The world needs to hear much, much more of Eric Tagg. And I wish he and Lee Ritenour would team up to make this kind of music again. To me, this song is perfect, especially with Bill Champlin's backing vocals. (Best two singers together I've ever heard, anywhere.) The balance, the harmonies, the recording... everything is perfect. I very rarely feel that way about a song. Bobby Caldwell's
Oh..but let's not forget the Ego too!!I know these Cats yes they're both good but they're also quite proud shits too and not that fun to work with because they're too perfectionist to get along with!!Look just because folks may have a certain peculiar talent and sound great doesn't automatically make them particularly great people to hangout with!!And Lee Rit is a friggin' prick too!!Know all of them however my other Cats like George Benson, Al Jarreau & Nathan East and Bernard Wright Lenny Williams now THESE Cats are down to earth and downright Inspiring to be around!!
I too, know and have known Eric for almost 40 years and have met Lee. Eric is a good man & friend. Lee is a chill SoCal musician, who is a really nice guy, too.
I love this song I can clearly see myself again that young bright eyed boy singing the lyrics to this song sitting in the back seat of my father's car riding on the highway on the way to my aunts house in the country with all of my siblings I really miss songs like this thank you Mr Ritenour Also Mr Eric Tagg .
Eric is a friend of mine. He's still singing jingles. I miss him performing, when he was playing with Kelly McNulty in the late 80's. What a fine vocalist! You are the man ET!
This song is tailored fit for Eric, he has a great voice and I love his delivery on it and the Lee Ritenour with Phil Perry is outta this world but Phil is capable of taking another person's song and making it his...I love both versions equally and don't care which one you play because I still get the same effect mentally
I had the honor and pleasure of seeing Lee in Nagoya Japan in 1983 and the band had Eric, Phil, Harvey, Nathan, Ernie Watts,Don Grusin, Barnaby Finch and one more i can't remember. Eric and Phil were both featured in various songs and it was fantastic! I was with a group of 5 musicians from LA that was doing a show there in Nagoya at the time, and I think we spent over an hour with the band afterwards in the Green Room. It was the most memorable concert I have ever experienced. Thanks guys!
Ohh man, thanks for putting this back on. This song takes me back to a very special time in my life, my HS graduation in May 1981. I listened to this song as I drove to see my sweetheart one final time before I left for active duty in the service, we lived 10 hours apart and I had to see her. Sadly we drifted apart eventually breaking up, but I never for got this song, flash forward 25 years and we are together forever with this and a host of other songs forever linked to our love n relationship
one of the greatest tunes ever written for me...the combination of lee and eric is unmatched...btw,didnt know chmplin and foster played have parts..that explains the flavor....
Don't understand why we have to compare the songs to the degree of rewarding superlatives ( good,better,best. ..etc) I can easily enjoy both renditions. Each person came with their own interpretation and rocked it.
the excellent lee ritenour from his 1980 master piece RIT, i love this album.david foster and harvey mason on production with captain fingers. bill champlin on backup vocals with eric tagg who is awesome.lee plays beautifully on his signature ibanez LR 10 .the brilliant jerry hey horns make it a pleasure for certain!
Used to go see them at The Golden Bear in Huntington Beach a really cool small venue. Had a secret crush on Eric Tagg haha!! Loved his voice ! Had this Album & Cassette too 😊😁
Eric Tagg, Bobby Caldwell, and George Duke seem to all be in that same category of singers, can’t quite place my finger on it what the label would be, just very jazzy and falsetto
My fam didn't too much do rock when I was a kid, so I might hear this song on the muzak at the mall. Loved hearing this song then. Sounded so calming, so refreshing, and it would help to make the trip more memorable, which is why I can remember it now! Also, used to hear this on the muzak when I worked at Walmarts. That's when I really came to appreciate this song. And, this song was a nice, momentary escape from all the BS there. Still, I really enjoy this song:),
Shane you sound like a cool dude I also remember these songs when I was kid they bring back innocent times for me , when songs were actually created and sounded great.
An incredible rare live album of Eric Tagg with the Tagg McNulty band from 1983 is now available and the long live version of the tune SUNSET DRIVERS and MR BRIEFCASE is recently available with Taggs vocal prowess on full display and masterclass guitar work by jazz rock fusion guitarist JASON BUCKLIN ........@t been listening to this fantastic album since it came out recently.
Yea that's my long time Dallas buddy Sir Eric always performed with his Eric Tagg Group @ Popsicle Toes Dallas 1986!!Folks Eric is an absolute perfectionist and he had all the Jingle gigs in Dallas/Ft.Worth area locked down and only just a few other's could ever get through their politics with the Studio producers so Eric & afew others successfully got to do 98% of all radio jingle commercials and YOU could forget it No matter how good you were!!
He's in Belgium right now on a mission trip - a long one! I understand from a friend that he will be moving to Mt. Pleasant, hopefully, this year! Keep in touch, I live only about 30 miles south of there and am excited to see him come home!
How well you forget his gigs at "Fenders" on northwest highway. He played there one weekend on a rainy night for my girlfriend and I exclusively. It was a night I will always cherish. The rain kept people at home, and very few people were out that night. Hard to believe he was in landscaping.
Eric Tagg is a genius Singer songwriter, with numerous masterpiece tunes ya'll have may not have heard so enjoy this ULTIMATE ERIC TAGG SETLIST ......@t ....most people only know his hits IS IT YOU or MR BRIEFCASE both played on first ever hour of MTV
Tagg also wrote this song and Mr. Briefcase. MyJunior is spot on, this is Tagg. There are versions with Kenya Hathaway and also Phil Perry, but I've never seen Tagg perform this song with Rit live. The one who does the best with it is Grady Harrell, Jr. His dad (Grady Harrell) had a hit "Sticks and Stones" back in the day.
Hi ! Very happy to be able to put this video in my favorites. Lee Ritenour is simply the best, he doesn't play many notes just to show his skills, he plays just the good notes at the good moment. Thumbs up ! BYE !
this Lee Rit song has been in my playlist for 20 years but this is my first time seeing the vocalist singing the song... so cool. thanks for posting. I wish someone can share a video of Eric Tagg singing another Lee Rit song "Keep it alive"
If you are serious that Eric is a friend of yours can you pass on this message, "I am 31 and I live in Australia Im a guitarist and singer myself with my own songs on youtube I just heard him sing for the first time ever this year I think he is one of the best singers ive ever heard and ive heard the best. I love his songs Marianne, is it you, Just another dream, turn the heat up, Eric Rocks what a voice!!!!! Can you ask him to inbox me or email plz? Thanx, Mat
Eric tagg said he used to stay in an apartment and one of his neighbors was in a band. when they’d rehearse, the female lead singer sounded so awful that he said if they get a record deal before him, he’d quit. It was blondie! That’s a true story 😂😂
I don't know why Eric Tagg didn't make it huge. One of the best voices I have ever heard.
Eric Tagg has a beautiful voice
this guy sings this song the best
Nice vocals and thumpin that Bass....love this song
The best version
One of the best bridges in pop history.
The world needs to hear much, much more of Eric Tagg. And I wish he and Lee Ritenour would team up to make this kind of music again. To me, this song is perfect, especially with Bill Champlin's backing vocals. (Best two singers together I've ever heard, anywhere.) The balance, the harmonies, the recording... everything is perfect. I very rarely feel that way about a song. Bobby Caldwell's
I agree
Oh..but let's not forget the Ego too!!I know these Cats yes they're both good but they're also quite proud shits too and not that fun to work with because they're too perfectionist to get along with!!Look just because folks may have a certain peculiar talent and sound great doesn't automatically make them particularly great people to hangout with!!And Lee Rit is a friggin' prick too!!Know all of them however my other Cats like George Benson, Al Jarreau & Nathan East and Bernard Wright Lenny Williams now THESE Cats are down to earth and downright Inspiring to be around!!
I don't know Lee, but I know Eric, and he's a sweet guy.
I too, know and have known Eric for almost 40 years and have met Lee. Eric is a good man & friend. Lee is a chill SoCal musician, who is a really nice guy, too.
"Is It You" has always been with me through all of my good times.
Can't beat the original.
Eric Tagg was the duke of smooth.
Didn't know this video existed. Why hasn't this video appeared in searches before ? It looks like the official video for this song.
Eric fabuloso timbre vocal de una calidez y armonía extraordinaria ojalá alguien pudiera remateruzarlo para mejorar audio e imagen saludos desde chile
Opino lo mismo! Saludos de quilpué!
Eric Tagg my vocal hero
Eric Tagg is a bad dude. He has pipes in that voice
I love this song I can clearly see myself again that young bright eyed boy singing the lyrics to this song sitting in the back seat of my father's car riding on the highway on the way to my aunts house in the country with all of my siblings I really miss songs like this thank you Mr Ritenour Also Mr Eric Tagg .
Yes, so many memories.
Awesome job Eric …. Lee was in such high demand back then
Absolutely! Eric Tagg can sing...
2022 Eric tagg and Lee still today sound s just the most wonderful musicians ever.
Eric is a friend of mine. He's still singing jingles. I miss him performing, when he was playing with Kelly McNulty in the late 80's. What a fine vocalist! You are the man ET!
Can you tell him he is an awesome singer.
Thirty years later and I still get chills when I hear this! |-)
Eric has such a lovely voice but can't get over how much he reminds me of Ned Flanders ;-)
we miss his voice on the R&B charts>>>>
I can imagine Eric and Michael McDonald doing music together!
Quite possibly the epitome of the West Coast sound
I was 16 when this song came out, I used to daydream about this playing on the radio, while I drove a convertible down PCH, alas, it was not to be.
eric taggさん大好きでこの歌聴く度に頑張ろうって思います。
あと、リラックスできる〜
This song is tailored fit for Eric, he has a great voice and I love his delivery on it and the Lee Ritenour with Phil Perry is outta this world but Phil is capable of taking another person's song and making it his...I love both versions equally and don't care which one you play because I still get the same effect mentally
Eric wrote this Song
Sonny Fales Good knowledge for i did not know that!!!! i guess i was on point when i felt it was a" tailored fit" song for Eric,thanks for the info
The bridge is so besutiful....
素晴らしい！
超ウルトラレア！
エリックが出ている画像すら凄く珍しいのに、ベースを持って(プレイして、笑)いる！！
リーのスウェットシャツからしても、あの頃良く着ていた
(Ex,DREAM ORCHESTRA)
モノとわかるが、彼の楽しそうな表情からも、それに
「嘘ではなく」
「夢をみながら」
ポップ路線での成功への
「カウントダウン」
をしていき、みんなで
「スマイリﾝ(スマイル)」
しているのだろう事が読み取れる、ナイスな映像！！！
投稿者さんも、Great Job！
Thanks Anton! Finally the original with Eric Tagg!!!
This song is beautiful and mellow. Eric's voice is sooooooooooooo sweeeeeeeet and soothing.
Wonderful song! Wonderful vocalist!
Never get tired of listening.
Man, I love this song.
Love the bridge in this song. The many key-changes in it really build-up and then relieve the tension.
One of the videos shown on MTV during its first 24 hours on the air.
To those who love Eric's voice and writing, I found a CD of some of his originals on CDBABY. Great stuff!
I had the honor and pleasure of seeing Lee in Nagoya Japan in 1983 and the band had Eric, Phil, Harvey, Nathan, Ernie Watts,Don Grusin, Barnaby Finch and one more i can't remember. Eric and Phil were both featured in various songs and it was fantastic! I was with a group of 5 musicians from LA that was doing a show there in Nagoya at the time, and I think we spent over an hour with the band afterwards in the Green Room. It was the most memorable concert I have ever experienced. Thanks guys!
This is my dessert Island disc track - never tire of hearing Eric Tagg sing this - simply beautifully delivered
I heard this on the radio yesterday and remembered how I loved this song :)
Ohh man, thanks for putting this back on. This song takes me back to a very special time in my life, my HS graduation in May 1981. I listened to this song as I drove to see my sweetheart one final time before I left for active duty in the service, we lived 10 hours apart and I had to see her. Sadly we drifted apart eventually breaking up, but I never for got this song, flash forward 25 years and we are together forever with this and a host of other songs forever linked to our love n relationship
one of the greatest tunes ever written for me...the combination of lee and eric is unmatched...btw,didnt know chmplin and foster played have parts..that explains the flavor....
Don't understand why we have to compare the songs to the degree of rewarding superlatives ( good,better,best. ..etc) I can easily enjoy both renditions. Each person came with their own interpretation and rocked it.
+andre caldwell I like Is It You when performed with Phil Perry and you?
What a beautiful song.. that music sets the mood to the groove and Eric delights it so with a great soulful voice. amazing..wow
the excellent lee ritenour from his 1980 master piece RIT, i love this album.david foster and harvey mason on production with captain fingers. bill champlin on backup vocals with eric tagg who is awesome.lee plays beautifully on his signature ibanez LR 10 .the brilliant jerry hey horns make it a pleasure for certain!
Used to go see them at The Golden Bear in Huntington Beach a really cool small venue. Had a secret crush on Eric Tagg haha!! Loved his voice ! Had this Album & Cassette too 😊😁
i grew up with this voice and song......assuring to know erics a christian......godbless you brother!
Hit #15 AC, and pop, #27 soul in Billboard. 1 hit wonder. God bless!
That dude can sang....Mr. Tagg that is!!!:)
Eric Tagg, Bobby Caldwell, and George Duke seem to all be in that same category of singers, can’t quite place my finger on it what the label would be, just very jazzy and falsetto
i never knew Eric Tag played bass until I saw this...
Nice song as always.
My fam didn't too much do rock when I was a kid, so I might hear this song on the muzak at the mall. Loved hearing this song then. Sounded so calming, so refreshing, and it would help to make the trip more memorable, which is why I can remember it now! Also, used to hear this on the muzak when I worked at Walmarts. That's when I really came to appreciate this song. And, this song was a nice, momentary escape from all the BS there. Still, I really enjoy this song:),
@wooger65
I know how you feel, my friend - Lingering feelings of nostalgia that never seem to go away...
absolute perfection
Shane you sound like a cool dude I also remember these songs when I was kid they bring back innocent times for me , when songs were actually created and sounded great.
🙏🏽❤️❤️🙏🏽
@wolvenaut absolutely!!! this is one of those tunes that cant be redone because the original is simply the best..awesomeness
Perfection.
One of my favorite vocals, ever.
thie tune is to BEAUTIFUL!!! THIS REAL MUSIC!!!
An incredible rare live album of Eric Tagg with the Tagg McNulty band from 1983 is now available and the long live version of the tune SUNSET DRIVERS and MR BRIEFCASE is recently available with Taggs vocal prowess on full display and masterclass guitar work by jazz rock fusion guitarist JASON BUCKLIN ........@t been listening to this fantastic album since it came out recently.
Yea that's my long time Dallas buddy Sir Eric always performed with his Eric Tagg Group @ Popsicle Toes Dallas 1986!!Folks Eric is an absolute perfectionist and he had all the Jingle gigs in Dallas/Ft.Worth area locked down and only just a few other's could ever get through their politics with the Studio producers so Eric & afew others successfully got to do 98% of all radio jingle commercials and YOU could forget it No matter how good you were!!
He's in Belgium right now on a mission trip - a long one! I understand from a friend that he will be moving to Mt. Pleasant, hopefully, this year! Keep in touch, I live only about 30 miles south of there and am excited to see him come home!
How well you forget his gigs at "Fenders" on northwest highway. He played there one weekend on a rainy night for my girlfriend and I exclusively. It was a night I will always cherish. The rain kept people at home, and very few people were out that night. Hard to believe he was in landscaping.
oh yes, this is the stuff. eric tagg all the way.
Thanks for your rare and classy post..
still luv you Noreen forever and ever with my last breath i'll call your name
Nice jam awesome unic voice Eric Tagg
Eric Tagg excellent voice. Where are you now? I want some more of your songs.
He’s a worship leader at a Christian church in Texas. Who better than Jesus to play for? Go Eric!
Para mí, una de las mejores canciones de todos los tiempos. Sublime!!🤩
Es un tema muy elegante
I first heard this song in a Denny's around 10 years ago and have been looking for it ever since. Thanks for posting!
I hear some R&B in this.
Must say this song is owned by Eric's vocals..Phil nice, but Eric owns this song.
Totally agree-Perry oversings it
Eric Tagg is a genius Singer songwriter, with numerous masterpiece tunes ya'll have may not have heard so enjoy this ULTIMATE ERIC TAGG SETLIST ......@t ....most people only know his hits IS IT YOU or MR BRIEFCASE both played on first ever hour of MTV
Too bad they don't make music like this today. Flugel horn kicks ass!!!
Tagg also wrote this song and Mr. Briefcase. MyJunior is spot on, this is Tagg. There are versions with Kenya Hathaway and also Phil Perry, but I've never seen Tagg perform this song with Rit live. The one who does the best with it is Grady Harrell, Jr. His dad (Grady Harrell) had a hit "Sticks and Stones" back in the day.
Got to agree. Phil did the song justice....but the original version has that late 70s/early 80s sound that will never be surpassed.
..."What you won't do for love" is similar. Wow, what if Caldwell, Ritenour, Tagg, and Steve Porcaro made an album? I'd pay $100 or more for that.
wittweric ME TO
Thank you! This is what I remember!
How could you NOT like this song??
this Lee Rit song has been in my playlist for 20 years but this is my first time seeing the vocalist singing the song... so cool. thanks for posting
Hi ! Very happy to be able to put this video in my favorites. Lee Ritenour is simply the best, he doesn't play many notes just to show his skills, he plays just the good notes at the good moment. Thumbs up ! BYE !
this Lee Rit song has been in my playlist for 20 years but this is my first time seeing the vocalist singing the song... so cool. thanks for posting. I wish someone can share a video of Eric Tagg singing another Lee Rit song "Keep it alive"
This song was written by Lee himself. A pop jewel.
Esta cancion me recuerda mi epoca de secundaria en el liceo Andres Bello en Santiago de Chile,es un temazo,1982
By far the best version!
thank you for this great song that I just added and had not heard for years.
The Drummer Is Awesome
He sure seems to be enjoying himself!
That's a classic;haven't seen that music video in years thanks for uploading it.
If you are serious that Eric is a friend of yours can you pass on this message, "I am 31 and I live in Australia Im a guitarist and singer myself with my own songs on youtube I just heard him sing for the first time ever this year I think he is one of the best singers ive ever heard and ive heard the best. I love his songs Marianne, is it you, Just another dream, turn the heat up, Eric Rocks what a voice!!!!! Can you ask him to inbox me or email plz? Thanx, Mat
i love this song
ABSOLUTELY FABOULOUS!!!
Wonderful, gratitude infinite...
Used to hear this song on the muzak when I worked at Wally World. Gotta say, Wal-Marts had some good music playing for the shoppers to shop to:)
Totally agree! Phil ir really good, but this version is the one!
Love this song!!
Increíble y excelente canción.
I used to think Eric Tagg was black.I guess he has a blue eyed soul thing going on like Mike Mcdonald,Bobby Caldwell,and Boz Scaggs
Me too.I was 13 and kissed my first girl at summer camp that year .Her name was Kelli.I think .Not totally sure about her name.
Eric tagg said he used to stay in an apartment and one of his neighbors was in a band. when they’d rehearse, the female lead singer sounded so awful that he said if they get a record deal before him, he’d quit. It was blondie! That’s a true story 😂😂
Always did love this. Yeah.
Preciosa melodía, la amo!!!!
@videeojunke harvey mason is the drummer on this track.
wait a minute, where are the microphones..?
They were so bad ass they didnt need mics :P