Earth, Wind & Fire Release ‘You Want My Love’ feat. Lucky Daye & Produced by Babyface
Nine-time GRAMMY® Award-winning icons and one of the best-selling artists of all time Earth, Wind & Fire have released their new single, produced by 12-time GRAMMY® Award winner Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds.
A reimagined version of their classic hit “Can’t Hide Love” entitled “You Want My Love” with 4-time GRAMMY® Award nominee Lucky Daye.
In honor of the release, Earth, Wind & Fire stopped by CNN’s “New Day” this morning to kick off the celebrations. Keeping the festivities going, Earth, Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey and Lucky Daye will go live on Instagram with DJ D-Nice tonight at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT.
Tomorrow night, Earth, Wind & Fire will take the stage on the Great Lawn in Central Park for a special performance at “WE LOVE NYC: The Homecoming Concert produced by New York City, Clive Davis and Live Nation” to celebrate the city of New York’s reopening, alongside an all-star lineup of performers.
Joined by Lucky Daye and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, the band is set to perform “You Want My Love” as part of this historic, once-in-a-generation concert, which will air live worldwide exclusively on CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español, and unauthenticated on CNNGo beginning at 5pm ET.
Featuring a topline vocal performance from rising singer/songwriter Lucky Daye and guitars by renowned hitmaker Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, who also produced the song alongside Demonte Posey, “You Want My Love” fuses the groundbreaking musical sounds of Earth, Wind & Fire with a contemporary star.
Lucky offers a modern take on the track and makes it his own, while simultaneously keeping the spirit of the original version that Earth, Wind & Fire fans have recognized for four decades intact.
“I am super hyped about this all-star collaboration – Earth, Wind & Fire, Lucky Daye, and Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds producing. It was an honor to join forces with these two superstars, and I truly believe we’ve created a winner all the way,” Philip Bailey shares.
“This project has been fantastic to work on,” says Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds. “We really wanted to bring a tremendous, iconic song that is unmistakably Earth, Wind & Fire into the contemporary world of Lucky Daye. The goal was to create a reimagined version of this classic song that reflects Lucky’s unique voice and musical style, while still honoring the original.”
Lucky adds, “When I first got the call, I flipped. Artists like me only dream of moments like this. I’m honored to be a part of the Earth, Wind & Fire legacy. I love these guys, man.“
This year marks the 45th Anniversary of the chart-topping single, which was originally released on the ‘studio side‘ of Earth, Wind & Fire‘s double-live album, “Gratitude” in 1975. “Can’t Hide Love” peaked in the Billboard Top 40 Pop and reached #11 on the R&B Singles charts, and earned the band a GRAMMY®-nomination for Best Arrangement For Voices in 1977.
Recently, the multi-platinum, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees celebrated their 50th Anniversary in entertainment this year.
From the funky and infectious “Let’s Groove” to the timeless dance classic “September” to the heartfelt “Reasons,” Earth, Wind & Fire‘s catalog of hits has become the soundtrack to many lives; now, then and forever.
