Eruption ~ One Way Ticket 1979 Disco Purrfection Version

A school band in the UK known as Silent Eruption began playing together in 1969. Greg Perrineau, Gerry Williams, Eric Kingsley and singer Lindel Leslie (nee Leslie Johnson) Nothing really happened until they added Jamaican backing singer Precious Wilson and changed the band's name to Eruption in 1975 when Frank Farian became involved.

Frank is famous for introducing the world to Boney M and infamously for Milli Vanilli. The band's first single was with lead singer Lindel, "Let Me Take You Back In Time" and she left the band shortly after that success. Precious stepped up to lead singer just in time for their first and biggest hit "I Can't Stand The Rain", a cover of the Ann Peebles R&B classic from 1974. They recorded the bombastic cover for their LP "I Can't Stand The Rain" and were rewarded with a #18 Hot100 and a #6 Disco hit in the spring of 1978.

For their second LP, they continued on with Farian, who brought them "One Way Ticket" a song written by Hank Hunter and Jack Keller in 1959 and originally recorded by Neil Sedaka as the B side of his hit "Oh, Carol". The dramatic reworking using a 96 Tears type of organ playing was at once mystical, hypnotic and foreboding, underpinning the dour message of the song sung so energetically. The band never hit those heights again and Wilson quit the band in 1979. These days, she does tour as Eruption and you just might catch her covering these two disco era hits.

[andyc]

This DJ Disco Cat is one funky mixing superhero from the Planet Disco Fantastico

[DJ_Far_Out]

Music on the verge of the birth of Funk

[michaelhirst]

What a fantastic remix of the Neil Sadaka hit. I love high energy disco, this is brilliant.

[antoniocandido]

Miss this kinda music. There's rhythm, lyrics and a great production. well, at least we can visit the 70's 80's and even 90's

[shaunsheep]

One of my favorite songs from the 70's

[antoniohernandez]

Un Extraordinario tema Musical de Eruption !
Una Excelente interpretación !
Un Súper Clásico de los 70's. Gracias por compartir! 🎵🎵🎤🎤❤️❤️🎶🎶💙💙😎😎🕺🕺

[marknorris]

'One Way Ticket' to the dancefloor. Cheers! 🎶

[joseochoacanas]

Hermosa canción excelente excelente saludos desde bogota COLOMBIA COLOMBIA COLOMBIA. 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴

[wilsonlaraguevara]

Beautiful Disc is one remenber Very Nice.
Willy Russell Norbin.
Thank you very mach

[giovannistella]

Sempre bello da ascoltare questo disco da discoteca. Ciao.😛🌼😘

[BABYWOLF--]

Excellent mix muchas gracias mi amiga ❤❤🎉🎉

[rigormortis]

Disco polka with a strong Boney M. vibe to it.

[braintighe]

Thank goodness we have you tube especially in this lockdown for all the past music we can all call on.

[daniloalfonsorojasmuniz]

Muy buena versión y calidad del sonido !!!

[strafrag]

Gee, I thought I knew all these song but not this one. GREAT!

[backtothemusiccesarferreyr]

The First Time i heard this version of One Way Ticket was just about 20 years later since the original and short versión appeared on the radio. IN THE TIME when this song was a super Hit (1978, 1979) i wished that would there be a long versión but Never Came at that time. But anyway, every Disco Fanatic love this song and its bitter sweet lyrics and Music... LONG LIFE TO DISCO MUSIC Mr. Cat!!!

[MishaBrianski]

It was huge hit in USSR and i loved it though i was only 5 y.o. :)

[djagas]

Excelente versión solo para coleccionistas. Felicitaciones

[RomanL.N]

Wow....one of the best disco song, I love it!ThxDJDCV2! Great remix!

[memoio]

When I was in junior high, lot of memories,
cuando estaba en la secundaria, cuantos recuerdos me vienen a la mente !!