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Right DirectionEn Vogue

Released: June 17, 1997

Songwriter: J. B. Eckl Christopher Bolden

Producer: Ivan Matias Christopher Bolden Andrea Martin

[Verse 1: Terry Ellis]
Standing on this dusty road
Listening to my radio
If you could see me, I'd know you swear
I'm a thousand miles from anywhere
Well, it may seem strong insane to you, baby
But I guess it's just what I gotta do
Just to get myself to where you are
Don't you know I traveled many times as far?

[Chorus: En Vogue]
Well, I hope I'm headed in the right direction
Got no time for making wrong decisions
What could give me such a sense of mission?
Only love...could've brought me here
In the right direction, yeah yeah yeah

[Verse 2: Maxine Jones]
Well, it takes a strong and a mighty wind
To send me off to the places I've been
It takes more than one of a tales to tell, baby
Searching for some Holy Grail

[Chorus: En Vogue]
And I, hope I'm headed in the right direction
Got no time for making wrong decisions
What could give me such a sense of mission?
Only love...could've brought me here

[Bridge: Cindy Herron]
Everybody knows that love will make you crazy
Make you play the fool that's so intoxicated
So don't you be surprised if one lazy afternoon
I come knocking on your door, baby
'Cause you know I'm not amused

[Verse 3: Maxine Jones]
Well, I may not pass this way again
And if I do, I don't know when
But it seems to me, unless I'm wrong, baby
Our paths will cross before too long

[Chorus: En Vogue]
Well, I hope I'm headed in the right direction
Got no time for making wrong decisions (Wrong decisions)
What could give me such a sense of mission?
Only love...should've brought me here
I hope I'm headed in the right direction
Got no time for making wrong decisions (Wrong decisions)
What could give me such a sense of mission?
Only love...could've brought me here
I hope I'm headed in the right direction
Got no time for making wrong decisions (Wrong decisions)
What could give me such a sense of mission?
Only love...

[Outro: Maxine Jones & (En Vogue)]
Only love can send me off in the right direction
(Right direction)
Only love can send me off in the right direction
(Wrong decisions)
Only love can send me off in the right direction
(Sense of mission)
Only love can send me off in the right direction

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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