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: Cindy Herron]
Got a letter just the other day
So much was left unsaid
When you went away
How my heart grew so cold
From the misery of dreams ago

[Pre-Chorus: Cindy Herron]
An open envelope
The last time that we spoke
You said that you would always be my man
And now this letter's here
What will you say, my dear
To bring me to emotions once again
The truth of it you say
There's never been day
That you're not sorry you apologize
But life teaches new things
Beyond the pain it brings
You to a place where you are truly wise

[Chorus: En Vogue]
Que sera sera
Whatever will be will be
I'm happy for you and me
That we can finally see what was meant
Que sera sera
Whatever will be will be
I'm happy for you and me
That we can finally see what was meant

[Verse 2: Maxine Jones]
I know we've made mistakes
'Cause love is give and take
I need to say it wasn't all your fault
I too had some regrets
Such pain I've felt and yet
It's better to have love than not at all
The memories we had of all the good and bad
Has helped me be the woman that I am
So don't apologize
I've come to realize
Just what is meant by all in love is fair

[Chorus: En Vogue]
Que sera sera
Whatever will be will be
I'm happy for you and me
That we can finally see what was meant
Que sera sera
Whatever will be will be
I'm happy for you and me
That we can finally see what was meant

[Bridge: Terry Ellis]
Sometimes it's just not meant to be
But the love that we share goes on and on
Spiritually there'll be no more crying, no
And there'll be no more lying, no no no no no
And the truth that we gained will offset the pain
And now we finally see

[Chorus: En Vogue]
Que sera sera
Whatever will be will be
I'm happy for you and me
(Ooh, happy for you, baby)
That we can finally see what was meant
Que sera sera
Whatever will be will be
I'm happy for you and me
(Ooh, happy, baby)
That we can finally see what was meant
Que sera sera (Ooh)
Whatever will be will be
I'm happy for you and me
(Ooh, I'm happy, baby)
That we can finally see what was meant
Que sera sera (Que sera sera)
Whatever will be will be
(Whatever will be will be)
I'm happy for you and me
That we can finally see what was meant
Que sera sera

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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