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Don’t GoEn Vogue

Released: April 3, 1990

Songwriter: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy

Producer: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy

[Verse 1: Terry Ellis]
I'm so glad to see you
Now I have the chance to say
Our love's been growing freely
What must I do to make you stay?

[Chorus: Terry + (En Vogue)]
Don't go (Don't go)
Oh no, don't go (Don't go)
Ooh (Don't go)
Don't go (Don't go)

[Verse 2: Terry]
I feel the time is right
'Cause my love for you has grown
Up until this very night
I had doubts your love was strong enough
To break me down
Now I'm caught up in this web
You've spun for me tonight
Don't go

It takes a gifted man
To release the love in me
So far you're the only man
Who has gone this far for me
It feels it's out of my hands
Can't think twice, it's much too right
This may be my only chance
Don't go

[Pre-Chorus: Terry]
I've been such a fool
To have kept my love from you
Could have lost your love searching for the truth

[Chorus: Terry + (En Vogue)]
Ooh, don't go (Don't go)
Don't go nowhere, you know I care
Stay right here with me forever, baby
Don't go (Don't go)
Oh no (Don't go)

[Verse 3: Terry]
Let's make sweet love tonight
I won't put up any fight
Your wish is my command
Lay me down upon my bed
And make me feel the heat
Of your body next to mine
I just have one demand
Don't go

You send chills down my spine
I surrendered all my love
You captured all my life
In just one night of ecstasy
You brought me to my knees
Your first bite was just too strong
You left a scar on me
Don't go

[Pre-Chorus: Terry]
I've been such a fool to have kept my love from you
Could've lost your love searching for the truth

[Chorus: Terry + (En Vogue)]
Ooh (Don't go)
Baby, don't go (Don't go)
Oh, baby, don't go, please don't go (Don't go)
I want you right here, baby (Don't go)

[Pre-Chorus: Terry]
I'm so glad to see you
Now I have the chance to say
Our love's been growing freely, oh yeah
What must I do to make you stay?

[Chorus: Terry + (En Vogue)]
Oh baby, don't go (Don't go)
Don't go, no no (Don't go)
Baby baby, don't go, oh, don't you go nowhere (Don't go)
I need your right here (Don't go)
Ooh, ooh (Don't go)
Ooh, ooh (Don't go)
Baby don't go (Don't go)
I need you right here (Don't go)

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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