1990's Smash debuted-single"Hold On" by En Vogue. I enjoyed with the R&B - Old skool from early 90's music, called also, this job as "Street Track Swing Jam Mix" version. My fav En Vogue's song. Hope you'll enjoy with the "funky divas"...
Review.- En Vogue is a Grammy nominated American female R&B vocal quartet assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.( both former members of Club Nouveau).
The original members were former Miss Black California Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson, and Terry Ellis. The group was formed in Oakland, California in 1988. Their story began when the production duo of Foster and McElroy brainstormed on the concept of putting together a modern-day, original R&B girl group for the 1990s. After they studied various girl groups, they chose to experiment with welding the female R&B/soul group heritage with hip-hop/new jack swing rhythms. They were looking for singers with strong voices who looked salacious and intelligent. The two held auditions and resolved on the official membership of Herron, Jones, Robinson, and Ellis. Prior to the group's official name, they were primarily called For You. They shifted to Vogue and ultimately En Vogue after learning of another group having a very similar name.
Born To Sing was released on April 3, 1990 . The album charted at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Billboard R&B.
The first single, "Hold On", became a crossover, pop smash hit, reaching #2 on the pop charts and #1 on the R&B charts. It also hit number 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It later made #5 in the UK after receiving massive radio airplay and becoming a huge club hit all over Europe. The album's next two singles, "Lies" and "You Don't Have to Worry", both went to number one on the Billboard R&B Charts. While the last single, "Don't Go", charted at number 3 on the Billboard R&B. The album was later certified platinum by the RIAA.
The group's smash "Hold On" was awarded a Billboard Music Award for R&B Single of the Year, a Soul Train Award for R&B/Urban Contemporary Single of the Year, Group, Band or Duo and nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group .
A remix album, Remix To Sing, followed later within the next year.
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.
En Vogue has sold over 20 Million albums and singles worldwide. They have won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of 7. The group was named the second most successful girl group of the 1990s and the 18th most successful act overall of the 1990s according to Billboard magazine.
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