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 band

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 in the 1970s and 1980s.

History

Silent Eruption was formed in 1974 in Britain

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. In 1975 they won the RCA

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 Soul Search Contest, whilst their first single "Let Me Take You Back in Time" was released in 1976. Finding their success quickly drying out, lead singer Lindel Leslie left the group, and their backing singer Precious Wilson

Precious Wilson

Precious Wilson is a soul singer.-Background:Wilson started out as a backing singer for the all-male group Eruption. The group enjoyed a minor hit when they won a talent competition in 1975 with the song "Let Me Take You Back in Time"...

 stepped forward to front the band. They went on the road in Germany where Frank Farian

Frank Farian

Frank Farian , is a German record producer and songwriter. He started out as a trained cook before moving into the music industry...

, the producer of Boney M., took notice of them. Farian signed the group with the Germany

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-based Hansa Records

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 and the band supported Boney M. on tour.

After a minor hit single with "Party Party", their cover

Cover version

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 of "I Can't Stand the Rain

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" from their first album (December 1977) was a hit

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, reaching #5 in the UK Singles Chart

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, and #18 in U.S.

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 Billboard Hot 100

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. It was followed by their second album titled Leave a Light launched towards the end of 1978. The first single of the album "I'll Keep a Light in My Window" was not a big seller. The second single, "One Way Ticket" (a cover of Neil Sedaka

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's song written by Jack Keller

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 and Hank Hunter), restored them at the top of the charts (a UK #9 hit).

Precious Wilson left the group in 1979 to pursue a solo career and was replaced by singer Kim Davis. The group enjoyed their third German Top 10 hit with "Go Johnnie Go" from the third album Fight Fight Fight, although this time, UK success eluded them. Shortly after, tragedy hit when Davis suffered a fatal brain hemorrhage. The band decided to continue and singer Jane Jochen stepped in. A new recording, a cover of Del Shannon

Del Shannon

Del Shannon was an American rock and roll singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit, "Runaway", in 1961.- Biography :...

's "Runaway" was released in December 1980, and peaked at #21 in the German charts. After a compilation album in the spring of 1981 and the single release of "You (You Are My Soul)" from Fight Fight Fight, the band signed to Ralph Siegel

Ralph Siegel

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's Jupiter Records.

By now, without the lead vocals of Precious Wilson, success was drastically diminishing, and their singles from 1981 to 1983, from their fourth album Our Way received little notice. In 1983 Kingsley, their drummer, left the group, and Andi Weekes Barbados joined the band and played the last two years and on the singles "Where Do I Begin" and "Brokeaway". In 1985, the group disbanded.

In 1994, Farian released the CD Eruption Gold, which featured seven Eruption titles (all were remixed), with the remaining thirteen tracks all Wilson solo tracks.

In 1997, Wilson became the legal owner of the trademark, Eruption. She continues to tour promoting her solo projects, and also as Eruption with her new group, but none of the band's original members perform in the latest line-ups.

Albums

• 12/1977 Eruption

1. "I Can't Stand The Rain" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
2. "Movin'" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
3. "I'll Take You There" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
4. "Computer Love" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
5. "The Way We Were" - Lead Vocal Precious Wilson
6. "Do You Know What It Feels Like"
7. "Be Yourself"
8. "I Can't Carry On" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
9. "Wayward Love" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
10. "Party, Party..." - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson

• 11/1978 Leave a Light

1. "Leave A Light (I'll Keep A Light In My Window)" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
2. "Sweet Side" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
3. "Up And Away" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
4. "Left Me In The Rain" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson and Eric Kingsley
5. "Valley Of The Dolls" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
6. "One Way Ticket" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
7. "Hey There Lonely Girl" Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
8. "No Good Searching" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
9. "Fire Is Gone" - Lead Vocals Precious Wilson

• 1980 Fight Fight Fight

1. "Go Johnnie Go"
2. "You"
3. "Fight Fight Fight"
4. "It's Alright"
5. "Go Ahead"
6. "We Gotta Talk About It
7. "Call My Name"
8. "Stand Up & Sing Halelluyah"
9. "Spaced Out"
10. "Come Back To Me"
11. "Moonlight"
12. "Heading For The Top"

• 1983 Our Way

1. "I Can't Help Myself" / "It's The Same Old Song"
2. "Joy To The World"
3. "Let There Be Rock"
4. "Big Bang"
5. "In A Thousand Years"
6. "Much Too Late"
7. "Ecstasy"
8. "We Don't Need Nobody"
9. "Time"
10. "Again And Again"

• 1994 Gold 20 Superhits

1. "I Can't Stand The Rain" (Remix '94)Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
2. "One Way Ticket" (Remix '94)-Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
3. "Cry To Me" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
4. "We Are On The Race Track" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
5. "Valley Of The Dolls" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
6. "Hold On I'm Coming" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
7. "Go Johnnie Go"
8. "Raising To My Family" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
9. "I Don't Know"-Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
10. "Leave A Light" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
11. "The Way We Were" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
12. "Funky Fingers (Medley)" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
13. "Stay By My Side" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
14. "If I Loved You Less" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
15. "All Coloured In Love" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
16. "Mr. Pilot Man" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
17. "Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
18. "Party, Party..." -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
19. "The Night The Music Died" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
20. "Together Forever" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson

• 1995 I Can't Stand The Rain

1. "I Can't Stand The Rain" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
2. "Runaway"
3. "Go Johnnie Go"
4. "We Gotta Talk About It"
5. "Leave A Light" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
6. "Good Good Feeling"
7. "One Way Ticket" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
8. "Be Yourself"
9. "Party, Party..." -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
10. "Stand Up And Sing Hallellujah"
11. "It's Alright"
12. "Hey There Lonely Girl"
13. "Computer Love" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
14. "Left Me In The Rain" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson and Eric Kingsley
15. "Fire Is Gone" -Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
16. "Come Back To Me"

Singles

• "Let Me Take You Back In Time" (1976)-Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
• "I Can't Stand The Rain" / "Be Yourself" (1977)-Lead Vocals Precious Wilson/Morgan Perrinue
• "Party Party" (1978)-Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
• "Leave A Light" (1978)-Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
• "One Way Ticket" / "Left Me In The Rain" (1979)-Lead Vocals Precious Wilson/Precious Wilson and Eric Kingsley
• "Sweet Side" (1979)-Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
• "Go Johnnie Go" / "Call My Name" (1980)
• "Runaway" / "Good Good Feeling" (1980)
• "You (You Are My Soul)" (1981)
• "Up And Away" (1982)
• "In A Thousand Years" / "We Don't Need Nobody" (1983)
• "I Can't Help Myself" / "It's The Same Old Song" (1983)
• "Joy To The World" / "Time" (1983)
• "Where Do I Begin" (1984)
• "I Can't Stand The Rain '88" (1988)-Lead Vocals Precious Wilson
• "One Way Ticket '94" (1994)-Lead Vocals Precious Wilson

Albums

ERUPTION: U.S. Pop #133, U.S. R&B #44, Canada Disco Albums #5, Finland #16, Sweden #25, Australia #14, France #1

LEAVE A LIGHT: Finland #15, Norway #19, Australia #42, France #24

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT: Norway #38

Singles

PARTY PARTY: The Netherlands #16

I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN: U.S. Pop #18, U.S. R&B #30, U.S. Disco Club Play #6, Canada Pop #21, Canada Disco Singles #5, U.K. #5, Ireland #6, Finland #15, Sweden #2, Norway #6, Germany #7, France #5, The Netherlands #4, Belgium #1, Switzerland #8, Austria #4, Italy #3, South Africa #5, Australia #1, New Zealand #4

LEAVE A LIGHT: Germany #43

ONE WAY TICKET: U.S. Disco Club Play #30, U.K. #9, Ireland #13, Finland #2, Sweden #8, Germany #7, France #2, The Netherlands #5, Belgium #2, Switzerland #1, Austria #1, South Africa #5, Australia #10, New Zealand #32

GO JOHNNIE GO: Finland #20, Germany #8, Switzerland #10

External links

• Frank Farian Official site
• Frank Farian FanClub
• Eruption at "rateyourmusic.com"