★★★★★
By the time of this, their second album, En Vogue were on their way to becoming one of the most successful female vocal acts of all time. The group - Cindy Herron, Dawn Robinson, Maxine Jones and Terry Ellis - represented intelligence, beauty and liberation, with a selection of well-chosen material that showcased both their strength and independence...
- www.bbc.co.uk
2010-08-22
★★★★★
Sylvia Rhone isn't going to pull the plug on her copyright just because Dawn Robinson has decided she's the reason for her own success. So with yeomanlike help from Babyface, the label has laboriously extracted a hit and some platinum from Rhone's three remaining charges as they strain for soul and funk as stagily and dutifully as the fabricated bevy of talent-hunt beauties they've always been. Sole exception: the Robinson-led Set It Off smash "Don't Let Go (Love)...
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
By way of the crass product advisory they deserve, let it be recorded that 1992's Funky Divas captures their cultural moment and this one beats it song for song, including mild pleasantries from their undistinguished debut and adieu. Say ciao to the queens of air-kiss soul.
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
En Vogue forget thefunk on "Don't Let Go (Love)", a tune from the Set It Off soundtrack, and relyinstead on that tried-and-true combination of sensual harmoniesand sultry attitude. The result isn't the stuff of musicalmemories, but the drop-dead leather outfits the buff divas wearin the video should prove potent enough to take this provocativelittle offering over the top.
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Remember when the Shangri-Las and
the Ronettes ruled the top 10? Well, once again there's a
mini-industry in carefully packaged and marketed all-girl vocal
groups; only the sound has changed. Like two similar outfits, the
Cover Girls and Seduction, En Vogue delivers flirtatious R&B; set to a
mechanized beat. They're also scripted to their plucked eyebrows,
from the ''dressing-room chatter'' (''Can I use your base...
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
As the title suggests, the En Vogue of EV3 are now one singershort of a quartet, but that hardly puts the group at anumerical disadvantage. In fact, it may be easier to finddeparted member Dawn Robinson's name in the liner notes than itis to hear a difference between the old and new En Vogue. But is that a tribute to the trio's singing skill, or areflection of its dependence on production and packaging...
- ew.com
2009-06-04
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