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The Very Best of En Vogue | ||||
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Released | August 21, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 1989–1999 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 73:14 | |||
Label | Elektra Entertainment Group/Rhino Entertainment Company | |||
Producer | Barry "RockBarry" Benson | |||
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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 .
No. | Title | Writer (s) | Length |
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1. | "Hold On" | Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster, Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson | 5:04 |
2. | "Free Your Mind" | McElroy, Foster | 4:53 |
3. | "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" | McElroy, Foster | 4:41 |
4. | "Don't Let Go (Love)" | Ray Murray, Rico Wade, Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Marqueze Ethridge | 4:50 |
5. | "Give It Up, Turn It Loose" | McElroy, Foster | 5:12 |
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 Andes | 4:21 |
9. | "Love Don't Love You" | McElroy, Foster | 3:58 |
10. | "You Don't Have to Worry" | McElroy, Foster | 3:48 |
11. | "Waitin' on You" | McElroy, Foster | 5:12 |
12. | "Runaway Love" (featuring FMob) | McElroy, Foster | 5:01 |
13. | "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" | Curtis Mayfield | 3:55 |
14. | "Don't Go" | McElroy, Foster | 5:48 |
15. | "Let It Flow" | Foster, McElroy | 5:37 |
16. | "Hold On (Hip Hop Remix)" | McElroy, Foster, Ellis, Herron, Jones, Robinson | 5:50 |
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