Adeva Biography

Adeva (born Patricia Daniels in 1960) is a female African American house-music and R&B artist from Paterson, New Jersey, United States. She is the youngest of six children.

Noted for her powerful vocals, she released a house rendition of the Aretha Franklin/Otis Redding hit "Respect" in 1989 and released her debut album ! in the same year. The album was released stateside 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. "Respect" remains a favorite on Urban contemporary radio stations, especially in New York City to this day.

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 acapella 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.

Adeva currently resides in North Carolina where she teaches at a middle school for 7th graders.

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 "Beautiful Love" UK #57
1989 "Warning" UK #17, AUS #38
1989 "I Thank You" UK #17, AUS #30
1990 "Treat Me Right" UK #62
1991 "It Should've Been Me" UK #48, AUS #83, U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1991 "Ring My Bell" (Monie Love Vs. Adeva) UK #20, AUS #35
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 "I Thank You" ('96 Remix) UK #37
1996 "Do Watcha Do" (with Hyper Go-Go) UK #54/US #62 in 1997
1997 "Don't Think About It"
1997 "Where Is The Love?"/"The Way That You Feel". UK #54
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 Adeva! 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