Compil. US 1998 on EastWest label
Electronic, Hip-Hop/Rap, R&B/Soul and Pop (RnB/Swing, Pop Rap, Rhythm’n’Blues, Ballad, Neo-Soul, UK Garage)
Tracks 1, 4, 10 and 14 published © 1992 Two Tuff-E-Nuff Songs / Irving Music, Inc. Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkley, CA. Mixed at Can Am Studios, Tarzana, CA. Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA. Produced and arranged for Two Tuff-E-Nuff Productions. From the EastWest album "Funky Divas" #92121. Track 2 published by Two Tuff-E-Nuff Songs (BMI). Lyrics © 1989 Two Tuff-E-Nuff Songs. Recorded at Starlight Sound, Richmond, CA; Live Oak Studio, Tarzana, CA and Can Am Studio, Tarzana, CA. Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA. Produced and arranged for Two Tuff-E-Nuff Productions. From the EastWest album "Born To Sing" #82084. Track 3 published by Sons of K-OSS / Sandia Music / Next Plateau Music (ASCAP) / Irving Music (BMI). Recorded and mixed on analog. From the Next Plateau / London Records LP, CD and CS "Very Necessary" by Salt-N-Pepa (828-392-1/2/4). ℗ 1993 London Records USA. Sample: Linda Lydell "What A Man" (1968 Stax Records). Sound Recording Rights - Fantasy Records. [Published by] Irving Music (BMI) / Sandia Music (ASCAP). From the EastWest album "Runaway Love" #92296. Track 5 published by Organized Noize (adm.) / Stiff Shirt Music (BMI) / Almo Music Corp. / Sailandra Publishing / Rondor Music / One Ol' Ghetto Hoe / Warner Chappell Music, Inc. / Belt Star (ASCAP). Recorded at Doppler Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA and The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed for NHP Sound, Inc. Vocals recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA. Engineered and mixed for NHP Sound, Inc. at Hit Factory, NYC. From the EastWest album "EV3" #62057. Track 6 published © 1975 Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI). Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkley, CA. Mixed at Can Am Studios, Tarzana, CA. Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA. Produced and arranged for Two Tuff-E-Nuff Productions. From the EastWest album "Funky Divas" #92121. Track 7 published by Realsongs / Baby Big Music / Boodamax Music (ASCAP). Recorded at Flava Station, Queens, NY; Hit Factory Recording Studios, New York, NY and Encore Studios, Burbank, CA. Mixed at Encore Studios, Burbank, CA. Remixed at Barking Doctor Recording, Mt. Kisco, NY. From the EastWest album "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" #62265. Track 8 published by Sony/ATV Songs LLC / ECAF Music (BMI) / No Intro Publishing / E2 Music / Keiande Songs (ASCAP). Recorded and mixed at Brandon's Way Recording, Los Angeles, CA. Produced for ECAF Productions, Inc. From the EastWest album "EV3" #62057. Track 11 published by Two Tuff-E-Nuff Songs (BMI). Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkley, CA. Mixed at Can Am Recorders, Tarzana, CA. Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA. Produced for Two Tuff-E-Nuff Productions, Inc. From the EastWest album "Runaway Love" #92296. Track 12 published by Realsongs (ASCAP), copyright 1997. Recorded at Chartmaker Studios and Westlake Studios. Mixed at Record Plant. From the EastWest album "EV3" #62057. Track 13 published by Two Tuff-E-Nuff Songs / EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI) (admin.). Recorded at FM Studios, Oakland, CA. Mixed at FM Studios, Oakland, CA. From the EastWest album "EV3" #62057. Salt-N-Pepa appear courtesy of Next Plateau / London Records. Babyface appears courtesy of Epic Records. Elektra Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Communications, Inc. A Time Warner Company. ℗© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Communications, Inc. for the United States and WEA International, Inc. for the world outside of the United States. Tracks 15 & 16 aren't listed anywhere on the release. There are no 'producer' credits listed for tracks 3, 5, 7 or 12. There is no 'mastered by' credit for track 11. Lil' Jon is incorrectly credited with playing bass in the liner notes for track 5, editions of "Don't Go (Love)" confirm this is a misprint and that he plays drums on the track.
![]() | En Vogue , *1989 US album by, vocals, lyrics by |
![]() | Jinx Jones voc, g, US bass, soloist, guitar solos |
![]() | Michael Fellows dr, drums |
![]() | James "Jinx" Gardner g, guitar |
![]() | Cindy Herron voc, bvoc, *1961 US lead vocals, backing vocals, voice, dialogues |
![]() | Dawn Robinson voc, bvoc, *1965 US lead vocals, backing vocals, voice, dialogues |
![]() | Maxine Jones voc, bvoc, *1962 US lead vocals, backing vocals, voice, dialogues |
![]() | Terry Ellis voc, bvoc, *1963 US lead vocals, backing vocals, voice, dialogues |
![]() | Foster & McElroy , lyrics by, music by, keyboards, drum programming, drum machine programming, producer, arranged by, executive-producer, voice, dialogue, voice, dialogues, producer, executive-producer, music by, lyrics by, producer, written by |
![]() | Jonathan Bendich cng, US percussion |
![]() | Juan Escovedo cng, US percussion |
![]() | Peter Michael perc, *1961 US percussion |
![]() | Jeffrey McCormick sax, saxophone, soloist, saxophone solos |
![]() | Les Harris , saxophone |
![]() | Chris Mondt tb, trombone |
![]() | Tony George , trumpet |
![]() | Chuckii Booker bvoc, key, *1966 US voice, dialogue, voice, dialogues |
![]() | Grover Washington, Jr. , 1971-1999 US saxophone |
![]() | Kimiko Whittaker voc, US arranged by, vocal arrangement |
![]() | Marlon McClain g, bvoc, US guitar |
![]() | Hurby Azor , *1965 US lyrics by, music by |
![]() | Dave Crawford key, syn, 1940-1988 US written by, "what a man" sample, producer, "what a man" sample |
![]() | Salt 'N' Pepa , 1985-2002 JM vocals |
![]() | Preston Crump b, US bass |
![]() | Little John Roberts dr, perc, US drums |
![]() | Neal Pogue , US mixed by, vocals, engineer, vocals |
![]() | Organized Noize , *1992 US mixed by, vocals, engineer, vocals, lyrics by, music by |
![]() | Marvin "Chanz" Parkman , grand piano |
![]() | Martin Terry g, guitar |
![]() | Tomi Martin g, US guitar |
![]() | Andrea Martin voc, bvoc, *1975 US lyrics by, music by |
![]() | Ivan Matias voc, US lyrics by, music by |
![]() | Marqueze Ethridge , lyrics by, music by |
![]() | Curtis Mayfield g, voc, 1942-1999 US lyrics by, music by |
![]() | Big Baby , arranged by, string arrangement |
![]() | Dominick Maybank , bass |
![]() | Mike Allen acg, voc, as, drums, live |
![]() | Bernard Grobman g, guitar |
![]() | Diane Warren , *1956 US lyrics by, music by |
![]() | Mark Coleman , guitar |
![]() | Babyface key, voc, lyrics by, music by, producer, electric piano, rhodes, synthesizer, drum programming |
![]() | Giuliano Franco , lyrics by, music by, synthesizer, drum programming |
![]() | Keith Andes , US lyrics by, music by |
![]() | Randy Walker , programmed by, midi programmer |
![]() | Khayree bvoc, g, b, US lyrics by |
![]() | Dean Parks g, *1947 US acoustic guitar |
![]() | Michael Thompson g, *1954 US electric guitar |
![]() | David Foster syn, frh, *1949 CA keyboards |
![]() | Simon Franglen syn, *1963 GB programmed by, synclavier programming |
![]() | James Earley b, bvoc, key, electric guitar, bass |
Lili Picou design |
Daniel & Louise photography by |
Guzman photography by |
Reisig & Taylor photography by |
Brian Gardner engineer, mastering |
John Jackson engineer, mix - assistant, engineer, recording - assistant - can am studio |
Ken Kessie engineer, mix, engineer, recording - can am studio, engineer, recording - live oak studio, engineer, recording - starlight sound, mixed by, recorded by |
Michael Semanick engineer, recording - additional |
Neill King engineer, recording - additional |
Steve Counter engineer, recording, engineer, recording - live oak studio, engineer, recording - starlight sound, recorded by |
Erik Wolf engineer, mastering - assistant |
Jeff Poe engineer, recording - additional - can am studio |
Bob Fudjinski engineer, recording - assistant - live oak studio |
James Williamson engineer, recording - assistant - live oak studio |
Lynn Levy engineer, recording - assistant - starlight sound |
Ray Floyd engineer, recording - assistant - starlight sound |
Sharon Cleer engineer, recording - assistant - starlight sound |
Dale Everingham engineer, recording - live oak studio |
David Lombard executive-producer |
Denzil Foster executive-producer |
3 Feet backing vocals |
Cindy Herron backing vocals |
Dawn Robinson backing vocals |
En Vogue backing vocals, executive-producer |
Maxine Jones backing vocals |
Terry Ellis backing vocals |
Hurby Azor executive-producer |
Mike Wilson engineer, recording - assistant |
Blake Eiseman engineer, recording |
Neal Pogue engineer, recording, mixed by |
Sylvia Rhone executive-producer |
Organized Noize mixed by |
Milton Chan engineer, recording - assistant |
Ben Arrindell engineer, recording, mixed by |
Merlin Bobb executive-producer |
Missy Elliott executive-producer |
Timbaland executive-producer |
Mick Guzauski remix, mixed by |
Tom Bender remix, assistant |
Paul Boutin engineer, assistant |
Manny Marroquin engineer, mixed by |
Steven Hart engineer, recording |
Felipe Elgueta engineer, recording |
John Moony mixed by, assistant |
The Soul Society remix, uncredited |
Tuff Jam remix, uncredited |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) | En Vogue | Foster & McElroy | 4:43 |
2 | Hold On | En Vogue | En Vogue, Foster & McElroy | 5:05 |
3 | Whatta Man | En Vogue | Hurby Azor, Dave Crawford | 4:56 |
4 | Free Your Mind | En Vogue | Foster & McElroy | 4:52 |
5 | Don't Let Go (Love) | En Vogue | Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Marqueze Ethridge, Organized Noize | 4:52 |
6 | Giving Him Something He Can Feel | En Vogue | Curtis Mayfield | 3:58 |
7 | No Fool No More | En Vogue | Diane Warren | 4:18 |
8 | Whatever | En Vogue | Babyface, Giuliano Franco, Keith Andes | 4:21 |
9 | Lies | En Vogue | En Vogue, Foster & McElroy, Khayree | 4:16 |
10 | Give It Up, Turn It Loose | En Vogue | Foster & McElroy | 5:12 |
11 | Runaway Love | En Vogue | Foster & McElroy | 5:00 |
12 | Too Gone, Too Long | En Vogue | Diane Warren | 4:43 |
13 | Let It Flow | En Vogue | Foster & McElroy | 5:39 |
14 | Love Don't Love You | En Vogue | Foster & McElroy | 3:55 |
15 | Let It Flow (Funk Food Radio Remix) | En Vogue | 3:59 | |
16 | Hold On (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage Remix) | En Vogue | 6:18 |