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Terry Ellis (manager)
Terry Lynn Ellis (born September 5, 1963) is an American singer. She is best known as a founding member of the R&B/pop vocal group En Vogue which formed in 1989. Biography Early life Born in Houston, her father was a truck driver and her mother was a housewife. Ellis is the youngest of their four daughters, and she earned a Bachelor’s degree at Prairie View A&M University. Career In 1988, Ellis performed in a lecture/concert with singer Kashif which turned out to be an onsight audition for a proposed singing group to be created by Kashif and friends. Ellis later auditioned to sing in an upcoming female group. Initially, producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy had already chosen singers Dawn Robinson, Maxine Jones, and Cindy Herron to be in a three-piece girl group, but added Ellis after hearing her sing. After joining Ellis to the lineup, the group became a quartet and originally chose the name "For You", later changed to En Vogue. Ellis sang lead vocals on the intro of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston, Texas
Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of Harris County, Texas, Harris County, as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the List of Texas metropolitan areas, second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth. With a population of 2,314,157 in 2023, Houston is the List of United States cities by population, fourth-most populous city in the United States after New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and the List of North American cities by population, sixth-most populous city in North America. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle. Comprising a land area of , Houston is the List of United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100, also known as simply the Hot 100, is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay in the U.S. A new chart is compiled and released online to the public by ''Billboard''s website on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday, when the printed magazine first reaches newsstands. The weekly tracking period for sales is currently Friday–Thursday, after being changed in July 2015. It was initially Monday–Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay is readily available on a real-time basis, unlike sales figures and streaming, but is also tracked on the same Friday–Thursday cycle, effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021. Previously, radio was tracked Monday–Sunday and, before Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Set It Off (film)
''Set It Off'' is a 1996 American crime action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Kate Lanier and Takashi Bufford. The film stars Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, and Kimberly Elise (in her film acting debut). It follows four close friends in Los Angeles, California, who plan to execute a bank robbery—each doing so for different reasons—to achieve better for themselves and their families. The film was a box office success, grossing over $41 million against a budget of $9 million. The film earned positive reviews from critics, who praised the characters, music and performances of the cast (particularly that of Pinkett and Latifah), as well as the chemistry of the four leading actresses. The soundtrack was a commercial success, peaking at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Additionally, the singles "Set It Off", " Don't Let Go (Love)", " Days of Our Livez", "Angel", " Come On", "Let It Go" and " Missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Let Go (Love)
"Don't Let Go (Love)" is a song by American R&B group En Vogue. It was produced by Organized Noize for the ''Set It Off'' soundtrack (1996), also appearing on the group's third album, '' EV3'' (1997). It was released to radio on September 23, 1996, and issued as a single on October 22. The song was the group's last single and music video (directed by Matthew Rolston) to feature member Dawn Robinson and was En Vogue's biggest international single, making it to the top 10 in several countries. According to ''Billboard'', the single ranked as the 83rd most successful single of the 1990s. Background "Don't Let Go (Love)" was written by Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, and Marqueze Ethridge along with Organized Noize members Sleepy Brown, Rico Wade, and Ray Murray, while production was by Organized Noize. According to Ivan, the song was originally written for American rock band Aerosmith. Martin and him were rather surprised when Elektra Records president Sylvia Rhone hired them to record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Gal
''Southern Gal'' is the debut and only solo album by American singer Terry Ellis. It was released by EastWest Records on November 14, 1995 in the United States, Recorded and released during the time her group, En Vogue, went on hiatus for two years, the album includes the R&B top ten hit "Where Ever You Are." Promotion "Where Ever You Are" was released on October 17, 1995 as the lead single from ''Southern Gal''. It peaked at number ten on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, while also reaching number 52 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the album's highest-charting single. "What Did I Do To You?" was issued by EastWest Records as the album's second and final single. Less successful than "Where Ever You Are,"it spend 10 weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number 41. Critical reception Senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic found that while ''Southern Gal'' "is a smooth, commercial-oriented, hip-hop-informed, contemporary R&B album with pop leanin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solo Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s before sharply d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runaway Love (EP)
''Runaway Love'' is an EP by American recording group En Vogue. It was released by East West Records on September 21, 1993, in the United States. 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. Critical reception AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that "apart from the great title track, there is little in this collection of filler and remixes of interest to anyone but dedicated fans." James Earl Hardy from ''Entertainment Weekly'' wrote: "Even on an EP, the ladies have got it goin’ on. The remixes of "Hip Hop Lover," "Desire," and "What Is Love" are smokin’, while the new tunes ..prove these divas have more in common with The Emotions and The Sweet Inspirations than with The Supremes." Commercial reception ''Runaway Love'' debuted at number 57 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the Super Bowl for youth, an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year. By 2001, the VMA had become a coveted award. The annual VMA ceremony occurs before the end of summer and held either in late August or mid-September, and broadcast live on MTV, along with a "roadblock" simulcast across MTV's sister networks since 2014, which is utilized to maximize the ceremony's ratings. The first VMA ceremony was held in 1984 at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. The ceremonies are normally held in either New York City or Los Angeles. However, the ceremonies have also been hosted in Miami, Las Vegas, and Newark, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Your Mind (En Vogue Song)
"Free Your Mind" is a song by American female group En Vogue from their second album, ''Funky Divas'' (1992). The track was composed and produced by Foster and McElroy. They were inspired by the Funkadelic song " Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow". The guitar and bass tracks for the song were written and recorded by San Francisco-based guitarist Jinx Jones. The opening line: ''"Prejudice, wrote a song about it. Like to hear it? Here it go!"'', is adapted from a line originally used by David Alan Grier's character Calhoun Tubbs from Fox's ''In Living Color''. Issued as the third single from ''Funky Divas'' on September 24, 1992, "Free Your Mind" became a top-10 hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and a top-20 hit on the UK Singles Chart. ''Billboard'' named the song No. 41 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time". The song was nominated for two Grammy Awards at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards and eight MTV Video Music Awards at the 1993 MTV Video Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funky Divas
''Funky Divas'' is the second studio album by American recording group En Vogue, released by Atlantic Records division East West on March 24, 1992, in the United States. Conceived after the success of their Grammy Award–nominated debut album '' Born to Sing'' (1990), En Vogue reteamed with their founders Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy to work on the entire album. As with ''Born to Sing'', the pair borrowed from contemporary R&B, new jack swing, and hip hop, while also incorporating classic soul, blues and doo-wop elements, particularly on its on two '' Sparkle'' cover versions, as well as, in the case of " Free Your Mind", heavy metal sounds. The album became the quartet's second album to earn a Grammy Award nomination in the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals category at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards, while winning Favorite Soul/R&B Album at the American Music Awards of 1993 and the Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year at the 1993 Soul Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 positions but was shortened to 50 positions in October 2012. The chart is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African-American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, rock and roll, soul, and funk, it is today dominated by contemporary R&B and hip hop. Since its inception, the chart has changed its name many times in order to accurately reflect the industry at the time. History Beginning in 1942, ''Billboard'' published a chart of bestselling African-American music, first as the Harlem Hit Parade, then as Race Records. Then in 1949, ''Billboard'' began publishing a Rhythm and Blues chart, which entered "R&B" into mainstream lexicon. These three ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Go (En Vogue Song)
"Don't Go" is a song by American group En Vogue. It was written by Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy for their debut album '' Born to Sing'' (1990). One of the first recordings for its parent album, the song is a mid-tempo ballad informing the male lover that his female counterpart still cares for him and does not want him leave. It features a lead vocal progression by Terry Ellis displaying her vocal range. Released as the album's fourth and final single in April 1991, "Don't Go" peaked at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles chart, but failed to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Critical reception Matthew Hocter from Albumism described the song as a "sensual ballad pleading for a lover to stay". Also AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis noted it as "sensual" in his review of '' Born to Sing''. Edward Hill from ''The Plain Dealer ''The Plain Dealer'' is the major newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio; it is a major national newspaper. In the fall of 2019, it ranked 23r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
