
Leon Ware
Release Year: 1982
Label: Elektra
Country: USA
Produced by Leon Ware
Musicians:
Dean Parks, David T. Walker, Steve Lukather: Guitars
Nathan East, Chuck Rainey, Abraham Laboriel: Bass
David Paich, David Foster, Geoff Leib, Reginald S. Burke, Marty Paich: Keyboards
Jeff Porcaro, James Gadson: Drums
Lenny Castro, Laudier De Oliveira, Arito Moreiro: Percussion
Eddie Bongo Brown: Bongos
Kurt McGettrick, Gato Barbieri: Sax
Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Rita Coolidge, Bonnie Bramlett, Chris Bennett, John Harris, Janis Siegel, Flora Purim, Arito Moreiro: Background Vocals
CD Release: 1998; Label: East West; Country: Japan;
This is a terrific album. With the most outstanding musicians and really good songs it's a classic westcoast album. It also has some nice r&b-vibes. My favorite songs are "Slippin' away" and "Miracles".
Yes, love this album myself. Contains the classic "Why I Came To California" which was played on the underground soul/jazz scene in the U.K. upon release. "Somewhere" is also a great track, with vocals by Flora Purim & Airto Moreira of Brazilian fame. Couple of tracks were composed by the Brazilian artist Marcos Valle who has had success in Brazil since the mid 60s. The previous 1981 Elektra release to this album 'Rockin' You Eternally' is also a great album. Tracks such as "Baby Don't Stop Me" (also composed along with Leon Ware by Marcos Valle), "Got To Be Loved" and the title track "Rockin' You Eternally" are excellent AOR West Coast Soul. One other album to look out for with the same style of sound is the 1979 Fabulous (T.K. distribution)release 'Inside Is Love' with tracks like "Club Sashay", "On The Island" and "Inside Is Love" as the stand out tracks for me. Marcos Valle himself covered a couple of the tracks written with Leon Ware on two releases which came out on the Sigla label in the early 80s in Brazil. Marcos is from Rio De Janeiro which you could say is the L.A. of South America! Has a similar vibe to California, but in it's own unique way. There are also Brazilian releases which sound like AOR West Coast style, but again done with a Brazilan twist. If you don't mind the Portuguese vocals there are albums from the mid 70s through to mid 80s that have the same up lifting vibe as West Coast folk,jazz/soul,pop,rock has..... Best regards Mark
I have been listening to few songs from this album and it's pure West Coast sound you've got here. The musicians are amazing. I just listened to "Why I came to California" and thought "man, this could have been from Vannelli's Brother to Brother album". The sound is quite Brazilian on some of the songs and composition is latin-style with bossa harmonies, like it usually is in West Coast music. It looks like a really cool record. Let's enjoy!
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