Customer Reviews

Gold Super Hits

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This is what you would expect, would be the ultimate cd collection for fans of this memorable disco group... and after shelling out quite a bit to get to get my hands on it, i was very dismayed to find that their two best known hits, "I cant stand the rain" and "one way ticket" weren't presented in their original glory, but as very weak "'94" remixes. This would've been fine, but the original versions were omitted completely! beware...

Despite the admittedly miserable remix of I Can't Stand the Rain and One Way Ticket and the tantalizingly cut-down version of Leave a Light, this CD is today probably the only available evidence of Precious Wilson's unprecedented vocal talent. Her unique voice that makes one listen to the same familiar track over and over again is enough reason to make Eruption Gold a must for every black music lover.

I agree with the previous reviewer - if not to the point of a five star rating - that this is the best available, even if it does replace those hits we know with those irritating remixes. The 1995 Euro CD "I Can't Stand The Rain", released on Ariola Express, is the CD to buy. All original recordings, including excellent b-sides such as "Left Me In The Rain". That CD truly is "gold" for fans of the much underrated Precious Wilson. This "Gold" collection is tarnished, to say the least.