Erik Tagg - Rendez Vous
- Got to Be Lovin' You
- Rendez-Vous
- Lover with Stature
- Fancy Meeting You
- Marja's Tune
- Babies
- Mutual Feeling
- Soul Touch
- Life Goes on
- Living Off the Love
- The Love I Gave
- Who Are You?
- Will They Be Listening?
- Format
- Vinyl LP
- Genre
- Soul
- Catalog No.
- PLP-77834
- Tracks
- 13
- Pressing
- GatefoldColored Vinyl
Erik Tagg's blend of warm, deeply resonating vocals spread like butter over the smooth instrumentation of this AOR and modern soul classic. 1976's Rendez Vous was the second album from Tagg who had played in the Dutch bands Beehive and Rainbow Train outside his activity as a solo artist. From his debut two years prior, his emergence as a solo artist had always been full of promise. Yet Rendez Vous still came as a surprise with it's expanded instrumentation, and the added weight of his voice on tracks, like the soul-searching ""Life Goes On,"" fine-tuned a winning formula. Back in 2020 P-VINE reissued the album for the first time on vinyl format through it's Groove-Diggers imprint, and will again repress the album as a deluxe double gatefold edition with clear vinyl. Also included are four tracks that weren't originally compiled on the album bringing the total tracklisting to thirteen.
- Got to Be Lovin' You
- Rendez-Vous
- Lover with Stature
- Fancy Meeting You
- Marja's Tune
- Babies
- Mutual Feeling
- Soul Touch
- Life Goes on (Without Me)
- Format
- Vinyl LP
- Genre
- Rock
- Catalog No.
- MOVLP3821
- Tracks
- 9
- Colour
- Yellow
- Pressing
- 180gColored Vinyl
- Edition
- Limited Edition
Limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on translucent yellow coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. The American singer, keyboardist, bassist, songwriter, and author Erik Tagg is known for his smooth jazz and pop music style. He began his musical career in the Netherlands as band member of Beehive (1973-1974) and Rainbow Train (1975-1979). Rendez-Vous, his second solo album, released in 1977 and produced by Hans Vermeulen from Rainbow Train, can be characterized by it's mellow melodies and sophisticated arrangements, often blending elements of jazz, pop, and rhythm & blues. The album has a distinctive late Seventies soft rock and jazz fusion vibe and feels like a celebration of romantic escapism and lyrical storytelling. Each track is crafted with intricate harmonies and lush arrangements that together with Erik Tagg's soulful voice evokes a sense of nostalgia and warmth.