Give It Up, Turn It Loose

"Give It Up, Turn It Loose" was the fourth single from American R&B/pop vocal group En Vogue's second album, Funky Divas. The song earned a Grammy nomination and reached #15 on the US pop chart, and #16 on the US R&B chart and #22 on the UK singles chart. The song's title is a reference to the 1969 James Brown song "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose". This song features Maxine Jones on lead entirely.

"Give It Up, Turn It Loose"
Single by En Vogue
from the album Funky Divas
ReleasedNovember 19, 1992 (US)[1]
RecordedNovember 1991—January 1992[2]
GenreR&B, pop, new jack swing
Length5:13
LabelEastwest Records
Songwriter(s)Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster
Producer(s)Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy
En Vogue singles chronology
"Free Your Mind"
(1992)		 "Give It Up, Turn It Loose"
(1992)		 "Love Don't Love You"
(1993)
For the James Brown song see Give It Up or Turnit a Loose

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis described it as a "doo wop good-feelin'"-song in his review of Funky Divas.[3] Daryl Easlea for BBC noted its "smooth old-school groove".[4] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that the group vocally "glides with ease over a languid, retro-soul shuffle beat. Jazzy flutes and restrained funk guitars add texture that will warm the hearts of pop and urban folks alike."[5] Music & Media commented, "In which direction will the catwalk lead this time? To soul music a la the Pointer Sisters, or four Mariah Careys."[6] Cheo H. Coker from Stanford Daily noted that the song is "perhaps the most enjoyable on the album; the jam is the catchiest thing since its Debarge predecessor, "I Like It", from which it takes its inspiration."[7]

Official versions

Give It Up, Turn It Loose (LP Version) (5:10)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose (LP Edit) (4:05)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose (Kevin's Extended R&B Mix) (5:17)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose ("Welcome To The Ghetto" Hip-Hop Edit) (5:26)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose (Kevin's Jazz Mix) (4:58)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose (Kevin's Jazz Mix/Edit) (4:20)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose (Somethin' For The People Remix) (5:50)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose (Hip-Hop Instrumental) (4:50)

Charts

References
  1. "En Vogue - Give It Up, Turn It Loose - Amazon.com Music". Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  2. http://www.faqs.org/copyright/dont-think-i-can-make-it-by-denzil-foster-thomas-mcelroy/
  3. "En Vogue - Funky Divas". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. "En Vogue Funky Divas Review". BBC. 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. November 21, 1992. p. 80. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  6. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 30 January 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  7. Coker, Cheo H. (April 16, 1992). "Hip-hop's four funky divas". Stanford Daily. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  9. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 5. January 30, 1993. p. 43. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Give It Up, Turn It Loose". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  11. "Charts.nz – En Vogue – Give It Up, Turn It Loose". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – En Vogue – Give It Up, Turn It Loose". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  14. "En Vogue Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  15. "En Vogue Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  16. "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
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