Runaway Love (EP)

Runaway Love is an 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.

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A- [2]
Entertainment Weekly	A- [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
Vibe	Favorable[5]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Runaway Love (E.P. Version)" (featuring FMob)			4:58
2.	"Whatta Man" (Salt-N-Pepa - featuring En Vogue)	Cheryl James Dave Crawford Hurby Azor	Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor Salt-N-Pepa	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. "Artist Chart History - En Vogue". Billboard.

External links

• CD, MP3: "En Vogue - Runaway Love EP" - amazon