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My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)En Vogue

Released: March 17, 1992

Songwriter: John “Jabo” Starks Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy James Brown Fred Wesley

Producer: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy

[Intro: En Vogue + (Maxine Jones)]
Ooooh, bop...
No, you're never gonna get it (ow!)
Never ever gonna get it (no, not this time)
No, you're never gonna get it (my love)
Never ever gonna get it
No, you're never gonna get it (ow!)
Never ever gonna get it (not this time)
No, you're never gonna get it (my love)
Never never gonna get it
Ooooh, bop...

[Verse 1: Maxine]
I remember how it used to be
You never was this nice, you can't fool me (Ooooh, bop...)
Now you talking like you made a change
The more you talk, the more things sound the same
(Ahh...)

[Pre-Chorus: Dawn Robinson]
What makes you think you can just walk back into her life (Ooh, oh oh oh)
Without a good fight? (Ahh...)
I just sit back and watch you make a fool of yourself (Ooh, oh)
'Cause you're just wasting your time, oh

[Chorus: En Vogue + (Maxine)]
No, you're never gonna get it (not this time)
Never ever gonna get it (my lovin')
No, you're never gonna get it (had your chance to make a change)
Never ever gonna get it

No, you're never gonna get it (not this time)
Never ever gonna get it (my lovin')
No, you're never gonna get it (had your chance to make a change)
Never ever gonna get it
Ooooh, bop...

[Verse 2: Maxine]
Now you promise me the moon and stars
Save your breath, you won't get very far (Ooooh, bop...)
Gave you many chances to make change
The only thing you changed was love to hate
(Ahh...)

[Pre-Chorus: Dawn]
It doesn't matter what you do or what you say (Ooh, oh, oh, oh)
She doesn't love you; no way (Ahh...)
Maybe next time you'll give your woman a little respect (Ooh, oh oh)
So you won't be hearing her say, no way

[Chorus: En Vogue + (Maxine)]
No, you're never gonna get it (not this time)
Never ever gonna get it (my lovin')
No, you're never gonna get it (had your chance to make a change)
Never ever gonna get it

No, you're never gonna get it (not this time)
Never ever gonna get it (my lovin')
No, you're never gonna get it (had your chance to make a change)
Never ever gonna get it

No, you're never gonna get it (not this time)
Never ever gonna get it (my lovin')
No, you're never gonna get it (had your chance to make a change)
Never ever gonna get it

No, you're never gonna get it (not this time)
Never ever gonna get it (my lovin')
No, you're never gonna get it (had your chance to make a change)
Never ever gonna get it
Ooooh, bop...

[Interlude: Maxine]
Yes sir
I give to the needy, and not the greedy
Mmhmm, that's right
'Cause you see, baby (Ooooh, bop...)
When you're locking, you're losing
And I'm out the door
(Ahh...)

[Pre-Chorus: Dawn]
It doesn't matter what you do or what you say (Ooh, oh oh oh)
She don't love you; no way (Ahh...)
Maybe next time you'll give your woman a little respect (Ooh, oh)
So you won't be hearing her say, no way

(And now it's time for a breakdown)

[Break]
Never gonna get it, never gonna get it
Never gonna get it, never gonna get it
Never gonna get it, never gonna get it
Never gonna get it (woo-woo-woo-woo)
Never gonna get it, never gonna get it
Never gonna get it, never gonna get it
Never gonna get it, never gonna get it
Never gonna get it, never get it
(You bet) BOP!
(You bet) BOP!
(You bet) BOP!
(You bet) BOP!

[Outro: En Vogue + (Maxine)]
No, you're never gonna get it (sweet lovin')
Never ever gonna get it (sweet lovin')
No, you're never gonna get it (my lovin')
Never ever gonna get it (my lovin')

No, you're never gonna get it (sweet lovin')
Never ever gonna get it (my lovin')
No, you're never gonna get it (sweet lovin')
Never ever gonna get it (my lovin')

No, you're never gonna get it (not this time)
Never ever gonna get it (sweet lovin')
No, you're never gonna get it (my sweet lovin')
Never ever gonna get it (my sweet lovin')

En Vogue

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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