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Whether it was caused by Dawn Robinson's absence or the questionable manipulations of their production team, En Vogue's first release as a trio, EV3, was a disappointment.
Masterpiece Theatre, their second album since Robinson's departure, shows the group in much finer form.
The silky-smooth harmonies are still there, combined with forceful solos and sassy and intelligent lyrics.
"Love U Crazay" and "Those Dogs" both explore the liabilities of love in an aggressively funny way, set to famous classical music melodies, while still keeping funky R&B flavors.
More traditional love songs pepper the rest of the album, but throughout, Masterpiece Theatre manages to accomplish what few albums do -- being clever and classy at the same time.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RiddleTerry Ellis, Denzil Foster, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Thomas McElroy | En Vogue | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | No No No (Can't Come Back)Terry Ellis, Denzil Foster, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Thomas McElroy | En Vogue | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | Falling in LoveTerry Ellis, Denzil Foster, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Thomas McElroy | En Vogue | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Sad But TrueDenzil Foster, Thomas McElroy | En Vogue | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Love Won't Take Me OutDenzil Foster, Thomas McElroy | En Vogue | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | Suite Outro | En Vogue | Play | 00:05 | 0 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Beat of LoveDenzil Foster, Thomas McElroy | En Vogue | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Latin SoulTerry Ellis, Denzil Foster, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Thomas McElroy | En Vogue | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 9 | Work It OutTerry Ellis, Denzil Foster, Cindy Herron, Thomas McElroy | En Vogue | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | Those DogsTerry Ellis, Denzil Foster, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Thomas McElroy, Robert Page | En Vogue | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Number One ManTerry Ellis, Denzil Foster, Cindy Herron, Curtis Mayfield, Marlon McClain, Thomas McElroy | En Vogue | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | Suite Intro | En Vogue | Play | 00:26 | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| 13 | Love U Crazy | En Vogue | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 14 | Whatever Will Be Will Be | En Vogue | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 53 mins | 121 MB | |||||
| 53 mins | 347 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alli | Art Direction, Design |
| 2 | Chuck Amos | Hair Stylist |
| 3 | Mike Bozzi | Assistant Engineer |
| 4 | Steve Counter | Engineer |
| 5 | James Earley | Guitar (Electric) |
| 6 | Mark Elliot | Associate Producer |
| 7 | Terry Ellis | Composer |
| 8 | En Vogue | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Denzil Foster | Composer, Drum Programming, Executive Producer, Keyboard Programming, Producer |
| 10 | Steve Genewick | Engineer |
| 11 | Cindy Herron | Composer |
| 12 | Wayne Jackson | Associate Producer |
| 13 | Maxine Jones | Composer |
| 14 | Ken Kessie | Mixing |
| 15 | Markus Klinko | Photography |
| 16 | Curtis Mayfield | Composer |
| 17 | Marlon McClain | Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboard Programming, Producer |
| 18 | Thomas McElroy | Composer, Drum Programming, Executive Producer, Keyboard Programming, Producer |
| 19 | Bobby McFerrin | Guest Artist |
| 20 | Robert Page | Composer, Rap |
| 21 | Sauce | Drum Programming |
| 22 | Tony Woods | Rap |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |