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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 - 1980 | |||
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| Label | Fabulous | |||
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Inside Is Love is an album by Leon Ware released in 1979. This was his third solo album and his only release for TK Records' Fabulous subsidy.
Inside Is Love was produced primarily by Leon Ware, with Ron Roker producing one track, "Small Café". The album included Ware's own version of the Minnie Riperton hit "Inside Your Love", which he had co-written with Riperton and Richard Rudolph. The lead single, "What's Your Name", peaked at No. 42 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, becoming his biggest hit as a solo artist. "Inside Your Love" was released as a follow-up but did not chart.
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [2] | 62 |
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