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Musical massage Instrumental track demos ; Musical massage (1975) : Album selections

Title
Musical massage [sound recording] : Instrumental track demos ; Musical massage (1975) : Album selections / music by Leon Ware. I want you : Audition tape / music by Leon Ware and Arthur "T-Boy" Ross.
Author
Ware, Leon, 1940-
Publication
1975.

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Additional Authors
  • Ware, Leon, 1940-
  • Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor.
  • Blumberg, David (Arranger)
  • Riperton, Minnie.
  • Rudolph, Richard (Composer)
  • McFaddin, Terri.
  • Hillard, Jacqueline.
  • Fisher, Bruce, 1951-
  • Jones, Quincy, 1933-
  • Richardson, Stan.
  • Sawyer, Pam.
  • Ross, T-Boy.
  • Gibbs, Douglas.
  • Davis, Hal.
  • Griner, Felicia.
  • Smith, Jessie (Singer)
  • Clayton, Merry.
  • Peters, Jerry.
  • Barnes, John (Musician)
  • Burke, Sonny, keyboardist.
  • Parker, Ray, Jr., 1954-
  • Walker, David T.
  • Rainey, Chuck.
  • Brown, Eddie.
  • Gadson, James.
  • Hall, Bobbye.
  • Coleman, Gary.
Found In
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson papers, 1975-1978.
Description
1 sound disc (71:58) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
  • Strange love.
  • I want to be where you are.
  • Journey into you.
  • Turn out the light.
  • Comfort.
  • Come live with me, Angel.
  • Instant love.
  • Body heat.
  • Share your love.
  • Long time no see.
  • I want you.
  • All the way around.
  • By loving you.
  • Me and my life.
  • Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson audio recordings.
Subjects
Note
  • These music tracks and audition tapes are unfinished recording cuts for the 1976 albums "Musical massage" (tracks 1-14), "I want you" (tracks 15-17), and "G. C. Cameron" (track 18)
  • Compact disc.
  • Separated from the Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson papers, 1975-1978; for papers, see the Music Division, JPN 07-3.
Credits (note)
  • Leon Ware (tracks 1-2, 4-10, 15-18), T-Boy Ross (tracks 3, 11, 14-18) and Hal Davis (tracks 7-9, 12-13), producers ; Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (tracks 3-7, 11, 13-18), David Blumberg (tracks 8-9, 12) and Leon Ware (tracks 1-2, 10, 15-18), arrangers.
Event (note)
  • Recorded at Motown Recording Studio, Hollywood, Calif.; tracks 1-5 on Oct. 28, 1975 ; tracks 6-14 in 1975 ; tracks 15-18 on Mar. 6, 1975.
Source (note)
  • Richard Gordon;
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson audio recordings.
Contents
  • [Tracks 1-5] "Musical massage" instrumental track demos: Strange love (take 7) (3:53) ; Strange love (take 14) (4:11) / L. Ware -- I want to be where you are (orig. part of the "I want you" recording sessions) / L. Ware and A. Ross (6:23) -- Journey into you / L. Ware and T. McFaddin (4:37) -- Turn out the light (take 16) / L. Ware, M. Ripperton and R. Rudolph (5:36)
  • [Tracks 6-14] "Musical massage" album selections (1975, not final version): Journey into you / L. Ware and T. McFaddin (4:12) -- Comfort (aka Come live with me Angel; orig. part of the "I want you" recording sessions) (3:43) ; Instant love (3:16) / J. Hillard and L. Ware -- Body heat / B. Fisher, L. Ware, Q. Jones and S. Richardson (4:36) -- Strange love (final version instrumental) / L. Ware (3:00) -- I want to be where you are (orig. part of the "I want you" recording sessions) / L. Ware and A. Ross (3:36) -- Share your love / A. Ross, L. Ware and P. Sawyer (3:24) -- Long time no see (1st version; orig. part of the "I want you" recording sessions) / L. Ware and P. Sawyer (3:03) -- Turn out the light / L. Ware, M. Ripperton and R. Rudolph (4:12)
  • [Tracks 15-18] "I want you" audition tape: I want you (1st version) (4:26) ; All the way around (1st version) (3:22) ; By loving you (2:44) / A. Ross and L. Ware -- Me and my life / A. Ross and D. Gibbs (3:28)
Call Number
*LDC 51061
OCLC
811260155
Author
Ware, Leon, 1940-
Title
Musical massage [sound recording] : Instrumental track demos ; Musical massage (1975) : Album selections / music by Leon Ware. I want you : Audition tape / music by Leon Ware and Arthur "T-Boy" Ross.
Imprint
1975.
Playing Time
011158
Credits
Leon Ware (tracks 1-2, 4-10, 15-18), T-Boy Ross (tracks 3, 11, 14-18) and Hal Davis (tracks 7-9, 12-13), producers ; Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (tracks 3-7, 11, 13-18), David Blumberg (tracks 8-9, 12) and Leon Ware (tracks 1-2, 10, 15-18), arrangers.
Performer
Tracks 1-14: Leon Ware, vocals (tracks 6-9, 11-14) ; Minnie Ripperton (track 7 only) ; Felicia Griner, Jessie Smith and Merry Clayton (track 12 only), backing vocals. Tracks 15-18: T-Boy Ross, vocals ; Felicia Griner, Jessie Smith and Merry Clayton (?), backing vocals. All tracks: Jerry Peters, John Barnes and Sonny Burke, keyboards ; David T. Walker and Ray Parker, Jr., electric guitars ; Chuck Rainey, electric bass ; Eddie "Bongo" Brown, bongos ; James Gadson, drums ; Bobbye T. Hall and Gary Coleman, percussion.
Event
Recorded at Motown Recording Studio, Hollywood, Calif.; tracks 1-5 on Oct. 28, 1975 ; tracks 6-14 in 1975 ; tracks 15-18 on Mar. 6, 1975.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson audio recordings.
Local Note
Archive originals: (3 sound tape reels : analog, NAB, 1/4 track, 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in.) in *LT-7-A 2720 (tracks 1-5), *LT-7-A 2721 (tracks 6-14) and *LT-7-A 2722 (tracks 15-18)
Service CD (1 sound disc : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archive originals.
"By loving you" (track 17) was the original version of "Soon I'll be loving again", found on the 1976 album "I want you". The 1st version "Long time no see" (track 13) was previously unreleased in the U.S. "Me and my life" (track 18) ended up on G. C. Cameron's 1976 self-named album. "Strange love" (tracks 1-2, 10) became the instrumental part of "Feel all my love inside" on the 1976 album "I want you"--CMR
Other orchestral selections (final mix, rec. live 11/4/75) of "Musical massage" are also available on *LDC 51062, tracks 6-9.
Source
Gift; Richard Gordon; *L 08-05; 2006.
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Added Author
Ware, Leon, 1940- Arranger
Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor. Arranger
Blumberg, David (Arranger) Arranger
Riperton, Minnie. Lyricist
Rudolph, Richard (Composer) Composer
McFaddin, Terri. Composer
Hillard, Jacqueline. Composer
Fisher, Bruce, 1951- Composer
Jones, Quincy, 1933- Composer
Richardson, Stan. Composer
Sawyer, Pam. Composer
Ross, T-Boy. Composer
Gibbs, Douglas. Composer
Ware, Leon, 1940- Producer
Ross, T-Boy. Producer
Davis, Hal. Producer
Ware, Leon, 1940- Performer
Riperton, Minnie. Performer
Griner, Felicia. Performer
Smith, Jessie (Singer) Performer
Clayton, Merry. Performer
Peters, Jerry. Performer
Barnes, John (Musician) Performer
Burke, Sonny, keyboardist. Performer
Parker, Ray, Jr., 1954- Performer
Walker, David T. Performer
Rainey, Chuck. Performer
Brown, Eddie. Performer
Gadson, James. Performer
Hall, Bobbye. Performer
Coleman, Gary. Performer
Ross, T-Boy. Performer
Gordon, Richard Donor NN-RHA
Added Title
Strange love.
I want to be where you are.
Journey into you.
Turn out the light.
Comfort.
Come live with me, Angel.
Instant love.
Body heat.
Share your love.
Long time no see.
I want you.
All the way around.
By loving you.
Me and my life.
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson audio recordings.
Found In:
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson papers, 1975-1978.
Research Call Number
*LDC 51061
*LT-7-A 2720--2722
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