What You Won't Do for Love

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"What You Won't Do for Love" is a smooth jazz-inflected R&B love song by Bobby Caldwell, released in 1978 and widely regarded as his signature hit.

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What You Won't Do for Love canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
albumType studio album
artist Bobby Caldwell
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era late 1970s R&B
genre R&B
smooth jazz
soul
hasBeenCoveredBy Boyz II Men
Go West
hasBeenSampledIn multiple hip hop tracks
hasChorusLyric "What you won't do, do for love"
"You tried everything, but you don't give up"
hasCulturalStatus R&B classic
smooth jazz standard
hasEnduringPopularityIn adult contemporary radio
quiet storm radio format
smooth jazz playlists
hasNotableFeature flugelhorn solo
romantic love lyrics
smooth jazz-inflected arrangement
includedInAlbum Bobby Caldwell
isSignatureSongOf Bobby Caldwell
isWidelyRegardedAs Bobby Caldwell's signature hit
keyCharacteristic jazzy chord progressions
smooth vocal delivery
language English
notableFor crossing over between R&B and pop audiences
influencing later smooth R&B ballads
performer Bobby Caldwell
productionStyle late-1970s smooth R&B production
recordLabel Clouds Records
TK Records
releaseDecade 1970s
releaseYear 1978
tempo slow-to-mid tempo
theme devotion
romantic love
vocalist Bobby Caldwell

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Bobby Caldwell notableWork What You Won't Do for Love
Bobby Caldwell notableAlbum What You Won't Do for Love
Robert Hunter Caldwell notableWork What You Won't Do for Love
My Flame isPartOf What You Won't Do for Love
My Flame album What You Won't Do for Love