Adriana Evans, also known as Adriana Madera, is an American R&B vocalist. She was born 1974 in San Francisco, California and was one of the first Neo soul artists. Her debut album Adriana Evans was released in 1997 and reached the No. 33 position on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Adriana Evans was immersed in music from a young age, with her mother Mary Stallings singing with jazz artists like Count Basie, and her godfather being jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders.[1] As such, Evans finds a great deal of her musical upbringing in jazz music.
At the age of 18, Adriana moved to Los Angeles where she planned to attend college. While living in the city, she met rapper Dred Scott and the two quickly became friends. As their friendship grew, the two began working together in music. Because of this relationship, Adriana Evans appeared on Dred Scott's "Check the Vibe" in 1993 and Evans relied heavily on Scott for production on her debut album.
Paul Stewart, CEO of PMP records, played a crucial role in helping Adriana Evans get a deal with Capitol Records during the 1990s. Stewart was attracted to Evans after hearing a demo featuring her and having seen her in the video for Scott's "Check the Vibe." As Capitol Records folded, Stewart brought Evans onto his PMP Records where she released her self-titled debut album.
Adriana's self-titled debut album featured two singles, "Love Is All Around" and "Seein Is Believing." The two singles charted, with the former reaching #65 on the R&B charts and the latter reaching #50.
Born
1974
San Francisco, California, United States[1]
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States[1]
Instruments singing
Labels Loud, Expansion
Associated acts Dred Scott
1. I WILL BE THERE
Summer breeze and autumn leaves
Children laugh and play
A mother cries while lovers sigh
And things my often change
I'm just here to let you know
I'll be there
So skies are blue and skies are grey
And heaven touched my hands
So love could fill your empty heart
I hope you understand
I'm just here to let you know
I'll be there
Do you ever wonder what you life has meant
Just look around
And where your happiness is spent
Well skies are blue and skies are grey
And heaven touched my hands
So love could fill your empty heart
I know you'll understand
That I'm just here to let you know
Gotta let my feelings show
I just came to let you know
I'll be there
I'll be there
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2. LOVE IS ALL AROUND
Hey, glad to see you
You, what a pleasure to meet you
From where I am, you're looking good to me
From where I am, is where you ought to be
You feel it, every day
Something's in the air, whenever we get it together
Love is all around
And when you feel it all around
Hey, glad to see you
You, looking very familiar
From where I am is where you ought to be
From where I am is where we need to be
You feel it, every day
Picks you up and on your way
Love is all around
And when you feel it all around
I know, I know, I know
Love is all round
And when you feel it all around
I know, I know, I know
Love is all around
All around
All around
All around
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3. SEEIN' IS BELIEVING
Chorus:
You know that seein' is believing
Don't say you love me if you're leavin'
You know that seein' is believing
Don't say you love me if you're leavin'
Suddenly you up and take your love away
Like a dream, it happened all in just one day
Could it be that I was running out of time
Is it me, or are you playing with my mind
Don't you know that everything you said
Is messin' with my head
And mama said
{Chorus}
Ooh ooh wee
Time has helped, me open up my eyes to you
Now I see, you're not worth what you put me through
Could it be that you were running out of time
Now I see that you were playing with my mind
Don't you know that nothing that you said
Is messing with my head
And mama said
{Chorus} (2x)
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4. HEAVEN
I'd like to walk with you to heaven
I know it's not so very far
And when we finally get to heaven, I'll know that
Maybe time, can make things turn out better
Maybe love, can fix it after all
Rain that falls, will lead to sunny weather
So don't forget when we're apart
I'd like to fly with you to heaven
Flyin' way up high
When we finally get to heaven, you know that
Maybe time, can make things turn out better
Maybe love, can fix it after all
Rain that falls, will lead to sunny weather
So don't forget when we're apart
Ooh heaven
You're not so very far
And when we finally get to heaven
I know that
La la, la la, la la
La la, la la, la la, oh, oh baby
La la, la la, la la
Don't forget when we're apart
Repeat until end:
I'd like to thank you for the love you've given me
I'd like to thank you for the happiness you bring
I'd like to thank you for the joy you've given me
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5. TRIPPIN'
Take a trip
And trip inside your mind from where you are
Make a wish
And wish upon a star from near or far
I keep hopin' for a dream
I keep searchin' for the mircale in you
You can feel your destiny
If you hold on tight the dream will carry you
Trippin' through your mind yeah
Trippin' through your mind yeah
Your mind
In your mind
Close your eyes
And let your spirit fly from where you are
Take the time
To purify your mind from where you are
I keep hopin' for a dream
I keep searchin' for the miracle in you
You can feel the destiny
If you hold on tight the dream will carry you
Trippin' through your mind yeah
Trippin' through your mind yeah
Your mind
Through your mind
Through your mind
Through your mind...
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6. REMEMBER LOVE
When i dream,
All i see,
Is you and me,
Back when we were free,
Doing ghetto dances,
Taking crazy chances.
Oh baby,
No one else will ever love you more than me.
Open up your heart and let your soul be free.
To love, love, remember love.
Remember remember remember love
Yo, people say,
She's so funny,
Blows me away.
Cause they don't even know me.
Where were they way back when,
you was on the corners rapping.
Oh baby,
know one else will ever love you more than me.
Open up your heart and let your soul be free,
To love. Remember love
Remember remember remember love
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7. SAY YOU WON'T
Just say you won't
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
You know how much I don't like waiting
Just say you won't
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
You know how much I don't like waiting
Whenever you're lonely
You always run to me
Or whenever, whenever, whenever you want me
I'm there
I need you to be there for me
But whenever I need ya why don't I see ya
Is that too much to ask
I'm a woman who stands on her own
But knowing you're there
And showing you care
Is all I want
Just say you won't
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
You know how much I don't like waiting
Just say you won't
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
You know how much I don't like waiting
Just say you won't
Just say you won't
I won't be waiting on you
Just say you won't
Just say you won't
No time to be wasted
Will you be there for me
Don't answer my question with maybe
Say yes
I need you to be there for me
But whenever I need ya why don't I see ya
Is that too much to ask
I'm a woman who stands on her own
But knowing you're there
And showing you care
Is all I want
Just say you won't
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
You know how much I don't like waiting
Just say you won't
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
You know how much I don't like waiting
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8. SOMETHING
Lying in a bed... looking at a hole in the wall yeah
Forgive me if it seems I've been screening my phone calls
But darling I swear I didn't mean to shung you...
I just ran out of nice things to say
About the weather about the news or your new pair of shoes
Living the blues paying dues when it seems like you really didn't have
A clue
Out of nowhere came something (good love)
And the something said it all (good love)
And from nothing I gotta a lot of something
Something happened to me that made it all seem new
Lying through my teeth singing a clean version of a song
See the truth would blow your mind so I'm saying nothing's wrong
Darling I swear I didn't mean to shung you...
But I can only feel sorry for myself today
With all this money in my pocket still not living paid
I was seeing so many trees all around but
I still couldn't find no shade
Out of nowhere came something (good love)
And the something said it all (good love)
And from nothing I gotta a lot of something
Something happened to me that made it all seem new
Seem new
Didn't care about the weather or the news
Or your new pair of shoes
Living the blues paying dues when it seems like I really didn't have
A clue
Out of nowhere came something (good love)
And the something said it all (good love)
And from nothing I gotta a lot of something
And from nothing I gotta a lot of something something
Something going on
I gotta a lot of something
I gotta a lot of something yeah
I gotta a lot of something yeah yeah
I gotta a lot of something uh huh
[repeat]
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9. SAME AS EVER I WAS
Hey now
I'm not finished loving you
Lay down tell me what you're going through
Why play this game now
When there's no one in the way now
CHORUS:
Heartbreak and sorrow
We're (or well) within sight (?}
May not have tomorrow
Still have tonight
So just hold me tight
Don't let this moment get away
I'm not finished lovin' you
Hey now
What exactly should we do?
Not run away now
When there's so much left to say now
[Chorus]
(Back up)
Run away now little boy
Run away now little boy
[Chorus]
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
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10. BLUE BIRD
Blue Bird
I got a blue bird, a blue bird on my shoulder
I got a blue bird, a blue bird on my shoulder
I saw her standing, standing by the water
She was naked, her hair in great disorder
And I know that I fly and the rest is lie
I sent a warning, a warning of disaster
I sent a warning, I warned of great disaster
I sent that blue bird, a blue bird down the water
I sent that blue bird, floating down the water
And I know that I fly and the rest is lie
Hold me, hold me, hold me close
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11. WANDERING HOME
Wandering Home
I Hear You Calling Me
I hear you calling me
You called me when
The moon had veiled her light
Before I went from you
Into the night
I came
Do you remember
Back to you for one last kiss
Beneath the cold starlight
I hear you calling me
And oh the ringing gladness
Of your voice
The one that made my
Loving heart rejoice
You spoke
Do you remember
And my heart still hears
The distant music of your voice
I hear you calling me
Though years have stretched
Their weary lengths between
And on your grave
The mossy grass green
I stand
Do you behold me listening here
Hearing your voice
Through all the years between
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12. CAMINO
Children laugh and play
A mother cries while lovers sigh
And things my often change
I'm just here to let you know
I'll be there
So, skies are blue and skies are gray
And heaven touched my hands
So, love could fill your empty heart
I hope you understand
I'm just here to let you know
I'll be there
Do you ever wonder what you life has meant?
Just look around
And where your happiness is spent
Well, skies are blue and skies are gray
And heaven touched my hands
So, love could fill your empty heart
I know you'll understand
That I'm just here to let you know
Gotta let my feelings show
I just came to let you know
I'll be there, I'll be there
Children laugh and play
A mother cries while lovers sigh
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13. ALL FOR LOVE
(feat. Rod Stewart, and Sting)
When it's love you give
I'll be a man of good faith.
then in love you live.
I'll make a stand. I won't break.
I'll be the rock you can build on,
be there when you're old,
to have and to hold.
When there's love inside
I swear I'll always be strong.
then there's a reason why.
I'll prove to you we belong.
I'll be the wal that protects you
from the wind and the rain,
from the hurt and pain.
Let's make it all for one and all for love.
Let the one you hold be the one you want,
the one you need,
'cause when it's all for onee it's one for all.
When there's someone that should know
then just let your feelings show
and make it all for one and all for love.
When it's love you make
I'll be the fire in your night.
then it's love you take.
I will defend, I will fight.
I'll be there when you need me.
When honor's at stake,
this vow I will make:
that it's all for one and all for love.
Let the one be the one you want,
the one you need,
'cause when it's all for one it's one for all.
When there's someone that should know
then just let your feelings show
and make it all for one and all for love.
Don't lay our love to rest
'cause we could stand up to you test.
We got everything and more than we had planned,
more than the rivers that run the land.
We've got it all in our hands.
Now it's all for one and all for love.
It's all for love.
Let the one you hold be the one you want,
the one you need,
'cause when it's all for one it's one for all.
It's one for all.
When there's someone that should know
then just let your feelings show.
When there's someone that you want,
when there's someone that you need
let's make it all, all for one and all for love.
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14. UNDERNEATH THE STARS
Underneath the stars, alight for 13 billion years
The view is beautiful, ours alone tonight
Underneath the stars
Spinning round and round with you
Watching shadows melt the light
Soft shining from our eyes
Into another space is ours alone tonight
Watching shadows melt
And the waves break
And the waves break
Whisper in my ear a wish
We could drift away held tight
Your voice inside my head
The kiss is infinite and ours alone tonight
We could drift away
Flying here like this with you
Underneath the stars alight for 13 billion years
The view is beautiful and ours alone tonight
Underneath the stars
And everything gone and all still to come
As nothing to us together as one
In each others arms, so near and so far
Forever as now underneath the stars
As the waves break
Underneath the stars, alight for 13 billion years
The view is beautiful, ours alone tonight
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