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| | EV3 | | | Music Artist : | | En Vogue | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | East/West Records | | Release Date : | | 1997-06-17 | | Store Price : | | $11.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $11.98 | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Whatever
2. Don't Let Go (Love)
3. Right Direction
4. Damn I Wanna Be Your Lover
5. Too Gone, Too Long
6. You're All I Need
7. Let It Flow
8. Sitting by Heaven's Door
9. Love Makes You Do Thangs
10. What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
11. Eyes of a Child
12. Does Anybody Hear Me
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Didn't ruin themselves one bit
Submitted on: 2009-05-25 |
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| With the outstanding success they had as the premier "Funky Divas" of the early 90s, it was surely a risky move for En Vogue to make such a noticeable stylistic departure, considering how many great artists (Mariah Carey, Nelly Furtado, etc.) have flushed themselves down the toilet by doing that. Fortunately, the softer, less assertive side of En Vogue proves no less entertaining on this surprisingly solid album. The grittiness of girl-power anthems like "Free Your Mind" and "Hold On" gives way to a more relaxed feeling, but still with enough funkiness so as not to sound depressed. Standout tracks include the smash hit "Don't Let Go (Love)," the laid back "Right Direction," which has some beautiful acoustic guitars, and "Damn I Wanna Be Your Lover," a nice ballad that sounds a bit like "Don't Let Go (Love)." The opener "Whatever," is not one of their better songs, sounding like a staid attempt to continue being "Funky Divas." Aside from that, the rest of the album is great. |
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 3'5 - En Vogue Part 3
Submitted on: 2008-01-19 |
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| This album title got a double meaning, it stands for their third album but also the group getting reduced to a trio after the departure of Dawn Robinson. After the magnificient Funky Divas that featured the unmistakable hit singles "Free Your Mind" and "My Lovin (You're Never Gonna Get It)" the band took a 5 year hiatus and alot of things happened in the music industry during that time, their brilliant fusion between R&b, Dance, Hip Hop and Rock was no longer that trendy and 5 years is long enough for any group to lose it's popularity, but the three remaining members do the best of the situation and together with trademark producers Foster/mcElroy they're still able to satisfy most listeners. What differs is that they only produce half of the songs here and the rest is giving to in-demand producers/writers like David Foster, Dianne Warren, Organized Noice and Babyface. "Don't Let Go (Love)" ended up being one of their alltime biggest hits, reaching #2 on the charts and still to this day a very enjoyable power-ballad. Babyface's slick contribution "Whatever" is one the other hand one of his alltime weakest and lack a great hook or melody that his songs normally have. "Damn I Wanna Be Your Lover" sounds almost exactly like "Don't Let Go (Love)" and not too surprsingly it comes from the same producers. Dianne Warren's power-ballad "Too Gone, Too Long" on the other hand is a standout and one of her better songs, eventually becoming a top 40 hit. "Let It Flow" with a guest rap and "What A diffrence a Day Made" is perhaps the closest you get to the sound of their past. Other then that most of this album is adult contemporary ballads and from time to time even a edgy power-ballad. However, there are many good numbers, and En Vogue without Dawn Robinson still manages to make a good album. |
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Ev3
Submitted on: 2005-11-19 |
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| I remember this album when I was 10. I love this album. With this album, they have forged new musical terrain both as vocalists and songwriters. EV3 is En Vogue as we have never heard before(in 1997). This album showcases their trademark dynamic, soul-searing lead vocals and warm,ultra-tight backing harmonies. Dawn left for a solo career after doing two songs on this album. This album has been certified Platinum. This was the most forgettable album of 1997. Remember,this was 1997. |
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Assorted
Submitted on: 2005-01-25 |
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This album get's 3 and a half stars. En Vogue's first attempt at working with new producers is a great idea. The only problem is that they may have chosen the wrong producers to work with (with the exception of Organized Noize.) EV3's standout tracks are "Whatever" produced by Babyface, "Don't Let Go (Love)" by Organized Noize, "Too Gone, Too Long" by David Foster and "Damn I Wanna Be Your Lover" by Ivan Matias. While a good idea to branch out and try working with new producers, some of the producers were unable to capture what En Vogue is capable of and result in producing less than outstanding tracks for the group. Long time producers Foster/McElroy didn't produce as well as they're capable of either.
EV3 - a must have for En Vogue fans. Should En Vogue work with other producers in the future, they should make sure to choose eminent producer's (Organized Noize, DarkChild, P. Diddy, Missy Elliot, David Foster, The Neptunes...) |
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 EV3
Submitted on: 2003-12-29 |
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| I enjoyed this disc and can't say that I noticed a severe drop off in vocal with the loss of Dawn. Although I do agree that her spunk & sassiness balanced the maturity of the other three women. The tracks are a bit different that on their previous albums because Tommy & Denzil only produced/arranged 5 of the 12 tracks & because of their unique understanding of the ladies' voices, the other tracks suffer a bit because they do not sound like the EnVogue sound that I liked but I tried not to compare this disc to their previous ones. That being said, I still enjoyed 7 out of the 12 tracks which counts as a successful purchase to me. The funkiest cut of them all is "Let It Flow" which gets me up dancing everytime I play it. Other standouts are: Whatever, Don't Let Go, Damn I Wanna Be Your Lover, Too Gone, Too Long, Sittin By Heaven's Door, What a Difference a Day Makes & Does Anybody Hear Me. |
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