Uploaded by rovingeye2 on Feb 11, 2010
From his 1976 album "Musical Massage"
Leon Ware (born 6 February 1940, Detroit, Michigan) is a soul music singer, songwriter and producer who found his biggest success crafting the hit album, I Want You, for friend and Motown icon Marvin Gaye in 1976. Ware also is notable for writing the Top 5 R&B single, "I Wanna Be Where You Are", for a young Michael Jackson in 1972, and creating the Body Heat album along with Quincy Jones. Ware has also produced for other acts including Diana Ross' younger brother Arthur "T-Boy" Ross, Minnie Riperton and others. He wrote several songs for George Clinton's group The Parliaments. He also collaborated with Maxwell on his debut album Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite.
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Leon Ware - Come live with meby neofunkyman123,192 views
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Leon Ware - Lost In Love With Youby phantomcast5,135 views
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Maxwell - Sumthin' Sumthin'by khunkobfa87,986 views
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Teddy Pendergrass "I Don't Love You Anymore" (1977)by rovingeye255,780 views
@ibezag0 he still has it up. it's on soundcloud. soundcloud(dot)com/warren_xclnce/i-wanna-be
601dude 3 weeks ago
Utter quality, utter soul, utter style, utter kindness, utter shine.
healhurt 1 month ago
@AnwarMusic
DJ warren from the UK, i am trying to find his sample but i think he took it down...it was called wanna be 2011
ibezag0 1 month ago
some producer sampled this...can anyone remember it
AnwarMusic 3 months ago
wonderful track - brings back so many memories - thanks for posting!
Mraintnostoppinusnow 5 months ago
idk why but kinda reminds me of Thinking of you by Lenny Kravitz!
aishaxoxobela 9 months ago
grazie per avermi fatto riascoltare questa splendida voce.....
Cate2512 10 months ago
don't compare this version....Leon Ware WROTE this song....
JColeM7785 10 months ago 2
I like this, not as up tempo as the Zulema version
tappy321 11 months ago
Just outstanding...PUTS A SMILE ON YA FACE!!
port2344chester 1 year ago