En Vogue, The Very Best of En Vogue

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Tracks: This Is Your Life 5:05 / My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) 4:42 / Hip Hop Lover 5:13 / Free Your Mind 4:52 / Desire 4:01 / Giving Him Something He Can Feel 3:56 / It Ain't Over Till The Fat Lady Sings 4:13 / Give It Up, Turn It Loose 5:10 / Yesterday 2:30 / Hooked On Your Love 3:35 / Love Don't Love You 3:56 / What Is Love 4:19 / Thanks / Prayer 0:43

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2010 two CD compilation from the female R&B quartet. This career-spanning collection features repertoire from both Warner Music and Universal and includes seven Top 20 hits and a host of popular edits and remixes ideal for long term fans and newcomers alike! En Vogue achieved fame by mixing R&B and girl group traditions with Hip Hop and new jack swing rhythms. 36 tracks. Music Club Deluxe.

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Before there was a Destiny's Child there was En Vogue. Once dubbed the Supremes of the '90s after snaring two consecutive number one hits in 1990 and three Top Ten hits three years later, the Oakland-based group went through an identity crisis when lead singer Dawn Robinson left the band in 1997. In 2003 the band was able to regain their equilibrium after Rhonda Bennett, a former regular on the Jamie Foxx Show, joined founding members Terry Ellis and Cindy Herron in the line-up after talks with Robinson and other original member Maxine Jones fell through. Though Robinson’s dash and sass is sorely missed, this new configuration blends pristine vocal arrangements and close jazzy harmonies that approaches some of the original band’s best moments. While there’s some real gems on the disc--like the coy-but-clever "Ooh Boy," the arch ache of "Dissed Him," and the spiteful "All You See," which is as sneering as anything Missy Elliot is putting out--much of the disc just doesn't live up to high water mark of their '90s releases. But that’s not to say there isn’t hope. En Vogue is working with longtime producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy again--who penned the disc’s two best hits--so there’s every chance that the "Funky Divas" will once again perch atop the charts in their lofty stilettos. --Jaan Uhelszki

2007 compilation, part of WEA UK's excellent Platinum Collection series which features a plethora of digitally remastered hits straight from the WEA vaults gathered together on one CD. This title from the sexy Soul divas features some of their biggest hits and album favorites including 'Hold On', 'Don't Let Go (Love)', 'Free Your Mind' and many others. 16 tracks. Warner.

6-Trk. EP; Tracks: Runaway Love [E.P. Vers.] 4:58 / Salt 'n' Pepa feat. En Vogue - Whatta Man 4:54 / Hip Hop Lover [Hip Hop RMX] 4:18 / Desire [Dancehall RMX] 3:57 / What Is Love [Club RMX] 5:36 / Runaway Love [Ext. Vers.] 5:36