En Vogue discography

This is the discography of American pop/R&B quartet En Vogue who began their career in early 1990s. Their discography includes seven studio albums, two EPs, 28 singles—four as featured artists, and 21 music videos on their former record labels Atlantic, East West, Elektra, Discretion, and 33rd Street.

En Vogue discography
(left to right) Dawn Robinson, Maxine Jones, Terry Ellis, and Cindy Herron in 2009.
Studio albums7
Live albums1
Compilation albums3
Music videos21
EPs2
Singles28

En Vogue released their debut album Born to Sing in April 1990. It peaked at number twenty-one on the Billboard 200 and number 30 on the Canadian RPM Singles Chart, while reaching the third spot on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.[1] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in June 1990 and platinum by October that same year, and went gold in Canada.[2] Within its first two years of release, it sold 1.7 million copies in the United States.[3] The album produced four major single releases, including "Lies", "You Don't Have to Worry", and their debut song "Hold On", all of which peaked to number-one on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart.[4] The band's second album, Funky Divas, was released in March 1992. It debuted at number one on the US Top R&B Albums chart, and at number eight on the Billboard 200, while peaking at number four on the UK Albums Chart.[5] It reached triple platinum status in the US, where it sold 3.5 million copies, becoming the seventh highest-selling R&B albums of the year as well as En Vogue's biggest-selling album to date.[2] Funky Divas spawned five singles, including "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)", Aretha Franklin cover "Giving Him Something He Can Feel", "Free Your Mind", "Give It Up, Turn It Loose," and "Love Don't Love You."

The group's third album, EV3, their first project as a trio following the departure of Dawn Robinson, was released in June 1997. In debuted at number eight on both the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and the Billboard 200 charts,[6] marking the band's highest debut on both charts as well as their biggest first week sales yet.[6] EV3 was awarded platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), indicating sales in excess of 1.0 million copies.[2] Elsewhere, it entered the top forty on most charts it appeared on, reaching the top ten in Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.[6] EV3 produced three hit singles, including platinum-selling hit single "Don't Let Go (Love)", as well as "Whatever" and "Too Gone, Too Long."[7] Masterpiece Theatre, En Vogue's fourth album, was released in May 200. A commercial disappointment, it debuted and peaked at number 33 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at number 67 on the Billboard 200, a considerable drop from their previous efforts.[8] Internationally, the album failed to enter the top forty on the majority of the few charts it appeared on, through it reached number 22 and number 28 of the German and Swiss Albums Charts, where it ranks among the band's highest peaks in both countries.[9][10] While first and only single "Riddle" became a top thirty hit in several European countries, Elektra Records refused to release further singles after the weak overall performance of the project, resulting in their departure from the label .[11]

In October 2002, En Vogue's first holiday album The Gift of Christmas was released. Recorded along with Amanda Cole, it was produced and distributed through Discretion Records and featured four original songs and eight cover versions of Christmas standards and carols.[12] The album failed to chart.[12] In 2003, Cole left and new member Rhona Bennett was brought in during the recording process of sixth album Soul Flower, their debut with independent label 33rd Street Records. Upon its release, the album debuted at number 47 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 15 on the Independent Albums charts.[6] In support of it, two singles, including "Losin' My Mind" and "Ooh Boy", were released.[6] In 2005, the original members of the band briefly united before disassembling again. In 2009, they once again reunited for a concert tour, and though new material as a quartet was announced, Robinson and Jones again departed from En Vogue, with Bennett rejoining the group as a trio.[13] In 2014, En Vogue signed to Pyramid Records and released the songs "Emotions", "A Thousand Times", and "O Holy Night", which were featured in the Lifetime movie An En Vogue Christmas.[14] The band's seventh full-length studio album, Electric Café,[15] was released on April 6, 2018 through eOne Music and En Vogue Records.[16][17]

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[4]
US R&B
[4]
AUS
[18]
BEL
[19]
CAN
[20]
FRA
[21]
GER
[9]
NLD
[22]
NZ
[23]
SWI
[10]
UK
[5]
Born to Sing 21330583723
Funky Divas
  • Released: March 24, 1992
  • Label: East West
  • Formats: CD, cassette
8166345837364
EV3
  • Released: June 17, 1997
  • Label: East West
  • Formats: CD, cassette
88201328479142979
Masterpiece Theatre
  • Released: May 23, 2000
  • Label: Elektra
  • Formats: CD, cassette
67334956225628
The Gift of Christmas
  • Released: October 8, 2002
  • Label: Discretion
  • Formats: CD, download
Soul Flower
  • Released: February 24, 2004
  • Label: 33rd Street
  • Formats: CD, download
47
Electric Café
  • Released: April 6, 2018
  • Label: En Vogue, eOne
  • Formats: CD, download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUT
[28]
GER
[9]
NLD
[22]
UK
[5]
Best of En Vogue
  • Released: June 1, 1999
  • Label: East West
  • Formats: CD, download
37614339
Very Best of En Vogue
  • Released: August 21, 2001
  • Label: Elektra, Rhino
  • Formats: CD, download
The Platinum Collection
  • Released: October 22, 2007
  • Label: Rhino, WEA
  • Formats: CD, download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details
Live in Alabama 2002
  • Released: November 29, 2004
  • Label: Charly
  • Formats: Download

Extended plays

Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
[4]
US R&B
[4]
Remix to Sing
Runaway Love
  • Released: September 21, 1993
  • Label: East West
4916
Rufftown Presents En Vogue
  • Released: April 14, 2015
  • Label: Rufftown
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As main performer

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
Album
US
[4]
US R&B
[4]
AUS
[18]
BEL
[19]
CAN
[20]
FRA
[21]
GER
[9]
IRE
[30]
NLD
[22]
NZ
[23]
SWI
[10]
UK
[5]
"Hold On" 1990 2164255118105265
  • RIAA: Platinum[2]
Born to Sing
"Lies" 38115672684244
"You Don't Have to Worry" 57194
"Don't Go" 1991 389
"Strange" 77 Remix to Sing
"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" 1992 21361710342391011164 Funky Divas
"Giving Him Something He Can Feel" 618419462345244
"Yesterday" [lower-alpha 1] 29
"Free Your Mind" 82339371923151216
"Give It Up, Turn It Loose" 1516963630343622
"Love Don't Love You" 1993 363164
"Runaway Love" 5115624636 Runaway Love
"What Is Love"
"Whatta Man"
(with Salt-N-Pepa)
332341528391215107
"Don't Let Go (Love)" 1996 213423147321045 Set It Off/ and EV3
"Whatever" 1997 1687767892632414 EV3
"Too Gone, Too Long" 3325134453920
"No Fool No More" 1998 573722234 Why Do Fools Fall in Love
"Hold On" (Remix) 53 Best of En Vogue
"Riddle" 2000 9295125152262285633 Masterpiece Theatre
"Losin My Mind" 2004 Soul Flower
"Ooh Boy" 101
"I'll Cry Later" 2011 Rufftown Presents En Vogue
"Deja Vu" 2016 Electric Café
"I'm Good" 2017
"Have a Seat" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
"Rocket"
"Reach 4 Me" 2018
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US US R&B BEL GER UK
"Freedom (Theme from Panther)"
(with Various Artists)
1995 4518 Panther
"Free Your Mind"
(Sub7even featuring En Vogue)
2002 71 Free Your Mind
"So What the Fuss"
(Stevie Wonder featuring En Vogue and Prince)
2005 963419 A Time to Love
"Glamorous"
(Natalia featuring En Vogue)
2007 2 Everything and More
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Emotions" 2015 Non-Album Singles
"A Thousand Times" 2016
"O Holy Night"
"Luv My Thangz" 2018

Album appearances

Year Song Album
1991 "Someday My Prince Will Come/One Song" Simply Mad About the Mouse
1992 "National Anthem" Modern A Capella
1995 "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" (with Various Artists) Panther
1996 "Don't Let Go (Love)" Set It Off
1997 "You Are the Man" Soul Food
1998 "No Fool No More" Why Do Fools Fall in Love
2002 "Lovin' You (Easy)" Deliver Us from Eva
2003 "How Deep Is Your Love" Church: Songs of Soul and Inspiration
2004 "Ez-A-Lee" My Baby's Daddy
2014 "Emotions" An En Vogue Christmas
"A Thousand Times"
"O Holy Night"

Music videos

Year Title Director
1990 "Hold On" Tarsem
"Lies" David Kellogg
"You Don't Have to Worry" Mark Romanek
1991 "Don't Go" D.J. Webster
1992 "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" Matthew Rolston
"Giving Him Something He Can Feel" Stephan Wuernitzer
"Free Your Mind" Mark Romanek
"Give It Up, Turn It Loose" Marcus Nispel
1993 "Runaway Love" Markus Blunder
1994 "Whatta Man" (with Salt-n-Pepa) Matthew Rolston
1995 "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" (with Various Artists) Antoine Fuqua
1996 "Don't Let Go (Love)" Matthew Rolston
1997 "Whatever"
"Too Gone, Too Long" Francis Lawrence
2000 "Riddle" Len Wiseman
2002 "Free Your Mind" (with Sub7even) Robert Bröllochs
2005 "So What the Fuss" (with Stevie Wonder) Paul Hunter
2017 "I'm Good"
"Have A Seat" (R&B Fridays Live Australia Tour BTS)
2018 "Rocket" Damien Sandoval[39]
"Reach 4 Me"

Notes

  1. Did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 nor the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts (Billboard rules at the time prevented album cuts from charting). Chart peaks listed represent the Hot 100 Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, respectively.

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