1979 Leon Ware – Inside Is Love
Inside Is Love is the third album by Leon Ware, released in 1979 on Fabulous.
Leon Ware (February 16, 1940 – February 23, 2017) was an American songwriter, producer, composer, and singer. Besides a solo career as a performer, Ware was best known for producing hits for other artists including Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Maxwell, Minnie Riperton and Marvin Gaye, co-producing the latter’s album, I Want You.
Tracks
1 What’s Your Name (Leon Ware) 04:13
2 Inside Is Love (Leon Ware; Minnie Riperton; Richard Rudolph) 04:35
3 Love Is A Simple Thing (Marcos Valle; Robert Lamm) 03:04
4 Small Cafe (Leon Ware; Ron Roker) 03:45
5 Club Sashay (Leon Ware; Melissa Manchester) 03:30
6 Try It Out (Allee Willis; Leon Ware) 03:58
7 Love Will Run Away (Elkie Brooks; Leon Ware) 04:38
8 On The Island (Adrienne Anderson; Leon Ware) 04:31
9 Hungry (Adrienne Anderson; David Blumberg; Leon Ware) 03:52
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Musicians
1 What’s Your Name
| Bass | Eddie Watkins Jr |
| Bass | Scott Lipsker |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Drums | Jeff Holman |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Guitar | Bruce Fisher |
| Guitar | Kevin Moore |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Pete Robinson |
| Percussion | Holden Raphael |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Deborah Thomas |
| Vocals | Leon Ware |
2 Inside Is Love
| Bass | Eddie Watkins Jr |
| Bass | Scott Lipsker |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Drums | Jeff Holman |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Guitar | Bruce Fisher |
| Guitar | Kevin Moore |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Pete Robinson |
| Percussion | Holden Raphael |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Leon Ware |
3 Love Is A Simple Thing
4 Small Cafe
| Bass | Eddie Watkins Jr |
| Bass | Scott Lipsker |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Drums | Jeff Holman |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Guitar | Bruce Fisher |
| Guitar | Kevin Moore |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Pete Robinson |
| Percussion | Holden Raphael |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Sax | Plas Johnson |
| Vocals | Leon Ware |
5 Club Sashay
| Bass | Frank McDonah |
| Drums | Graham Jarvis |
| Electric Piano | Leon Ware |
| Guitar | Chris Roe |
| Piano | Criss Hall |
| Vocals | Leon Ware |
6 Try It Out
| Bass | Eddie Watkins Jr |
| Bass | Scott Lipsker |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Drums | Jeff Holman |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Guitar | Bruce Fisher |
| Guitar | Kevin Moore |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Pete Robinson |
| Sax | Plas Johnson |
| Percussion | Holden Raphael |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Leon Ware |
7 Love Will Run Away
| Bass | Eddie Watkins Jr |
| Bass | Scott Lipsker |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Drums | Jeff Holman |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Guitar | Bruce Fisher |
| Guitar | Kevin Moore |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Pete Robinson |
| Percussion | Holden Raphael |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Leon Ware |
8 On The Island
| Bass | Eddie Watkins Jr |
| Bass | Scott Lipsker |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Drums | Jeff Holman |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Guitar | Bruce Fisher |
| Guitar | Kevin Moore |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Pete Robinson |
| Sax | Plas Johnson |
| Percussion | Holden Raphael |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Leon Ware |
9 Hungry
| Bass | Eddie Watkins Jr |
| Bass | Scott Lipsker |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Drums | Jeff Holman |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Guitar | Bruce Fisher |
| Guitar | Kevin Moore |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Michael King |
| Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Pete Robinson |
| Percussion | Holden Raphael |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Leon Ware |
Liner Notes
Producer – Leon Ware
Producer – Ron Roker (Track 4)
Arranged By – David Blumberg (Tracks 1, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By – Gene Page (Tracks 2, 3)
Arranged By – Sonny Burke (Tracks 4, 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jane Clark, Ron Garrett, Ross Pallone
Engineer (Mix) – Cal Harris
Engineer (Recording) – George Sloan
Art Direction – Mike Doud
Photography By – Jeffrey Scales
Manufactured By Toshiba EMI Ltd
Produced For Leon Ware Productions
Phonographic Copyright (p) Capitol Records, Inc.
Recorded At Hollywood Sound Recorders
Recorded At Black Orpheus Studio
Recorded At A&M Studios
Mixed At Motown Recording Studios
