En Vogue

Released: May 23, 2000

Songwriter: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy Maxine Jones Cindy Herron Terry Ellis (En Vogue)

Producer: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy

[Verse 1: Maxine Jones]
Me and my friends, we went out last night
To a small supper club under lights
It didn't have much room, but hell, they never do
Just chairs, a few tables, and some food

[Pre-Chorus: Terry Ellis]
A small cramped band started playing
And all the room was swaying
Soon I found myself dancing
With a tall dark man, I was in a trance
A sort of romance between the rhythm and my soul, oh

[Chorus: En Vogue]
Ooh, I wake up in the morning
And it's on me, I can hear the calling
And it's haunting each and everything
I didn't know my Latin love was oh so strong
Even in the middle of romancing
Really love the rhythm when I'm dancing
Can't deny the spirit when you feel the Latin soul

[Verse 2: Maxine Jones]
After that night, my life had changed
I had no control and now I would behave
Every chance I got, I was at the club
Wining and dining like there was no tomorrow

[Pre-Chorus: Terry Ellis]
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) So free
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) So me, yeah yeah
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) So lifting
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) And I don't want it to stop, no

[Chorus: En Vogue]
Ooh, I wake up in the morning
And it's on me, I can hear the calling
And it's haunting each and everything
I didn't know my Latin love was oh so strong
Even in the middle of romancing (Romancing)
Really love the rhythm when I'm dancing (Dancing)
Can't deny the spirit when you feel the Latin soul
Ooh, I wake up in the morning
And it's on me, I can hear the calling (Ooh)
And it's haunting each and everything
I didn't know my Latin love was oh so strong
Even in the middle of romancing (Romancing)
Really love the rhythm when I'm dancing (When I'm dancing)
Can't deny the spirit when you feel the Latin soul

[Bridge: Cindy Herron]
If your life can't seem to get going
Hopelessness is showing
Tune your soul into Latin
Get into the sounds of the rhythms beating out
'Cause when you're dancing, then your spirit will be free, yeah

[Pre-Chorus: Cindy Herron]
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) So free, yeah
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) So me
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) So uplifting, yeah
(Ooh, ooh, ooh) Oh, and I don't want it to stop, no

[Chorus: En Vogue]
Ooh, I wake up in the morning
And it's on me, I can hear the calling
And it's haunting each and everything
I didn't know my Latin love was oh so strong
Even in the middle of romancing (In the middle)
Really love the rhythm when I'm dancing (Feel the rhythm)
Can't deny the spirit when you feel the Latin soul
Ooh, I wake up in the morning
And it's on me, I can hear the calling
And it's haunting each and everything
I didn't know my Latin love was oh so strong
(Never, never knew)
Even in the middle of romancing
Really love the rhythm when I'm dancing (When I'm dancing)
Can't deny the spirit when you feel the Latin soul
Ooh, I wake up in the morning
And it's on me, I can hear the calling
And it's haunting each and everything
I didn't know my Latin love was oh so strong
Even in the middle of romancing
Really love the rhythm when I'm dancing
Can't deny the spirit when you feel the Latin soul
Ooh, I wake up in the morning
And it's on me, I can hear the calling
And it's haunting each and everything
I didn't know my Latin love was oh so strong
Even in the middle of romancing
Really love the rhythm when I'm dancing
Can't deny the spirit when you feel the Latin soul

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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