Mo'hogany | ||||
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Released | August 25, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
Genre | R&B [1] | |||
Length | 52:27 | |||
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Singles from Mo'hogany | ||||
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Mo'hogany is the second album by American R&B singer Monifah. It was released on August 25, 1998 through Uptown Records and featured production from Heavy D, Mario Winans and N.O. Joe. Chart-wise, Mo'hogany was more successful than her previous album, making it to 16 on the US Billboard 200 and 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album sales increased as its lead single "Touch It" became a top 10 hit, peaking at 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the biggest hit of Monifah's career."Monifah's Anthem"/"Bad Girl" (featuring Queen Pen) was a major hit that played on many urban contemporary stations across the US such as WAMO in Pittsburgh, WHUR in Washington D.C, & WDAS in Philadelphia with heavy repeat play during the fall of 1998. Mo'hogany was later certified gold by the RIAA. [2]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | C+ [4] |
Philadelphia Daily News | C [5] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Sun-Herald | 5/10 [7] |
USA Today | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Windsor Star | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis wrote that Mo'hogany "does incorporate a wide spectrum of sounds and styles, including rock & roll on the awkwardly titled "Monifah's Anthem/Bad Girl" and "Why," plenty of R&B ballads (of which most are lumped together in the middle of the album, weighing it down considerably) [...] Despite some dull moments and less-than-inspired lyrics, Mo'hogany winds up being a decent and relatively enjoyable album." [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Monifah's Anthem"/"Bad Girl" (featuring Queen Pen) |
| Fusari | 3:45 |
2. | "Suga Suga" |
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| 4:38 |
3. | "Touch It" |
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| 4:45 |
4. | "Would You" |
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| 4:02 |
5. | "Have You Ever Been Loved" |
| Winans | 3:33 |
6. | "Fallin' in Love" |
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| 4:44 |
7. | "Better Half of Me" |
| Winans | 5:25 |
8. | "What's the Deal" |
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| 5:19 |
9. | "Why" |
| Winans | 3:41 |
10. | "What'cha Gonna Do?" |
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| 3:55 |
11. | "Monifah's Anthem"/"Bad Girl II" (featuring Queen Pen) |
| 2:57 | |
12. | "I'm Loving You" |
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| 5:41 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "No One" | 3:46 |
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Sample credits
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [10] | 16 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [11] | 2 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [12] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |