Runaway Love (EP)

Runaway Love
EP by En Vogue
Released September 21, 1993
Recorded September 1991 - August 1993
Genre R&B
Label eastwest
Producer Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster
En Vogue chronology
Funky Divas
(1992)		 Runaway Love
(1993)		 EV3
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA- [2]
Entertainment WeeklyA- [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
VibeFavorable[5]

Runaway Love is a EP by American recording group En Vogue, released in 1993 on Eastwest Records. The EP followed their multi-platinum hit album Funky Divas in 1992. The EP contains the title track, "Runaway Love" featuring FMob, known as Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster.

Commercial reception

The self titled lead single from "Runaway Love" quickly became a hit on US Pop and R&B, the EP gained commercial success and hit the top 20 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums, although peaked lower at 49 on the Billboard 200. Also included is the hit collaboration with Salt-N-Pepa, titled "Whatta Man", a top five hit on Billboard's Hot 100 and Top R&B Songs.[6] The EP also features new remixes of "What Is Love", "Desire", and "Hip Hop Lover" from the Funky Divas album.

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Denzil Foster and Thomas Elroy, except noted otherwise.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Runaway Love (E.P. Version)" (featuring FMob)
4:58
2."Whatta Man" (Salt-N-Pepa - featuring En Vogue)
4:54
3."Hip Hop Lover (Hip Hop Remix)"  
4:18
4."Desire (Dancehall Remix)"  
3:57
5."What Is Love (Club Mix)"  
5:35
6."Runaway Love (Extended Version)" (featuring FMob)
5:36

Credits and personnel

  • Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Cindy Herron, Dawn Robinson, Terry Ellis, Maxine Jones
  • Arranged – Thomas McElroy And Denzil Foster
  • Production – Angela Skinner, Marie McElroy
  • Guitar – Marlon McClain
  • Flute – Lewis Taylor
  • Backing Vocals – 3 Feet
  • Keyboards, Drum Programming – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy
  • Rap Vocals – Kam
  • Keyboards – Leroy Romans
  • Bass – Wycliff "Steelie" Johnson
  • Rap Vocals – FMob
  • Management – David Lombard
  • Art Direction – Jean Cronin
  • Mastered [EP] – Tony Dawsey
  • Recorded – Steve Counter, Steven Hart
  • Mixed [Mixing Engineer] – Ken Kessie
  • Design – Cicero deGuzman Jr.
  • Photography – James Calderaro
  • Composer – Hurby Azor, Cheryl James
  • Composer – Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster
  • Executive-Producer – Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster
  • Producer – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy

Credits from EP liner notes[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[8] 49
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[8] 16

References

  1. ↑ En Vogue - Runaway Love EP review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  2. ↑ Review By Christgau, R. CG Review: En Vogue Albums. American Rock Critics
  3. ↑ Reviewed By Hardy, E, James. En Vogue - Runaway Love EP Album. Entertainment Weekly
  4. ↑ Reviewed By Brackett, Nathan RollingStone Album Guide, En Vogue Albums Review. Rollingstone
  5. ↑ Reviewed By Gonzales, A. Michael. Review: "Runaway Love EP" By En Vogue. Vibe, October,1993
  6. ↑ En Vogue - Chart Singles history. Billboard
  7. ↑ "En Vogue - Runaway Love" (CD EP). Discogs
  8. 1 2 "Artist Chart History - En Vogue". Billboard.
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