Besides a solo career as a performer, Ware was best known for producing hits for other artists including Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Maxwell, Minnie Riperton and Marvin Gaye, co-producing the latter's album I Want You.

[1] His mother was a minister[2] and a pianist for their local Baptist church[3] and his father worked for Ford Motor Co. on the assembly line.

[2] In his teens, he was a key member of a vocal group, the Romeos, with Lamont Dozier and Ty Hunter (later of the Originals).

[4] He had co-written songs for the Isley Brothers, Martha & the Vandellas, and the Jackson 5 during his early years at Motown.

[11] The song "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" hit the R&B chart in September of that year[12] and was covered by the Average White Band.

[7] One of the demo recordings, "I Want You," was heard by Berry Gordy, who decided the song would be a good fit for Marvin Gaye.

https://www.faroutrecordings.com/collections/marcos-valle Some of the artists that Ware had written and produced for in between and after those periods include Shadow,[19] Teena Marie, Jeffrey Osborne, Loose Ends, James Ingram, Melissa Manchester, Krystol, Bobby Womack, and Lulu, co-writing the latter's European hit, "Independence.

At the same time, he was being discovered as a soul music progenitor, particularly in England, where the Expansion label began reissuing his solo albums.

[20] Throughout the 2000s, Ware continued to release several albums, which are Candlelight (2001), Love's Drippin' (2003), Deeper (2004), A Kiss in the Sand (2004), and Moon Ride (2008).

In the 2010s, Ware was featured in several projects by current artists, such as Cherry Bomb by Tyler, the Creator, Vibes by Theophilus London, and Love in Beats by Omar.

[23] As of 2009, Ware was recovering from treatment for prostate cancer, and credited his friend and fellow songwriter Adrienne Anderson with directing him to appropriate medical care.