Born to Sing

Performer: En Vogue
Engineer: Dale Everingham; Jeff Poe; Ken Kessie; Steve Counter; Brian Gardner
Producer: Denzil Foster; Thomas McElroy
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: En Vogue: Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson, Terry Ellis (vocals). Personnel: Cindy Herron, Dawn Robinson, Maxine Jones, Terry Ellis (vocals, background vocals); Debbie T. (rap vocals); Grover Washington, Jr. (saxophone); Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy (keyboards, drum machine). Recording information: Can-Am Studio, Tarzana, CA; Live Oak Studio, Berkeley, CA; Starlight Sound, Richmond, CA. Photographer: David Roth. Unknown Contributor Roles: Cindy Herron; Dawn Robinson; Maxine Jones; Terry Ellis; Thomas McElroy. Arrangers: Denzil Foster; Thomas McElroy. When hip-hop/R&B quartet En Vogue appeared on the scene in 1990 with BORN TO SING, it was clear that they were a force to be reckoned with. Carefully assembled by producers Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster, En Vogue blended girl-group sass with soul, funk, pop smarts, and a sophisticated sense of style and edge. The harmonies of the three vocalists gave a cool, glossy edge to all their material, and that key element--along with the other hallmarks of their style--is clearly apparent on this fine debut. A number of singles from the album hit the pop and R&B charts, including the smoothly grooving "Hold On" and the vocal-rotating "Lies," both of which made it to the pop charts, while "Don't Go" and "You Don't Have to Worry" were R&B hits. En Vogue would ratchet up their popularity even more with their follow-up FUNKY DIVAS, but BORN TO SING was a strong opening salvo from one of the most successful girl groups of the '90s.

Q - 3 Stars - Good

Female R&B foursome En Vogue defined a new image and sound for R&B in the '90s. With the help of producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy (Club Nouveau, Timex Social Club) they combined a sexy girl-group image with '70s soul songcraft and contemporary hip-hop production techniques for a distaff variation on New Jack Swing that was termed "New Jill." They scored a number of big hits early in the decade and broke lyrical ground with "Free Your Mind." Despite time off for solo projects, En Vogue kept following their musical path into the 21st century.

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