En Vogue
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En Vogue Biography
The female vocal quartet En Vogue was conceived and put
together by the production team of Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy,
both former members of Club Nouveau. Foster and McElroy wanted a vocal
group who could exude sultriness and intelligence in addition to vocal
proficiency, and as producers, they wanted material that would fuse
R&B and girl group traditions with hip-hop and new jack swing
rhythms. The two held auditions and settled on a membership of former
Miss Black California Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson, and
Terry Ellis. The new group performed two songs on Foster and McElroy's
FM2 album, and the producers crafted an image of them as stylish,
sophisticated, and sexy. Originally called For You, the women switched
to the more elegant Vogue, and then En Vogue after learning of another
group with a very similar name.
En Vogue's debut album, Born to Sing, appeared in 1990 and launched the
pop crossover smash Hold On, which peaked at number two and helped
the album go platinum. The group attracted comparisons to the Supremes,
even though groupmembers shared lead vocals and intentionally
designated no particular singer the star. In between albums, Herron
appeared in the film Juice. 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.
In 2001 Amanda Cole was added as a fourth member but soon after Maxine
Jones announced her desire to spend more time with her young daughter
and departed. Returned to a trio, the group started touring again and
in late summer Rhino released their second compilation, The Very Best
of En Vogue. Things were quiet until the group returned at the end of
2002 with a contribution to the Deliver Us from Eva soundtrack and
their first Christmas album, The Gift of Christmas, on a small,
independent label Discretion Entertainment. Promotion for the album was
so limited that only those who regularly visit En Vogue fansites were
aware of it and to make matters worse, Amanda Cole left the group in
the middle of 2003 for a solo career. A false rumor that Chanté Moore
had joined the group proved untrue and talks with Dawn Robinson and
Maxine Jones failed to bring either back to the group permanently. In
September of 2003 the group appeared out of nowhere for a small
European tour with Maxine Jones filling in temporarily for Cindy Herron
(who had just had her fourth child) and a new member, Rhona Bennett,
made her debut. Bennett had recorded an album as simply Rhona for Sony
in 2001 (which included the hit Satisfied ), and also had a recurring
role on The Jamie Foxx Show. Jones and Herron traded places again and
the new trio released Soul Flower in early 2004 on 33rd Street Records.
~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
Written by Steve Huey