Runaway Love is a 1993 EP by En Vogue, which followed their breakthrough album, Funky Divas, from the year before. The EP contains the title track, "Runaway Love", as well as collaboration with Salt-N-Pepa on "Whatta Man". The EP also includes a remix of the vocal house music track, "What Is Love", from the Funky Divas album.
Runaway Love may refer to:
"Runaway Love" was the first single from En Vogue's EP, Runaway Love. After the huge success of Funky Divas, the single was released. The single was released to radio in late August 1993 and was immediately added to airplay rotation, debuting on the airplay chart at #31 the week of September 4, 1993. The physical single was not released until almost 2 months later, after maximum airplay had been reached, resulting in the failure of the single to crack even the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100. This was because the single was from an EP, which had been released shortly after the single was released, and was considered an album (not a single).
The single reached top 20 in U.S. Airplay and top 20 in US R&B.
Cindy Herron and Terry Ellis share the lead vocals, Dawn Robinson leads the bridge, and the spoken intro is Maxine Jones.
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"Runaway Love" is the third single released from Ludacris' fifth album, Release Therapy (2007). The song, which features Mary J. Blige on the vocals, was produced by Polow da Don and reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The song was the first single from Release Therapy in the United Kingdom and was released as a double A-side with "Girls Gone Wild" included. The song was performed at the 2007 Grammy Awards show by Ludacris, Mary J. Blige and Earth, Wind & Fire. A remix of the song is available by T-Pain featuring Cassie.
"Runaway Love" was written by Ludacris, Keri Hilson, Polow da Don, Doug E. Fresh, and Slick Rick, while production was handled by Polow da Don. The song contains a sample from the 1985 single "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick. It was recorded by Jason Monroy at The Ludaplex and Dan Cheung at Right Track–Sound on Sound Recording – recording studios in Atlanta, Georgia and New York City respectively. During the recording of "Runaway Love", guitars and bass instruments were played by Mike Hartnett, and Jason Monroy and J.R. Rotem provided keyboards. As well as partly writing the song, Hilson also provides background vocals, although she is not credited as having appeared on the song.mixed was carried out by Phil Tan at The Tanning Booth, Soapbox Studios, with additional engineering provided by Josh Houghkirk. The song was mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
Are you ready to roll?
Funky divas, with a cool isle stroll
Sending smooth vibes to all our great fans
It feels good to be grooving again
Chocolate cream to me baby so sweet to me
Like some honey to a honey bee
I am drawn to you baby like a strong magnet oh
Once I'm there, there's no turning back
There is no real excuse, for take this abuse
I keep running back, taking slack don't know what to say or to do
It's amazing, but I'm not crazy
I can't win it's a sin, so I feel I have to fight out
(Runaway love)
Like a train on open tracks now
(Runaway love)
It's too hard to turn it back now
(Runaway love)
Feels good without a doubt yeah
(Runaway love)
Has to stop before it turns me out
Ooh I'm not qualified to put up with games with out
I've been hurt hard lately
I'm not for being used no more just a little lovin'
It's like a drug and I'm a drug addict
I just don't know why I just can't let go
I can't walk away, fade away, everyday my love grows and grows
It's 'cause of sickness or is it weakness should I cope? Is there hope?
All I know is it's hard to go on
(Runaway love)
(Runaway love)
Baby
(Runaway love)
Feels good without a doubt yeah
(Runaway love)
Has to stop before it turns me out
High take me, take me, take me higher, higher
High oh, take me
High take me, take me, take me higher, higher
High oh, take me
High take me, take me, take me higher, higher
High oh, take me
High take me, take me, take me higher, higher
High oh, take me
(Runaway love)
Like a train on open tracks yeah
(Runaway love)
It's too hard to turn it back oh
(Runaway love)
Ooh feels good without a doubt yeah
(Runaway love)
Has to stop before it turns me out
(Runaway love)
Ooh yeah, Yeah
(Runaway love)
Ooh just don't run away love
(Runaway love)
Feels good without a doubt baby
(Runaway love)
Has to stop before it turns me out
Runaway love
Runaway love