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title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Elektra_Records" title="Elektra Records">Elektra</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Denzil_Foster" class="mw-redirect" title="Denzil Foster">Denzil Foster</a> <small>(also <a href="/wiki/Executive_producer" title="Executive producer">exec.</a>)</small></li><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_McElroy" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas McElroy">Thomas McElroy</a> <small>(also exec.)</small></li><li>Mo Benjamin</li><li>Mark Elliott</li><li>Wayne Jackson</li><li>Mark Lomax</li><li>Michael J. Mani</li><li>Marlon McClain</li><li>Dave Meeze</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/En_Vogue" title="En Vogue">En Vogue</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/EV3" title="EV3">EV3</a></i><br />(1997) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>Masterpiece Theatre</b></i><br />(2000) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Gift_of_Christmas_(En_Vogue_album)" title="The Gift of Christmas (En Vogue album)">The Gift of Christmas</a></i><br />(2002) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from <i> Masterpiece Theatre </i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left"> <ol><li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Riddle_(song)" title="Riddle (song)">Riddle</a>"</span><br />Released: March 22, 2000</span></li></ol> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Masterpiece Theatre</b></i> is the fourth studio album by American recording group <a href="/wiki/En_Vogue" title="En Vogue">En Vogue</a>, released worldwide by <a href="/wiki/Elektra_Records" title="Elektra Records">Elektra Records</a> on May 23, 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-discogs_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-discogs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It marked the band's debut with Elektra, as well as their only release following their departure from longtime label <a href="/wiki/Eastwest_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastwest Records">Eastwest Records</a>. <a href="/wiki/Terry_Ellis" title="Terry Ellis">Terry Ellis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cindy_Herron" title="Cindy Herron">Cindy Herron</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Maxine_Jones" title="Maxine Jones">Maxine Jones</a> worked exclusively with regular collaborators <a href="/wiki/Denzil_Foster" class="mw-redirect" title="Denzil Foster">Denzil Foster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_McElroy" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas McElroy">Thomas McElroy</a> on the album who made heavy use of <a href="/wiki/Sample_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sample (music)">samples</a> from <a href="/wiki/Classical_music" title="Classical music">classical music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Traditional_pop" title="Traditional pop">traditional pop music</a> to construct songs for <i>Masterpiece Theatre</i>, with its title alluding to the <a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(TV_series)" title="Masterpiece (TV series)">same-titled American drama anthology television series</a>, best known for presenting adaptations of a mix of contemporary and classic novels and biographies. </p><p>Upon its release, <i>Masterpiece Theatre</i> received mixed reviews from critics, who acclaimed the group for their vocal performances on the songs but were divided by the overall sound of the album. A commercial disappointment, it reached number 33 on <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> chart and number 67 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>, becoming En Vogue's first album not to enter the top ten on either chart in the United States. <i>Masterpiece Theatre</i> saw similar success in international territories, where it reached the top thirty in Germany and Switzerland only, resulting in the release of no further singles next to "<a href="/wiki/Riddle_(En_Vogue_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Riddle (En Vogue song)">Riddle</a>" and their departure from Elektra Records. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masterpiece_Theatre_(En_Vogue_album)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1997, En Vogue released their third album <i><a href="/wiki/EV3" title="EV3">EV3</a></i>. The band's first album as a trio after the departure of original member <a href="/wiki/Dawn_Robinson" title="Dawn Robinson">Dawn Robinson</a>, it received mixed reviews from critics, but while it became a success it failed to live up to full commercial expectation.<sup id="cite_ref-bb1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bb1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In preparation for their next album, remaining members <a href="/wiki/Terry_Ellis" title="Terry Ellis">Terry Ellis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cindy_Herron" title="Cindy Herron">Cindy Herron</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Maxine_Jones" title="Maxine Jones">Maxine Jones</a> reteamed with their founders, duo <a href="/wiki/Denzil_Foster" class="mw-redirect" title="Denzil Foster">Denzil Foster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_McElroy" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas McElroy">Thomas McElroy</a> to work on new songs. With the intention of recording "off-guard" material,<sup id="cite_ref-starline_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-starline-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the producers took famous classical music from <a href="/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky" title="Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky">Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven" title="Ludwig van Beethoven">Ludwig van Beethoven</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sergei_Rachmaninoff" title="Sergei Rachmaninoff">Sergei Rachmaninoff</a>, mixing them with <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">contemporary R&B</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a> elements.<sup id="cite_ref-ew_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ew-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally set to be titled <i>Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Cool</i>, the album was later retitled <i>Masterpiece Theatre</i>, alluding to the <a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(TV_series)" title="Masterpiece (TV series)">same-titled drama anthology television series</a>, known for presenting adaptations of contemporary and classic novels and biographies.<sup id="cite_ref-starline_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-starline-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An accompanying <a href="/wiki/Sampler_album" title="Sampler album">sampler album</a>, released in advance of the album's release, included the songs "It's On" and "I Love You More", the latter of which interpolated <a href="/wiki/Nino_Rota" title="Nino Rota">Nino Rota</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/The_Godfather_Theme" class="mw-redirect" title="The Godfather Theme">The Godfather Theme</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, due to uncleared sampling, both songs were excluded from the final revised album release.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masterpiece_Theatre_(En_Vogue_album)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" title="Robert Christgau">Robert Christgau</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span style="white-space:nowrap" title="(neither)"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Christgau%27s_Consumer_Guide:_Albums_of_the_%2790s#Grading_key" title="(neither)"><img alt="(neither)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Rating-Christgau-neither.png/14px-Rating-Christgau-neither.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Rating-Christgau-neither.png/21px-Rating-Christgau-neither.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Rating-Christgau-neither.png/28px-Rating-Christgau-neither.png 2x" data-file-width="144" data-file-height="144" /></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">C<sup id="cite_ref-ew_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ew-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="2/4 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="2/4 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-latimes_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">7/10<sup id="cite_ref-nme_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nme-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, 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typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-rollingstone_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstone-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">6/10<sup id="cite_ref-spin_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spin-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Masterpiece Theatre</i> received generally mixed reviews from music critics. <i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a></i> called the album "magnificent" and was positive towards its approach by integrating unpredictable classical, adding that "cleverly, they have spotted that classical music is more versatile than <a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)" title="George Clinton (funk musician)">George Clinton</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a> interpolations."<sup id="cite_ref-q_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-q-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> editor Stacia Proefrock gave <i>Masterpiece Theatre</i> four out of five stars and considered the album an improvement over previous album <i><a href="/wiki/EV3" title="EV3">EV3</a></i> (1997), calling it "clever and classy at the same time." Commenting on En Vogue's progression with <i>Masterpiece Theatre</i>, she noted that "the silky-smooth harmonies are still there, combined with forceful solos and sassy and intelligent lyrics."<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> British music journalism magazine <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i> declared the sample-heavy results as "spectacular and deranged and even once the bow-tie operatics are over they stay inventive [...] Their absence of attitude in the lyrics lets them sound formulaic [...] but nobody can beat En Vogue for vocal technique, and the rhapsodic experiments are neo-camp genius."<sup id="cite_ref-nme_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nme-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> wrote that with <i>Masterpiece Theatre</i> "En Vogue still put on one hell of an act," noting that "the trio can be both polished and down-to-earth," while "lacing smooth R&B tracks with feisty lyrics."<sup id="cite_ref-rollingstone_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstone-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> journalist Michael Paoletta commented that the album takes "the listener on a journey paved with classic soul rhythms and sleek pop melodies." While complimenting it for its vocal performances and good fun, he also stated that the album "feels a bit restrained in the age of freewheeling, tooth-suckin' tunes", that would make "it never really as much fun as it should be."<sup id="cite_ref-bb_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bb-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his review for <i><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a></i>, Keith Harris felt that the album still "fulfills its campy designs."<sup id="cite_ref-spin_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spin-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Less impressed, Matt Diehl, writing for <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i>, found that "replacing their funky-diva exuberance with artsy pretension (a riff on "<a href="/wiki/Moonlight_Sonata" class="mw-redirect" title="Moonlight Sonata">Moonlight Sonata</a>") and don’t-forget-us samples (from their big hit "<a href="/wiki/Hold_On_(En_Vogue_song)" title="Hold On (En Vogue song)">Hold On</a>"), En Vogue’s fourth foray <i>Masterpiece Theater</i> is anything but a masterpiece."<sup id="cite_ref-ew_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ew-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly, Connie Johnson from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Los_Angeles_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="The Los Angeles Times">The Los Angeles Times</a></i> concluded that "ever since the departure of member <a href="/wiki/Dawn_Robinson" title="Dawn Robinson">Dawn Robinson</a>, En Vogue hasn't sounded like the girl-group innovator it was for much of the '90s – and this isn't the comeback album it needs to be."<sup id="cite_ref-latimes_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chart_performance">Chart performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masterpiece_Theatre_(En_Vogue_album)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Chart performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the United States, <i>Masterpiece Theatre</i> debuted and peaked at number 33 on the <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums"><i>Billboard</i> Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> chart and at number 67 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> in the issue dated June 10, 2000. This marked En Vogue's lowest peak for an album by then and was a considerable drop from their previous effort <i><a href="/wiki/EV3" title="EV3">EV3</a></i> (1997) which had opened at number eight on the <i>Billboard</i> 200 to their biggest first week sales by then.<sup id="cite_ref-bb1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bb1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Internationally, the album failed to enter the top 40 on the majority of the few charts it appeared on. It however, reached number 22 and number 28 of the <a href="/wiki/German_Albums_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="German Albums Chart">German</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Albums_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Albums Chart">Swiss Albums Charts</a>, where it ranks among the band's highest peaks in both countries.<sup id="cite_ref-ger_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ger-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-swi_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-swi-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, where previous albums had charted to certified sales, <i>Masterpiece Theatre</i> became En Vogue's first album to miss the album charts.<sup id="cite_ref-vibe2003_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vibe2003-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The album was preceded by lead single "<a href="/wiki/Riddle_(song)" title="Riddle (song)">Riddle</a>", which was issued to radio in a remixed form produced by Norwegian production duo <a href="/wiki/Stargate_(production_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stargate (production team)">Stargate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bb2_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bb2-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While it became a top thirty hit in several European countries, including Belgium, France, and the Netherlands, "Riddle" failed to impact elsewhere, resulting in lackluster sales of its parent album and the release of no further singles after Elektra Records refused to release the album’s second single, "Love U Crazay," after the weak commercial performance of the project.<sup id="cite_ref-vh1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vh1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, En Vogue were soon dropped from Elektra Records, with subsequent albums such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Gift_of_Christmas_(En_Vogue_album)" title="The Gift of Christmas (En Vogue album)">The Gift of Christmas</a></i> (2002) and <i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Flower" title="Soul Flower">Soul Flower</a></i> (2004) released on independent labels.<sup id="cite_ref-albumism_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albumism-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masterpiece_Theatre_(En_Vogue_album)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Riddle_(En_Vogue_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Riddle (En Vogue song)">Riddle</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Denzil_Foster" class="mw-redirect" title="Denzil Foster">Denzil Foster</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_McElroy" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas McElroy">Thomas McElroy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Ellis" title="Terry Ellis">Terry Ellis</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Cindy_Herron" title="Cindy Herron">Cindy Herron</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Maxine_Jones" title="Maxine Jones">Maxine Jones</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">5:09</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"No, No, No (Can't Come Back)"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Ellis</li><li>Herron</li><li>Jones</li><li>Raymond Ransom, Jr.</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:09</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Falling in Love"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Ellis</li><li>Herron</li><li>Jones</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:08</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Suite (Intro)" (featuring Russell Gatewood)</td><td>Gatewood</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">0:26</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Love U Crazay" (featuring Kamil Marzette)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Michael J. Mani</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Mani<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_A"><a href="#endnote_A">[A]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:19</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Sad But True"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Mani</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Mani<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_A"><a href="#endnote_A">[A]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:08</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"Love Won't Take Me Out"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Mani</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Mani<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_A"><a href="#endnote_A">[A]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:59</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Whatever Will Be, Will Be"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Ellis</li><li>Herron</li><li>Jones</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:43</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"Suite (Outro)" (featuring Russell Gatewood)</td><td>Gatewood</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">0:05</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"Beat of Love"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Wayne Jackson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_B"><a href="#endnote_B">[B]</a></sup></li><li>Mark Elliott<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_B"><a href="#endnote_B">[B]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:13</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"Latin Soul"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Ellis</li><li>Herron</li><li>Jones</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:32</td></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"Work It Out"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Ellis</li><li>Herron</li><li>Jones</li><li>Dave Meyers</li><li>B. Thompson</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Meeze<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_A"><a href="#endnote_A">[A]</a></sup></li><li>Mo Benjamin<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_A"><a href="#endnote_A">[A]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:27</td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"Those Dogs" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Bobby_McFerrin" title="Bobby McFerrin">Bobby McFerrin</a> & Eklypse)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Ellis</li><li>Herron</li><li>Jones</li><li>Michelle Woods</li><li>Robert Page</li><li>Tony Woods</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:09</td></tr><tr><th id="track14" scope="row">14.</th><td>"Number One Man"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Ellis</li><li>Herron</li><li>Jones</li><li>Marlon McClain</li><li>Mark Lomax</li><li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield">Curtis Mayfield</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>McClain<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_A"><a href="#endnote_A">[A]</a></sup></li><li>Lomax<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_A"><a href="#endnote_A">[A]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:39</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Japanese bonus track</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track15" scope="row">15.</th><td>"Riddle" (Red Zone Remix Edit)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li>Ellis</li><li>Herron</li><li>Jones</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Foster</li><li>McElroy</li><li><a href="/wiki/Tricky_Stewart" title="Tricky Stewart">Tricky Stewart</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_C"><a href="#endnote_C">[C]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:08</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li><sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_A"><b><a href="#ref_A">^[A]</a></b></span> </sup> denotes co-producer</li> <li><sup><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_B"><b><a href="#ref_B">^[B]</a></b></span> </sup> denotes associate producer</li> <li><sup><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_C"><b><a href="#ref_C">^[C]</a></b></span> </sup> denotes additional producer</li></ul> <p><b>Sample credits</b> </p> <ul><li>"Riddle" contain an uncredited musical interpolation of En Vogue's "<a href="/wiki/My_Lovin%27_(You%27re_Never_Gonna_Get_It)" title="My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)">My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)</a>"</li> <li>"No, No, No (Can't Come Back)" contains an interpolation of <a href="/wiki/Brick_(band)" title="Brick (band)">Brick</a>'s "Living From the Mind"</li> <li>"Falling in Love" samples <a href="/wiki/Joe_Sample" title="Joe Sample">Joe Sample</a>'s "In All My Wildest Dreams"</li> <li>"Love U Crazay" samples <a href="/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky" title="Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky">Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/The_Nutcracker" title="The Nutcracker">The Nutcracker, Act 2, No. 1 - Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy</a>"</li> <li>"Sad But True" contains elements of <a href="/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven" title="Ludwig van Beethoven">Ludwig van Beethoven</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Moonlight_Sonata" class="mw-redirect" title="Moonlight Sonata">Moonlight Sonata</a>"</li> <li>"Love Won't Take Me Out" samples <a href="/wiki/Sergei_Rachmaninoff" title="Sergei Rachmaninoff">Sergei Rachmaninoff</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Prelude_in_C-sharp_minor_(Rachmaninoff)" title="Prelude in C-sharp minor (Rachmaninoff)">Prelude in C-sharp minor (Op. 3, No. 2)</a>"</li> <li>"Whatever Will Be, Will Be" samples <a href="/wiki/Doris_Day" title="Doris Day">Doris Day</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Que_Sera,_Sera_(Whatever_Will_Be,_Will_Be)" title="Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)">Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)</a>"</li> <li>"Those Dogs" samples <a href="/wiki/Georges_Bizet" title="Georges Bizet">Georges Bizet</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Habanera_(aria)" title="Habanera (aria)">Habanera</a>"</li> <li>"Number One Man" contains an interpolation of <a href="/wiki/The_Staple_Singers" title="The Staple Singers">The Staple Singers</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Do_It_Again_(song)" title="Let's Do It Again (song)">Let's Do It Again</a>"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masterpiece_Theatre_(En_Vogue_album)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>Vocals – <a href="/wiki/Cindy_Herron" title="Cindy Herron">Cindy Herron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maxine_Jones" title="Maxine Jones">Maxine Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terry_Ellis" title="Terry Ellis">Terry Ellis</a></li> <li>Electric Guitar – <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Wiggins" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwayne Wiggins">Dwayne Wiggins</a></li> <li>Bass Guitar – Jaime Brewer</li> <li>Keyboards – Sundra Manning</li> <li>Drum Programmer – <a href="/wiki/Somethin%27_for_the_People" title="Somethin' for the People">Sauce</a></li> <li>Vocals [Dialogue] – Russell C. Gatewood</li> <li>Producer [Associate] – Dave Meyer</li> <li>Engineer – Cookhouse, Jerry Stenstadvold, Steve Genewick</li> <li>Backing Vocal Rap – Kamil Marzette</li> <li>Bass Guitar – Jaime Brewer</li> <li>Piano, Engineer – Michael J. Mani</li> <li>Drum Programmer – Dave Mezee</li> <li>Electric Guitar – James Earley</li> <li>Keyboard – Denzil Foster</li> <li>Backing Vocals Rap – Eklypse</li> <li>Backing Vocals – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_McFerrin" title="Bobby McFerrin">Bobby McFerrin</a></li> <li>Guitar, Engineer – Marlon McClain</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>Piano, Keyboard – Thomas McElroy</li> <li>Electric Bass – Jaime Brewer</li> <li>Backing Vocals – Denzil Foster</li> <li>Backing Vocals – Thomas McElroy</li> <li>Organ – Mo Benjamin</li> <li>Engineer [Assistant] – Mike Bozzi</li> <li>Producer [Associate] – Wayne Jackson</li> <li>Producer – Mark Elliott</li> <li>Engineer [Recording] – Steve Counter</li> <li>Mastered – <a href="/wiki/Brian_Gardner" title="Brian Gardner">Brian Gardner</a></li> <li>Mixed – Ken Kessie</li> <li>Keyboards, Drum Programming, Engineer – Mark Lomax</li> <li>Executive-Producer – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy</li> <li>Drum Programming – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy</li> <li>Producer [Production Assistant] – Russell C. Gatewood</li> <li>Producer – Denzil Foster & Thomas McElroy</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masterpiece_Theatre_(En_Vogue_album)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (2000) </th> <th>Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ARIA_history_pages_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ARIA_history_pages-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">201 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop</a> Wallonia)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Wallonia_En_Vogue_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Wallonia_En_Vogue-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">49 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">Album Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Netherlands_En_Vogue_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Netherlands_En_Vogue-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">56 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">French Albums (<a href="/wiki/Syndicat_National_de_l%27%C3%89dition_Phonographique" class="mw-redirect" title="Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique">SNEP</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_France_En_Vogue_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_France_En_Vogue-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">56 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ger_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ger-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">22 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swiss Albums (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-swi_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-swi-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">28 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">139 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_R%26B_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK R&B Chart">UK R&B Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UKR&B_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UKR&B_-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">17 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><sup id="cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_En_Vogue_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Billboard200_En_Vogue-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">67 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_En_Vogue_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_En_Vogue-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">33 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masterpiece_Theatre_(En_Vogue_album)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 8,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Holding+On&rft.pub=Starline+Publications&rft.date=2000&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DxJAOAQAAMAAJ%26q%3D%2522Something%2BOld%2C%2BSomething%2BNew%2C%2BSomething%2BBorrowed%2C%2BSomething%2BCool%2522%2B%2522EN%2BVOGUE%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMasterpiece+Theatre+%28En+Vogue+album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ew-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ew_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ew_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ew_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Reviewed By Diehl, Matt. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ew.com/article/2000/05/26/masterpiece-theater-and-lucy-pearl">En Vogue-<i>Masterpiece Theatre</i> Album</a>. 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