Released April 3, 1990 Born to Sing
(1990) Remix to Sing
(1991) Release date 3 April 1990 | Length 50:59 Artist En Vogue Label Atlantic Records | |
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Recorded August—December 1989 at Starlight Sound (Lake City, Florida) Producer Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy
David Lombard (exec.) Genres Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Contemporary R&B Nominations Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Similar En Vogue albums, New jack swing albums, Other albums | ||
En vogue part of me
Born to Sing is the 1990 debut studio album by American vocal group En Vogue, released April 3, 1990 on Atlantic Records. It features the hit singles; "Lies", "You Don't Have to Worry", and "Hold On"; which all three peaked to number-one on the Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart. 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 one million copies in the United States.
Contents
En vogue just can t stay away from the album born to sing
Release and reception
The album peaked at twenty-one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the third spot on the R&B Albums chart. The album was certified gold in June 1990 and platinum by October that same year. 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.
Singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Credits and personnel
Distributed, Manufactured By Atlantic Recording Inc. Credits from AllMusic
Songs
1Party1:10
2Strange4:39
3Lies4:16