Spotify Release Info
Track: Don't Push It Don't Force It
Artist: Leon Haywood
Album: Keep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
Artist Bio
Name: Leon Haywood
Spotify Genres: funk
Followers: 21,177
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Biography
American funk and soul singer, songwriter and record producer, b. February 11, 1942, Houston, Texas, USA, d. April 5, 2016, Los Angeles, California, USA. He founded the [l=Evejim Records] label in the 1980's. An accomplished songwriter and arranger who periodically dented the charts in the 1970's, Haywood never pretended to be an innovator. His hits are cheerful derivations of '70's mid-tempo funk and romantic ballads, usually embellished by smooth string charts. Haywood's roots extend way further back than the '70's. In the early '60's he toured and recorded with R&B saxophonist [a=Big Jay McNeely]'s band (which also backed [a=Sam Cooke] on the road). In the mid-'60's, he had his first chart entry with "[url=1394091]She's With Her Other Love[/url]" on [l=Imperial]. In 1967, he had a solid R&B hit (and small pop one) with "[url=1662800]It's Got to Be Mellow[/url]," whose commercial soul sound betrayed his Motown influence. He didn't come into his own as a solo artist until the mid-'70's, when he had big R&B hits with "[url=m204591]Strokin'[/url]," "[url=m271381]Come and Get Yourself Some[/url]," and "[url=m241107]Keep It in the Family[/url]." His biggest single, "[url=m93792]I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You[/url]", crossed over to the Top 20 pop listings. The disco-ish "[url=m93720]Don't Push It Don't Force It[/url]" was his biggest splash, making number two R&B in 1980. After the mid-'80's, he eased out of the record business into business ventures; in the 1990's, he produced blues albums by [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jimmy+McCracklin]Jimmy McCracklin[/url] and others on his own [url=http://www.discogs.com/label/Evejim+Records] EveJim label.[/url]
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1.Don't Push It Don't Force ItKeep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
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2.I Want'a Do Something Freaky To YouFunked! : Volume 2 1973-1977
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3.I Want'a Do Something Freaky To YouCome And Get Yourself Some
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4.Don't Push It Don't Force ItThe Best Of Leon Haywood
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5.It's Got To Be MellowThe Best Of Leon Haywood
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6.Baby ReconsiderI Love Northern Soul... Hook Line & Sinker
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7.Who You Been Giving It Up ToKeep It In The Family (Expanded Edition)
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8.This Feeling's Rated X-TraCome And Get Yourself Some
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9.Believe Half Of What You See (And None Of What You Hear)Come And Get Yourself Some
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10.It's Got to Be MellowIntimate (Expanded)
Discogs Release Info
Release: Leon Haywood - Don't Push It Don't Force It
Year: 1980
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Disco