En Vogue | "Don't Let Go (Love)" Live

[@Sam.Flower]

My goodness, they looked incredible

[@BallparkHunter]

This could have been a James Bond song. It has all the elements from the intro, powerful vocals, and hook.

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

....it's from the soundtrack of the movie..SET IT OFF...

[@BallparkHunter]

I know, BUT.... It could have been also used for a Bond move (in another world).@@CuirPhotodotNet

[@deborahyisrael5258]

@BallparkHunter. Or The Bodyguard... b/c Whitney was trying to get serious with her bodyguard.

[@jmin8400]

​@@deborahyisrael5258Nah, movie was too old in 1996. Half of it was filmed in '91.

[@deborahyisrael5258]

@@jmin8400 I'm just speaking to the theme... Whitney was trying to get serious with the Bodyguard (trying not to let go, losing control) while he was trying to keep things business. I don't care what year the movie was filmed. Highly irrelevant. Simply stating there's parallels to the "theme".

[@Katherine24246]

I miss the original version of En Vogue, really wish all 4 would reunite. This performance was amazing!

[@misterbee66]

So do I.

[@luxejohn]

They already reunited for a few performances

[@gamergirljrt3059]

Yesssss but these camera angles... you can tell the split was coming 😢

[@brownhulk2344]

​@@gamergirljrt3059What do you mean?

[@NurseOasis]

The harmony and voices separately are all incredible.

[@DebNKY]

These women were no joke. Amazing!

[@TheLovelylove]

Thats when you know you can sing,when you sound just like the album live!

[@Theprinceofinkshow]

Anybody else notice how much 90’s r&b singers love the fans blowing on stage 🤣

[@MsSapphire9800]

Back in the days most places did not have the up to date air condition systems like they have today. Without fans singers would had been drenched in sweat.

[@drebone1986]

​@@MsSapphire9800this is true, Janet live in Hawaii she was drowning in sweat by the 2nd song it was so hot and she was inside

[@royestondsouza4069]

Cindy and Dawn are so underrated...they've got the best modulated voices....😊

[@naskray]

They were nothing like any other female group! This original 4 will always be missed❤❤❤

[@Maria-n6t2d]

This song. 🙌🏼🎶🩷☮️

[@jamiebaxter7965]

Terry's outro is a masterclass in vocal control with all the dynamics intact, *WOW*!!

[@claytonallen5428]

Oh how I miss the 90s music. This is real music and I love it!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

They are 10s!!!!! My god!!

[@reece6583]

Loved when the big stars used to show up to the Soul Train & BET Awards

[@shannondavis7394]

Now bird a bunch of IG ppl. The biggest names don’t show up.

[@Citykitty23]

4:21 Sisqo sitting with Dru hill in the audience thinking, “I’m about to go solo and I wanna look like that guy” 😂

[@FranSanTeeth90]

I swear he was like 🤔💡

[@jasonliebenberg7918]

Lol...❤😂😂😂😂

[@friendlyfire4178]

💯😂

[@omni201]

This is one of those groups where I can’t pick one over the other. Dawn’s eyes, the slim one’s eyes, the shortest one’s big vocal presence, the tallest one is a combo of the previous three

[@musicologybyeric]

How about actually LEARNING THE GODDAMN NAMES! So lazy. So tired.

[@NOV123]

Cynthia Herron-Braggs

[@murad8922]

The tall one is Cindy, the slim one is Terry, the shortest is Maxine, and Dawn sings leads majority of this song

[@adlovedj]

It's hard to pick which one is my favorite I love them all

[@TheStoicOne-p3k]

😁☕

[@TedCampbell-u8c]

The original Diva group. None can come close. That entrance was 🔥 Voices impeccable❣️

[@AidaDPita]

Their live performance sounds like their recorded tracks. That's how good they sing.

[@JamaicanFlava]

Thanks for the re-upload. It's good to finally hear just a glimpse of the original version of "You're All I Need" with Dawn's vocals. Bittersweet performance of "Don't Let Go" I wish they at least could've finished the EV3 era as a quartet smh.

[@badd.lil.ting88]

Their best album IMO all original material and showcases their greatness as a collective and as individual vocalists. Dawns vocals are still on most songs so she’s really not gone. Only the singles her vocals are removed but the way EV always switches leads, she’s not missed in that regard. I would love to own this on vinyl and wish they do a deluxe anniversary edition with the all bonus songs from the era. They recorded a lot of good stuff. Hell they could include the 2 good songs off Terry’s album with it 😂

[@JamaicanFlava]

@@badd.lil.ting88 I agree with you that this is their best album as well, I think having different producers involved besides Foster-McElroy was a great choice. Yeah I think Dawn is on every song on the album except the last 1 but it's not the same cause her voice might've been used way more than we knew. According to Ivan Matias, all the songs he worked on for this album,with all of Dawn's original vocals, don't sound the same as the final versions we hear. I do wish the ladies would agree to re-release EV3 with Dawn's original vocals. Maybe release a triple disc version: one disc with the final album we got, a 2nd with the original album, and a third with any unreleased (and the other internationally released) songs & bonus features.

[@nwezetx1]

​@@JamaicanFlavaThanks for the information, appreciate it greatly. Much of the songs on EV3 were definitely recorded in 1996, especially how songs such as Damn I Want To Be Your Lover and Too Gone Too Long have '96 origin dates in their copyright registrations. Think they actually went back to the studio, before Don't Let Go was even released. Pretty stupid how Sylvia Rhone waited until the very last minute, to force commitment. Why she didn't demand this commitment early in the EV4 development process and early marketing of Don't Let Go (fall 1996), never made any sense? Have them record all of that new material for months and then box them in last minute with bad terms, was shady.

[@JamaicanFlava]

@@nwezetx1 You're welcome! Idk most of the songs were registered in '96, thank you for that info. I agree idk why Sylvia would conduct business that way. That era could've been fruitful for everyone if everything was conducted right.

[@nwezetx1]

@@JamaicanFlava Yes, a lot of the album was recorded during promotion of Set It Off and Don't Let Go in 1996. Don't Let Go would've been recorded sometime in the late Spring or Summer of 1996. After seeing the results of the recording, Sylvia pushed them into the studio for an album. During those months was about the time she shelved Dawn's solo project and Dawn forced herself to just get through the EV4 recording process and backburner her solo record. Organized Noise, Foster & McElroy, Ivan Matias, Babyface recorded with them in 1996. The album was targeted for February 1997 release, as said in a late 1996 snippet where they hosted some TV special. By March 1997, it was expected the album would be released in May 1997 and most of the recording completed. The ambush meeting happened and instead of Dawn's plan to be committed through solely the promotion phase of the EV4 album in 1997-98, she saw the 2 year commitment through 1999 as a threat to her autonomy. I'm guessing Elektra thought the EV4 album would be so big, they'd be releasing singles and touring through early 1999, something Dawn didn't see that way. I really don't understand if she thought just recording and releasing the album was enough, for her to branch out into a solo project immediately. If true, that's silly reasoning on her part. A successful album has a shelf life of 1 year on the Hot 100 or even more. If it was about their 360 deal sucking them dry, well that's a different story...

[@coltergrammer9277]

So underrated!!

[@AshleylovesPrince]

The best female group of all time.

[@MosesJD86]

I remember when this aired as a kid and we recorded on VHS. Good times 😊

[@Citykitty23]

I did too! So good! What a time to be alive!

[@whatupdoemia]

Yessssss❤

[@Musicblue22]

So glad this is back up. I hope a deluxe reissue of EV3 can happen and it includes the original tracks with Dawn's leads and the "Video Version" of Don't Let Go with Terry's ad-libs in the end. I would buy that up so quick. As for the performance. As I've said before this bittersweet to me but they all looked amazing. I wonder if it was this performance that inspired The Muses look for Hercules

[@benfoldsfiveforever]

Given that the film “Hercules” was released in 1997, it’s highly unlikely. Character design and development are typically in the beginning stages, before animation, which means approximately 2-3 years prior to the release. But I’m sure EV was an influence regardless 💗

[@nwezetx1]

​​@@benfoldsfiveforeverYou're correct, because the Muses were in a preview video from 1996 of Hercules behind the scenes development. I believe Hercules is a project again in 1993 and recording began in 1994-95. Majority of singing was done in 1996, some of it as early as late 1995 Even for Lion King, it was mostly recorded in 1992. You're All I Need was recorded sometime in 1996 IIRC, which isn't shocking with how it was ready for reveal in this performance.

[@damnright1766]

Love how raw and real this is. I mean even the interviews are damn near in the parking lot!

[@TheStoicOne-p3k]

😂 Why are you so observant lol "The Parking Lot"

[@trueblue8869]

Cindy is a goddess.... WOW.

[@Doc_McStuffins]

Love that they all sang a little bit of lead. This been my group since I was in 2nd grade!

[@marquitashiver6141]

I remember and miss these days. They're so beautiful ❤

[@latoshaadams3828]

They BAD 🔥

[@CalebMR]

They crossed my mind and came back for this ! Miss real talent 😭

[@FCLaney]

Destinys Child took this song and performance and made Cater 2 U and used elements from this performance for the video and live shows! I saw it.

[@eleeveeayees3425]

No No No Pt. 2 MV was inspired by Don't Let Go MV

[@FCLaney]

@ damn you right!

[@body2078]

Dawn would have killed "You're all I need." I hope someone posts that version with her vocals on it..

[@izaiaahjahad7503]

That was her voice

[@body2078]

@@izaiaahjahad7503 Yes she sang lead on a lot of the songs from EV3. They had to scramble and rerecord the songs with her on lead before the release of EV3 in June 1997.

[@PrinceMontrey]

5:11 this part of the run is impeccable! 🔥🔥

[@tolikfox007]

Wow, they are so beautiful and classy. Beautiful dresses, natural looking body, you know the kind you get from working hard at the gym and eating healthy!

[@donaldflowers6169]

Gurl group of all time

[@floraestersachilombo286]

When talent was a person

[@oiseauNoir]

The only female group that really could sing. Period! 🥰

[@BeaMode1990]

All of them were bae but Max & Terry were my boos. 😩😩❤️

[@DPo_Kat]

what a great song this is!

[@MariaSilvaHelena]

Yeah!

[@Redd91ful]

they are stunning😍😍 and sound great

[@true8teesbaby]

This was an historical Soul Train Awards weekend. Sadly Biggie passed at the Vibe Afterparty.

[@USNMelDaria]

True Beauty and Class. ❤💋

[@deewoo2776]

MY favorite 90s Female (VOCAL) Groups #1 En Vogue #2 SWV #3 Pure Soul #4 For Real #5 Jade #6 Brownstone #7 Xscape #8 Total #9 MoKenStef #10 Blackgirl

[@badd.lil.ting88]

My ranking would go: En Vogue Brownstone Jade SWV (Coko deserves more) For Real (just got into them)

[@IjbolynWrdgafston]

😂😂😂 SWV above Brownstone vocally? Coko's the only decent singer of SWV. Maxee, Nicci and Kina are individually strong singers.

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

@@IjbolynWrdgafstontheir catalog is better than Brownstones

[@mircprincess]

No TLC or Zhane’? Lol

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

@@mircprincess they said THEIR fav 90s female group. So yes, they did not include TLC or Zhane on THEIR favs list…

[@Atlantisboi77]

Thank you for uploading this I been said this years and years ago that Dawn did the leads on Your All I Need and that they played it on the Soul Train Awards I still have my video of it thank you guys I love y’all 💕💕💕💕🤗🤗

[@TheStoicOne-p3k]

Those gowns/dresses😻

[@EnVogueCraze]

Goddesses.

[@Citykitty23]

Thank youuu! I watched this so many times in my room singing along at the top of my lungs! It was spiritual 😂😂This was an incredible night, Keith Sweat, Biggie, (Puff Daddy before he was the DiddIer) Deborah Cox, Tamia, Maxwell, Brian McNight, Monica, 112, Will Smith, SWV, what a time! Not mentioned in this clip but I think Mya was there, Dru Hill, Ma$e, silk, Master P. Whitney and Mariah! I feel lucky to have grown up when I did. I recorded the entire program on VHS but my parents recorded over it with one of my runway shows 😩 I couldn’t be mad, but I for sure cried when I went to watch it and realized it had been recorded over. This was the 90’s. No KZbin, iTunes or Spotify. We had to sit by our radios and wait for our fav songs to come on and then hit record and play at the same time to put a playlist together. Cassettes and VHS were the only way! ❤ I appreciate advancements in technology, but there was just nothing like the late 80’s and early 90’s.

[@AlbertaDixon-x4l]

These ladies are bad. Loved them.

[@michellelarkin8907]

❤❤❤❤❤ LOVE THEM SOOO MUCH

[@marquishalsell]

I'm glad i was born into a world where music and performance brought life and i love how the audience were excited and anticipating to see what was getting ready to happen the only difference was that i was a lil boy in those days plus i was born in 90 but other than that my mom threw a surprise birthday party for me and my good friend was playing thos song i almost cried when this song popped up because I really was born in the best time frfr

[@kelliehunter8902]

Oh the 90s. Greatest time. Had to be there 🎶

[@MariaSilvaHelena]

Thanks! The best group!

[@Jaijaisinger2727_]

YESSSSSSSS ALL BEAUTIFUL, SANG LEAD AND GREAT AT IT!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@anneazuike893]

I love them ❤❤❤❤❤

[@JessBliss]

Chills as soon their presence on stage❤

[@ButchBrown7]

They where all beautiful & talented 🎙🎙🎙🔥🔥🎤thats when artist really sounded like their records live

[@cylkbrunson]

Dawn😍😍! When they were hot I always loved Cindy, but they’re all so very beautiful

[@charlita25]

Beautiful 🤩 #gorgeous

[@deedeesigvertsen9157]

Song is a masterpiece each giving there heart and soul to there part what talent!

[@johnlewis195]

Last Performance of The Funky Divas in the 1990's.

[@damnnative3188]

......as a quartet.

[@melissadclark1979]

We need more of that.

[@adroutt1985]

They had to leave her vocals on the album it was already recorded. By the time the photo shoot came she was out

[@jasminejohnson-pu3rg]

The sound beautiful❤

[@badd.lil.ting88]

Is there any recorded version of this song with Terry’s ending adlibs or was it only for this performance? Love her ending and greatly prefer it. Haunting!

[@kimski4008]

There sure is! I bought the maxi single back in the day and that version was on it! Still my favourite version

[@justinbraylock757]

the video

[@iampause]

@@kimski4008It's the "Fulton Yard Mix" you're thinking about, the one included on the maxi-single. However, it has a different instrumental.

[@TerraMarshall1]

Holy shit someone needs to edit this video and repost with just the performance and change the definition if possible .. amazing live performance and vocals. Should have millions of views

[@sheilapalmer224]

You kill this jam

[@latoshaadams3828]

Thank you

[@jodiemosley834]

Great

[@naimajenkins1785]

Omg, they look like The Muses from Hercules, so cute!

[@Gazmeizster_Wongatron]

Funny you say that, because the Muses actually were based on En Vogue. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5aXhJKQl6x2apY

[@robyfiorili]

How windy was that night?😂

[@msd4743]

🤣😂😅

[@VictorPewee]

there’s fans😭😭

[@solara3443]

💟As always, En Vogue “Set It Off!”

[@cakes3958]

I love En Vogue. I think they are the best female vocal group of all time. But this performance was too shouty.

[@sheilapalmer224]

I am a big fan of yours

[@MrMaxibaby]

The good old days before autotune became a standard thing among mainstream singers

[@devialadawnj7]

Wow😍

[@christineivory8381]

🔥❤️💯

[@alliedoublev9114]

Dawn threw that shirt right upside that white boy's head 😂

[@br0dy32]

Lol, the random shirtless white guy lazing on the steps 😂

[@thedonbishop55]

Back when you could have “wardrobe malfunctions” and not get cancelled. 😂

[@PrinceMontrey]

What’s the song at 1:12?

[@EnVogueCraze]

"You're All I Need"

[@PrinceMontrey]

@@EnVogueCrazethank you❤

[@JahP30]

Damn they too beautiful got me all messed up and I’m young compared to them lol

[@elvisokere6512]

WHEN MUSIC MEANT ALOT

[@reformer6666]

Dawn sounds nervous.

[@yurrilennox1388]

Uh, she knew before this track that she was about to be sacked. Wouldn't you be shaken / not nervous. There's a difference.

[@damnnative3188]

@@yurrilennox1388 Lies. She wasn’t sacked. She quit.

[@keithhubert7717]

They were getting rid of her! True! Sylvia Rhone fired her because she wanted to renegotiate her contract after knowing her worth! Sylvia was vindictive and sabotaged Adina Howard's album too!

[@Nike5221]

I just realized… wasn’t this the night The Notorious BIG was killed?

[@EnVogueCraze]

Yep.

[@christalcotton30]

​@@EnVogueCrazewow 😢

[@soubeautiful7066]

Biggie died on march 9th

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

@@EnVogueCraze .....WOW....

[@DOMDATDUDE]

Destiny Child who? Lol jk but these are the Muvas of ALL girl groups after them like WTF ..Sanging is an understatement.. They are and still is the epitome of a true girl group where EVERYONE CAN SANG!!!! ❤🔥

[@johnchukwu2697]

Yes, and the 🎤 was on and microwaving

[@Jannipoo1]

Man, I miss the original 4. 😮‍💨

[@robertocarnevale1310]

👏👏👏💙🇮🇹💙

[@Mixchur]

0:37 Someone’s ALWAYS in Quicny’s “ loving arms “ !! 😬

[@eleeveeayees3425]

They are the real life Muses

[@brucekentnyc]

I went to the Afterparty at House of Blues. Too bad the following night I had to witness horror in Hip-hop history. I missed this show was at home on the phone making sure I was getting into the party.

[@sheilapalmer224]

Please do some new jams

[@pri.unfiltered]

Just natural graceful and sexy …..Timeless❤

[@jamellfoster6029]

This is right before Notorious Big was murdered.

[@KyliazRoyale]

People calling it the Beyonce Fan.... NOPE! It's the En Vogue Fan from now own

[@Gazmeizster_Wongatron]

You can tell their chemistry is a little off here. They still sound good, but it doesn't seem as well-rehearsed and polished as their other performances.

[@HaHaFAq]

I met them in 2008/2009 on new years!!

[@Anne.411]

These videos look so old like it was centuries ago. They needed to turn down them fans. Did they not have nipple tape back in these days??

[@thewordsmith5440]

I think the fan was affecting their breathing.

[@90MVtv]

These are the classy women that men wanted to marry

[@saveThe90s88]

Isn't that Dennis Rodman

[@EnVogueCraze]

Yep. That's Dennis Rodman acting as a backup dancer for En Vogue. Good eye.

[@markiss954]

This is where Destiny Child stole that CATER TO YOU live concept from. They just wore darker dresses

[@totaldestruction930]

The lead singer sounds a bit rough.

[@kennethclark6763]

Lawd wen dawn rip that man shirt off

[@melissalove2463]

I do dare think those jet engines were a bit to strong , the women looked like there clothes were going to blow off ! Plus there singing was a little of also , I wonder cause the air blowing at them was making it hard !