40 singles [1] and an album, Welcome to the Real World. [7]

In 1997, Adeva released another album, New Direction, on Distinctive Records, but it was unsuccessful. It was her last album to date, although she was featured on various singles in 2003–04 with other artists, including Radical Noiz and Eric Prydz, who both sampled Adeva's 1988 single "In and out of My Life", which was also sampled by OnePhatDeeva in 1999. She was also featured on the 2004 single "Wish I Never Knew" by the Scandinavian dance act Slippery People.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[4]
EU
[8]
GER
[3]
Adeva!
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Cooltempo/Chrysalis/EMI
6142828
Love or Lust
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Cooltempo/Chrysalis/EMI
114
New Direction
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Distinctive
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[4]
Hits!
  • Released: 1992
251
Ultimate Adeva
  • Released: 1996

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
UK
[1]
AUS
[4]
BEL
(FLA)

[9]
FRA
[10]
GER
[3]
IRE
[11]
NED
[12]
NZ
[13]
SWI
[14]
US Dance
[6]
US R&B
[15]
1988"In and Out of My Life" Adeva!
"Respect"171503417212184
1989"Musical Freedom (Free at Last)" (with Paul Simpson)221512643
"Warning!"173846184
"I Thank You"17305038194046
"Beautiful Love"57109
1990"Treat Me Right"62
1991"Ring My Bell" (Vs. Monie Love)2035442515138Love or Lust?
"It Should've Been Me"48831
1992"Don't Let It Show on Your Face"34187
"Independent Woman" (US only)7
"Until You Come Back to Me"45
"I'm the One for You"51
1993"Respect '93"65Single only
1996"I Thank You '96"37Ultimate Adeva
1997"Where Is the Love? / The Way That You Feel"54New Direction
"Don't Think About It"78
1998"Been Around" (GER only)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Collaborations

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
UK
[1]
US Dance
[16]
AUS
[4]
1995"Too Many Fish" (Frankie Knuckles featuring Adeva)341110Welcome To The Real World
(Frankie Knuckles featuring Adeva)
"Whadda U Want (From Me)" (Frankie Knuckles featuring Adeva)363
"Walkin'" (Frankie Knuckles featuring Adeva)5
1996"Do Watcha Do" (Hyper Go Go & Adeva)54National Anthems
(Hyper Go Go)
1997"Do Watcha Do (Remix)" (Hyper Go Go & Adeva)60Singles only
2003"In & Out" (Radikal Noiz featuring Adeva)96
2004"Wish I Never Knew" (Slippery People featuring Adeva)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

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