Chris Bennett "Chris Bennett" (1993) -Westcoast Pop-

Label : Beachwood Recordings

 01 - My Funny Valentine (Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers)

02 - Shimmy Softly (Chris Bennett & Cynthia Tarr)

03 - Turning Into Love (Chris Bennett, Randy Hall & Jan Storey)

04 - Ain't No Game (Chris Bennett & Cynthia Tarr)

05 - Roll (Chris Bennett & Cynthia Tarr)

06 - Bus Stop (Graham Gouldman)

07 - Besame Aqui (Chris Bennett, Randy Hall & Jan Storey)

08 - Secret Spaces (Chris Bennett, Randy Hall & Jan Storey)

09 - And Yet (Cynthia Tarr & Raphael Perez Botija)

10 - Somewhere (Leon Ware, Marcos Valle & Laudir de Oliveira)

A Production of Renegade Entertainment

Executive Producer : James Lee Stanley

Premastering by Drake Philbrook

01 - My Funny Valentine

Produced by Tom Saviano

Arranged by Tom Saviano

Original Idea by Michael King

Keyboard, Drums : Tom Saviano

Sax Solo : Tom Saviano

Guitar : Randy Hall

Bass : Shaun Labelle

Engineered by Guy Roche

02 - Shimmy Softly

Produced & Arranged by Vin Scrima

Co-Produced by Chris Bennett & Greg Chapman

Keyboards : Michael King & Eric Doney

Bass : Dominic Genova

Guitar : Wayne Johnson

Drums : Dan Potruch

Percussion : Freg Chapman

Background vocals : Chris Bennett

Engineered by Michael Carnevale & Guy Roche

03 - Turning Into Love

Duet with Randy Hall

Produced by Randy Hall

Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Percussion : Randy Hall

Keyboard Technician : Terry Marshall

Sax Solo : Glenn Burris

Background vocals : Chris Bennett & Randy Hall

04 - Ain't No Game

Produced & Arranged by Vin Scrima

Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Percussion : Vin Scrima

Guitar : Wayne Johnson

Background vocals : Chris Bennett

Engineered by Eric Doney, Kevin Gilmore, Vin Scrima & Guy Roche

05 - Roll

Produced & Arranged by Vin Scrima

Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Percussion : Vin Scrima

Guitar : Wayne Johnson

Engineered by Eric Doney, Vin Scrima, Kevin Gilmore & Guy Roche

06 - Bus Stop

Produced & Arranged by Scott Jarrett

All Instruments : Scott Jarrett

Guitar Solo : Scott Jarrett

Background vocals : Chris Bennett & Scott Jarrett

Engineered by Eric Doney & Scott Jarrett

07 - Besame Aqui

Produced & Arranged by Randy Hall

All Instruments : Randy Hall

Background vocals : Chris Bennett & Randy Hall

08 - Secret Spaces

Produced & Arranged by Randy Hall

Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Percussion : Randy Hall

Keyboard Technician : Terry Marshall

Guitar Solo : Randy Hall

Background vocals : Chris Bennett, Randy Hall & Anita Sherman

Engineered by John Guggenheim

09 - And Yet

Produced & Arranged by Vin Scrima

Keyboards : Michael King, Eric Doney, Greg Chapman

Bass : Dominic Genova

Guitar : Wayne Johnson

Drums : Dan Potruch

Percussion : Steve Leshner

Engineered by Michael Carnevale & Guy Roche

10 - Somewhere

Duet with Leon Ware

Produced & Arranged by Leon Ware

Keyboards : Leon Ware & Terry Marshall

Bass, Drums : Leon Ware

Guitar : Charles Fearing

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Sax Solo : Gerald Albright

Background vocals : Chris Bennett, Leon Ware, Donna Fein, Beth Anderson

Leon Ware "Rockin' You Eternally" (1981) -Smooth Soul / Westcoast Soul-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - A Little Boogie (Never Hurt No One) (Leon Ware & Richard Rudolph)

02 - Baby Don't Stop Me (Leon Ware, Marcos Valle, Laudir de Oliveira & Peter Cetera)

03 - Sure Do Want You Now (Leon Ware & Richard Rudolph)

04 - Our Time (James Williams, Willie Beck, Clarence Willis, Richard Rudolph & Leon Ware)

Side Two

01 - Rockin' You Eternally (Leon Ware & Marcos Valle)

02 - Got To Be Loved (Leon Ware, Marcos Valle & Richard Rudolph)

03 - Don't Stay Away (Leon Ware)

04 - In Our Garden (Leon Ware & Adrienne Anderson)

Produced by Leon Ware for Leon Ware Productions, Inc.

Musicians :

William Beck : Piano, Rhodes

Marcos Valle : Rhodes on "Rockin' You Eternally", "Got To Be Loved"

Chet Willis : Guitar, Bass

James Williams : Drums

Laudir de Oliveira : Percussion

Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer

Gene Page : String & Horn Arrangements

Shadow : Background vocals on "Baby Don't Stop Me"

Leon Ware : All Other Background vocals

Leon Ware "Musical Massage" (1976) -Smooth Soul-

Label : A Product Of Motown Record Corp.

 Side One

01 - Learning How To Love You (Leon Ware)
02 - Instant Love* (With Minnie Riperton) (Leon Ware & Jackie Hilliard)
03 - Body Heat* (Quincy Jones, Leon Ware, Bruce Fisher & Stan Richardson)
04 - Share You Love* (Leon Ware, Pam Sawyer & T-Boy Ross)
05 - Holiday (Leon Ware)

Side 2

01 - Phantom Lover (Leon Ware & Jackie Hilliard)
02 - Journey Into You (Leon Ware & Terri McFaddin)
03 - Musical Massage (Leon Ware)
04 - French Waltz (Leon Ware)
05 - Turn Out The Light (Leon Ware, Minnie Riperton & Richard Rudolph)

Musicians 
Drums : James Gadson
Keyboards : Sonny Burke, John Barnes & Jerry Peters
Guitars : David T. Walker & Ray Parker Jr.
Congas : Eddie 'Bongo' Brown
Percussion : Bobbye Hall & Gary Coleman
Bass : Chuck Rainey

Background Singers on "Share Your Love" : Jessie Smith, Merry Clayton & Felicia Griner

Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Recording Engineers : Art Stewart & Cal Harris
Re-Mix Engineer : Art Stewart

Produced by Leon Ware & Hal Davis

Leon Ware "Leon Ware" (1982) -Westcoast Soul-

  

 Label : Elektra/Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - Slippin' Away (Leon Ware, David Foster & David Paich)
02 - Lost In Love With You (Geoff Leib)
03 - Shelter (Leon Ware & Allee Willis)
04 - Why I Came To California (Leon Ware & Janis Siegel)
05 - Deeper Than Love (Leon Ware & Marcos Valle)

Side Two

01 - Can I Touch You There (Leon Ware, Chet Willis, William Beck & James Williams)
02 - Words Of Love (Marti Sharron & Zenobia Conkerite)
03 - Miracles (Leon Ware & Bill Champlin)
04 - Somewhere (Leon Ware, Marcos Valle & Laudir De Oliveira)
05 - Where Are They Now (Richard Kerr & John Bettis)


Produced by Leon Ware for Leon Ware Productions, Inc.
Co-Produced by Marty Paich
Concert Master : Sid Sharp
Strings & Rhythm Arrangements : Marty Paich
Horn Arrangement : Jerry Hey
Studio : Ocean Way Recorders & Village Recorders
Engineers : Allen Sides, Tracking & Mixing
Mark Ettel, Assistant Engineer
John Hanlon, Vocals & Overdubs
Robin Laine, Assistant Engineer


Side One

01 - Slippin' Away

Rhythm Piano : David Paich
Rhodes : David Foster
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Guitar : Dean Parks
Bass : Nathan East
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Guitar : David T. Walker
Background vocals : Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin & Leon Ware

02 - Lost In Love With You

Piano : David Paich
Rhodes : Geoff Leib
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Guitar : Dean Parks
Bass : Nathan East
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Background vocals : Rita Coolidge, Bonnie Bramlett, Chris Bennett & Joann Harris

03 - Shelter

Rhythm Piano : David Paich
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Guitar : Dean Parks
Bass : Nathan East
Background vocals : Bill Champlin

04 - Why I Came To California

Rhythm Piano : Reginald S. Burke
Rhodes : Marty Paich
Drums : James Gadson
Guitar : David T. Walker
Bongos : Eddie Bongo Brown
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Percussion : Laudir De Oliveira
Saxophone : Kurt McGettrick
Lead & Background vocals : Janis Siegel & Leon Ware

05 - Deeper Than Love

Drums : James Gadson
Guitar : David T. Walker
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Sax : Gato Barbieri
Background vocals : Leon Ware

Side Two

01 - Can I Touch You There

Rhythm Piano : Reginald S. Burke
Rhodes : Marty Paich
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Guitar : Dean Parks
Bass : Nathan East
Percussion : Lenny Castro
CMI : Gary Chang
Moog : Geoff Leib
Saxophone : Kurt McGettrick
Background vocals : Bill Champlin & Leon Ware

02 - Words Of Love

Piano : Reginald S. Burke
Rhodes : Reginald S. Burke
Drums : James Gadson
Guitar : David T. Walker
Percussion : Eddie Bongo Brown
Bass : Chuck Rainey
CMI : Gary Chang
Moog : Geoff Leib
Background vocals : Rita Coolidge, Bonnie Bramlett, Chris Bennett & Joann Harris

03 - Miracles

Rhythm Piano : Bill Champlin
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Guitar : Dean Parks
Bass : Nathan East
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Guitar : David T. Walker
Background vocals : Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin & Leon Ware

04 - Somewhere

Drums : James Gadson
Guitar : David T. Walker
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Percussion : Airto Moreira
Sax : Gato Barbieri
Percussion : Laudir De Oliveira
Background vocals : Flora Purim & Airto Moreira

05 - Where Are They Now

Piano : Marty Paich
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Guitar : Steve Lukather

Marcos Valle & Leon Ware "Feels So Good" (2024) -Westcoast Soul-

Label : Far Out Recordings / Geartbox Records

Side A

01 - Feels So Good (Marcos Valle & Leon Ware)

Side B

01 - Feels So Good (Marcos Valle & Leon Ware) (Instrumental)

Produced & Arranged by Daniel Maunick

Co-Produced & Arranged by Marcos Valle & Leon Ware

Executive Producer : Joe Davis

Mixed by Daniel Maunick at The Sugar Shock, Carluke, Scotland

Mastered by Caspar Sutton Jones

Side A

01 - Feels So Good

Vocals : Leon Ware

Vocals & Keys : Marcos Valle

Additional Vocals : Patricia Alvi

Percussion : Ian Moreira

Additional Percussion à FX : Daniel Maunick

Side B

01 - Feels So Good (Instrumental)

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Quincy Jones "Love Q" (2004) -Smooth Soul / Jazz Funk / Westcoast Soul-

Label : Universal Music Entertainment

 01 - Love Theme From 'The Getaway' (Quincy Jones)

02 - Body Heat (Quincy Jones, Leon Ware, Bruce Fisher & Stan Richardson)

03 - I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning (Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler & Ralph MacDonald)

04 - Love Me By Name (Leslie Gore & Ellen Weston)

05 - Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) (Stevie Wonder)

06 - Just Once (Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil)

07 - Turn Out The Lamplight (Rod Temperton)

08 - Baby, Come To Me (Rod Temperton)

09 - How Do You Keep The Music Playing (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand)

10 - The Places You Find Love (Glen Ballard, Clif Magness & Caiphus Semenya)

11 - Prelude To The Garden (Jorge Calandrelli)

12 - The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite) (Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Siedah Garrett & El DeBarge)

13 - Sax In The Garden (Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Siedah Garrett & El DeBarge)

14 - Moody's Mood For Love (James Moody, Dorothy Fields & Jimmie McHugh)

15 - I'm Yours (Rory Bennett, Damon Terrell Carter & Eric Dawkins)

16 - Everything (Antonina Armato & Andy Hill)

17 - Velas (Ivan Lins & Victor Martins)

All Songs Produced by Quincy Jones, unless otherwise noted

Compilation Produced by Pat Lawrence with the Assistance of Quincy Jones, Nancie Stern & Marc Cazorla

Associate Producer : Dana G. Smart

Mastered by Gavin Lurssen at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA

01 - Love Theme From 'The Getaway'

Featuring Toots Thielemans

Produced by Quincy Jones & Ray Brown

From The A&M Album 'You Got It Bad, Girl' (1973)

02 - Body Heat

Featuring Leon Ware & Bruce Fisher

Produced by Quincy Jones & Ray Brown

From The A&M Album 'Body Heat' (1974)

03 - I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning

Featuring Luther Vandross & Patti Austin

From The A&M Album 'Sounds... And Stuff Like That!!" (1978)

04 - Love Me By Name

Featuring Patti Austin

From The A&M Album 'Sounds... And Stuff Like That!!" (1978)

05 - Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)

Featuring Patti Austin

From The A&M Album 'Sounds... And Stuff Like That!!" (1978)

06 - Just Once

Featuring James Ingram

From The A&M Album 'Dude' (1981)

07 - Turn Out The Lamplight

George Benson

From George Benson's Qwest / Warner Bros. Album 'Give Me The Night' (1980)

08 - Baby, Come To Me

Patti Austin (A Duet with James Ingram)

From Patti Austin's Qwest Album 'Every Home Should Have One (1981)

09 - How Do You Keep The Music Playing

Featuring James Ingram & Patti Austin

Co-Produced by Johnny Mandel

From James Ingram's Qwest Album 'It's Your Nights' (1983)

10 - The Places You Find Love

Featuring Siedah Garrett, Chaka Khan & Herbie Hancock

Associate Producer : Rod Temperton

From The Qwest Album 'Back On The Block' (1989)

11 - Prelude To The Garden

Associate Producer : Rod Temperton

From The Qwest Album 'Back On The Block' (1989)

12 - The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)

Featuring El DeBarge, James Ingram, Al B. Sure! & Barry White

Associate Producer : Rod Temperton

From The Qwest Album 'Back On The Block' (1989)

13 - Sax In The Garden

Featuring Barry White & Kirk Whalum

Associate Producer : Rod Temperton

From 'The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)' Single, Qwest 19992 (1990)

14 - Moody's Mood For Love

Featuring James Moody, Brian McKnight, Take 6 & Rachelle Ferrell

From The Qwest Album 'Q's Jook Joint' (1995)

15 - I'm Yours

Featuring Siedah Garrett & El DeBarge

Co-Produced by Rory Bennett for Two Big Productions, Inc.

Associate Producer : Jerry Hey

From The Qwest Album 'Q With Love' (1999)

16 - Everything

Featuring Tevin Campbell

Associate Producer : Jerry Hey

From The Qwest Album 'Q With Love' (1999)

17 - Velas

Featuring Toots Thielemans

From The A&M Album 'The Dude' (1981)

Quincy Jones "Mellow Madness" (1975) -Jazz Funk / Smooth Soul-

Label : A&M Records

 Side One

01 - Is It Love That We're Missin' (George Johnson & Debbie Smith)

02 - Paranoid (Joe Greene)

03 - Mellow Madness (Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Paulette McWilliams & Al Ciner)

04 - Beautiful Black Girl (Quincy Jones & Otis Smith)

05 - Listen (What It Is) (George Johnson & Louis Johnson)

Side Two

01 - Just A Little Taste Of Me (George Johnson & Louis Johnson)

02 - My Cherie Amour (Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby & Sylvie Moy)

03 - Tryin' To Find Out About You (George Johnson & Louis Johnson)

04 - Cry Baby (Quincy Jones, Wah Wah Watson & Robert Bryant)

05 - Bluesette (Norman Gimbel & Toots Thielemans)

Thanks to the Best Musicians I Know 

Guitars : Wah Wah Watson, George Johnson, Toots Thielemans, Dennis Budimir

Bass : Louis Johnson, Chuck Rainey, Max Bennett

Keyboards : Don Grusin, Dave Grusin, Jerry Peters, Quincy Jones, Mike Melvoin

Trumpets : Bill Lamb, Chuck Findley, Tom Bahler, Quincy Jones

Trombones : Frank Rosolino, George Bohannon

Saxophones : Ernie Krivda, Sahib Shibad, Jerome Richardson

Flute : Hubert Laws

Bass Harmonica : Tommy Morgan

Drums : Harvey Mason, Grady Tate

Conga & Percussion : Ralph MacDonald

Synthesizer Programming : Ian Underwood

Background vocals : Tom Bahler, Paulette McWilliams, Jim Gilstrap, Joe Greene, Jesse Kirkland, Myrna Matthews, Carolyn Willis, Leon Ware, Quincy Jones, Minnie Riperton

Engineered by Phil Schier

Assisted by Joan DeCola

Recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles & Westlake Audio, Los Angeles

Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California

Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions

Arranged by Quincy Jones with a help from my friends, Tom Bahler & Paul Riser

Side One

01 - Is It Love That We're Missin'

Featuring

George Johnson : Lead vocal

02 - Paranoid

Featuring

Leon Ware : Lead vocal

03 - Mellow Madness

Featuring

Paulette McWilliams : Lead vocal

04 - Beautiful Black Girl

Featuring

The Watts Prophets : Poetry Recitation

05 - Listen (What It Is)

Featuring

George Johnson & Paulette McWilliams : Lead vocals

Side Two

01 - Just A Little Taste Of Me

Featuring

George Johnson : Lead vocal

02 - My Cherie Amour

Featuring

Hubert Laws : Flute

Leon Ware, Minnie Riperton, Paulette McWilliams : Lead vocals

03 - Tryin' To Find Out About You

Featuring

Harvey Mason : Drums

04 - Cry Baby

Featuring

Wah Wah Watson : Guitar, Voice Bag & Lead vocal

05 - Bluesette

Featuring

Toots Thielemans : Whistling & Guitar Solo

Frank Rosolino : Trombone Solo

Quincy Jones "Body Heat" (1974) -Jazz Funk / Smooth Soul-

Label : A&M Records

 

 Side One

01 - Body Heat (Quincy Jones, Leon Ware, Bruce Fisher & Stanley Richardson)

02 - Soul Saga (Song Of The Buffalo Soldier) (Ray Brown, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler & Joe Greene)

03 - Everything Must Change (Benard Ighner)

04 - Boogie Joe The Grinder (Quincy Jones, Dave Grusin & Tom Bahler)

05 - Reprise: Everything Must Change (Benard Ighner)

Side Two

01 - One Track Mind (Quincy Jones & Leon Ware)

02 - Just A Man (Paul Valdemar 'Valdy' Horsdal)

03 - Along Came Betty (Benny Golson)

04 - If I Ever Lose This Heaven (Leon Ware & Pam Sawyer)

Produced by Quincy Jones & Ray Brown

Recording Engineer : Phil Schier

Mixed by Phil Schier & Quincy Jones

Quad Remix at West Lake Audio by Phil Schier

Arranged by Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Dave Blumberg

Special Thanks to :

Keyboards : 

Dave Grusin : ARP Soloist, Electric Piano, Electronic Bass Drums & YC30

Herbie Hancock : Piano, Electric Piano, ARP Odyssey & Synthesizer

Richard Tee & Bob James : Electric Piano

Billy Preston : ARP Soloist & Organ

Mike Melvoin : Synthesizer

Guitars : Dennis Coffey, Arthur Adams, Phil Upchurch, Eric Gale, 'Wah Wah' Watson, David T. Walker

Drums : James Gadson, Paul Humphrey, Bernard Purdie, Grady Tate

Percussion :

Bobbye Hall : Conga, Cowbells, Rhythm Logs B & D 1962 Buick Brake Drum

Fender Bass : Chuck Rainey, Melvin Dunlap, Max Bennett

Horns : Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, Chuck Findley, Frank Rosolino, Clifford Solomon, Pete Christlieb

Harmonica : Tommy Morgan 

ARP / Synthesizer Programming by Robert Margouleff & Malcolm Cecil

Vocal Group : Tom Bahler, Joe Greene, Jesse Kirkland, Jim Gilstrap, Carolyn Willis, Myrna Matthews, Minnie Riperton, Quincy Jones & Leon Ware

Vocal Soloists :

Leon Ware on "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" & "Body Heat"

Bruce Fisher on "Body Heat"

Jim Gilstrap on "Soul Saga (Song Of The Buffalo Soldier)"

Minnie Riperton on "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" & "Soul Saga (Song Of The Buffalo Soldier)"

Quincy Jones on "Just A Man"

Vocal Effects by Al Jarreau on "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" & "Soul Saga (Song Of The Buffalo Soldier)"

Introducing Benard Ighner, Vocal Solo on "Everything Must Change"

Quincy Jones "The Best" (1981) -Smooth Soul-

Label : A&M Records

 Side One

01 - Stuff Like That (Quincy Jones, Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford, Eric Gale, Steve Gadd, Richard Tee & Ralph MacDonald)
02 - Everything Must Change (Benard Ighner)
03 - Body Heat (Quincy Jones, Leon Ware, Bruce Fisher & Stan Richardson)
04 - Betcha' Wouldn't Hurt Me (Stevie Wonder & Stephanie Andrews)
05 - Killer Joe (Benny Golson)

Side Two

01 - Ai No Corrida (Chaz Jankel & Kenny Young)
02 - If I Ever Lose This Heaven (Leon Ware & Pam Sawyer)
03 - Just Once (Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil)
04 - I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning (Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler & Ralph MacDonald)
05 - What's Going On? (Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland & Renaldo Benson)


Mastered by Frank DeLuna at A&M Recording Studios
Album Compilation : Ed Eckstine


Side One

01 - Stuff Like That

From The Album "Sounds... And Stuff Like That!!"
Featuring Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Chaka Khan
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions

02 - Everything Must Change

From The Album "Body Heat"
Featuring Benard Ighner
Produced by Quincy Jones & Ray Brown

03 - Body Heat

From The Album "Body Heat"
Featuring Leon Ware
Produced by Quincy Jones & Ray Brown

04 - Betcha' Wouldn't Hurt Me

From The Album "The Dude"
Featuring Patti Austin
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions

05 - Killer Joe

From The Album "Walking In Space"
Produced by Creed Taylor

Side Two

01 - Ai No Corrida

From The Album "The Dude"
Featuring Dune
Lead vocal : Charles May
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions

02 - If I Ever Lose This Heaven

From The Album "Body Heat"
Featuring Leon Ware & Minnie Riperton
Produced by Quincy Jones & Ray Brown

03 - Just Once

From The Album "The Dude"
Featuring James Ingram
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions

04 - I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning

From The Album "Sounds... And Stuff Like That!!"
Featuring Patti Austin & Luther Vandross
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions

05 - What's Going On?

From The Album "Smackwater Jack"
Featuring Quincy Jones & Valerie Simpson
Produced by Quincy Jones, Ray Brown & Phil Ramone

Leon Ware "Taste The Love" (1995) -Soul-

Label : Expansion Records

01 - Come Live With Me Angel (Jacqueline Hilliard & Leon Ware)
02 - Back To Back (Leon Ware)
03 - Meltdown (Leon Ware)
04 - Love Parts (Leon Ware)
05 - Cream Of Love (Leon Ware)
06 - Telepathy (Guilherme Vergueiro & Leon Ware)
07 - Musical Massage
08 - Can't Stop Love (Leon Ware)
09 - I Got Your Recipe (Howie Hersh & Leon Ware)
10 - I Get Weak (Leon Ware)
11 - Yes (Guilherme Vergueiro & Leon Ware)
12 - It Was Always You (Leon Ware & Guilherme Vergueiro)
13 - Where Do I Stand? (Mark Ware & Leon Ware)
14 - Taste The Love (Leon Ware)


Produced, Performed & Arranged by Leon Ware
Recorded at Cal's Place, Kitchen Studio's & Track House
Engineer : John Kovarek except "Come Live With Me Angel" Carl Harris
Programming : Greg Bartheld, Reno Delajuan, Stafford Floyd & Beurs Forat
Saxophone : Armando Castagnoli
Guitar : Bob Boykin


01 - Come Live With Me Angel

Keyboards : Leon Ware
Synth Bass : Leon Ware
Guitar : Marlow Henderson
Trumpet : Andre Black
Backgrounds : Kim Narsis & Leon Ware
Arrangement : Leon Ware
Studio : Cat's Place
Engineer : Cal Harris
Remix : Michael 'Mixin' Moore

02 - Back To Back

Keyboards & Synth Bass : Leon Ware
Backgrounds : Latisha & Leon Ware
Sax : Armando Castagnoli
Guitar : George Johnson
Drum Programming : Beruz Forat
Arrangement : Leon Ware
Producer : Leon Ware & Beruz Forat

03 - Meltdown

Keyboards : Leon Ware & Guilherme Vergueiro
Synth Bass : Leon Ware
Sax : Armando Castagnoli
Guitar : Bob Boykin
Drum Programming : Reno Delajuan & Leon Ware
Backgrounds : Leon Ware

04 - Love Parts

Keyboards & Synth Bass : Leon Ware & Stafford Floyd
Trumpet : Johnie Britt
Guitar : Bob Boykin
Drum Programming : Reno Delajuan
Arrangement : Leon Ware

05 - Cream Of Love

Keyboards & Synth Bass : Leon Ware
Sax : Armando Castagnoli
Drum Programming : Reno Delajuan
Guitar : Bob Boykin
Arrangement : Leon Ware
Backgrounds : Leon Ware

06 - Telepathy

Keyboards : Guilherme Vergueiro
Synth Bass : Leon Ware
Sax : Armando Castagnoli
Guitar : Bob Boykin
Drum Programming : Leon Ware & Guilherme Vergueiro
Backgrounds : Leon Ware, Denise Swanson & Gia Von Karf
Arrangement : Leon Ware & Guilherme Vergueiro

07 - Musical Massage

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08 - Can't Stop Love

Keyboards, Synth Bass & Drum Programming : Leon Ware
Guitar : Bob Boykin
Backgrounds : Ginger Freers
Arrangement : Leon Ware

09 - I Got Your Recipe

Arrangement : Howie Hersh & Leon Ware
Keyboards & Synth Bass : Howie Hersch
Guitar : Bob Boykin
Backgrounds : Featured Vocalist Pamela Maloney
Sax : Armando Castagnoli

10 - I Get Weak

Keyboards, Synth Bass, Background & Drum Programming : Leon Ware
Sax : Armando Castagnoli
Guitar : Bob Boykin

11 - Yes

Keyboards : Guilherme Vergueiro
Synth Bass : Leon Ware
Sax : Armando Castagnoli
Guitar : Bob Boykin
Backgrounds : Chris Bennett & Leon Ware
Arrangement : Leon Ware & Guilherme Vergueiro

12 - It Was Always You

Keyboards : Guilherme Vergueiro
Synth Bass : Leon Ware
Sax : Armando Castagnoli
Guitar : Bob Boykin
Drum Programming : Leon Ware
Backgrounds : Chris Bennett & Denise Swanson
Arrangement : Leon Ware & Guilherme Vergueiro

13 - Where Do I Stand?

Keyboards, Synth Bass & Backgrounds : Leon Ware
Arrangements : Leon Ware & Mark Ware
Rap : Mark Ware

14 - Taste The Love

Keyboards : Leon Ware
Synth Bass : Reno Delajuan & Leon Ware
Guitar : Bob Boykin
Sax : Armando Castagnoli
Drum Programming : Reno Delajuan
Backgrounds : Leon Ware
Arrangement : Leon Ware

Leon Ware "Inside Is Love" (1979) -Smooth Soul-

Label : Fabulous Records

 Side One

01 - What's Your Name (Leon Ware)
02 - Inside Your Love (Minnie Riperton, Leon Ware & Dick Rudolph)
03 - Love Is A Simple Thing (Marcos Valle & Robert Lamm)
04 - Small Café (Leon Ware & Ron Roker)
05 - Club Sashay (Leon Ware & Melissa Manchester)

Side Two

01 - Try It Out (Leon Ware & Allee Willis)
02 - Love Will Run Away (Leon Ware & Elkie Brooks)
03 - On The Island (Leon Ware & Adrienne Anderson)
04 - Hungry (Leon Ware, Adrienne Anderson & Dave Blumberg)


Produced by Leon Ware for LW Productions

Except "Small Café" Produced by Leon Ware & Ron Roker
Rhythm Tracks :
Ed Greene : Drums
David T. Walker : Guitar
Wah Wah Watson : Guitar
Sonny Burke : Piano & Electric Piano
Pete Robinson : Synthesizer
Eddie Watkins : Bass
Kevin Moore : Guitar
Michael King : Piano & Electric Piano
Scott Lipsker : Bass
Bruce Fisher : Guitar
Holden Raphael : Percussion
Jeff Holman : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Feature Players on "Small Café :
Chris Rae : Guitar
Graham Jarvis : Drums
Frank McDonah : Bass
Criss Hall : Piano
Leon Ware : Rhodes
Singers : Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Deborah Thomas & Melissa Manchester

Arrangers :
David Blumberg
Gene Page - "Inside Your Love" & "Love Is A Simple Thing"
Sonny Burke - "Try It Out" & "Small Café"

Engineers :
George Sloan : Recording Engineer
Ross Pallone : Second Engineer
Ron Garrett : Second Engineer
June Clark : Second Engineer
Tony Tutore : Second Engineer
Cal Harris : Remix Engineer
Studios :
Tracking : Hollywood Sound Recorders
Vocals : Black Orpheus Recording
Orchestration : A&M Recording Studios
Mixing : Motown Recording Studios

Solos :
Plas Johnson - "Love Is A Simple Thing", "Club Sashay" & "Love Will Run Away"
Deborah Thomas - "What's Your Name"

Leon Ware "Musical Massage" (2003) -Smooth Soul-

Label : Motown Record Corporation

01 - Learning How To Love You (Leon Ware)
02 - Instant Love* (With Minnie Riperton) (Leon Ware & Jackie Hilliard)
03 - Body Heat* (Quincy Jones, Leon Ware, Bruce Fisher & Stan Richardson)
04 - Share You Love* (Leon Ware, Pam Sawyer & T-Boy Ross)
05 - Holiday (Leon Ware)
06 - Phantom Lover (Leon Ware & Jackie Hilliard)
07 - Journey Into You (Leon Ware & Terri McFaddin)
08 - Musical Massage (Leon Ware)
09 - French Waltz (Leon Ware)
10 - Turn Out The Light (Leon Ware, Minnie Riperton & Richard Rudolph)

Bonus Tracks : The 'I Want You' Sessions

11 - I Wanna Be Where You Are (Leon Ware & T-Boy Ross)
12 - Comfort (A.K.A. Come Live With Me, Angel) (With Minnie Riperton) (Leon Ware & Jackie Hilliard)
13 - Long Time No See (Original Version Of "Since I Had You") (Leon Ware & Pam Sawyer)
14 - Don't You Wanna Come (Demo for "After The Dance") (Leon Ware & T-Boy Ross)
15 - You Are The Way You Are (Demo for "All The Way Around") (Leon Ware & T-Boy Ross)


#11-12 Previously Unreleased In The U.S.
#13-15 Previously Unreleased


Produced by Leon Ware
*Produced by Leon Ware & Hal David
"Instant Love", "Body Heat", "Share You Love", "Comfort", "I Wanna Be Where You Are" & "Long Time No See" Recorded May-July 1975 ; "Don't You Wanna Come" & "You Are The Way You Are" Recorded August 22, 1975 ; "Turn Out The Light" & "Journey Into You"Recorded October-December 1975 ; "Learning How To Love You", "Holiday", "Phantom Lover", "Musical Massage" & "French Waltz Recorded June-July 1975

#01-10 Originally Issued as Album Gordy 976S1, September 1976, Some discographies note the album was scheduled for release on Motown 876, then changed to Gordy. Also Issued in the U.K. as Motown STML 12050, February 1977
There were no singles issued from the album.
"Share Your love" was scheduled as single Motown 1368F, also listed as Gordy 7148, the B-sideof "Comfort", September 1975, then cancelled

#11-12 Previously Unreleased in the U.S. ; first issued in the U.K. on the CD, "Musical Massage", Expansion records EXCDM9, June 25, 2001

#13-15 Previously Unreleased

Original LP Credits
Musicians :
Drums : James Gadson
Keyboards : Sonny Burke, John Barnes & Jerry Peters
Guitars : David T. Walker & Ray Parker Jr.
Congas : Eddie 'Bongo' Brown
Percussion : Bobbye Hall & Gary Coleman
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Background Singers on "Share Your Love" : Jessie Smith, Merry Clayton & Felicia Griner
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Recording Engineers : Art Stewart & Cal Harris
Re-Mix Engineer : Art Stewart

Expanded Edition
Produced by Harry Weinger
Digitally Remastered by Ellen Fitton at Universal Mastering Studios-East
"Long Time No See", "Don't You Wanna Come" & "You Are The Way You Are" Mixed by Kevin Reeves at UMS-E


01 - Learning How To Love You

Arranged by David Blumberg
Produced by Leon Ware

02 - Instant Love

Arranged by David Blumberg
Produced by Leon Ware & Hal Davis

03 - Body Heat

Arranged by David Blumberg
Produced by Leon Ware & Hal Davis

04 - Share You Love

Arranged by David Blumberg
Produced by Leon Ware & Hal Davis 

05 - Holiday 

Arranged by David Blumberg
Produced by Leon Ware

06 - Phantom Lover 

Arranged by David Blumberg
Produced by Leon Ware

07 - Journey Into You

Arranged by Coleridge T. Perkinson
Produced by Leon Ware

08 - Musical Massage

Arranged by David Blumberg
Produced by Leon Ware

09 - French Waltz

Arranged by David Blumberg
Produced by Leon Ware

10 - Turn Out The Light

Arranged by Coleridge T. Perkinson
Produced by Leon Ware

11 - I Wanna Be Where You Are

Arranged by Coleridge T. Perkinson
Produced by Leon Ware
Associate Producer : T-Boy Ross

12 - Comfort (A.K.A. Come Live With Me, Angel)

Arranged by Coleridge T. Perkinson
Produced by Leon Ware
Associate Producer : Hal Davis

13 - Long Time No See

Arranged by Coleridge T. Perkinson
Produced by Leon Ware
Associate Producer : Hal Davis

14 - Don't You Wanna Come

Produced by Leon Ware
Associate Producer : T-Boy Ross
Recorded as demo for what became Marvin Gaye's "After The Dance"

15 - You Are The Way You Are

Produced by Leon Ware
Associate Producer : T-Boy Ross
Recorded as demo for what became Marvin Gaye's "All The Way Around"

Lucas Arruda "Solar" (2015) -Acid Jazz / Blue-Eyed Soul-

Label : Favorite Recordings

01 - Solar (Intro Jam) (Lucas Arruda)
02 - Uma Onda (Lucas Arruda)
03 - Vento Sul (Lucas Arruda & Joao Sabia)
04 - Melt The Night (Lucas Arruda & Leon Ware)
05 - Agua (Lucas Arruda & Fabricio di Monaco)
06 - Kalunga (Lucas Arruda)
07 - Solar (Lucas Arruda)
08 - Beyond The Sea (Lucas Arruda)
09 - O Mar, O Samba E O Sol (Lucas Arruda)
10 - Stop! Look, Listen (To Your Heart) (Thom Bell & Linda Creed)
11 - Rio 82 (Live Version) (Lucas Arruda)


All Songs Produced & Arranged by Lucas Arruda
Recorded at Sala A Studio, Brazil & Ambience Studios, Finland
Mixed by André Solomko & Petri Asiala at Ambience Studios except "Stop! Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" & "Rio 82" Mixed by DJ Vas in Paris
Mastering by The Carvery (UK)


01 - Solar (Intro Jam)

Lucas Arruda : Vocals, Rhodes Piano, Synths, Acoustic Guitar, Bass & Percussion

02 - Uma Onda

Lucas Arruda : Vocals, Rhodes Piano, Synths, Acoustic Guitar & Percussion
Alex Malheiros : Bass
Thiago Arruda : Guitar
Jarkko Lepisto : Drums

03 - Vento Sul

Joao Sabia : Vocals
Lucas Arruda : Vocals, Rhodes Piano, RMI Piano, Synths, Guitars, Bass Percussion
Jarkko Lepisto : Drums

04 - Melt The Night

Leon Ware : Vocals
Lucas Arruda : Vocals, Rhodes Piano, Yamaha CP70, Guitars, Bass, Moog Bass & Percussion
Jarkko Lepisto : Drums

05 - Agua

Lucas Arruda : Vocals, Rhodes Piano, Synths, Bass, Acoustic Guitar & Percussion
Thiago Arruda : Electric Guitar
Roger Rocha : Tenor Sax
Jarkko Lepisto : Drums

06 - Kalunga

Lucas Arruda : Vocals, Rhodes Piano, Synths, Bass & Percussion

07 - Solar

Lucas Arruda : Vocals, Rhodes Piano, Guitars, Synths, Bass, Acoustic Guitar & Percussion
Jarkko Lepisto : Drums

08 - Beyond The Sea

Lucas Arruda : Vocals, Rhodes Piano, Synths, Guitars, Bass & Percussion
Jarkko Lepisto : Drums
André Solomko : Soprano Sax

09 - O Mar, O Samba E O Sol

Lucas Arruda : Vocals, Rhodes Piano, Synths, Guitar & Bass
Jarkko Lepisto : Drums
Anderson Piava : Percussion

10 - Stop! Look, Listen (To Your Heart)

Leon Ware : Vocals
Guida De Palma : Vocals
Lucas Arruda : Background vocals, Rhodes Piano, Synths, Guitars & Bass
Thiago Arruda : Drums

11 - Rio 82 (Live Version)

Lucas Arruda : Vocals, Rhodes Piano, Guitars, Synths, Bass & Percussion
Sergio Melo : Drums