Adriana Evans is the self-titled debut studio album by American
neo soul
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artist
Adriana Evans
Adriana Evans, (also known as Adriana Madera; born 1974) is an American R&B soul singer-songwriter. She was born in San Francisco, the daughter of jazz singer Mary Stallings. Her debut album, entitled '' Adriana Evans'', was released in 1997 an ...
, released on April 15, 1997, through
Loud Records
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Loud is a hip hop label that released material by acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Big Pun, Mobb Deep, Krayzie Bone, The Beatnuts, M.O.P., Tha Alkaholiks, Pete ...
.
All of the tracks on the album were written and produced by rapper Dred Scott and Evans. The album made it to two ''Billboard'' charts, doing fairly well on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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and the
Top Heatseekers
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, though it did not chart on the
''Billboard'' 200. Two singles also made it to the ''Billboard'' charts, "Love is All Around" peaking at #65 and "Seein' is Believing" at #50 on Billboards
Top R&B Singles
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chart.
Track listing
All tracks written by Adriana Evans and Johnathan "Dred" Scott
Credits
*Producer –
Jonathan "Dred" Scott
*Producer
dditional– Adriana Evans (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11)
*Co-producer – Rastine Calhoun (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11)
Personnel
* Duane Benjamin – trombone
* Gary Bias – baritone sax
* Kevin Brandon – bass
* Sekou Bunch – bass
* Bette Byers – viola
* Rastine Calhoun III – flute, arranger, conductor, tenor sax, producer, arp
* Mark Cargill – violin
* Susan Chatman – violin
* Andy Cleaves – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Luis Conte – percussion, conga
* Craig T. Cooper – guitar
* Evette Devereaux – violin
* Adriana Evans – vocals, producer
* Michael Allen Harrison – violin
* William Henderson – violin
* Herman Jackson – keyboards, fender rhodes
* Grant Lou – art direction, design
* Miguel Martinez – cello
* Eric McKain – percussion, tambourine, claves
* Myron McKinley – piano
* Wil Miller – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Joseph Mitchell – bells, orchestral bells
* Jorge Moragu – viola
* Patrick Morgan – violin
* Greg Mull – engineer
* Charles Owens – flute, oboe
* Eric Sanafin – mixing
* Harry Scorzo – violin
* Dred Scott – producer
* Jacqueline Suzuki – violin
* Robert L. Watt – French horn
* Jerome Webster – violin
* Gregory Williams – French horn
* Hershel Wise – viola
Charts
Singles
References
External links
Adrian Evans - ''Adriana Evans'' (Vinyl, LP Album)
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1997 debut albums
Adriana Evans albums
Albums produced by Dred Scott (musician)
Loud Records albums
RCA Records albums