Taana Gardner

When You Touch Me (White Vinyl Repress)

West End Records

WES22122WHITE

Taana Gardner

When You Touch Me (White Vinyl Repress)

West End Records

WES22122WHITE

WES22122WHITE
ARTIST
Taana Gardner
TITLE
When You Touch Me (White Vinyl Repress)
LABEL
West End Records
CAT NO.
WES22122WHITE
FORMAT
12"
RELEASE DATE
  • 03/07/2020 [INITIAL RELEASE]
TERRITORY
WORLDWIDE
BARCODE
5061002836597
GENRE
Disco New York Reissue
FEATURING
MISC.
White Vinyl Repress

TRACK LISTING

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  1. A1. Taana Gardner - When You Touch Me  ▾
  2. B1. Taana Gardner - When You Touch Me (Instrumental)  ▾

SALES NOTES

NYC's legendary West End record label has contributed a fair few classics to the disco cannon and continues to influence dance music today with it's forward looking releases. 'When you touch me' is no exception, recorded and released in the golden year of 1979 and featuring the breathy, sensual vocals of a young Tanaa Gardner who had previously worked as a backing vocalist for numerous other projects until the label released her (other) stone cold solo classic 'Work that body' the same year on 12".

Both cuts featured on her self titled debut LP and boasted the combined production and studio talents of Kenton Nix, Bob Blank and of course - Larry Levan. Now, that's a serious line-up to have behind the boards (& in the clubs!) and of course 'When you touch me' was a classic with it's slow, elongated intro that calls to mind a sleazier version of Donna Summer's 'Love hangover' before launching into a full-on disco assault that you won't forget in a hurry! Yes, the record surprises you, Tanaa leads us into a false sense of a 'slow jam' and then - Boom - We're off!

Backed with the incredible instrumental version the 12" is repressed here in it's original 1979 glory, an essential classic that has stood the test of time for the last 30+ years & is now available again, remastered & repressed for 2017 in conjunction with West End Records, NYC.

Published: 28th May 2020

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