Born to Sing
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This article is about the En Vogue album. For the album by Connie Smith, see Born to Sing (Connie Smith album). For the song by Colm Wilkinson, see Born to Sing (song).
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| Studio album by En Vogue | ||||||||||
| Released | April 3, 1990 | |||||||||
| Recorded | August—December 1989 at Starlight Sound | |||||||||
| Genre | R&B, Hip hop soul, New jack swing, Soul music | |||||||||
| Length | 50:59 | |||||||||
| Label | Atlantic | |||||||||
| Producer | Denzil Foster (exec.), David Lombard (exec.), Thomas McElroy | |||||||||
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Born to Sing is the debut studio album from American R&B group En Vogue, released in 1990 on Atlantic Records.
The album peaked at number twenty-one on the Billboard 200 chart. By October 1990, it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States.
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[edit] Release and reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [2] |
| Los Angeles Times | [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
The album peaked at twenty-one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the third spot on the R&B Albums chart.[5] The album was certified gold in June 1990 and platinum by October that same year.[6]
Jose F. Promis of Allmusic gave the album a positive review, calling the work "a winner" though remarking that he felt tracks such as "Just Can't Stay Away" and "Part of Me" were duds.[1]
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Sample(s)[7] | Length |
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| 1. | "Party" | Foster, McElroy | 1:10 | |
| 2. | "Strange" | En Vogue, Foster, McElroy | 4:39 | |
| 3. | "Lies" (feat. Debbie T.) | En Vogue, Foster, McElroy, Shaheed |
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4:16 |
| 4. | "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" | Prince, Raye | 0:54 | |
| 5. | "Hold On" | En Vogue, Foster, McElroy |
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5:03 |
| 6. | "Part of Me" | En Vogue, Foster, McElroy | 5:58 | |
| 7. | "You Don't Have to Worry" | Foster, McElroy | 3:47 | |
| 8. | "Time Goes On" | Ellis, En Vogue, Foster, Herron, Jones, McElroy, Robinson |
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5:05 |
| 9. | "Just Can't Stay Away" | Jackson, Yancy | 5:10 | |
| 10. | "Don't Go" | Foster, McElroy | 5:45 | |
| 11. | "Luv Lines" | Ellis, En Vogue, Foster, Jones, McElroy, Robinson | 4:04 | |
| 12. | "Waitin' on You" | Foster, McElroy | 5:08 |
[edit] Chart history
[edit] Album
| Chart (1990)[5] | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 21 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 3 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[8] | ||||
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. Dance Music/Club Play Singles | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | UK Top 40 | ||
| 1990 | "Hold On" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| "Lies" | 38 | 18 | 7 | 1 | — | |
| "You Don't Have to Worry" | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 1991 | "Don't Go" | — | — | — | 3 | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
[edit] Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[9]
- arranging – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy
- art direction – Bob Defrin
- assistant engineering – Bob Fudjinski, John Jackson, Lynn Levy, James Williamson, Erik Wolf
- composing – Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson
- drum machine – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy
- engineering – Steve Counter, Dale Everingham, Brian Gardner, Ken Kessie, Jeff Poe
- executive production – Denzil Foster, David Lombard
- keyboards – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy
- mastering – Bernie Grundman
- photography – David Roth
- production – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy
- rapping – Debbie T.
- saxophone – Grover Washington, Jr.
- vocals – Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson
- vocals (background) – Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Promis, Jose F.. "allmusic ((( Born to Sing > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r86008. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ DeKnock, Jan. "Review: Born to Sing". Chicago Tribune (June 28, 1990): pg. 7
- ^ Hunt, Dennis (1990-06-17). "In Brief: : *** EN VOGUE, "Born to Sing," Atlantic.: Albums are rated from five stars (a classic) to one star (poor).". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1990-06-17/entertainment/ca-72_1_en-vogue. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ The new Rolling Stone album guide - Google Books. Rolling Stone. http://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&pg=PA280&dq=Born+to+Sing+En+Vogue. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Born to Sing > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r86008. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - August 30, 2010 : Search Results - En Vogue". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=En%20Vogue&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "Rap Sample FAQ - Quick FAQ Search: En Vogue". The-Breaks.com. http://the-breaks.com/search.php?term=En+Vogue&type=6. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Born to Sing > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r86008. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Born to Sing > Credits )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r86008. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
