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]
| Mo'hogany | ||||
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| Studio albumby | ||||
| Released | August 25, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
| Genre | R&B[1] | |||
| Length | 52:27 | |||
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| Monifah chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Mo'hogany | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| 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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Monifah's Anthem"/"Bad Girl" (featuring Queen Pen) |
| Fusari | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Suga Suga" |
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| 4:38 |
| 3. | "Touch It" |
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| 4:45 |
| 4. | "Would You" |
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| 4:02 |
| 5. | "Have You Ever Been Loved" |
| Winans | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Fallin' in Love" |
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| 4:44 |
| 7. | "Better Half of Me" |
| Winans | 5:25 |
| 8. | "What's the Deal" |
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| 5:19 |
| 9. | "Why" |
| Winans | 3:41 |
| 10. | "What'cha Gonna Do?" |
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| 3:55 |
| 11. | "Monifah's Anthem"/"Bad Girl II" (featuring Queen Pen) |
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| 2:57 |
| 12. | "I'm Loving You" |
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| 5:41 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "No One" | 3:46 |
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| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[10] | 16 |
| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] | 2 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||