Leon Haywood

Leon Haywood

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Leon Otha Haywood, born on February 11, 1942, in Houston, Texas, was an American singer and songwriter. He began playing piano at age three and performed with local groups during his teens, including working as an accompanist for blues musician Guitar Slim. In the early 1960s, he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked with saxophonist Big Jay McNeely and recorded his first single, "Without a Love", on the Swingin' label. He joined Sam Cooke's band as keyboardist until Cooke's death and subsequently released several singles for Fantasy Records and Imperial Records, including "She's With Her Other Love" which charted in 1965. Leon Haywood secured his first solo hit with "It's Got to Be Mellow" on Decca Records in 1967. He established the production company Evejim and continued recording under various labels, achieving notable success in the 1970s with hits like "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" (1975), which peaked at number 7 on the R&B charts and number 15 on the pop charts, and "Strokin' (Pt. II)" (1976), a R&B Top 15 entry. Leon Haywood's work was frequently sampled by other musicians, notably Dr. Dre for his 1992 hit "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang". He also produced the 1981 hit "She's a Bad Mama Jama" by Carl Carlton. Throughout the 1980s and beyond, Leon Haywood continued to release albums and produce blues records on his Evejim label, including Freaky Man (1994) and The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (There Ain't Enough Hate Around) (1996). He passed away in his sleep on April 5, 2016, at the age of 74.

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10
Don't Push It Don't Force It
Leon Haywood
Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
03:26
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
12
I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You
Leon Haywood
Funked! : Volume 2 1973-1977
03:59
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
03
I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
05:52
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
03
Don't Push It Don't Force It
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
05:26
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
01
Soul Cargo
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo
03:38
Komponister: Leon Haywood
08
That's What Time It Is
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
04:05
Tekstforfatter: James Ingram / Komponister: James Ingram
10
Consider The Source
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
03:57
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
05
Come And Get Yourself Some
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
03:30
Tekstforfatter: Charles Richard Cason / Komponister: Charles Richard Cason
11
Long As There's You (I Got Love)
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
08:03
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood - Marshall Mc Queen, Jr. - Winston Williams / Komponister: Leon Haywood - Marshall Mc Queen, Jr. - Winston Williams
01
Come And Get Yourself Some
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
03:30
Tekstforfatter: Charles Richard Cason / Komponister: Charles Richard Cason
18
Believe Half Of What You See (And None Of What You Hear)
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
02:40
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
19
It's Got To Be Mellow
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
02:24
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
05
Keep It in the Family
Leon Haywood
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (There Ain't Enough Hate Around)
03:30
02
Sugar Lump
Leon Haywood
Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
02:38
Tekstforfatter: Billy Page / Komponister: Billy Page
03
That Sweet Woman Of Mine
Leon Haywood
Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
03:43
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood - Marshall Mc Queen, Jr. - Willie Williams, Jr. / Komponister: Leon Haywood - Marshall Mc Queen, Jr. - Willie Williams, Jr.
07
Just Your Fool
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
03:28
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood - Maria Ynes / Komponister: Leon Haywood - Maria Ynes
03
Don't Worry Be Happy
Leon Haywood
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (There Ain't Enough Hate Around)
04:16
07
The Preacher (Remastered)
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo (Expanded Edition)
03:32
02
This Feeling's Rated X-Tra
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
03:44
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
01
Keep It In The Family
Leon Haywood
Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
02:38
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
08
It's Got to Be Mellow
Leon Haywood
Intimate (Expanded)
02:45
Komponister: Leon Haywood
09
Believe Half Of What You See (And None Of What You Hear)
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
02:40
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
04
Who You Been Giving It Up To
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
02:52
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
13
La La Song
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
03:32
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood

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The Legacy
1996 Evejim Records
01-01-1996
The Legacy
01
The legacy
Leon Haywood
The Legacy
04:32
Komponister: L. Haywood
02
I'll Always Be Around
Leon Haywood
The Legacy
04:21
Komponister: Willie Hutch
03
Don't Worry be Happy
Leon Haywood
The Legacy
04:16
Komponister: B. McFerrin
04
Say You Love Me
Leon Haywood
The Legacy
05:06
Komponister: D.J. Rogers
05
Keep It In The Family
Leon Haywood
The Legacy
03:30
Komponister: L. Haywood
06
I Can See Clearly Now
Leon Haywood
The Legacy
04:16
Komponister: J. Nash
07
Life Goes On
Leon Haywood
The Legacy
03:46
Komponister: T. Coleman
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The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (There Ain't Enough Hate Around)
01-01-1996
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (There Ain't Enough Hate Around)
01
The Legacy (There Ain't Enough Hate Around)
Leon Haywood
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (There Ain't Enough Hate Around)
04:32
02
I'll Always Be Around
Leon Haywood
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (There Ain't Enough Hate Around)
04:21
03
Don't Worry Be Happy
Leon Haywood
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (There Ain't Enough Hate Around)
04:16
04
Say You Love Me
Leon Haywood
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (There Ain't Enough Hate Around)
05:06
05
Keep It in the Family
Leon Haywood
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (There Ain't Enough Hate Around)
03:30
06
I Can See Clearly
Leon Haywood
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (There Ain't Enough Hate Around)
04:17
07
Life Goes On
Leon Haywood
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (There Ain't Enough Hate Around)
03:46
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The Best Of Leon Haywood
This Compilation ℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1996
The Best Of Leon Haywood
01
Daydream
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
05:40
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
02
Strokin' (Pts. I & II)
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
06:01
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
03
Don't Push It Don't Force It
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
05:26
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
04
TV Mama
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
03:56
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
05
Come And Get Yourself Some
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
03:30
Tekstforfatter: Charles Richard Cason / Komponister: Charles Richard Cason
06
This Feeling's Rated X-Tra
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
03:44
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
07
I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You
Leon Haywood
The Best Of Leon Haywood
05:52
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
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Intimate (Expanded)
This compilation (P) 2015 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
01-01-1976
Intimate (Expanded)
01
Let Me Make It Good to You
Leon Haywood
Intimate (Expanded)
03:11
Komponister: C.R. Cason
02
Dream Dream
Leon Haywood
Intimate (Expanded)
04:13
Komponister: Van McCoy
03
Strokin' (Pt. 2)
Leon Haywood
Intimate (Expanded)
06:02
Komponister: Leon Haywood
04
Let's Get It On
Leon Haywood
Intimate (Expanded)
04:44
Komponister: Ed Townsend
05
The Streets Will Love You to Death
Leon Haywood
Intimate (Expanded)
06:46
Komponister: Leon Haywood - M. Mcqueen Jr. - B. Williams Jr. - J. Roberts
06
I'm Your Knight In Shining Armor
Leon Haywood
Intimate (Expanded)
03:39
Komponister: Van McCoy
07
They Don't Make 'Em No More Like You
Leon Haywood
Intimate (Expanded)
06:03
Komponister: M. Mcqueen Jr. - B. Williams Jr.
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Come And Get Yourself Some
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
14-10-1974
Come And Get Yourself Some
01
Come And Get Yourself Some
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
03:30
Tekstforfatter: Charles Richard Cason / Komponister: Charles Richard Cason
02
This Feeling's Rated X-Tra
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
03:44
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
03
I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
05:52
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
04
Who You Been Giving It Up To
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
02:52
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
05
You Need A Friend Like Mine
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
03:00
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
06
Consider The Source
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
03:57
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
07
Just Your Fool
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
03:28
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood - Maria Ynes / Komponister: Leon Haywood - Maria Ynes
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Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
This Compilation ℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1974
Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
01
Keep It In The Family
Leon Haywood
Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
02:38
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
02
Sugar Lump
Leon Haywood
Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
02:38
Tekstforfatter: Billy Page / Komponister: Billy Page
03
That Sweet Woman Of Mine
Leon Haywood
Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
03:43
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood - Marshall Mc Queen, Jr. - Willie Williams, Jr. / Komponister: Leon Haywood - Marshall Mc Queen, Jr. - Willie Williams, Jr.
04
The Day I Laid Eyes On You
Leon Haywood
Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
02:37
Tekstforfatter: Marshall Mc Queen, Jr. / Komponister: Marshall Mc Queen, Jr.
05
When It Comes Down On You In The Middle Of The Night
Leon Haywood
Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
04:22
Tekstforfatter: Lincoln Chase / Komponister: Lincoln Chase
06
A Hundred Pounds Of Clay
Leon Haywood
Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
02:57
Tekstforfatter: Luther Dixon - Bob Elgin - Kay Rogers / Komponister: Luther Dixon - Bob Elgin - Kay Rogers
07
Long As There's You (I Got Love)
Leon Haywood
Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
08:03
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood - Marshall Mc Queen, Jr. - Winston Williams / Komponister: Leon Haywood - Marshall Mc Queen, Jr. - Winston Williams
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Back To Stay
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1973
Back To Stay
01
La La Song
Leon Haywood
Back To Stay
03:32
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood / Komponister: Leon Haywood
02
Sweet Loving Pair
Leon Haywood
Back To Stay
03:15
Tekstforfatter: Bill Williams Jr. - Marshall Mc Queen, Jr. - Winston Williams / Komponister: Bill Williams Jr. - Marshall Mc Queen, Jr. - Winston Williams
03
Show Me That You Care
Leon Haywood
Back To Stay
03:23
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood - Marshall Mc Queen, Jr. / Komponister: Leon Haywood - Marshall Mc Queen, Jr.
04
Let Them Walk
Leon Haywood
Back To Stay
02:52
Tekstforfatter: Sonny Thompson / Komponister: Sonny Thompson
05
Fair Warnin'
Leon Haywood
Back To Stay
02:52
Tekstforfatter: Marshall Mc Queen, Jr. / Komponister: Marshall Mc Queen, Jr.
06
One Way Ticket To Loveland
Leon Haywood
Back To Stay
02:59
Tekstforfatter: Leon Haywood - Jimmy Lewis / Komponister: Leon Haywood - Jimmy Lewis
07
Make Me Yours
Leon Haywood
Back To Stay
02:56
Tekstforfatter: Bettye Swann / Komponister: Bettye Swann
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Soul Cargo
(P) 1966 Essential Media Group LLC.
01-01-1966
Soul Cargo
01
Soul Cargo
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo
03:38
Komponister: Leon Haywood
02
The Fat Fish
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo
01:54
Komponister: Leon Haywood
03
The Sidewinder
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo
03:26
Komponister: Lee Morgan
04
Going Back To New Orleans
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo
03:12
Komponister: William Gresham
05
Spice Of The Blues
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo
02:55
Komponister: Leon Haywood
06
Ray's Theme
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo
03:37
Komponister: Ray Shanklin
07
The Preacher
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo
03:32
Komponister: Horace Silver
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Soul Cargo (Expanded Edition)
01-01-1966
Soul Cargo (Expanded Edition)
01
Soul Cargo (Remastered)
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo (Expanded Edition)
03:38
02
The Fat Fish (Remastered)
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo (Expanded Edition)
01:54
03
The Sidewinder (Remastered)
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo (Expanded Edition)
03:26
04
Going Back to New Orleans (Remastered)
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo (Expanded Edition)
03:12
05
Spice of the Blues (Remastered)
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo (Expanded Edition)
02:55
06
Ray's Theme (Remastered)
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo (Expanded Edition)
03:38
07
The Preacher (Remastered)
Leon Haywood
Soul Cargo (Expanded Edition)
03:32
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Singler
Ain't No Use / Hey Hey Hey (Digital 45)
08-07-2014
Ain't No Use / Hey Hey Hey (Digital 45)
01
Ain't No Use
Leon Haywood
Ain't No Use / Hey Hey Hey (Digital 45)
02:36
02
Hey Hey Hey
Leon Haywood
Ain't No Use / Hey Hey Hey (Digital 45)
02:23
Baby Reconsider / Going Back to New Orleans (Digital 45)
08-07-2014
Baby Reconsider / Going Back to New Orleans (Digital 45)
01
Baby Reconsider
Leon Haywood
Baby Reconsider / Going Back to New Orleans (Digital 45)
02:23
02
Going Back to New Orleans
Leon Haywood
Baby Reconsider / Going Back to New Orleans (Digital 45)
03:06
Ever Since You Were Sweet Sixteen / Skate a While (Digital 45)
03-06-2014
Ever Since You Were Sweet Sixteen / Skate a While (Digital 45)
01
Ever Since You Were Sweet Sixteen
Leon Haywood
Ever Since You Were Sweet Sixteen / Skate a While (Digital 45)
02:39
02
Skate a While
Leon Haywood
Ever Since You Were Sweet Sixteen / Skate a While (Digital 45)
01:51
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Disco Top 50
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
06-05-2022
Disco Top 50
01
Get Down Saturday Night
Oliver Cheatham
Disco Top 50
03:53
Tekstforfatter: Oliver Cheatham / Komponister: Oliver Cheatham
02
Funkytown (Single Version)
Lipps Inc.
Disco Top 50
03:57
Tekstforfatter: Steven Greenberg / Komponister: Steven Greenberg
03
I Will Survive (Original 7" Version)
Gloria Gaynor
Disco Top 50
03:18
Tekstforfatter: Dino Fekaris - Freddie Perren / Komponister: Dino Fekaris - Freddie Perren
04
Stayin Alive
Bee Gees
Disco Top 50
04:44
Tekstforfatter: Maurice Gibb - Robin Gibb - Barry Gibb / Komponister: Maurice Gibb - Robin Gibb - Barry Gibb
05
The Grease Megamix
John Travolta
Disco Top 50
04:49
Tekstforfatter: John Farrar - Jim Jacobs - Warren Casey / Komponister: John Farrar - Jim Jacobs - Warren Casey
06
Dancing Queen
ABBA
Disco Top 50
03:51
Tekstforfatter: Björn Ulvaeus - Benny Andersson - Stig Anderson / Komponister: Björn Ulvaeus - Benny Andersson - Stig Anderson
07
If I Can't Have You
Yvonne Elliman
Disco Top 50
03:00
Tekstforfatter: Maurice Gibb - Robin Gibb - Barry Gibb / Komponister: Maurice Gibb - Robin Gibb - Barry Gibb
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80's One Hit Wonders
℗ 2026 UMG Recordings, Inc.
17-04-2026
80's One Hit Wonders
01
The Boys Of Summer
Don Henley
80's One Hit Wonders
04:47
Tekstforfatter: Mike Campbell - Don Henley / Komponister: Mike Campbell - Don Henley
02
Maniac (From "Flashdance")
Michael Sembello
80's One Hit Wonders
04:02
Tekstforfatter: Michael Sembello - Dennis Joseph Matkosky / Komponister: Michael Sembello - Dennis Joseph Matkosky
03
Don't Worry Be Happy
Bobby McFerrin
80's One Hit Wonders
04:48
Tekstforfatter: Bobby McFerrin / Komponister: Bobby McFerrin
04
Dance Hall Days
Wang Chung
80's One Hit Wonders
03:58
Tekstforfatter: Jack Hues - Nick Feldman - Darren Costin / Komponister: Jack Hues - Nick Feldman - Darren Costin
05
Come On Eileen
Dexys Midnight Runners
80's One Hit Wonders
04:38
Tekstforfatter: Kevin Rowland - James Mitchell Paterson - Stephen Kevin Adams / Komponister: Kevin Rowland - James Mitchell Paterson - Stephen Kevin Adams
06
Somebody's Watching Me (Single Version)
Rockwell
80's One Hit Wonders
03:55
Tekstforfatter: Rockwell / Komponister: Rockwell
07
Rhythm Of The Night (From "The Last Dragon" Soundtrack)
DeBarge
80's One Hit Wonders
03:48
Tekstforfatter: Diane Warren / Komponister: Diane Warren
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Hip Hop Samples - Vol 2
℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc.
21-08-2023
Hip Hop Samples - Vol 2
01
Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City (Single Version)
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Hip Hop Samples - Vol 2
03:51
Tekstforfatter: Michael Price - Dan Walsh / Komponister: Michael Price - Dan Walsh
02
Shape Of My Heart
Sting
Hip Hop Samples - Vol 2
04:38
Tekstforfatter: Sting - Dominic Miller / Komponister: Sting - Dominic Miller
03
The Stroke (Remastered 2010)
Billy Squier
Hip Hop Samples - Vol 2
03:37
Tekstforfatter: William Squier / Komponister: William Squier
04
The Girl From Ipanema
Stan Getz
Hip Hop Samples - Vol 2
05:22
Tekstforfatter: Antônio Carlos Jobim - Vinicius de Moraes - Norman Gimbel / Komponister: Antônio Carlos Jobim - Vinicius de Moraes - Norman Gimbel
05
Baby Come Back
Player
Hip Hop Samples - Vol 2
03:33
Tekstforfatter: John Charles Crowley - Peter Beckett / Komponister: John Charles Crowley - Peter Beckett
06
Outstanding
The Gap Band
Hip Hop Samples - Vol 2
03:15
Tekstforfatter: Raymond Calhoun / Komponister: Raymond Calhoun
07
I Want You
Marvin Gaye
Hip Hop Samples - Vol 2
04:34
Tekstforfatter: Leon Ware - Arthur Ross / Komponister: Leon Ware - Arthur Ross
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