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Come and Get Yourself Some
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1975
Recorded1975
Genre
Length32:08
Label 20th Century
Producer Leon Haywood
Leon Haywood chronology
Keep It in the Family
(1974)
Come and Get Yourself Some
(1975)
Intimate
(1976)
Singles from Come and Get Yourself Some
  1. "Believe Half of What You See (And None of What You Hear)"
    Released: 1974
  2. "Come an' Get Yourself Some"
    Released: 1975
  3. "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You"
    Released: 1975
  4. "Just Your Fool"
    Released: 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Come and Get Yourself Some is the sixth studio album by American musician Leon Haywood. It was released in 1975 through 20th Century Records, making it his third album for the label. Production was handled by Haywood himself. The album peaked at number 140 on the Billboard 200 and number 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

It spawned four singles: "Believe Half of What You See (And None of What You Hear)", "Come an' Get Yourself Some", "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" and "Just Your Fool". Its lead single reached No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The second single, "Come an' Get Yourself Some", made it to No. 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 19 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The third single, "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You", went on to be the most successful one, peaking at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The fourth and final single off of the album, "Just Your Fool", reached No. 26 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come and Get Yourself Some"Rich Cason3:26
2."This Feeling's Rated Extra" Leon Haywood3:44
3."I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You"Haywood5:52
4."Who You Been Giving It Up to You"Haywood2:48
5."You Need a Friend Like Mine" Frederick Knight3:00
6."Consider the Source"Haywood3:57
7."Just Your Fool"
  • Haywood
  • Maria Tynes
3:27
8."I Know What Love Is"
  • Elaine McQueen
  • Marshall McQueen, Jr.
3:12
9."Believe Half of What You See (And None of What You Hear)"Haywood2:42
Total length:32:08

Personnel

  • Leon Haywood – electric piano, Moog synthesizer, organ, horns and rhythm arrangement, producer
  • Wilton Felder – bass
  • Tony Drake – guitar
  • Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Melvin " Wah Wah Watson" Ragin – guitar
  • Roland Bautista – guitar
  • Dean Parks – guitar
  • Ed Greene – drums
  • Joe L. Clayton – congas
  • Bobbye Hall – congas
  • Gary Coleman – vibraphone
  • Larry Nash – piano
  • Joe Sample – piano
  • Vince Charles – steel drums
  • Gene Page – horns and strings arrangement, rhythm arrangement (tracks: 2, 3)
  • James Mitchell – horns arrangement
  • John Mills – engineering, mixing
  • Stan Ross – engineering (track 3)
  • Bob Levy – photography
  • Buddy Rosenberg – photography

Charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 140
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [3] 21

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Come and Get Yourself Some - Leon Haywood | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Leon Haywood Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Leon Haywood Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2024.

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