''Mo'hogany'' is the second album by American R&B singer

Monifah Monifa Carter (born January 26, 1972), also known as Monifah, is an American R&B singer. She is best known for her association with the late rapper Heavy D and her music from the mid-1990s, including "I Miss You (Come Back Home)", "You" and " ...

. It was released on August 25, 1998 through

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and featured production from

Heavy D Dwight Arrington MyersCuda, Heidi Sigmund Keeping it reel. ''Vibe'' ("born Dwight Arrington Myers")Samuels, Anita M. (January 12' 1996)Heavy D, the C.E.O. ''New York Times'' (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), known professionally as Heav ...

Mario Winans Mario Mendell Winans ( Brown; born August 29, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his 2004 song "I Don't Wanna Know", which reached number 2 in the United States and number 1 in the United Kingdom. Winan ...

and

N.O. Joe Joseph Johnson (born March 31, 1975), known by his stage name N.O. Joe, is an American musician, hip hop record producer and songwriter. N.O. Joe was a pioneer of the Southern Hip Hop sound during the 1990s. He operates a production company ...

. Chart-wise, ''Mo'hogany'' was more successful than her previous album, making it to 16 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and 2 on the

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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 contempary stations across the US such as WAMO in Pittsburgh,

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in Washington D.C, & WDAS in Philadelphia with heavy repeat play during the fall of 1998. ''Mo'hogany'' was later certified gold by the

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Critical reception

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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."

Track listing

Notes * signifies co-producer * signifies additional producer Sample credits *"Bad Girl" contains replayed elements from " Bad Girls" (1979) as performed by

Donna Summer LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the " Queen of Disco", while her mus ...

. *"Touch It" contains a sample of "

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" (1983) as performed by

Laid Back Laid Back is a Danish electronic music duo group from Copenhagen, formed in 1979. The duo consists of John Guldberg (vocals, guitar, bass) and Tim Stahl (vocals, keyboards, drums, bass). They are best known for the hits " Sunshine Reggae" and ...

. *"Have You Ever Been Loved" contains elements from "Ann, Wonderful One" (1978) as performed by

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion dur ...

. *"Why" contains elements from "

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" (1972) as performed by

Curtis Mayfield Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.

. *"Bad Girl II" contains replayed elements from " Call Me" (1981) as performed by Skyy.

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References

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