Mo'hogany

Mo'hogany
Mo'hogany
Studio album by Monifah
Released	August 25, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	52:27
Label	Uptown; Universal;
Producer	Heavy D; Tony Dofat; Chad Elliott; Rob Fusari; Vincent Herbert; N.O. Joe; Jack Knight; Queen Latifah; Alvin West; Mario Winans;
Monifah chronology
Singles from Mo'hogany
	"Touch It"; Released: July 21, 1998;

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[4]
Philadelphia Daily News	C[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
The Sun-Herald	5/10[7]
USA Today	[8]
The Windsor Star	[9]

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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Monifah's Anthem"/"Bad Girl" (featuring Queen Pen)	Vincent Herbert Rob Fusari Mary Brown Monifah Carter Queen Pen Donna Summer Bruce Sudano Joe Esposito Edward Hokenson Kenny Gamble Leon Huff Anthony Jackson	Fusari	3:45
2.	"Suga Suga"	Herbert Fusari Brown Carter	Herbert Fusari	4:38
3.	"Touch It"	Jack Knight ScrewFace	Knight ScrewFace^[a]	4:45
4.	"Would You"	Heavy D Tony Dofat	Heavy D Dofat	4:02
5.	"Have You Ever Been Loved"	Carter Mario Winans Shari Watson Mario Wright Charles Carpenter Earl Hines	Winans	3:33
6.	"Fallin' in Love"	Dana Owens Carter Herbert	Queen Latifah Kendo^[b]	4:44
7.	"Better Half of Me"	Carter Winans	Winans	5:25
8.	"What's the Deal"	Knight ScrewFace Carter	Knight ScrewFace^[a]	5:19
9.	"Why"	Winans Watson Wright Curtis Mayfield Edward Fletcher Sylvia Robinson Melvin Glover Clifton Chase	Winans	3:41
10.	"What'cha Gonna Do?"	Chad Elliott Alvin West Charmelle Cofield	Elliott West	3:55
11.	"Monifah's Anthem"/"Bad Girl II" (featuring Queen Pen)	Herbert Fusari Brown Carter Queen Pen	N.O. Joe Jo Jo^[a]	2:57
12.	"I'm Loving You"	Heavy D Dofat	Heavy D Dofat	5:41

Japan bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"No One"	3:46

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies co-producer
^{^[b]} signifies additional producer

Sample credits

"Bad Girl" contains replayed elements from "Bad Girls" (1979) as performed by Donna Summer.
"Touch It" contains a sample of "White Horse" (1983) as performed by Laid Back.
"Have You Ever Been Loved" contains elements from "Ann, Wonderful One" (1978) as performed by Stanley Turrentine.
"Why" contains elements from "Freddie's Dead" (1972) as performed by Curtis Mayfield.
"Bad Girl II" contains replayed elements from "Call Me" (1981) as performed by Skyy.

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[10]	16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	2

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Promis, Jose F. "Monifah - Mo'hogany". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
"Monifah's 'Home'". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 28. 8 July 2000. p. 72.
Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Monifah". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
Diehl, Matt (1998-09-11). "Mo'Hogany". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
Hunter, Al, Jr. (1998-10-16). "CHAKA CAN: KEEP CURRENT, THAT IS, WITH THE ARTIST'S HELP". Philadelphia Daily News.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Decurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; Miller, Jim; George-Warren, Holly (1992). The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music. ISBN 9780679737285.
Holmes, Peter (1999-06-06). "Spins; Sounds". The Sun-Herald.
Jones, Steve; Stearns, David Patrick (1998-08-25). "Hill aces test in 'Miseducation' Alabama's record of records; Jessye Norman's dramatic 'Bluebeard'". USA Today.
"CD Reviews". The Windsor Star. 1998-10-01.
"Monifah Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
"Monifah Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
"American album certifications – Monifah – Mo'hogany". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

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[AllMusic-1] Promis, Jose F. "Monifah - Mo'hogany". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-15.

[2] "Monifah's 'Home'". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 28. 8 July 2000. p. 72.

[3] Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Monifah". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[4] Diehl, Matt (1998-09-11). "Mo'Hogany". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2020-05-15.

[5] Hunter, Al, Jr. (1998-10-16). "CHAKA CAN: KEEP CURRENT, THAT IS, WITH THE ARTIST'S HELP". Philadelphia Daily News.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[6] Decurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; Miller, Jim; George-Warren, Holly (1992). The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music. ISBN 9780679737285.

[7] Holmes, Peter (1999-06-06). "Spins; Sounds". The Sun-Herald.

[8] Jones, Steve; Stearns, David Patrick (1998-08-25). "Hill aces test in 'Miseducation' Alabama's record of records; Jessye Norman's dramatic 'Bluebeard'". USA Today.

[9] "CD Reviews". The Windsor Star. 1998-10-01.

[ac_Billboard200_Monifah-10] "Monifah Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Monifah-11] "Monifah Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[United_StatesMonifahMo'hoganyalbumCertRef-12] "American album certifications – Monifah – Mo'hogany". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

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