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| EV3 | 
 enlarge | Artist: En Vogue
Label: East/West Records
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 152641
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 075596205726
EAN: 0075596205726
ASIN: B000002HPR
Release Date: June 17, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Whatever - En Vogue, Babyface [1] | | • | Don't Let Go (Love) - En Vogue, Organized Noize | | • | Right Direction - En Vogue, Eckl, J.B. | | • | Damn I Wanna Be Your Lover - En Vogue, Matias, Ivan | | • | Too Gone, Too Long - En Vogue, Warren, Diane | | • | You're All I Need - En Vogue, Matias, Ivan | | • | Let It Flow - En Vogue, Foster, Denzil | | • | Sitting by Heaven's Door - En Vogue, Foster, Denzil | | • | Love Makes You Do Thangs - En Vogue, Foster, Denzil | | • | What a Diff'rence a Day Makes - En Vogue, Foster, Denzil | | • | Eyes of a Child - En Vogue, Ellis, Terry [1] | | • | Does Anybody Hear Me - En Vogue, Matias, Ivan |
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En Vogue's last album, 1992's Funky Divas, was one of the sexiest and most stylish R&B efforts of the '90s, but the divas just don't deliver this time out. Part of the problem may be that the quartet has been reduced to a trio with the departure of Dawn Robinson; the rest may be that longtime producers and svengalis Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy have taken a back seat to hired hands from outside, including the ubiquitous and always bland Babyface. Maybe we've seen too many other hot girl groups in the years in between, or maybe this collection of tunes is just a dud. But there's no denying that "Don't Let Go (Love)" lacks the spark of "My Love (You're Never Gonna Get It)," "Free Your Mind," and most of the other tracks on the last album-and unfortunately, it's the best this new collection has to offer. --Jim Derogatis
Album Description
U.K. edition of their new album with a bonus track NOT on the U.S. release, 'I've Got Your Gun'. 13 tracks total.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
No longer funky, but still Divas December 31, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The departue of Funky 4th member Dawn Robinson during the recording of this album was a bad sign. Even worse was the fact that she called her new group Lucy Pearl. Not only was she mad enough to leave one of the world's most successful groups, but initial indications of the first single without her (she sings on Don't Let Go - one of the most brilliant songs ever) Whatever, were not good. Fortunately there are plenty of tracks which make up for that song which is very awkward & not very good at all. Let It Flow is En Vogue 2 da max - makes me smile, while Too Gone Too Long is superb. Written by Diane Warren, the gals let rip on an offending lover & mark his goodbiye cards for him. Foster & McElroy only work on part of the album (having co-written & prduced all of the first 2) & if the truth be told, their contributions are slightly lacking. There's not enough grit on them to make them work. The first 7 tracks are really where it's at & if the album was released with only those 7, you would say it's a masterpiece. You're All I Need is uplifting vocally, & Damn I Wanna Be Your Lover is rich & textured. The overall flow of the album is not as layered & quirky as Funky Divas. This has probably been EV's intention - to give their fans something new to listen to. The girls are all loved up & it does show. A few harder hitting trax in the vein of Free Your Mind or My Lovin may have been what the doctor ordered. Still, a commendable work. Worth buying alone for Don't Let Go & Too Gone, Too Long
 Better then the old En Vogue, that's for sure! May 16, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A lot of fans were dissapoitned with the departure of Dawn Robinson during the recording of "EV3", but it's a shame it didn't sell well as "Funky Divas" because "EV3" is much better in my opinion. The production is less-outdated and there seems to be more shared vocals, putting newer groups like Destiny's Child and 3LW to shame. Dawn's vocals are present throughout the record, but she only sings lead on the massive hit "Don't Let Go (Love)" and the Diane Warren-written "Too Gone Too Long." The first song and leading single "Whatever" produced and written by Babyface failed to do that well on the charts but fortunately gained enough popularity to let "Ev3" get at leased 1 million copies sold (but nothing compared to the astonishing 5 million of "Funky Divas"). My personal favorites are: "Eyes of a Child", "Does Sitting By Heaven's Door" and "Love Makes Ya Do Thangs." Anyone who appreciates pure R&B/Soul should get this album. If you don't like female R&B groups who are too commercial like Destiny's child and 3LW then you should get this album. It's one of those CD's that you can listen to all the way through without skipping a single song. It's also one of those CD's where you can appreciate the artist/group for their voices alone and less for their image. Maxine, Terry and Cindy sound great together. The production is beautiful and only one song ("Let It Flow") reminds you of the old En Vogue. I think most people went into shock with the fact that EV changed their style but I think it's great they always re-invent themselves. If you end up liking "EV3" then I also reccomend their next release after this "Masterpiece Theatre." Overall grade: A+ BUY IT!!
En Vogue is awesome April 24, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love these girls. They have soul, spirit and talent. All the songs on the album are beautiful and catchy. They end the album with a wonderful acapella style song, with no music. Which displays their ability to sing well. Definately worth listening to.
OK July 15, 1999
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This album is good but not as good as 'Funky Divas'. The songs at the end are slightly monotonous but still En Vogue have shown their talent and hard work in this album.
Real Singing Woman June 22, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The trio of diversity, talent, and, class shown brightly through this exquisite piece of vocal art work is mind blowing. The album titled EV3 appropriately targets each and every member and rocketing them to public notability by just three symbols~EV3~. The act of one member leaving the group does not place the other remaining three in the less credibile category -Hot R&B & Pop Gal Groups- of the music buisness. En Vogue is in the category of -Divas That Can Sing- all types of lyrical genres and handles acapella, major music industry CHANGE and can with stand the absence/exiting of a longtime member and still hold their heads up high to proclaim that they produce an interesting diversity of songs, lyrics, beats,tones and, styles all of their own. You could say the new trio has a whole new P.O.V to their approach to their music these days that they will introduce to their FANS slowly,piece by piece or little by little every album release (or yearly). All I know is that En Vogue has style, class and, the ability to harmonize like no other female vocal group the music industry has had in the last 15-20 years, while not selling out to the commercial/glitz side of the music industry. This trio can diversely sing anything just listen to the following spectrum (array of different) of songs on this C.D. EV3:"Don't Let Go(Love)"(had one of the rawest/cutting edge music videos on BET and MTV the year it released), "Right Direction", "Damn I Wannabe Your Lover", "Too Gone, Too Long", "Sitting By Heavens Door", "What A Difference A Day Makes", ecspecially listen to "Eyes Of A Child", and make sure you give special attention when listening to last but, definitely not least in any way, the absolutely beautifully harmonizing acapella EV3 song "Does Anybody Here Me".********One side note about this album, now that I'm older and able to use my hind site/retrospect (my adult wisdom), I did notice while memorizing every single detail of every song in my adolesence years of my life of being a fan I had began toget hints here and there that some of the songs sound at some points like they have the same instrumentals.In rating this C.D. I took that in to consideration and thats why I had to score it with four stars and not all five. However, EV3 wasn't En Vogue's non-deliverer; it just threw a whole new type/angle of En Vogue at America and some fans were just reluctant to accept change (difference). This album speaks volumes of love, so give some and check it out!
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