''Runaway Love'' is an
EP by American recording group
En Vogue
En Vogue is an American vocal girl group whose original lineup consisted of singers Terry Ellis, Dawn Robinson, Cindy Herron, and Maxine Jones. Formed in Oakland, California, in 1989, En Vogue reached No. 2 on the US Hot 100 with the singl ...
. It was released by
East West Records
East West Records (stylized as east''west'') is a record label formed in 1955, distributed and owned by Warner Music Group, headquartered in New York City.
History
After its creation in 1955 by Atlantic Records, the label had its first hit wit ...
on September 21, 1993, in the United States. The EP followed their multi-platinum hit album ''
Funky Divas
''Funky Divas'' is the second studio album by American recording group En Vogue, released by Atlantic Records division East West on March 24, 1992, in the United States. Conceived after the success of their Grammy Award–nominated debut album ...
'' in 1992. The EP contains the title track, "
Runaway Love" featuring FMob, known as Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster.
Critical reception
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ...
editor
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine (; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and former senior editor for the online music database AllMusic. He is the author of multiple artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance ...
found that "apart from the great title track, there is little in this collection of filler and remixes of interest to anyone but dedicated fans."
James Earl Hardy from ''
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American online magazine, digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, ...
'' wrote: "Even on an EP, the ladies have got it goin’ on. The remixes of "Hip Hop Lover," "Desire," and "What Is Love" are smokin’, while the new tunes
..prove these divas have more in common with
The Emotions
The Emotions are an American soul/ R&B vocal group from Chicago. The group started out in gospel music but transitioned into R&B and disco music. The Emotions were named by VH1 as one of the 18 most influential girl groups of all time.
Hist ...
and
The Sweet Inspirations
The Sweet Inspirations are an American R&B girl group from Newark, New Jersey, founded by Cissy Houston who are mostly known for their work as backup singers on studio recordings for other R&B and rock artists but who are also a Grammy-nominat ...
than with
The Supremes
The Supremes were an American girl group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959 as the Primettes. A premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful Amer ...
."
Commercial reception
''Runaway Love'' debuted at number 57 on the US
''Billboard'' 200 and number 17 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ...
chart in the week of July 5, 1993, with first-week sales of 17,500 copies.
It eventually peaked at number 49 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
The self-titled lead single from ''Runaway Love'' quickly became a hit on US Pop and R&B: Also included is the hit collaboration with
Salt-N-Pepa
Salt-N-Pepa (sometimes stylized as Salt 'N' Pepa) is an American hip-hop, hip hop group formed in New York City in 1985, that comprised Salt (rapper), Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (rapper), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper). ...
, titled "
Whatta Man", a top five hit on Billboard's Hot 100 and Top R&B Songs.
En Vogue - Chart Singles history
''Billboard'' The EP also features new remixes of "What Is Love
"What Is Love" is a song by Trinidadian-German singer Haddaway, released as his debut single from his debut album, ''The Album (Haddaway album), The Album'' (1993). The song, both written and produced by Tony Hendrik, Dee Dee Halligan and Karin ...
", "Desire", and "Hip Hop Lover" from the ''Funky Divas'' album.
Track listing
All songs written and produced by Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, except noted otherwise.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Runaway Love''.
Charts
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Runaway Love (EP)
En Vogue albums
1993 EPs