Eruption - The Best Of Eruption (Expanded Edition)

Formed in 1969 as Silent Eruption, their members hailed from Ghana, Cura�ao, Guyana, and Jamaica. Precious Wilson, who joined Eruption in 1974, would add an element to the band�s sound that would take them to dizzying heights of success all over the world. After winning a contest held by the label, the band recorded �Let Me Take You Back In Time� for RCA UK in 1975, but without success. �While on tour in Germany, Eruption was discovered by the talent scout of producer Frank Farian who had just achieved his major international breakthrough with Boney M. Eruption signed a contract with the German-based label Hansa. �Eruption broke big in 1978 with a disco cover version of the Ann Peebles classic �I Can�t Stand The Rain�. Their cover of Caston & Majors� �Leave A Light (I�ll Keep A Light In My Window)� became a minor hit in Germany but the follow-up, �One Way Ticket�, (originally recorded by Neil Sedaka in 1960) returned Eruption to the top ten in the UK and all over Europe. �Precious Wilson left for a solo career soon after but the group continued to have success in Europe with singles such as �Go Johnny Go�, �You� and �Good, Good, Feelin�� in the early 1980�s. THE BEST OF ERUPTION was originally issued by Hansa in 1981, anthologizing the group�s hits as well as their excellent covers of some legendary classics.