Eruption (british band)

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eruption
General information
origin London
Genre (s) Disco , R&B
founding 1969 as a silent eruption
Founding members
Lindell Leslie
Greg "Big G" Perrineau
Morgan Perrineau
Gerry Williams
Eric Kingsley

Eruption was a popular British disco and R&B band that had its greatest successes in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Band history

Greg "Big G" Perrineau founded the band in London in 1969, initially as a school band called Silent Eruption. The band members were next to the founder ( guitar ): Morgan Perrineau ( bass ), Gerry Williams ( keyboard ), Lindell Leslie (lead vocals) and Eric Kingsley ( drums ). They performed in numerous London clubs. Greg Perrineau shortened the band name to Eruption. Precious Wilson joined in 1974 as a backing singer . That year the young band, with Lindell Leslie as lead singer, won the RCA Soul Search Contest and released their first single, Let Me Take You Back in Time . Then Precious Wilson replaced Lindell Leslie as lead singer.

In 1977 the band first appeared as a backing band and opening act for Boney M , later Frank Farian produced the band for Hansa Records in Berlin . Her first world-famous single, a cover version of I Can't Stand the Rain , written by Ann Peebles, Don Bryant and Bernard Miller, rose to number 5 in the British charts in early 1978 and number 7 in Germany on the American Billboard Hot 100 the single reached number 18. A year later, their disc version of the Neil Sedaka song One Way Ticket (To the Blues) also made it into the charts. In 1979 lead singer Precious Wilson left the band to embark on a solo career. She was briefly replaced by singer Kim Davies.

Jayne James has been the lead singer of the band Eruption since 1980. With her, hits like Go Johnnie Go , Call My Name , You (You Are My Soul) and Runaway followed . In 1981, Eruption separated from Farian and was produced by Ralph Siegel . 1983/84 the record company Italo Heat signed the band and released the single Where Do I Begin . Eruption remained active with this line-up until the mid-1980s, followed by shows in a smaller line-up with the three original members Jayne James, Gerry Williams and Greg Perrineau. The group is still active today. B. 2003 an appearance in the Sat.1 broadcast Die Hit-Giganten .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1978 eruption US133 (13 weeks)
US 		R&B44 (7 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1977

More albums

  • 1979: Leave a Light
  • 1980: Fight Fight Fight
  • 1983: Our Way

Compilations

  • 1981: The Best of Eruption
  • 1994: Gold 20 super hits
  • 1995: I Can't Stand the Rain
  • 2006: Greatest Hits

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
1978 I Can't Stand the Rain
Eruption 		DE7 (31 weeks)
DE 		AT4 (16 weeks)
AT 		CH8 (8 weeks)
CH 		UK5
silver
silver

(11 weeks)UK 		US18 (22 weeks)
US 		R&B30 (13 weeks)
R&B 		Dance6 (18 weeks)
Dance
First published: January 23, 1978
Sales: + 200,000
feat. Precious Wilson
Leave a Light (I'll Keep My Light in My Window)
Leave a Light 		DE43 (3 weeks)
DE 		- - - - - -
First published: October 1978
1979 One Way Ticket
Leave a Light 		DE7 (25 weeks)
DE 		AT1 (28 weeks)
AT 		CH1 (15 weeks)
CH 		UK9
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK 		- - Dance30 (14 weeks)
Dance
First published: March 19, 1979
Sales: + 200,000
1980 Go Johnnie Go (Keep On Walking, John B)
Fight Fight Fight 		DE8 (28 weeks)
DE 		AT12 (8 weeks)
AT 		CH10 (7 weeks)
CH 		- - - -
First published: March 31, 1980
1981 Runaway
The Best of Eruption 		DE21 (18 weeks)
DE 		- - - - - -
First published: December 1980
You (You Are My Soul)
The Best of Eruption 		DE65 (5 weeks)
DE 		- - - - - -
First published: August 1981

More singles

  • 1975: Let Me Take You Back in Time (July 11th)
  • 1977: Party, Party (release: May)
  • 1978: Love Is a Feelin ' (feat.Precious Wilson; released April 21)
  • 1981: In a 1000 Years
  • 1982: Up and Away (release: February)
  • 1982: Joy to the World (release: December)
  • 1983: I Can't Help Myself
  • 1983: Sophisticated Lady
  • 1985: Where Do I Begin
  • 1988: I Can't Stand the Rain 88 (feat.Precious Wilson)

swell

  1. ↑ everyhit.com, search mask, enter "Eruption"
  2. ^ Taurus-Press, Hit-Bilanz, Deutsche Chart Singles 1956-1980, ISBN 3-922542-24-7
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, ISBN 0-8230-7690-3
  4. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles UK US
  5. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
  6. ↑ a b Gold / Platinum Database: UK
  7. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
  8. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0898201864 .
  9. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .

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