Strike It Up: The Best of Black Box

Track Listings

1. Everybody Everybody

2. Ghost Box

3. Ride on Time [Remix]

4. Strike It Up

5. I Don't Know Anybody Else

6. Open Your Arms

7. Dreamland

8. Hold On

9. Fantasy

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Tracks:

Everybody Everybody
Ghost Box
Ride On Time (Remix)
Strike It Up
I Don't Know Anybody Else
Open Your Eyes
Dreamland
Hold On
Fantasy

Customer Reviews:

Black Box LOL.......2003-10-21

I remember hearing "Everybody" on the radio and I loved it. Then a little while later, I saw it performed on Soul Train. Even at the ripe old age of 9, I knew that the French chick who couldn't speak a lick of English, lip-synching the lyrics, wasn't the one who recorded the vocals. It was so funny because my mother was like, "Now they need to be ashamed of themselves! Anyone with a brain in their heads, knows that that's Martha Wash's voice!" And sure enough, Ms. Wash filed a lawsuit against the record company. But all silliness aside, the music was damn good!

Great Writers...Awesome Singer.......2002-02-03

Back in the hayday of vinyl and all it's glory came some soulful, yet very danceable club music. Born into mainstream became the writers and more importantly the singer attributed to Black Box. Perhaps one of the most unknown talents in this world; Martha Wash carries and dominates this album with her soulful and beautiful voice. Though not into "top 10" pop music, some of the singles on this album did just that...made it into the charts. Classics for me are "I Don't Know Anybody Else" with it's danceable groove...I often close my eyes and can see myself on the dance floor. I've just started my CD collection and this is one of the first one's I sought after. I just wish the writers and Martha would hook up again.

Dance Music Par Excellance.......2001-04-29

I don't know how I heard about this band (back in 1995) but I bought this CD (The Greatest Hits) and it was soon my number one workout CD. I still can listen to it and never tire of the songs. As a dance music collector and part time DJ, this CD would get everyone out there and feeling good. The music isn't too disco-y, too techno or too rap. It's got solid musical writing/playing, great percussion and great singing by the female vocalist! She's so good I"m surprised she hasn't been nabbed by another band. I can only say I wish there was more Black Box music. I have a hundred dance cds (from the 70s through '01) and this is one of the best music in my collection.

I realize the wonderful vocalist did not authorize her tracks to be used. Well, I'm not privy to all the hi-jinks. But, apparently there were many. At any rate, the woman can sing. She can soar with her voice. She makes the songs. So, Miss Diva, if they did they did wrong by you (and I don't know the story, I'm just a music lover), you still sound incredible. I don't think this is a reason to pass up on one of the best dance albums made. The woman's voice is one-in-a-lifetime and the band is awesome, too. I guess there is a lot of drama behind the scenes those not in the biz don't really know about. We hear the music. But, I know it is a tough biz.

Black Box featuring Loleatta Holloway and Martha Wash.......2000-09-01

Black Box did some of the BEST dance music of the era!

They had three hits on Billboard Hot 100:

song;date of entry;# weeks on chart; highest position

1 Everybody Everybody; 08-04-1990; 19; 8;
2 I Don't Know Anybody Else; 12-08-1990; 14; 23;
3 Strike It Up; 04-06-1991; 18; 8

"Ride On Time" is a classic. . .

Who is the girl on the cover on the album "Dreamland? It's NOT one of the singers! But she's pretty hot!!

lyrics.......2000-07-19

i'm latin american, and don't understand the song lyrics.Could u sendit to me ? thanks camtrian@hotmail.com

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