Leon Ware - Musical Massage album flac
Performer: Leon WareTitle: Musical Massage
MP3 album: 1183 mb
FLAC album: 1316 mb
Rating: 4.4
Other formats: TTA AU MP4 ASF AHX AIFF MIDI
Genre: Jazz
This left Ware no choice but to compose an entirely new set of songs for his own record; the result is Musical Massage. It should be noted that, according to Ware, Gordy, Gaye, and others felt he should also give this album away as a follow-up to I Want You, but Ware refused. Musical Massage is the perfect mix of soul, light funk, jazz, and what was about to become the rhythmic foundation for disco. Picture the Motown song orchestrations with arrangements by Barry White for the Salsoul Orchestra and you get a bit of the picture
Musical Massage (CD, Album, RE, RM). Motown. Culture Factory, LMLR, Universal Music Projets Spéciaux. 782 505, 044001899928.
Musical Massage (1976). Minnie Riperton, Marvin Gaye and others. Songs in album Musical Massage (1976). Bobby Womack ft. Leon Ware.
Musical Massage Extra tracks, Original recording remastered.
later issue under the title Musical Massage, a collection of erotic singles Ware had composed with a variety of writers, including Jacqueline Hillard and Arthur "T-Boy" Ross, brother of Diana Ross. When Motown CEO Berry Gordy paid a visit to Ware, the songwriter was more than happy to play Gordy his selection of tracks While the majority of the album's songs were conceived by Ware, I Want You was transformed into a biographical centerpiece for Gaye, who was.
Tracklist
| A1 | Learning How To Love You | 3:31 |
| A2 | Instant Love | 3:27 |
| A3 | Body Heat | 4:50 |
| A4 | Share Your Love | 3:30 |
| A5 | Holiday | 3:25 |
| B1 | Phantom Lover | 3:52 |
| B2 | Journey Into You | 4:04 |
| B3 | Musical Massage | 3:47 |
| B4 | French Waltz | 2:02 |
| B5 | Turn Out The Light | 4:01 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Motown Record Corporation
- Copyright (c) – Motown Record Corporation
- Recorded At – Motown Recording Studios
- Mixed At – Motown Recording Studios
- Mastered At – Motown Recording Studios
- Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
Credits
- Arranged By – Coleridge T. Perkinson* (tracks: B2, B5), David Blumberg (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4)
- Art Direction – Frank Mulvey
- Backing Vocals – Felicia Griner (tracks: A4), Jessie Smith* (tracks: A4), Merry Clayton (tracks: A4), Minnie Riperton (tracks: A1)
- Bass – Chuck Rainey
- Congas – Eddie "Bongo" Brown
- Drums – James Gadson
- Engineer [Recording] – Cal Harris
- Engineer [Recording], Engineer [Re-Mix] – Art Stewart
- Guitar – David T. Walker, Ray Parker Jr.
- Keyboards – Jerry Peters, John Barnes, Sonny Burke
- Other [Model] – Azizi Johari
- Percussion – Bobbye Hall, Gary Coleman
- Performer – Bobby Womack (tracks: A5,B3)
- Photography By – Sam Emerson*
- Producer – Hal Davis (tracks: A2 to A4, )
- Producer, Vocals – Leon Ware
- Vocals [Vocal Accompaniment] – Marvin Gaye (tracks: A5)
- Written-By – T-Boy Ross* (tracks: A4), Bruce Fisher (tracks: A3), Jackie Hilliard* (tracks: A2, B1), Leon Ware (tracks: All), Minnie Riperton (tracks: B5), Pam Sawyer (tracks: A4), Quincy Jones (tracks: A3), Richard Rudolph (tracks: B5), Stan Richardson (tracks: A3), Terri McFaddin (tracks: B2)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Pressing Plant ID (Circled): MR
- Matrix / Runout (A runout, etched / MR stamped - variant 1): G6-97651-2629-5-06 B MR △21274 GM
- Matrix / Runout (B runout, etched / MR stamped - variant 1): G6-97651-2630-5-06 B MR △21274-X GM
- Matrix / Runout (A runout, etched / MR stamped - variant 2): G6-976S1-2629-S-06 A MR △ 21274 #13 ⊦ NV GM
- Matrix / Runout (B runout, etched / MR stamped - variant 2): G6-976S1-2630-S-06 A MR #13 ⊦ △ 21274-X NV GM
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UICY-78916 | Leon Ware | Musical Massage (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Motown | UICY-78916 | Japan | 2019 |
| UICY-3757 | Leon Ware | Musical Massage (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Motown | UICY-3757 | Japan | 2003 |
| 782 505, 044001899928 | Leon Ware | Musical Massage (LP, Album, Ltd, RE, S/Edition, Bro) | Culture Factory, LMLR, Universal Music Projets Spéciaux | 782 505, 044001899928 | France | 2016 |
| G6-976 | Leon Ware | Musical Massage (LP, Album) | Top Tape | G6-976 | Brazil | 1976 |
| STML 12050, OC 062·98 610 | Leon Ware | Musical Massage (LP, Album) | Motown, Motown | STML 12050, OC 062·98 610 | UK | 1976 |
