Performance · Production
Leon Haywood
funk and soul singer, songwriter, record producer
Houston, United States • 1942-02-11 – 2016-04-05
Leon Haywood is credited on 861 releases across 254 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
861
Pressings credited
254
Albums
7
Decades active
244
In collections
Biography
Otha Leon Haywood (February 11, 1942 – April 5, 2016) was an American funk and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his 1975 hit single "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You", which has been frequently sampled by musicians such as Dr. Dre (for his 1992 hit "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang") among others.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
861 releases · 254 albums · active 1962–2025
- Performance · 1,515
- Production · 479
- Engineering · 18
- Other credits · 2
Studios: ABC Recording Studios · Quantum Recording Studio, Torrance, California · Woodland Studios · Golden Sound Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Chronic
1992
Dare Iz A Darkside
1994
Ill Na Na
1996
Charmbracelet
2002
The Very Best Of Death Row
2005
Death Row's Snoop Doggy Dogg Greatest Hits
2001
Adrenaline Rush
1997
Nuthin' But A G Thang
1993
Power House
1976
Cream
2025
Age/Sex/Location
2022
Straight Outta Compton (Music From The Motion Picture)
2016
LFO
1999
Blue Streak (The Album)
1999
Death Row - Greatest Hits
1996
Intimate
1976
Pleasure & Pain
2005
The Chronicle (The Best Of The Works...)
2001
Rap Life
1999
Nothing To Lose - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture
1997
Rockafella
1994
Serious Beats Vol. 9
1993
You Better Ask Somebody
1993
Carl Carlton
1981
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Carl Carlton
- Buddy Ace
- Dr. Dre
- Clay Hammond
- Little Joe Blue
- Kenyatta
- Toddy Tee
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