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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 28 |
| Music videos | 21 |
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 3× platinum by October that same year, and went gold in Canada.[2] Within its first two years of release, it sold 3 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 at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles 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 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
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
AUS [18][19] |
BEL (FL) [20] |
CAN [21] |
FRA [22] |
GER [9] |
NLD [23] |
NZ [24] |
SWI [10] |
UK [5] | ||||||||
| Born to Sing | 21 | 146 | — | 30 | — | — | 58 | 37 | — | 23 | |||||||
| Funky Divas |
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8 | 66 | — | 34 | — | 58 | 37 | 36 | — | 4 | ||||||
| EV3 |
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8 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 9 | ||||||
| Masterpiece Theatre |
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67 | 201 | — | — | 56 | 22 | 56 | — | 28 | 139 | ||||||
| The Gift of Christmas |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Soul Flower |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Electric Café |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [19] |
AUT [29] |
GER [9] |
NLD [23] |
UK [5] | ||||||||||||||||
| Best of En Vogue |
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183 | 37 | 61 | 43 | 39 |
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| Very Best of En Vogue |
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— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| The Platinum Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live in Alabama 2002 |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US R&B [4] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Remix to Sing |
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— | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Runaway Love |
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49 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rufftown Presents En Vogue |
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— | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Singles
editAs main performer
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
AUS [18][19] |
BEL (FL) [20] |
CAN [21] |
GER [9] |
IRE [31] |
NLD [23] |
NZ [24] |
SWI [10] |
UK [5] | |||||||||||
| "Hold On" | 1990 | 2 | 64 | — | 51 | — | 18 | 10 | 5 | — | 5 |
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Born to Sing | |||||||
| "Lies" | 38 | 156 | — | 72 | — | — | 42 | — | — | 44 | ||||||||||
| "You Don't Have to Worry" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | ||||||||||
| "Don't Go" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | |||||||||
| "Strange" | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Remix to Sing | |||||||||
| "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" | 1992 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 4 |
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Funky Divas | |||||||
| "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" | 6 | 84 | — | 19 | 46 | 23 | 45 | 2 | — | 44 |
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| "Yesterday" [a] | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Free Your Mind" | 8 | 39 | 37 | 19 | — | 23 | 15 | 12 | — | 16 |
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| "Give It Up, Turn It Loose" | 15 | 96 | — | 36 | — | 30 | — | 34 | 36 | 22 | ||||||||||
| "Love Don't Love You" | 1993 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | |||||||||
| "Runaway Love" | 51 | 62 | — | 24 | — | — | 46 | — | — | 36 | Runaway Love | |||||||||
| "What Is Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Whatta Man" (with Salt-N-Pepa) |
3 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 10 | — | 7 | ||||||||||
| "Don't Let Go (Love)" | 1996 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | Set It Off and EV3 | ||||||||
| "Whatever" | 1997 | 16 | 77 | — | 8 | 92 | — | 63 | 24 | — | 14 |
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EV3 | |||||||
| "Too Gone, Too Long" | 33 | 134 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 39 | — | 20 | ||||||||||
| "No Fool No More" | 1998 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | Why Do Fools Fall in Love | ||||||||
| "Hold On (Remix)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | Best of En Vogue | |||||||||
| "Riddle" | 2000 | 92 | 125 | 15 | — | 62 | — | 28 | — | 56 | 33 | Masterpiece Theatre | ||||||||
| "Losin' My Mind" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soul Flower | ||||||||
| "Ooh Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
As featured performer
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | BEL | GER | UK | |||||||
| "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" (with Various Artists) |
1995 | 45 | 18 | — | — | — | 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 | 96 | 34 | — | — | 19 | A Time to Love | ||||
| "Glamorous" (Natalia featuring En Vogue) |
2007 | — | — | 2 | — | — | Everything and More | ||||
| "Bring Back the Time" (New Kids on the Block featuring Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley, and En Vogue) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Emotions" | 2015 | Non-Album Singles |
| "A Thousand Times" | 2016 | |
| "O Holy Night" | ||
| "Luv My Thangz" | 2018 |
Album appearances
edit| 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
edit| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Hold On" | 1990 | Tarsem Singh |
| "Lies" | David Kellogg | |
| "You Don't Have to Worry" | Mark Romanek | |
| "Don't Go" | 1991 | D.J. Webster |
| "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" | 1992 | Matthew Rolston |
| "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" | Stephan Wuernitzer | |
| "Free Your Mind" | Mark Romanek | |
| "Give It Up, Turn It Loose" | Marcus Nispel | |
| "Runaway Love" | 1993 | Markus Blunder |
| "Whatta Man" | Matthew Rolston | |
| "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" | 1995 | Antoine Fuqua |
| "Don't Let Go (Love)" | 1996 | Matthew Rolston |
| "Whatever" | 1997 | |
| "Too Gone, Too Long" | Francis Lawrence | |
| "Riddle" | 2000 | Len Wiseman |
| "Free Your Mind" | 2002 | Robert Bröllochs |
| "So What the Fuss" | 2005 | Paul Hunter |
| "Rocket" | 2018 | Damien Sandoval[40] |
| "Bring Back the Time" | 2022 | John Asher[41] |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
References
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- ^ a b "CAN Charts > En Vogue". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
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- ^ a b "NZ Charts > En Vogue". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
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- ^ "En Vogue: EV3". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
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