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.

Runaway Love
EP by En Vogue
Released	September 21, 1993
Recorded	September 1991 – August 1993
Length	24:22
Label	East West
Producer	Thomas McElroy Denzil Foster
En Vogue chronology
Funky Divas (1992) Runaway Love (1993) EV3 (1997)
Singles from Runaway Love
"Runaway Love" Released: August 26, 1993 "Whatta Man" Released: December 2, 1993

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Vibe	(favorable)[6]

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."^[1] 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."^[3]

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 of July 5, 1993, with first-week sales of 17,500 copies.^[7] It eventually peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 and 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[8][9] The self-titled lead single from Runaway Love quickly became a hit on US Pop and R&B: 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.^[10] 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 McElroy, 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

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Runaway Love.^[11]

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

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

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Runaway Love

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[8]	49
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9]	16

References

1. En Vogue - Runaway Love EP review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
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. Hunt, Dennis (October 24, 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
5. Reviewed By Brackett, Nathan Rolling Stone Album Guide, En Vogue Albums Review. Rolling Stone.
6. Reviewed By Gonzales, A. Michael. Review: "Runaway Love EP" By En Vogue. Vibe, October,1993
7. Faison, Datu (July 5, 1993). "Rhyhthm Section". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
8. "En Vogue Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
9. "En Vogue Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
10. En Vogue - Chart Singles history. Billboard
11. Runaway Love (CD liner). En Vogue. East West Records. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)