Description
En Vogue: Terry Ellis, Maxine Jones, Cindy Herron Braggs, Dawn Robinson (vocals).
Additional personnel includes: Salt-N-Pepa (vocals); Dean Parks (acoustic guitar); Jinx Jones, James Early (guitar, bass); Bernard Grobman, James Gardner, Michael Thompson (guitar); Les Harris, Grover Washington Jr., Jeffrey McCormick (saxophone); Tony George (trumpet); Chris Mondt (trombone); Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy (keyboards, drum programming); David Foster (keyboards); Babyface (Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizers, drum programming); Dominick Maybank (bass); Michael Fellows, Michael Allen (drums); John Bendich, Juan Escovedo, Peter Michael (percussion); Simon Franglen (synclavier programming); 3 Feet (background vocals).
Producers: Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster, Dave Crawford, Babyface.
Engineers include: Steve Counter, Ken Kessie, Dale Everingham.
En Vogue laid the template for sexy, sassy R&B girl-groups in the '90s and 2000s with their distinctive mixture of old-school soul and funk with cool harmonies, and a stylish, MTV-ready image. They were also one of the first groups to fuse a hip-hop sensibility with R&B to commercially successful ends, and as such paved the way for acts like TLC and Destiny's Child. Arguably, though, En Vogue outdistances their successors with their smooth, effortless harmonies, stylistically eclectic sound, and strong material.
The strength of that material is evident throughout BEST OF EN VOGUE, a set that acts as both a career overview and a highlights collection. The group's later, somewhat lesser material is sequenced in among their hits, but at their strongest--as on the killer "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" and the Funkadelic-inspired "Free Your Mind"--En Vogue proves that they were the best at their game. Outside of their sophomore release, FUNKY DIVAS, BEST OF should cover all the essential En Vogue a fan could want.
Additional personnel includes: Salt-N-Pepa (vocals); Dean Parks (acoustic guitar); Jinx Jones, James Early (guitar, bass); Bernard Grobman, James Gardner, Michael Thompson (guitar); Les Harris, Grover Washington Jr., Jeffrey McCormick (saxophone); Tony George (trumpet); Chris Mondt (trombone); Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy (keyboards, drum programming); David Foster (keyboards); Babyface (Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizers, drum programming); Dominick Maybank (bass); Michael Fellows, Michael Allen (drums); John Bendich, Juan Escovedo, Peter Michael (percussion); Simon Franglen (synclavier programming); 3 Feet (background vocals).
Producers: Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster, Dave Crawford, Babyface.
Engineers include: Steve Counter, Ken Kessie, Dale Everingham.
En Vogue laid the template for sexy, sassy R&B girl-groups in the '90s and 2000s with their distinctive mixture of old-school soul and funk with cool harmonies, and a stylish, MTV-ready image. They were also one of the first groups to fuse a hip-hop sensibility with R&B to commercially successful ends, and as such paved the way for acts like TLC and Destiny's Child. Arguably, though, En Vogue outdistances their successors with their smooth, effortless harmonies, stylistically eclectic sound, and strong material.
The strength of that material is evident throughout BEST OF EN VOGUE, a set that acts as both a career overview and a highlights collection. The group's later, somewhat lesser material is sequenced in among their hits, but at their strongest--as on the killer "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" and the Funkadelic-inspired "Free Your Mind"--En Vogue proves that they were the best at their game. Outside of their sophomore release, FUNKY DIVAS, BEST OF should cover all the essential En Vogue a fan could want.
Product Details
- Artist
- En Vogue
- Original year of release
- 1999
- Label / Studio
- WEA / ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT
- Year of release
- 2005
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Dimensions
- 1350 x 1900 x 140 mm
- Cast & Crew
- En Vogue (Music Performer)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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My Lovin (Youre Never Gonna Get It)
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Hold On
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Whatta Man - (With Salt N Pepa)
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Free Your Mind
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Dont Let Go (Love)
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Giving Him Something He Can Feel
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No Fool No More
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Whatever
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Lies
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Give It Up, Turn It Loose
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Runaway Love
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Too Gone, Too Long
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Let It Flow
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Love Dont Love You
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(Untitled) - (Hidden Track)
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(Untitled) - (Hidden Track)
