Bobby Caldwell What You Won’t Do For Love Open Your Eyes Heart-shaped red vinyl
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Description
Artist: Bobby Caldwell
Title: Format: 10" Excl
Cat-No: bewith001heart
Release-Date: 14.02.2025
Genre: Soul/Funk
Heart-shaped red vinyl 45 reissue! The heart-shape is a replica
of the original, with its near-10" size and 7" playing surface. Packaged in
a beautiful, spined 10" jacket, the record is housed in a protective,
polylined inner sleeve.
Track List:
A1 What You Won't Do For Love 4:45
B1 Open Your Eyes 3:43
Release Notes:
WOW. Released on Valentine's Day 2025, we're deeply honoured to
present the first time reissue of the first *ever* heart-shaped red vinyl
45. Extremely limited!
The smooth titan of blue-eyed soul, Bobby Caldwell transcended genre
tags with consummate ease; he was a musical icon of real class and
versatility, cherished the world over.
Here we present two timeless masterpieces of sophisticated jazzy soul
brilliance that are strictly canonical.
The originals of these red heart-shaped vinyl records go for stupid
money - if you can find one in good condition. Here's your chance to
snag a real collectors item for fans of Bobby and, well, LOVE, the world
over.
The eternal "What You Won't Do for Love" became a national anthem. It
remains that way - perhaps even more so in the past year or two. It
perfectly captured Bobby's ability to infuse a contagious groove with
introspective and relatable lyrics. With its instantly recognisable horn riff
and Caldwell's soulful delivery, this timeless, chiller anthem continues
to captivate audiences and define his musical legacy.
A perennial favourite, it has been heavily sampled, such is its unique
allure; Aaliyah sang over snatches of it on "Age Ain’t Nothing But A
Number" and you can hear Caldwell’s vocal sample used for the hook
on Tupac’s posthumously released “Do For Love”.
Bobby's dynamite "Open Your Eyes" was immortalised by the eternal J
Dilla in the hip-hop canon with his production of Common’s epochal
“The Light,” which heavily samples the magical “Open Your Eyes.” On a
post paying tribute to Bobby in March 2023, Questlove claimed that he
"got word Brother Bobby loved it". Bobby's original has seen new life
even more recently from the likes of Dwele and Kendrick Lamar and
deservingly so, as its insistent drums and staccato piano created a
modern-soul classic.
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