En Vogue

Released: September 21, 1993

Songwriter: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy

Producer: Thomas McElroy Denzil Foster

[Intro: Maxine Jones]
Are you ready to roll?
Are you ready to roll?
Are you ready to roll?
Are you ready to roll?
Are you ready to roll?
Funky Divas with a cool light stroll
Sending smooth vibe to all our dear fans
It feels good to be groovin' again

[Verse 1: Cindy Herron]
Chocolate cream to me baby, so sweet to me
Like some honey to a honey bee
I am drawn to you baby like a strong magnet, oh
Once I'm there, there's no turning back
There is no real excuse, why take this abuse
I keep running back, taking smack
Don't know what to say or to do
It's amazing, but I act crazy
I can't win, it's a sin
So I feel I have to fight it

[Chorus]
Runaway love
Like a train on broken tracks
Runaway love
It's too hard to turn it back now
Runaway love
Feels good without a doubt, yeah
Runaway love
Has to stop before it turns me out

[Verse 2: Terry Ellis]
Ooh, I'm not qualified to play love games with you
I've been hurt hard lately, I'm not for being used, no more
Just a little lovin', it's like a drug and I'm a drug addict
I just don't know why I just can't let go
I can't walk away, fade away
Every day my love grows and grows
It's a sickness, or is it weakness
Should I cope, is there hope?
All I know it's hard to stop...

[Chorus]
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Feels good without a doubt, yeah
Runaway love
Has to stop before it turns me out

[Bridge]
Take me
Take me
Take me higher, higher
Ooh, take me higher, higher
Take me higher, take me higher
I know you can do it
Oh yeah, take me higher, higher
Take me higher, take me higher, ooh
Take me higher, higher

[Chorus]
Runaway love
Like a train on broken tracks, yeah
Runaway love
It's too hard to turn it back, oh yeah
Runaway love
Ooh, feels good without a doubt, yeah
Runaway love
Has to stop before it turns me out
Runaway love
Runaway love
Ooh, just a runaway love
Runaway love
Feels good without a doubt, baby
Runaway love
Has to stop before it turns me out...

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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