Kristeen is a cover name for disco legend, Viola Wills on a 1985 release of “Don’t Stop The Train” – a dance floor hit released by Phyllis Nelson in 1981 and produced by Yves Dessca – who also produced this Kristeen (Viola Wills) version. Earlier in 1979 he recorded Viola on a track titled “You Will Forget”. Another fantastic performance for Viola who seemed to top every performance with the next thanks to her beautiful voice and range – her big hit in 1980 with “If You Could Read My Mind” which started another row of hits for her. In “Don’t Stop The Train”, Viola performs this like a Shakespearean actor exuding the emotion and drama nonstop – it is quite a feat and understandably why she was brought in again as a session singer but then of course under the alias Kristeen (even a photo of another woman on the 12”), But all in all we know Viola and the tremendous talent we had pin the dance floor and this is another reason to celebrate her magic.
I have taken the 12” vocal and instrumental of “Don’t Stop The Train” and the beautiful arrangement by Yves Dessca to bring to life again the heartbreak and tale woven by Viola Wills here. There are some new percussion pieces added to give it a new rhythmic life and a few reedited pieces to make this one last longer than Ms. Will's anticipation for the ride.
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