What a Little Bit of Love Can Do

Album: Jeff Bridges (2011)
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  • Hollywood actor Jeff Bridges is by no means a novelty musician, having revealed his musical talents as early as the 1989 film The Fabulous Baker Boys. He and Karen Allen (who is the subject of the song "Separate Lives") also did a highly proficient version of "All I Have To Do Is Dream" on the Starman soundtrack. Bridges even recorded an album, Be Here Soon, through Ramp Records, a label he created specifically for that project with Michael McDonald. However it was his portrayal of Bad Blake, a fictional Country musician who falls on hard times in the movie Crazy Heart, which brought him a whole new level of musical recognition. His turn earned him an Academy Award for best actor in 2009.

    Following the success of Crazy Heart, Bridges took a year off to record and perform his major label debut album which was released on August 16, 2011, via jazz music label Blue Note Records and EMI Records. It found him re-uniting with his longtime friend T-Bone Burnett, who produced of the Crazy Heart soundtrack.
  • This piece of California country rock was released as the album's first single on August 15, 2011. It was co-written by the late Stephen Bruton, who co-produced the Crazy Heart soundtrack with Burnett. Bridges had played the song informally for years before choosing it to lead his self-titled set.

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