American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bobby Caldwell was Born in New York in 1951. Although he is perhaps best known for his 1978 hit single 'What You Won't Do For Love' (sampled on Tupac's 'Do For Love' amongst others) Caldwell has maintained a prolific musical output over his 25 year career. As well as achieving an almost cult following in Japan, the singers unique brand of blue eyed soul has also come to the attention of many a hip hop producer over the years. With a number of his tracks being sampled on tunes from artists such as B.I.G, Aaliyah, Jazzy-Jeff, Medaphoar, Tupac and Guru to name a few. This tune entitled 'Open your eyes' which featured on Caldwell's 1980 album 'Cat In The Hat' and was again used by the legendary J. Dilla (R.I.P) to create the backing track for the Common classic 'The Light'. 'The Light' was also remixed this year by well know hip hop producer 'Just Blaze'. I also came across this great remix by Kero One. Caldwell is in my honest opinion one of only a handful of white vocalists that can really be accredited with creating 'soul' music in the traditional sense of the word. Enjoy...