"The Official" En Vogue Thread

[Soot and Stars]

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I love these ladies! They are the perfect mix of soul, sultriness, sass and sexiness and while I'm just reminiscing in this thread it comes with merit! At one point

Funky Divas


had more rotation than any music by any other artist in my collection. It may be my weirdest favorite artist as it held that transitional place where soul/hip-hop music was my thing before The Smashing Pumpkins brought me back to rock. I don't regret my En Vogue phase though because it was fun and the music holds up. Hell, IMO Free Your Mind is about as rock n' roll as it gets! Anyway, here's my favorite memorable tracks from their career!

Hold On


My Loving (You're Never Gonna Get It)


Giving Him Something He Can Feel


Free Your Mind


Give It Up, Turn It Loose


Whatta Man


Don't let Go (Love)

 

[Slip'nn2Darkness]

Love En Vogue.. That video "Don't Let Go" is my favorite..Let's see if I can find a video by them that is pretty cool.. Nice thread Soot!!

 

[Soot and Stars]

Love En Vogue.. That video "Don't Let Go" is my favorite..Let's see if I can find a video by them that is pretty cool.. Nice thread Soot!!

Awesome Thumper! If I thought I'd actually find another fan here I wouldn't have been such a video hog! Hope you can help me fill in anything I missed!

 

[Slip'nn2Darkness]

Awesome Thumper! If I thought I'd actually find another fan here I wouldn't have been such a video hog! Hope you can help me fill in anything I missed!

I have to remember the name of the song.. Maybe you can remember it.. But it's the one where the video has them looking space age..Kinda robotic.. any clue? I looked and didn't see it right off..
But these girls were great.. Them and SWV (Sisters With Voices)

 

[Soot and Stars]

I have to remember the name of the song.. Maybe you can remember it.. But it's the one where the video has them looking space age..Kinda robotic.. any clue? I looked and didn't see it right off..
But these girls were great.. Them and SWV (Sisters With Voices)

Was it Runaway Love? Can't find the official video but it was another single! Here's the song to refresh your memory!

Runaway Love
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[Slip'nn2Darkness]

Let me bust out my Cd and see what the song is Soot.. Don't think that's the one..

 

[Slip'nn2Darkness]

I'm a post whore..

 

[Soot and Stars]

I'm a post whore..

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Dude! When we're the only two fans in the forum we can whore as much as we want!

 

[Slip'nn2Darkness]

^^^^^^ Well let's at least put a Bio up since we need to educate the members on their success!!!

Biography by Steve Huey

The female vocal quartet En Vogue was conceived and put together by the production team of Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, both former members of Club Nouveau. Foster and McElroy wanted a vocal group who could exude sultriness and intelligence in addition to vocal proficiency, and as producers, they wanted material that would fuse R&B and girl group traditions with hip-hop and new jack swing rhythms. The two held auditions and settled on a membership of former Miss Black California Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson, and Terry Ellis. The new group performed two songs on Foster and McElroy's FM2 album, and the producers crafted an image of them as stylish, sophisticated, and sexy. Originally called For You, the women switched to the more elegant Vogue, and then En Vogue after learning of another group with a very similar name.

En Vogue's debut album, Born to Sing, appeared in 1990 and launched the pop crossover smash "Hold On," which peaked at number two and helped the album go platinum. The group attracted comparisons to the Supremes, even though groupmembers shared lead vocals and intentionally designated no particular singer the "star." In between albums, Herron appeared in the film Juice. When En Vogue returned in 1992 with Funky Divas, critical and commercial response was overwhelming. The album's wide array of styles, from pop and R&B to rap, rock, and reggae, were lauded in print; the first three singles -- "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)," "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (both covers of songs written by Curtis Mayfield), and "Free Your Mind" (which borrowed a chorus line from George Clinton) -- reached the Top Ten, and the album went multi-platinum. En Vogue were in the Top Ten again in 1993, backing Salt-N-Pepa on their hit "Whatta Man."

As En Vogue was recording its third album, Dawn Robinson left the group. Before they released the record, "Don't Let Go (Love)," a song the group contributed to the Set It Off soundtrack, became a number two single in early 1997. Six months later, the band released their third album, EV3. The group's first compilation, The Best of En Vogue, was released in the summer of 1999. 2000 saw the release of Masterpiece Theater (originally titled Something New, Something Old, Something Borrowed, Something Cool) but immediately after an interview on BET the group was informed that they were dropped by their label due to slower than expected sales.

In 2001 Amanda Cole was added as a fourth member but soon after Maxine Jones announced her desire to spend more time with her young daughter and departed. Returned to a trio, the group started touring again and in late summer Rhino released their second compilation, The Very Best of En Vogue. Things were quiet until the group returned at the end of 2002 with a contribution to the Deliver Us from Eva soundtrack and their first Christmas album, The Gift of Christmas, on a small, independent label Discretion Entertainment. Promotion for the album was so limited that only those who regularly visit En Vogue fansites were aware of it and to make matters worse, Amanda Cole left the group in the middle of 2003 for a solo career. A false rumor that Chanté Moore had joined the group proved untrue and talks with Dawn Robinson and Maxine Jones failed to bring either back to the group permanently. In September of 2003 the group appeared out of nowhere for a small European tour with Maxine Jones filling in temporarily for Cindy Herron (who had just had her fourth child) and a new member, Rhona Bennett, made her debut. Bennett had recorded an album as simply Rhona for Sony in 2001 (which included the hit "Satisfied"), and also had a recurring role on The Jamie Foxx Show. Jones and Herron traded places again and the new trio released Soul Flower in early 2004 on 33rd Street Records.

 

[Soot and Stars]

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Sweet! I didn't know the Club Noveau guys were in on that! Sweet! I love their version of Lean On Me! Anyway, they don't make R&B music that stays true to soul and R&B anymore. The closest now is Mary J. Blige! Between the absence of En Vogue and Boyz II Men I think R&B had it's final nail in it's coffin!