R&B/Pop hitmakers Calloway have a good time 35 years of being “Wealthy” with “love, peace, and happiness”
GRAMMY nominated producer Darius “Phonix” Barnes remixed the anniversary model of “I Wanna Be Wealthy,” which drops on Friday.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (4 DECEMBER 2024): Thirty-five years in the past, brothers Reggie and Vincent Calloway set a easy affirmation reflecting money-centric occasions to music, which turned a Billboard No. 2 pop hit for his or her group Calloway. Thirty-five years later, the affirmation nonetheless rings true in our world and Calloway is again with a particular anniversary remix of their vibrantly charming hit. To introduce the enjoyable R&B/pop jam to a completely new demographic, Calloway tapped GRAMMY nominated producer Darius “Phonix” Barnes (J. Cole, The Sport, Trey Songz, Eminem, 50 Cent) to remix the only, which releases on Friday (December 6) on the Spiral Galaxy Leisure label. A brand new “I Wanna Be Wealthy” video will premiere on December 23.
On the floor, “I Wanna Be Wealthy” is about greed and materials prosperity, however Calloway’s message within the lyrics convey a strong need for a affluent lifetime of “love, peace, and happiness.”
“‘I Wanna Be Wealthy’ is an particularly vital tune to us among the many others in our catalogue. It communicates in essentially the most primal manner by saying what individuals wish to say out loud, however typically maintain to themselves. So many people are taught that cash and riches are solely out there to others, or that cash is by some means inherently evil. We flip that round and empower individuals with this tune. Extra importantly, we equate richness with ‘love, peace, and happiness.’ These are the actual cornerstones of richness and wealth, which might result in well being. This tune that started off as simply playful enjoyable became a motion and it provides the listener an opportunity to outline their very own concept of what it’s to be wealthy,” stated Reggie Calloway who wrote the tune with Vincent Calloway and two members from their earlier group, Midnight Star, Melvin Gentry and Belinda Lipscomb.
Within the a long time since “I Wanna Be Wealthy” topped the charts, whereas the ethos of the wealthy mindset stays intact, a lot of the world has modified by way of alternatives for minorities, based on Reggie Calloway.
“We deliver this tune again to the forefront as its message has not modified. In reality, individuals are extra prepared for the tune and its that means than ever earlier than. There are extra minority billionaires than at any time. Individuals now see when you consider, work laborious, and attain excessive, you may obtain nice issues. And if used correctly, issues like cash will help and encourage many extra,” stated Reggie Calloway who additionally serves as Director of Music Royalty Funding for Sound Royalties.
With the multi-platinum-selling Midnight Star, Reggie and Vincent Calloway had been part of creating iconic R&B, synth funk, and pop hits within the Nineteen Eighties equivalent to “No Parking on the Dance Flooring,” “Freak-a-zoid,” and “Operator.” Reggie Calloway additionally architected hits by Klymaxx (“Assembly in The Women Room”) and The Deele (“Physique Speak”). The brothers went on to type Calloway and the hits continued to move with “Sir Lancelot,” “You’re My Every little thing,” “All The Approach,” and “Let’s Get Easy.” Reggie Calloway obtained a GRAMMY nomination for Levert’s No. 1 hit, “Casanova.” The Calloway brothers additionally crafted hits for Teddy Pendergrass (“Pleasure”), Gladys Knight (“Love Overboard”), and Natalie Cole (“Leap Begin”).
Reintroducing Calloway into {the marketplace} with “I Wanna Be Wealthy” is a part of establishing the discharge of recent music from the group together with launching their Spiral Galaxy Leisure label, which is able to signal, develop, and launch initiatives from new artists. Subsequent spring, Calloway will launch their first new single in 4 years titled “6 Pack.” Like “I Wanna Be Wealthy,” “6 Pack” is a optimistic affirmation, this one about well being and wellness.
“Every year, as you make your New 12 months’s resolutions, you may have your individual particular tune to get you able to sort out something. Thirty-five years in the past, it was about pursuing a wealthy life with ‘I Wanna Be Wealthy.’ Now with ‘6 Pack,’ our message is that well being IS wealth,” stated Reggie Calloway whose imaginative and prescient for the Calloway model relaunch is about making a motion.
Reggie and Vincent Calloway will deliver the Calloway Expertise to Vibrato Grill Jazz in Los Angeles on January 23 with a dynamic setlist culling music from their intensive catalogue of hits.
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