Best of En Vogue
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Elektra |
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4.5 |
Description: Assembled by producers and kneecapped by the departure of their most distinctive singer, Dawn Robinson, En Vogue remains the definitive diva-soul harmony group of the '90s, less on the strength of their meringuey harmonies than on their extraordinary material. This collection, cannily sequenced to hide later, lesser tracks between the hits, skims the cream from their three albums and EP, throws in 1998's "No Fool No More" single, and generally opts for album versions rather than EV's spiffy single remixes. It reveals an act that went from pleasant Soul II Soul-ish fluff to real soul power when it dedicated itself to updating R&B and funk traditions: quoting Funkadelic (and later paraphrasing their "Knee Deep" as "Let It Flow"), harmonizing over a stuttering James Brown riff, and getting their slow jams by way of '60s deep-soul ballads.
--Douglas Wolk
Tracklist of Best of En Vogue
Reviews:
Beauty, Class, Style, and Grace!!!!
This was a dynamic girl group these women posessed beauty, class, style, and grace and they all could sing every last four of these woman sing well they all can sing unlike other groups where you have one good singer these women are educated, beautiful, talented they all have beautiful voices, they all posess class they all can sing and dance and they all posess style by the way that they dress so therefore what else can you say about these women but I wish that they would have stuck together because they were good so therefore whenever I need a taste of Envogue I listen to this cd and the other cds that I have by them but this is one of my favorite Envogue cds it contains some of my favorites: Don't let go love, Hold on, Lies, Free Your Mind, Give it up turn it loose, and many others I love this album these women should reunite and get back together and do some more good music together I really do enjoy this cd and reccommend anyone who likes Envogue to purchase this cd!!!!
NOT A COMPLETE EN VOGUE COLLECTION
If you are looking for a complete collection of your favorite En Vogue hits this is not a album to get other than the Very Best Of En Vogue because it has some minor hits and misses. Notably Missing is Riddle Hooked on your love and their cover of The Beatles Yesterday. And of course the theme from the short-lived Fox sitcom Roc is terribly missing too and why can't I find it on any En Vogue album? To me the theme from Roc {oops my name too} is the first tv theme that En Vogue was actually stars of singing themes of tv that actually made them famous. The last hit missing is Silent Night in which the only place to get this holiday hit is on the remix to sing album. But other than those complaints get the chance to wait for a better En Vogue collection
The best girl group ever!
En Vogue has to be the best girl group ever! They paved the way for many other new girlgroups like Brownstone, Xscape, Vybe, Pure Soul, Destiny's Child and SWV. This "Best Of" collection is a must have! I've been a long time EV fan and this CD gets listened to very often. Every popular hit of their's is on this compilation. I only wish a few other songs were included as well, like: "You Don't Have To Worry," "Part Of Me," "Silent Night," and "Hooked On Your Love." Those are also great songs that could've been included in this set, but nonetheless it's still a Great collection of their biggest hits. The highlights are: "Hold On," "Don't Let Go," "Lies," "Whatta Man," "Giving Him Something He Can Feel," and "Free Your Mind." This CD is very enjoyable and the kind of music you'll never get bored of. If you don't already own any of their albums, then grab this one today!
