The Very Best of En Vogue

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The Very Best of En Vogue
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Greatest hits album by
En Vogue
ReleasedAugust 21, 2001
Recorded1989–1999
Genre R&B
Length73:14
Label Elektra Entertainment Group/Rhino Entertainment Company
Producer Barry "RockBarry" Benson
En Vogue chronology
Masterpiece Theatre
(2000)		The Very Best of En Vogue
(2001)		 The Gift of Christmas
(2002)

The Very Best of En Vogue is a 2001 greatest hits album by En Vogue, containing hits from their three studio albums, Born to Sing , Funky Divas , and EV3 .

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album four and a half out of five stars. He noted that while "En Vogue may not have been as visionary as TLC, but they were still one of the best female urban groups of the '90s, which is why their Very Best collection works so well. This collection [...] offers the best encapsulation of their talents imaginable." [1]

Commercial performance

The Very Best of En Vogue debuted and peaked at number number 29 on the UK R&B Albums Charts. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter (s)Length
1."Hold On" Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster, Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson 5:04
2."Free Your Mind"McElroy, Foster4:53
3."My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"McElroy, Foster4:41
4."Don't Let Go (Love)" Ray Murray, Rico Wade, Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Marqueze Ethridge4:50
5."Give It Up, Turn It Loose"McElroy, Foster5:12
6."Whatta Man" (with Salt-N-Pepa) Hurby Azor, Dave Crawford, Cheryl James 4:56
7."Lies"McElroy, Foster, Ellis, Herron, Jones, Robinson, Khayree Shaheed 4:17
8."Whatever"Giuliano Franco, Keith Andes4:21
9."Love Don't Love You"McElroy, Foster3:58
10."You Don't Have to Worry"McElroy, Foster3:48
11."Waitin' on You"McElroy, Foster5:12
12."Runaway Love" (featuring FMob)McElroy, Foster5:01
13."Giving Him Something He Can Feel" Curtis Mayfield 3:55
14."Don't Go"McElroy, Foster5:48
15."Let It Flow"Foster, McElroy5:37
16."Hold On (Hip Hop Remix)"McElroy, Foster, Ellis, Herron, Jones, Robinson5:50

Credits

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [4] 29

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [5] Gold7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] Silver60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music - Colin Larkin - Google Books. ISBN   9780857125958 . Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
  4. 1 2 "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – En Vogue – The Very Best Of". Radioscope. Retrieved February 13, 2025.Type The Very Best Of in the "Search:" field.
  6. ↑ "British album certifications – En Vogue – The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 5, 2024.


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