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The '80s produced countless "three girl and a drum machine"-type acts, but 1990 produced the trendsetting quartet En Vogue (courtesy of producers Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster), who, with their individual vocal skills, sophisticated sense of fashion, sultry videos, and smart singles, went on to become one of the decade's most successful and influential acts. The album that started it all was Born to Sing, which scored two pop hits and two more R&B hits. First and foremost is "Hold On," a cool, shuffling, timeless hip-hop R&B track which peaked at number two on the pop charts and showcased the girls' effortless harmonies. "Lies," which alternated lead vocalists (and featured a rap courtesy of Debbie T.), managed to crack the Top 40 while proving that all members of the quartet were equally adept at handling lead vocals. The biting "You Don't Have to Worry" and the sensual "Don't Go" both scored high on the R&B charts without becoming pop hits. Other highlights include the funky new jill swing track "Strange" and their one-minute version of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (which should have been a full-length recording). There are a couple of duds, including "Part of Me," "Just Can't Stay Away," and the CD bonus track, "Waitin' on You," but overall this album is a winner, and was just a preview of the massive success they would achieve with 1992's Funky Divas.
© Jose F. Promis /TiVo
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Ken Kessie, Engineer - Thomas McElroy, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer - Denzil Foster, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer, ExecutiveProducer - Maxine Jones, Vocals - Cindy Herron, Vocals - Terry Ellis, Vocals - Dawn Robinson, Vocals - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - En Vogue, MainArtist - Steve Counter, Engineer - JOHN JACKSON, AssistantEngineer - James Williamson, AssistantEngineer - Jeff Poe, Engineer - Dale Everingham, Engineer - David Lombard, ExecutiveProducer - Bob Fudjinski, AssistantEngineer - Erik Wolf, AssistantEngineer - Lynn Levy, AssistantEngineer
© 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Ken Kessie, Engineer - Thomas McElroy, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer - Denzil Foster, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer, ExecutiveProducer - Maxine Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Cindy Herron, Backing Vocals, Writer - Terry Ellis, Backing Vocals, Writer - Dawn Robinson, Lead Vocals, Writer - Brian Gardner, Engineer - En Vogue, MainArtist - Steve Counter, Engineer - JOHN JACKSON, AssistantEngineer - James Williamson, AssistantEngineer - Jeff Poe, Engineer - Dale Everingham, Engineer - David Lombard, ExecutiveProducer - GROVER WASHINGTON, Saxophone - Bob Fudjinski, AssistantEngineer - Erik Wolf, AssistantEngineer - Lynn Levy, AssistantEngineer
© 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Ken Kessie, Engineer - Thomas McElroy, Producer, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Denzil Foster, Producer, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer, ExecutiveProducer - Maxine Jones, Vocals, Writer - Cindy Herron, Vocals, Writer - Terry Ellis, Vocals, Writer - Dawn Robinson, Vocals, Writer - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - En Vogue, MainArtist - Steve Counter, Engineer - JOHN JACKSON, AssistantEngineer - James Williamson, AssistantEngineer - Jeff Poe, AdditionalEngineer - Dale Everingham, Engineer - David Lombard, ExecutiveProducer - GROVER WASHINGTON, Saxophone - Debbie T., Ad Libs Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Khayree Shaheed, Writer - Jim Dutt, Engineer - Bob Fudjinski, AssistantEngineer - Erik Wolf, AssistantEngineer - Lynn Levy, AssistantEngineer - Ray Floyd, AssistantEngineer - Sharon Cleer, AssistantEngineer - Marion Prescott, AssistantEngineer
© 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Grover Washington, Jr., Saxophone - Ken Kessie, Engineer - Thomas McElroy, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Drum Programmer, Spoken Voice Vocals - Denzil Foster, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Drum Programmer, Spoken Voice Vocals - Maxine Jones, Vocals - Cindy Herron, Vocals - Terry Ellis, Vocals - Dawn Robinson, Vocals - Chuckii Booker, Voice Over - Brian Gardner, Engineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - En Vogue, MainArtist - Steve Counter, Engineer - JOHN JACKSON, AssistantEngineer - Don Raye, Writer - Huey Prince, Writer - James Williamson, AssistantEngineer - Jeff Poe, Engineer - Chris Mondt, Trombone - Neill King, AdditionalEngineer - Dale Everingham, Engineer - Jinx Jones, Bass Guitar, Lead Guitar - Jon Bendich, Percussion - Juan Escovedo, Percussion - Michael Fellows, Drums - Michael Semanick, AdditionalEngineer - Peter Michael, Percussion - Tony George, Trumpet - Lee Harris, Saxophone - Bob Fudjinski, AssistantEngineer - Erik Wolf, AssistantEngineer - James "Jinx" Gardner, Guitar - Jeffrey McCormick, Saxophone - Lynn Levy, AssistantEngineer
© 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Ken Kessie, Engineer - Thomas McElroy, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer - Denzil Foster, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer, ExecutiveProducer - Maxine Jones, Vocals, Writer - Cindy Herron, Vocals, Writer - Terry Ellis, Vocals, Writer - Dawn Robinson, Vocals, Writer - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - En Vogue, MainArtist - Steve Counter, Engineer - JOHN JACKSON, AssistantEngineer - James Williamson, AssistantEngineer - Jeff Poe, Engineer - Dale Everingham, Engineer - David Lombard, ExecutiveProducer - GROVER WASHINGTON, Saxophone - Bob Fudjinski, AssistantEngineer - Erik Wolf, AssistantEngineer - Lynn Levy, AssistantEngineer - Ray Floyd, AssistantEngineer - Sharon Cleer, AssistantEngineer - Marion Prescot, AssistantEngineer
© 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Ken Kessie, Engineer - Thomas McElroy, Producer, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Denzil Foster, Producer, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer, ExecutiveProducer - Maxine Jones, Vocals, Writer - Cindy Herron, Vocals, Writer - Terry Ellis, Vocals, Writer - Dawn Robinson, Vocals, Writer - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - En Vogue, MainArtist - Steve Counter, Engineer - JOHN JACKSON, AssistantEngineer - James Williamson, AssistantEngineer - Jeff Poe, Engineer - Dale Everingham, Engineer - David Lombard, ExecutiveProducer - Bob Fudjinski, AssistantEngineer - Erik Wolf, AssistantEngineer - Lynn Levy, AssistantEngineer
© 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Ken Kessie, Engineer - Thomas McElroy, Producer, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Denzil Foster, Producer, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer, ExecutiveProducer - Maxine Jones, Vocals - Cindy Herron, Vocals - Terry Ellis, Vocals - Dawn Robinson, Vocals - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - En Vogue, MainArtist - Steve Counter, Engineer - Jeff Poe, Engineer - Dale Everingham, Engineer - David Lombard, ExecutiveProducer - GROVER WASHINGTON, Saxophone
© 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Ken Kessie, Engineer - Thomas McElroy, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer - Denzil Foster, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer, ExecutiveProducer - Maxine Jones, Vocals, Writer - Cindy Herron, Vocals, Writer - Terry Ellis, Vocals, Writer - Dawn Robinson, Vocals, Writer - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - En Vogue, MainArtist - Steve Counter, Engineer - JOHN JACKSON, AssistantEngineer - James Williamson, AssistantEngineer - Jeff Poe, AdditionalEngineer - Dale Everingham, Engineer - David Lombard, ExecutiveProducer - Bob Fudjinski, AssistantEngineer - Erik Wolf, AssistantEngineer - Lynn Levy, AssistantEngineer - Ray Floyd, AssistantEngineer - Sharon Cleer, AssistantEngineer
© 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Ken Kessie, Engineer - Thomas McElroy, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer - Denzil Foster, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer, ExecutiveProducer - Maxine Jones, Vocals - Cindy Herron, Vocals - Terry Ellis, Vocals - Dawn Robinson, Vocals - MARVIN YANCY, Writer - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - En Vogue, MainArtist - Steve Counter, Engineer - Chuck Jackson, Writer - JOHN JACKSON, AssistantEngineer - James Williamson, AssistantEngineer - Jeff Poe, Engineer - Dale Everingham, Engineer - David Lombard, ExecutiveProducer - GROVER WASHINGTON, Saxophone - Bob Fudjinski, AssistantEngineer - Erik Wolf, AssistantEngineer - Lynn Levy, AssistantEngineer
© 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Ken Kessie, Engineer - Thomas McElroy, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Machine Drums - Denzil Foster, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Machine Drums, ExecutiveProducer - Maxine Jones, Vocals - Cindy Herron, Vocals - Terry Ellis, Vocals - Dawn Robinson, Vocals - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - En Vogue, MainArtist - Steve Counter, Engineer - Jeff Poe, Engineer - Dale Everingham, Engineer - David Lombard, ExecutiveProducer - GROVER WASHINGTON, Saxophone
© 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Ken Kessie, Engineer - Thomas McElroy, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Denzil Foster, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer, ExecutiveProducer - Maxine Jones, Vocals, Writer - Cindy Herron, Vocals, Writer - Terry Ellis, Vocals, Writer - Dawn Robinson, Vocals, Writer - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - En Vogue, MainArtist - Steve Counter, Engineer - JOHN JACKSON, AssistantEngineer - James Williamson, AssistantEngineer - Jeff Poe, Engineer - Dale Everingham, Engineer - David Lombard, ExecutiveProducer - Bob Fudjinski, AssistantEngineer - Erik Wolf, AssistantEngineer - Lynn Levy, AssistantEngineer
© 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Ken Kessie, Engineer - Thomas McElroy, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer - Denzil Foster, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer, ExecutiveProducer - Maxine Jones, Vocals - Cindy Herron, Vocals - Terry Ellis, Vocals - Dawn Robinson, Vocals - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - En Vogue, MainArtist - Steve Counter, Engineer - JOHN JACKSON, AssistantEngineer - James Williamson, AssistantEngineer - Jeff Poe, Engineer - Dale Everingham, Engineer - David Lombard, ExecutiveProducer - GROVER WASHINGTON, Saxophone - Bob Fudjinski, AssistantEngineer - Erik Wolf, AssistantEngineer - Lynn Levy, AssistantEngineer - Ray Floyd, AssistantEngineer - Sharon Cleer, AssistantEngineer
© 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Album review
The '80s produced countless "three girl and a drum machine"-type acts, but 1990 produced the trendsetting quartet En Vogue (courtesy of producers Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster), who, with their individual vocal skills, sophisticated sense of fashion, sultry videos, and smart singles, went on to become one of the decade's most successful and influential acts. The album that started it all was Born to Sing, which scored two pop hits and two more R&B hits. First and foremost is "Hold On," a cool, shuffling, timeless hip-hop R&B track which peaked at number two on the pop charts and showcased the girls' effortless harmonies. "Lies," which alternated lead vocalists (and featured a rap courtesy of Debbie T.), managed to crack the Top 40 while proving that all members of the quartet were equally adept at handling lead vocals. The biting "You Don't Have to Worry" and the sensual "Don't Go" both scored high on the R&B charts without becoming pop hits. Other highlights include the funky new jill swing track "Strange" and their one-minute version of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (which should have been a full-length recording). There are a couple of duds, including "Part of Me," "Just Can't Stay Away," and the CD bonus track, "Waitin' on You," but overall this album is a winner, and was just a preview of the massive success they would achieve with 1992's Funky Divas.
© Jose F. Promis /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:09
- Main artists: En Vogue
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 2020 Atlantic Recording Corporation. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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