I don’t know if they actually went back into the studio or they just used alternate takes from the original sessions. Dawn still has some lead vocals on EV3, which is just bizarre.
He/Him
Dawn's departure must have derailed the plans around the EV3 album somewhat, but looking at the release dates, there's only 5 months between the release of 'Don't Let Go' and 'Whatever' - a bit longer than usual perhaps, but not enough in itself to kill off the momentum, particularly as 'Don't Let Go' was from a film rather than marketed as the first single from the forthcoming album.
The bigger problem I suspect was that 'Whatever' wasn't strong enough to be a new 'lead' single for the album (even if some of the remixes were pretty good). They'd generally only managed one smash per album ('Hold On' and 'My Lovin') up to then anyway, so maybe they'd used that up already on 'Don't Let Go'.
The bigger problem I suspect was that 'Whatever' wasn't strong enough to be a new 'lead' single for the album (even if some of the remixes were pretty good). They'd generally only managed one smash per album ('Hold On' and 'My Lovin') up to then anyway, so maybe they'd used that up already on 'Don't Let Go'.
Really? I thought there was a much bigger gap.
No it was November to May or something.
How weird, I thought Don't Let Go/Dawn leaving was in 1994, not '96. Flop fan.
In your defence you were, what, 3 back then?
I was 11 in '96 but thanks for the thought.
Terry has my least favourite voice of the original 4. By far.
Although Don't Go is a bop.
Although Don't Go is a bop.
Oh I love Whatever....and thought it was smart single choice based in the album we got. I suppose everyone wanted another Don’t Let Go (Love).......
Didn’t they record this song because Terry was supposed to sing a verse on Don’t Let Go, but she was too sick so they got the same writers to do another song to showcase Terry? I swear I heard that story somewhere, probably on here!
londonrain
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Imagine having your only album with a group be their Christmas album, of all things. Did we ever find out why she left?
londonrain
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En Vogue is featured on the new Toni Braxton album, on a track called Tear Me Up, Knock You Down. The album is out on March 23 (two weeks before En Vogue's album).
I'm a little surprised they didn't put it onto the Electric Café tracklisting, which is:
1. Blue Skies
2. Déjà Vu
3. Rocket
4. Reach Me
5. Electric Café
6. Life
7. Love The Way
8. Oceans Deep
9. Have A Seat (featuring Snoop Dogg)
10. I'm Good
11. So Serious
I'm a little surprised they didn't put it onto the Electric Café tracklisting, which is:
1. Blue Skies
2. Déjà Vu
3. Rocket
4. Reach Me
5. Electric Café
6. Life
7. Love The Way
8. Oceans Deep
9. Have A Seat (featuring Snoop Dogg)
10. I'm Good
11. So Serious
londonrain
Staff member
Rocket has made it into the top 40 of the Hip-Hop/R&B Airplay chart in the US. No sign of it on any other chart yet, but it's encouraging that they're getting some airplay.
Rocket is currently sitting at #10 on Billboard's Adult R&B chart.
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Not bad! Rocket’s really growing on me.
londonrain
Staff member
Rocket is up to #9 on the Adult R&B chart and #35 on the Hip-Hop/R&B Airplay chart!