Favourite Eternal hit ballad

[BoysForSeles]

Easther delivered some killer vocals on most of their tracks, still think it's a shame we have such a strong voice here in the UK from someone who also looks very good and yet it's so underused. She should still be recording. Kelle and Vernie's backing vocals on Someday are really lovely too. These four were all top 10. Only 'I Am Blessed' wasn't top 5 but if I recall was out at a more competitive week and hung around.

 

[straightorbroken]

It really was a blessing and a curse to have the UK's Melanie Thornton as your lead singer. Vernie did actually have a nice tone, and I suppose Kell did fill in a gap (just not the one between her teeth). I'm going with Blessed, but I'm also highly fond of the more quivery Someday. And Monica's Angel didn't come close to the original.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I Am Blessed has always been lovely. Someday is one of the worst songs of all time.

 

[Berly]

These bitches are my all time fave. I love them and they were the first group I stanned for. Oh Baby I and I Am Blessed are so far above the other two though. Why X Factor has never made a play for Blessed is beyond me.

Easter should still be performing to sell out audiences, not painting nails in a hotel spa. Travesty.

 

[Halli]

I am Blessed SLAYS

 

[BoysForSeles]

1 I Am Blessed
2 Angel of Mine
3 Oh Baby I
4 Someday

 

[RobotBoy]

It would have always been I Am Blessed, but Oh Baby I... has overtaken it in recent years. WHAT a tune.

 

[Suomi]

It's "I Am Blessed" even though the song is tainted with embarrassment from when I was lip-syncing the last minute of the song in my bedroom and my mum had been standing at the door watching

 

[Sheena]

"Oh Baby I..." is magnificent. That ludicrous vocal...

There may be times
(*faint and probably vaguely croaky* May be times)
When the rain might fall
But I won't mind it
If you're HERERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE with MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE OOOOOH OH!

WHAT A WOMAN

 

[Ryan]

I was absolutely obsessed with Angel of Mine. Oh Baby I is absolutely stunning as well. Neither get played enough now.

 

[Devil]

Oh Baby I hands DOWN

 

[cwej]

Easily I Am Blessed.

Oh Baby I… loses points for the absolutely useless non-descript title.

 

[Kala]

"Oh Baby I..." is magnificent. That ludicrous vocal...

There may be times
(*faint and probably vaguely croaky* May be times)
When the rain might fall
But I won't mind it
If you're HERERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE with MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE OOOOOH OH!

WHAT A WOMAN

YES YES YES YES YES

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Every time I play Eternal, I get about 3 songs in and give up.

 

[VoR]

I Am Blessed could be broadcast from lighthouses to guide ships through foggy waters.

Angel of Mine just pips it for being so pretty though.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I Am Blessed could be broadcast from lighthouses to guide ships through foggy waters.

I don't understand this analogy. Are suggesting it's a siren call, a definitive instructional song for guiding sailors or a hopeful prayer for those in need?

Either way I hope the British shipping authorities, instigate this shit.

 

[VoR]

I was suggesting it is 100% FOGHORN

 

[AGinAg (37)]

It's SAINTLY.

 

[Suomi]

I REALISE

 

[graves]

Maybe if Easther and Vernie hadn't been the biggest cunts to ever grace planet pop they'd still
have a career.

Anyway, I'm much more of an up tempo Eternal fan (mostly Always and Forever only. I've always hated I Wanna Be The Only One). Oh Baby I is beautiful though.

 

[cwej]

Stay, Save Our Love and Just A Step From Heaven are just amazing.

 

[graves]

Stay, Save Our Love and Just A Step From Heaven are just amazing.

<3 their 3 finest moments.

 

[Halli]

Just A Step From Heaven is magical.

 

[Ellie]

Weirdly I bought all of the singles from Always and Forever including the maxi single to Crazy. Never actually bought the album.

 

[Sheena]

"Just A Step From Heaven" is their finest hour, although "Power of A Woman" runs it MIGHTY CLOSE.

As for "Oh Baby I..." I have ENTIRE RECOLLECTIONS of being out COTTAGING at the time and listening to the top 40 on my walkman IN BETWEEN CLIENTS and being DEVASTATED that it had clearly missed the top 40 before it launched itself STRAIGHT IN AT NUMBER SEVEN. I even did a little SQUEAL OF JOY when it was announced. I was convinced it would be their first number one. I still don't quite understand why it wasn't....

 

[straightorbroken]

Save Our Love is their gospel pop jackpot.

 

[Kala]

"Just A Step From Heaven" is their finest hour, although "Power of A Woman" runs it MIGHTY CLOSE.

As for "Oh Baby I..." I have ENTIRE RECOLLECTIONS of being out COTTAGING at the time and listening to the top 40 on my walkman IN BETWEEN CLIENTS and being DEVASTATED that it had clearly missed the top 40 before it launched itself STRAIGHT IN AT NUMBER SEVEN. I even did a little SQUEAL OF JOY when it was announced. I was convinced it would be their first number one. I still don't quite understand why it wasn't....

Oh Baby I... was out in NINETY FOUR. You were cottaging when you were SIXTEEN?

 

[Sheena]

Oh Baby I... was out in NINETY FOUR. You were cottaging when you were SIXTEEN?

17.

And YEP

 

[Kala]

17.

And YEP

You really are a COMPLETE AND UTTER SLUT.



Oh how we differed back then.

 

[Sheena]

You really are a COMPLETE AND UTTER SLUT.



Oh how we differed back then.

BABY I WAS BORN THIS WAY

I started when I was TWELVE really Albeit that I didn't do anything until I was 14, I was too scared. After that, it was pretty much GAME ON

 

[Loufoque]

Love every overblown second of each one of these, but if I have to rank:

1. I Am Blessed
2. Someday
3. Oh Baby I
4. Angel of Mine

But my all-time favourite is It Will Never End from the Power of a Woman album

 

[BoysForSeles]

Love every overblown second of each one of these

But my all-time favourite is It Will Never End from the Power of a Woman album

Oh aye, that definitely should've been the 5th single or perhaps sandwiched between Good Thing and Secrets as a single.

 

[Loufoque]

I never really understood why Secrets was the Xmas 96 single when they had It Will Never End waiting in the wings...

 

[Mel]

Voted for Oh Baby I but I do love big overblown Someday!

 

[Mel]

1. Oh Baby I
2. Someday
3. Brian Blessed
4. Angle Of Mine

 

[BoysForSeles]

I never really understood why Secrets was the Xmas 96 single when they had It Will Never End waiting in the wings...

At least Secrets was another top 10 for them anyway. Anyway your post has caused me to have It Will Never End on repeat on my sundrenched balcony therefore introducing/startling my Lithuanian neighbours with Easther's vox wafting down to them. I'm disappointed they didn't rush up to ask who was singing.

 

[BoysForSeles]

I remembered this poll a mere 7 years later and declare ‘I Am Blessed’ a narrow winner over ‘Oh Baby I’ with ‘Angel Of Mine’ taking the bronze medal. I’m having an Eternal morning to start the year.