Five years after his passing, Frankie Knuckles’ birthday is being commemorated with a particular launch of ‘Baby Want To Ride’ with unique reworks.
It will probably be accessible on vinyl from February 1 and digitally on February 15 on SoSure Music.
Long-time co-writer Eric Kupper labored with Knuckles to create Directors Cut, a partnership fashioned to launch their collaborative tracks and reworks.
This version of ‘Baby Wants To Ride’ contains a ‘Re-Directed’ model that was tailored to suit more moderen occasions with re-recorded vocals from unique vocalist Jamie Principal.
“Frankie and I wished to retain the flavour of the unique model, however with a extra trendy sonic method, in addition to some up to date topical lyrics offered by Jamie,” Kupper stated.
The launch additionally contains an edit from Jimmy Edgar, solely accessible on vinyl.
Fifty per cent of the income from this launch will go in the direction of The Frankie Knuckles Foundation, which goals to champion causes Frankie was obsessed with, together with music in colleges, LGBTQ youth homelessness, AIDS analysis and prevention and diabetes analysis and schooling.
Today would have been Frankie Knuckles’ 64th birthday.
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