Eruption-"I Can’t Stand The Rain"

Does anyone have "I Can't Stand the Rain" on Eruption's parent LP from 1978? It's always possible the LP length could be slightly longer than the 45, or perhaps a pitch difference may even exist between the two.

By the way, for anyone looking for the hit version of "I Can't Stand the Rain", stay away from the Eruption Greatest Hits German import CD on Sony/BMG. The jewel case comes packaged with an outer cardboard sleeve that shows "I Can't Stand the Rain" as Track 1. However, when the sleeve is removed, the paper tray insert in the back of the jewel case lists the song as "I Can't Stand the Rain (Remix '94)". Sure enough, it is a very different mix than the hit version. Many retail websites like Amazon don't note the remix and thus I wound up wasting 15 bucks on this bogus, misleading CD.

Edited by Todd Ireland

Not sure on this one, but I think the 45 and the LP Versions of "I Can't
Stand the Rain" might have been a bit different.

As Ed notes, the Commercial 45 had a vocal overdub at 2:25 where lead
singer Precious Wilson sings "I Can't Stand the Rain" twice over a brief
instrumental break. As Ed also points out, the version of "I Can't Stand
the Rain" on "Disco Years, Vol. 7" does not contain that overdub and,
accordingly, is not the 45 Version.

But I think it could be the LP Version, taken from Eruption's 1977 self-
titled LP. I don't have the original album, but it's interesting to note that
every lip-synched television performance of this song from 1978 lacks
the vocal overdub. There are quite a few of these contemporary
performances-- taken from various variety music shows-- on YouTube.
Most of them also feature keyboardist Gerry Williams wearing some sort of
crazy praying mantis outfit.

I also note that in one such performance, linked below, it seems like
Precious Wilson might not be sure if she is lip-synching to the version
with the overdub or without, almost sings the overdub lines, and then
turns her back to the camera--- or maybe I'm just imagining that. In this
video, the instrumental break occurs at around 2:18 (because the video
started late).

I
Can't Stand the Rain

So, it seems clear that this "no overdub" version existed in 1978, and was
not just later created for "Disco Years, Vol. 7," but what is it? Is this the LP
Version? Does anybody know?

Other than a possible 2 second difference, was the US LP different than the US single?

Since a number of different posters over the years have asked about what
version appears on Eruption's self-titled U.S. LP (Ariola 60033), that I
didn't own, I just did a quick eBay browse. I just bought one for $1.98. A
scan of the LP label states a listed run time of (6:25). This timing would
clearly eliminate the LP version as a possible 3:00+ CD source. If I do
discover an egregious listing timing error once I get the LP, I'll report
back.

There was also a 1978 U.S. promo 12" single (PRO-7686) issued for "I
Can't Stand The Rain". It has a listed (6:25) version on one side, and a
listed (3:01) version on the other. This 12" single's label scan details
exactly mimic the listed times of the LP version and the stock/promo 45. I
just snagged a copy for 10 bucks. Again, if I discover any significantly
different actual timing details, I'll report back.

Omnipresent 70s/80s Euro music mogul Frank Farian first signed this
group to the German label Hansa and, as was recently noted in the Boney
M "Rivers Of Babylon" thread (which was another Farian-mentored group),
Farian was an early proponent of doing remixes. Other posters note that
alternate, non-U.S. 45 versions have appeared on several import CDs. I
strongly suspect that Bwci Bo's suspicions are correct, that international "I
Can't Stand The Rain" 45s were different than the U.S. 45 was, and that
mix (or mixes) is what keeps turning up on these import CDs.

My conclusion is that there were only two U.S. versions of "I Can't Stand
The Rain" ever issued in 1978. The listed (6:25) LP version, and the listed
(3:01) 45 version.