En Vogue

Released: March 24, 1992

Songwriter: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy

Producer: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy

[Intro]
Oom baby, oom baby, oom baby, oom baby
Oom baby, oom baby, oom baby, oom baby
Hey you, baby

[Verse 1 - Terry]
A feeling I can't control
Is haunting me when you're not home
A feeling roams deep inside
There really is no place to hide
(Desire)

[Chorus - En Vogue (Terry)]
Desire, ooh, like fire
(Come on, baby, light my fire
Ooh oh desire)
Desire, ooh like fire
(Come on baby light my fire)
Desire, ooh, like fire

[Verse 2 - Cindy]
Everywhere I go I have thoughts of you
Little fantasies of being with you
Having no control when having desire
Like having no more water to put out the fire
Every little minute grows my addiction
Each and every hour I fight the power
On and on the feeling never gives in
Don't never try to fight it, you'll never win

[Chorus - En Vogue (Terry)]
Desire, ooh, like fire
(Come on, baby, light my fire
Ooh oh desire)
Desire, ooh like fire
(Come on baby light my fire)
Desire, ooh, like fire

[Bridge - En Vogue (Cindy)]
(Oh, desire)
Oom baby, oom baby, oom baby, oom baby
Oom baby, oom baby, oom baby, oom baby
(Hey you, baby
Oh, desire)
Oom baby, oom baby, oom baby, oom baby
Oom baby, oom baby, oom baby, oom baby
Hey you, baby
(Hey you, baby)

[Chorus]
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire

[Bridge - En Vogue]
Oom baby, oom baby, oom baby, oom baby
Oom baby, oom baby, oom baby, hey
Oom baby, oom baby, oom baby, oom baby
Oom baby, oom baby, oom baby, oom baby
Hey you, baby

[Chorus with Cindy adlibs]
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire
Desire, ooh, like fire

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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