Leon Ware is a Leon Ware album released in 1982. This was his second self-titled album after his 1972 debut album. It was his final release for Elektra Records.

Leon Ware 1982
Studio album by Leon Ware
Released	1982
Recorded	1982
Studio	Ocean Way, Los Angeles; The Village, Los Angeles
Genre	Soul funk R&B
Label	Elektra Records
Producer	Leon Ware Marty Paich
Leon Ware chronology
Rockin' You Eternally (1981) Leon Ware 1982 (1982) Undercover (1987)
Singles from Leon Ware 1982
"Why I Came To California" Released: 1982 "Slippin' Away" Released: 1982

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Background

Produced by Leon Ware and co-produced by Marty Paich, the album was a who's who of Los Angeles session players at the time.

Track listing

1. Slippin' Away (David Foster, David Paich, Leon Ware) 4:11
2. Lost In Love With You (Geoffrey Leib) 3:52
3. Shelter (Allee Willis, Leon Ware) 3:56
4. Why I Came To California (Janis Siegel, Leon Ware) 4:10
5. Deeper Than Love (Leon Ware, Marcos Valle) 3:23
6. Can I Touch You There (William Beck, Chet Willlis, James Williams, Leon Ware) 4:05
7. Words Of Love (Marti Sharron, Zenobia Conkerite) 4:35
8. Miracles (Bill Champlin, Leon Ware) 4:06
9. Somewhere (Laudir de Oliveira, Leon Ware, Marcos Valle) 4:15
10. Where Are They Now (John Bettis, Richard Kerr) 4:21

Personnel

• Leon Ware – lead and background vocals
• David Foster, Marty Paich – electric piano
• Geoffrey Leib – electric piano & synth
• David Paich, Roland S. Burke – piano
• Gary Change – synth
• David T. Walker, Dean Parks, Steve Lukather – guitar
• Nathan East, Chuck Rainey, Abraham Laboriel – bass
• Jeff Porcaro, James Gadson – drums
• Lenny Castro, Laudier DeOliveira – percussion
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown – bongos
• Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Bonnie Bramlett, Chris Bennett, Joann Harris, Rita Coolidge, Janis Siegel, Flora Purim – background vocals
• Kurt McGettrick, Gato Barbieri – saxophone
• Airto Moreira – backing Vocals, percussion

References

External links

• Leon Ware at Discogs (list of releases)