He
is tagged as the Philippines’ King of Rock and Roll and his music has
influenced generations. Legendary guitarist/singer/composer/music icon Ramon
“RJ” Jacinto celebrates his 50 fantastic years in music with another
milestone, an album entitled “RJ Duets.”
“RJ
Duets” is an album of collaborations featuring top Filipino artist like Jose Mari Chan,
Rene Garcia of Hotdog, Ely Buendia (Pupil and formerly of the Eraserheads),
Raimund Marasigan (Sandwich, Eraserheads), Noel Cabangon, Nyoy Volante, Richard
Poon and Sitti as well as international artists John Ford Coley of England Dan
and John Ford Coley; John Gummoe of The Cascades, The Ventures, Marty Grebb and
Dennis Tufano (formerly of The Buckinghams) and Bobby Kimball of Toto.
This 2 CD
collections contains 24 tracks which are as follows: CD 1- “Nights Are Forever”
with John Ford Coley, “Dreamin’” with John Gummoe of the Cascades, “Trip To
Manila/ Manila”- a medley of RJ’s 1962 hit “Take A Trip To Manila” and The
Hotdog’s “Manila” which is a duet with lead singer-composer of Hotdog Rene
Garcia, the Jackie Wilson R&B hit “Lonely Teardrops” with Nyoy Volante,
“Georgy Porgy” with Bobby Kimball, “Don’t Let Go” with Sitti, “Don’t you Care”
with Dennis Tufano and Marty grebb (formerly of The Buckinghams), “Constantly”
with Jose Mari Chan, “Rosanna” with Bobby Kimball, “One and Only” with Richard
Poon, “My First Day Alone” with John Gummoe of The Cascades and “Sad To Belong”
with John Ford Coley.
For CD 2- “Muli”
with Sitti, “Bongga Ka Day” with Rene Garcia, “Sabi-Sabi” with former
Eraserheads member and Sandwich vocalist Raimund Marasigan, “Nosi Ba Lasi” with
Imago’s Aia de Leon, “Afterglow” with Jose Mari Chan, “Sugat ng Puso” with Noel
Cabangon, “Ligtas” with Raimund Marasigan, “Hele-hele with Nyoy Volante, the
carrier single “Presyo” with former Eraserheads and now Pupil vocalist Ely
Buendia, “Missing You” with Richard Poon, “Hey Baby” with Dennis Tufano and
Marty Grebb (formerly of The Buckinghams) and the live version of “Bulldog and
Yellow Jacket” with The Ventures.
“Music is my
gift and blessing from above. It has enriched my life and has gifted me with
countless friends. The guitar continues to be my best friend and companion as I
journey through life. I don’t know how how I can thank those who have helped me
in my 50 year musical career and those who continue to troop to my Bistro RJ
weekly for the past 26 years,” RJ said.
Truly this is
one album that any music fan shouldn’t miss with its assembly of great songs
and artists.
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