En Vogue

Released: April 3, 1990

Songwriter: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy En Vogue

Producer: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy

[Verse 1 - Dawn]
I, I never thought I'd be the one to find a guy
Who gives his love to everyone
Gives promises he never keeps
He broke my heart
And shattered all my hopes and dreams
Now I'm so confused
Don't know what I should do
Looking for some sound advice
Can't take another sleepless night
All reasoning's gone
Still I've got to be strong
This is why I'm calling you
What would be the thing to do?

[Chorus]
Call up luv lines
And solve luv crimes
Call up luv lines
And solve luv crimes

[Verse 2 - Dawn]
I, I always thought true love should be
Full of trust, respect and honesty
How could a man just walk away
And never a second thought
About the heart he breaks?
Watch out what you do
This may happen to you
He can charm you with his eyes
Best believe he's full of lies
He'll take control of your mind and your soul
This is why I'm warning you
So you'll know just what to do

[Chorus]
Call up luv lines
And solve luv crimes
(You better call up)
Call up luv lines
And solve luv crimes
Call up luv lines
And solve luv crimes
Call up luv lines
And solve luv crimes

[Bridge - Dawn]
I'm calling up to ask your point of view
So be straight with me
I feel that I can depend on you
I know I'm not the first to call your line
Many more of you are victims to this passion crime

[Chorus]
Call up luv lines
And solve luv crimes
Call up luv lines
And solve luv crimes
Call up luv lines
And solve luv crimes
Call up luv lines
And solve luv crimes
(You better call up the luv lines)
Call up luv lines
And solve luv crimes
Call up luv lines
And solve luv crimes
Call up luv lines
And solve luv crimes
Call up love lines
And solve love crimes

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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