Best of En Vogue

Best of En Vogue
Greatest hits album by
En Vogue
ReleasedJune 1, 1999
RecordedSeptember 1989–1999
Genre
LabelEast West
ProducerFoster & McElroy
En Vogue chronology
EV3
(1997) 		Best of En Vogue
(1999) 		Masterpiece Theatre
(2000)
Singles from Best of En Vogue
  1. "No Fool, No More"
    Released: September 22, 1998
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Best of En Vogue is the first greatest hits compilation album by the American R&B/pop group En Vogue. It was released in 1999 on East West Records. The album comprises nearly all of their hit singles released between the years of 1990 and 1998.

The compilation features hit songs from their albums; Born to Sing (1990), Funky Divas (1992), and EV3 (1997). It also included "No Fool, No More" recorded for the film soundtrack Why Do Fools Fall in Love.

Other tracks included on album include their biggest hits "Don't Let Go (Love)", "Whatta Man", "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It), "Free Your Mind", "Runaway Love", and remixes of "Let It Flow" and first hit single, "Hold On".

Track listing

All tracks written by Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster, except noted otherwise.

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" from the album Funky Divas4:42
2."Hold On" from the album Born to Sing5:04
3."Whatta Man" (featuring Salt-N-Pepa)Cheryl James, David Crawford, Hurby Azorfrom the album Runaway Love4:55
4."Free Your Mind" from the album Funky Divas4:52
5."Don't Let Go (Love)"Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Marqueze Ethridge, Organized Noizefrom the album EV34:51
6."Giving Him Something He Can Feel"Curtis Mayfieldfrom the album Funky Divas3:57
7."No Fool, No More (Mick Guzauski Mix)"Diane Warrenfrom the album Why Do Fools Fall in Love4:18
8."Whatever"Giuliano Franco, Keith Andesfrom the album EV34:20
9."Lies"Terry Ellis, Dawn Robinson, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Khayree Shaheedfrom the album Born to Sing4:16
10."Give It Up, Turn It Loose" from the album Funky Divas5:12
11."Runaway Love" (featuring FMob) from the album Runaway Love4:59
12."Too Gone, Too Long"Diane Warrenfrom the album EV34:42
13."Let It Flow" from the album EV35:38
14."Love Don't Love You" from the album Funky Divas3:55
15."Let It Flow (Funky Food Radio Mix)" bonus track3:58
16."Hold On (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage Remix)" bonus track6:17

Personnel

  • Producer – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy
  • Producer – Babyface
  • Producer – David Foster
  • Executive producer – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 183
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 61
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 39
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[6] 4

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "En Vogue ARIA chart history". ARIA. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  2. ^ "Austriancharts.at – En Vogue – Best Of" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – En Vogue – Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – En Vogue – Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "En Vogue | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – En Vogue – Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 5, 2024.