Oh wow, I’m sorry to hear of his passing. The misinformation from his post has followed me for a few years now; I’ve seen others cite it in groups on Facebook and elsewhere, not knowing where it came from. I just wonder who he spoke with about the song because I know it wasn’t me or Regina. I guess I may never know, but I hope people will now see the truth. 

Regina and Stephen Bray reunited a few years ago and have been working to release some songs that never saw the light of day in the 1980s. And with “Baby Love”s unavailability, it seemed like a no brainer to re-record it. Paul Pesco and David Sanborn also return on the track. Stephen and his long time collaborator Michael Verdick meticulously recreated the track to match the original. And of course, we hope to make the original version available, too; as well as the 12” version, dub… you name it. Regina actually recorded an entire second album of material that was not released and we hope to put that out as well, along with dozens and dozens of demos from her Red Hot days all the way through to Baby Love and beyond. But I hope those of you interested will check out “Baby Love (Regina’s Version)” when it’s out. 

I’m really curious as to who you were in contact with about licensing the song. I ask because I actually work for Regina and have since 2018, and can confirm we have never spoken. I can also confirm Regina does not currently own the rights to her original recording, nor would she object to its inclusion on any compilation, etc. If what you say is true, we would not be releasing a re-recording of the track next week. She is not at all ashamed to have recorded “Baby Love”. I just wanted to clear the air about this. I don’t like seeing false information out there regarding this matter.