TITLE: CAN YOU LOVE ME
ARTIST: KAREN BRAXTON
ORIGINAL VERSION MIXED AND PRODUCED BY MIKE LABIRT CO-PRODUCED BY LARRY P.
RAUSON JR.
KEYBOARDS AND SAX PERFORMED BY LARRY P. RAUSON JR.
MIXED AND ENGINEERED AT THE PRODUCERS DESK EAST ORANGE NJ
VOCALS RECORDED IN THE BASEMENT AT OLD SOUTH AVE.
2021 REFRESH MIXED AND PRODUCED BY MIKE LABIRT
REMIXED AT NEW GENERATION STUDIOS INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA ENGINEER BY MIKE
LABIRT
BASS GUITAR MOISES LAPORTE RECORDED AT DML STUDIOS EAST ORANGE NJ
SAX MARK ORTWEIN RECORDED AT NEW GENERATION STUDIOS
KEYBOARDS MIKE LABIRT
WORDS KAREN BRAXTON
MUSIC MIKE LABIRT
SPECIAL THANKS TO KAREN BRAXTON JOHN WILSON AND COREY CEE HOLMES
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF LARRY P. RAUSON JR.
SOUND ON HOUSE BMI
NEW GENERATION RECORDS (C) P 2021

The re-release of "Can you love me" by Karen Braxton forthcoming on New Generation Records is dedicated to the memory of Larry P. Rauson Jr. (RIP) who co-produced this New Jersey garage house classic in 2001 with Mike LaBirt. Next to the paramount original mixes from 2001 (featuring Larry P. Rauson Jr. on keys and saxophone) that take you on a blissful trip down memory lane, the release includes a glamorous new interpretation by Mike LaBirt with a new orchestration (bass guitar by Moises Laporte, saxophone by Mark Ortwein and keys by Mike LaBirt) that stays true and respectful to the original yet gives the song a contemporary soulful feel. Review written by Mike Fossati Spiritofhouse.com