En Vogue

Released: November 17, 2017

Songwriter: Kid Monroe Taura Stinson

Producer: Kid Monroe

[Verse 1: Cindy Herron]
One of these days you gon' see me
But I've been right here all the time
(Hey, hey, hey)
You gonna reach out to touch me
But I won't be there by your side
(Nah, nah, nah)
You gonna wish you could drink me
Thirsty like the desert ground
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
But I won't know how you're feeling, no
'Cause I won't be anywhere around
(Bet you'll never forget)

[Pre-Chorus: Terry Ellis]
Ooh, all this good loving I gave to you
(Bet you'll never forget)
Oh, all you ever did was lie, baby, I was the truth
(You'll never forget)
Those times you said I would be nothing
(You'll never forget)
But look at me, ain't I somethin'?

[Chorus]
You know you want it but you know can't have nothing but a seat
(Ah, ooh, ooh, ooh)
You want this good good but you know
You can't have nothing but a seat
And watch the show, yeah

[Verse 2: Rhona Bennett]
I think I like the security, yeah
Look who's incognito now
(Hey, hey, hey)
I bet right now if I called ya
You'd be ready to settle down
(Oh, hell yeah)
'One of those days' is here now
(Ooh, ooh)
So open up your eyes and ears
(Hey, hey, hey)
'Cause Stevie Wonder can see me
So I know that I make myself clear, yeah

[Pre-Chorus: Terry Ellis]
(Bet you'll never forget)
Ooh, all this good loving I gave to you
(Bet you'll never forget)
How all you ever did was lie, and baby I know the truth
(You'll never forget)
Those times you said I would be nothing
(You'll never forget)
But look at me, now ain't I somethin'?

[Chorus]
You know you want it
But you know can't have nothing but a seat
(No)
You want this good good
But you know you can't have nothing but a seat
(Nothing)
Sit down and watch out
(Ooh)

[Bridge]
I know it's hard to watch, 'cause I'm so freakin' hot
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Bet your girlfriend dresses just like me
But you'll never come close, tell her 'have a seat'
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I know it's hard to watch, 'cause I'm so freakin' hot
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Bet your girlfriend dresses just like me
But you'll never come close, chick, have a seat
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

[Pre-Chorus: Terry Ellis + Cindy Herron]
(I bet you'll never forget)
Ooh, all this good loving I gave to you
(Bet you'll never forget)
How all you ever did was lie, and baby I was the truth
(You'll never forget)
Those times you said we would be nothing
(You'll never forget)
But look at me, now ain't I somethin'?

[Chorus]
You know you want it
But you know can't have nothing but a seat
(No, no, no, no, no, hey, you want it)
You want this good good
But you know you can't have nothing but a seat
(You want it, you need it)
And watch the show

Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo

Cindy Herron, Terry Ellis, Maxine Jones, and Dawn Robinson are the original members of the R&B girl group En Vogue. The group was put together by producers Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster after a talent search in Oakland, California in 1989. Their debut album Born to Sing was released in 1990 and featured the #1 R&B hits “You Don’t Have To Worry,” “Lies,” and their platinum debut single “Hold On,” which also peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and won a Billboard and Soul Train Music Award. Their 1992 follow-up album Funky Divas hit #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 on its way to triple platinum status. The lead single, “My Lovin' (You’re Never Gonna Get It),” helped propel that success as it hit #1 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also featured the #1 R&B hit cover of Aretha Franklin’s “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” as well as the Top 10 pop single “Free Your Mind.”

In 1993, they released the EP Runaway Love and made appearances on the TV shows In Living Color, Roc and A Different World. In 1994, they collaborated with Salt-N-Pepa on their Top 3 platinum single “Whatta Man” and in 1996 they contributed to the Set It Off soundtrack with their hit single “Don’t Let Go (Love)” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit #1 on the R&B Singles chart.

While working on their third album, Dawn Robinson decided to leave the group due to issues with management. The group decided to go on as a trio and released their third platinum album EV3 in 1997 featuring the Top 10 R&B/Top 20 pop hit “Whatever,” which was produced and co-written by Babyface. They went on to release three more albums—Masterpiece Theatre in 2000, The Gift of Christmas in 2002, and Soul Flower in 2004. During that time, Maxine Jones left the group in 2001 and was replaced by Amanda Cole, and Cole was later replaced in 2003 by Rhona Bennett. While the original four members have reunited for performances throughout the years, the current lineup consists of Herron, Ellis, and Bennett, and they released the single “Déjà Vu” in 2016 and released their album Electric Café in 2018.

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