Track Listing
1. This Is Your Life
2. My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
3. Hip Hop Lover
4. Free Your Mind
5. Desire
6. Giving Him Something He Can Feel
7. It Ain't Over till the Fat Lady Sings
8. Give It up, Turn It Loose
9. Yesterday
10. Hooked on Your Love
11. Love Don't Love You
12. What Is Love
13. Thanks/Prayer
| Details | | Playing Time: | 52 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Chuckii Booker | | Producer: | Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
En Vogue: Terry Ellis, Maxine Jones, Cindy Herron, Dawn Robinson (vocals).
Additional personnel: Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster (vocals, keyboards, drum programming); Chuckii Booker (vocals); Wayne Jackson (rap vocals); Jinx Jones (guitar, bass); James "Jinx" Gardner (guitar); Jeffrey McCormick, Les Harris (saxophone); Tony George (trumpet); Chris Mondt (trombone); Michael Fellows (drums); Juan Escovedo, Jon Bendich, Peter Michael (percussion).
Engineers: Michael Semanick, Neil King, Steve Counter.
Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California.
FUNKY DIVAS still stands as one of the finest R&B albums of the '90s. With their mixture of old-school soul, funk, contemporary hip-hop edge, cool harmonies, and a sexy, stylish image, En Vogue alighted upon a highly successful formula that they perfected on this sophomore release. But what makes FUNKY DIVAS such a winner, beyond the quartet's skills, is the notably strong material.
The unbelievably catchy smash "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" laid a sassy, in-your-face message over a thumping funk hook , and remains one of En Vogue's finest moments. Their updates of Aretha Franklin's version of "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" and "Free Your Mind" (which borrows the hook from Funkadelic's psychedelic anthem "Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow") were also hits, as was the doo-wop inflected "Give It Up Turn It Loose." Surprisingly, the rest of the material is just as strong, making this, hands-down, the pop quartet's strongest release.
Editorial Reviews
Included in Rolling Stone's Essential Recordings of the 90's.
Rolling Stone (05/13/1999)
Ranked #16 in Spin's list of the 20 Best Albums Of The Year - ...Rock, reggae, funk, house, rap, ballads--En Vogue didn't just try on a few different hats, it set up a chapeau shop...
Spin (12/01/1992)
Ranked #21 in the Village Voice's list of the 40 Best Albums Of 1992.
Village Voice (03/02/1993)
4 Stars - Excellent - ...this quartet have the ability to keep faith with the soul tradition while sounding young and alive throughout...
Q (06/01/1992)
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