Few debut singles in the history of pop have introduced a group as perfectly as “Hold On,” the 1990 smash that launched En Vogue into the R&B stratosphere.
But as much as the funky divas sang their faces off, the song wasn’t an instant hit with their label. “The head of our record label didn’t think ‘Hold On’ was a good radio single because it started with that a cappella [of the Miracles classic ‘Who’s Lovin’ You’],” says Cindy Herron-Braggs, 58, who sang lead on the new jack swing jam. “It took a lot of convincing for that to be the first single, and then once it took off, the song and the success of it spoke for itself.” Indeed it did. “Hold On” set it all off for “Born To Sing,” EV’s debut album, which came out on April 3, 1990.
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