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Number One ManEn Vogue

Released: May 23, 2000

Songwriter: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy Curtis Mayfield Mark Lomax Marlon McClain Maxine Jones Cindy Herron Terry Ellis (En Vogue)

Producer: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy

[Verse 1: Terry Ellis]
Well, five long years and a day ago
We met as friends and took that bonding road
Never knew where the road would end up, no no
Sometimes it feels like hell to me, yeah
I gotta keep it together 'cause it's good for me

[Chorus: En Vogue]
Sometimes you make me laugh
Sometimes you can make me cry
But I know that I love you
You're a very good friend of mine
Even though we may have fights
We know it's a part of life
(It's just a part of life, yeah yeah)
Wouldn't trade it for nothin'
Just trust in me, you'll always be
My number one man, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2: Terry Ellis]
I have no questions, so there is no answers, uh-uh
What's to be, is meant to be, oh yes it is
But it feels like treason, every time I reason
Found me parting ways with you
So tell me, what's a girl to do?
I guess I'm stuck with you, yeah

[Chorus: En Vogue]
Sometimes you make me laugh (Woo)
Sometimes you can make me cry
(Make me cry, woo woo, woo woo)
But I know that I love you
(You know I love you, baby)
You're a very good friend of mine (Mhm)
Even though we may have fights
(Oh, but that's alright)
We know it's a part of life
(It's just a part of life, yeah yeah)
Wouldn't trade it for nothin'
Just trust in me, you'll always be
My number one man, yeah, yeah

[Bridge: Cindy Herron]
The beauty and the pain
The part of life remains the same
That you made me see
Just what it means to me
To have someone that you can count on
When things are right and sometimes wrong
What a small price to pay
I bless the day you came my way

[Chorus: En Vogue & (Cindy)]
Sometimes you make me laugh
Sometimes you can make me cry (Oh yeah)
But I know that I love you
(I know that I love you)
You're a very good friend of mine
(You're gonna always be a good friend of mine)
Even though we may have fights
(Ooh, we may fight, baby)
We know it's a part of life
(It's just a part of life, yeah yeah)
Wouldn't trade it for nothin'
(Nothin', my sugar)
Just trust in me, you'll always be
(You're gonna always be)
My number one man, yeah, yeah (My man)
My number one man
(I said you're gonna always be my man, yeah)
My number one man
(My number one man, oh, yeah yeah yeah)
My number one man
(Said you're gonna always, always, always be my man)
Sometimes you make me laugh
(Sometimes you make me laugh)
Sometimes you can make me cry
(Ooh, sometimes you make me cry)
But I know that I love you
(But I love you, baby)
You're a very good friend of mine
(You're always, always)
Even though we may have fights
We know it's a part of life
(Ooh, it's just a part of life)
Wouldn't trade it for nothin'
Just trust in me, you'll always be
My number one man, yeah, yeah

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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