Great music to sing along with
My parents listened to this album (yes, it was an album then) all the time, so it reminds me of my childhood, and it's also just great music. The Persuasions give all of their songs passion and atmosphere. My favorites are "The Sun" and "Gypsy Woman." I particularly like to listen to this on long drives, because it's great to sing along with and it helps calm any road rage tendencies.

Acapella at its finest
This is the Persuasions in their best voice. The energy and intonation as well as the selection of music is the finest available. You can not do better than this for acapella music.

Just buy it for Gypsy Woman!
These guys were great but this album in total is not such a great package. So why the five start rating?
GYPSY WOMAN!
This song is a stellar achievement by any standards. It is one of the songs I use to evaluate a stereo system. It is utter vocal perfection.
It's wonderful that they finally put this on a CD, it was available only on vinyl.
Buy this just for GYPSY WOMAN, you won't be sorry.

A doo-wop classic
I've loved this record since I had a cassette from the original vinyl in the 1970's. It was finally time to replace older media!

Let The Games Begin
When Frank Zappa signed the Persuasions to their first recording contract, based on an audition done over the phone, he probably had no idea that he was about to launch a true American treasure. In the 40 years since the release of We Came To Play, their debut effort, the Persuasions have continued to dazzle audiences with their a cappella genius, joy, and willingness to try anything. Who but the Persuasions can claim tributes to Zappa, the Beatles, nursery rhymes, and U2 - among others?

The Persuasions offer listeners so much to enjoy. First is their astonishing technical skill - all that music - produced by the human voice alone. Next is a kind of precision and discipline almost unknown in popular music. Most, Persuasions music just feels good; it gets inside you and won't let go.

For maximum hits at the minimum price, you should probably go for Street Corner Symphony, their second recording, really an amazing effort. But why stop at one? This is a fantastic CD. Walk On The Wild Side alone is worth the price of admission, and Don't It Make You Want To Go Home, Chain Gang, and Another Night With The Boys are not far behind. There simply is no other a cappella group playing in the same league as these guys.