12/31/2023 0 Comments Quincy jones motown![]() ![]() In 1974, Quincy Jones booked Ware as songwriter and performer for two songs on Jones' Body Heat album. Ware wrote for numerous artists during this period including Donny Hathaway and The Miracles. The single reached number-two on the R&B charts and peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972. One of the songs they wrote together was " I Wanna Be Where You Are," recorded by Michael Jackson for his 1972 album, Got To Be There. Around this time, Ware began collaborating with Arthur "T-Boy" Ross, younger brother of Diana Ross. This led to a contract as a solo artist on United Artists where he released his self-titled debut album in 1972. The album reached the #21 on the Billboard R&B chart and also appeared on the Billboard 200. In 1971, Ware collaborated with Ike & Tina Turner, co-writing six songs on their United Artists album, ' Nuff Said. Early major songwriting success: 1971–1973 He had co-written songs for the Isley Brothers, Martha & the Vandellas, and the Jackson 5 during his early years at Motown. Ware worked at ABC Records as an arranger and songwriter before he joined Motown as a songwriter in 1967. In his teens, he was a member of a vocal group, the Romeos, with Lamont Dozier and Ty Hunter (later of the Originals). Ware said that, "They worried that if my left eye wasn’t covered, it would be too strong if my right eye regained its vision." Subsequently, he was sent to the Michigan School for the Blind. ![]() Despite being only blind in the right eye, his left eye was covered as well. He was blind for two years after he had an accident with a slingshot when he was five years old. His mother was a minister and a pianist for their local Baptist church and his father worked for Ford Motor Co. Ware was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, United States. 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. ![]() Leon Ware (Febru– February 23, 2017) was an American songwriter, producer, composer, and singer. ![]()
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